What's Happening at Ashland University

 2/7/13 ASHLAND, Ohio – Wooster resident Angela Ellis, who is a physical education major at Ashland University, is the recipient of an American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) National Award and will receive the Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship worth $1,250.

2/5/13 ASHLAND, Ohio - The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will hold a national juried exhibition titled “Coburn Goes Small” that will feature artworks no larger than 20 inches by 20 inches including the frame.

The exhibit will run from May 17 through June 16, 2013. The juror for the exhibition is photographer Jessica Somers. Somers's work has been exhibited nationally, has been published in various periodicals including the second edition of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, by Christopher James.

2/1/13 ASHLAND, Ohio - Teachers who graduate from Ashland University are well prepared and Ashland University’s Early Childhood Education students exceed expectations when compared to the average graduate of other Ohio education programs, according to a new report by the Ohio Board of Regents.

The Ohio Board of Regents recently released its inaugural Educator Preparation Performance Report for 2012 for all Ohio higher education institutions that offer teacher and principal preparation programs.

1/31/13 ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland University Department of Theatre's “Season of Comedy from Stage and Screen” continues with “Little Shop of Horrors,” book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken.

The musical debuted on the big screen in 1960 and became an Off-Broadway sensation in 1982. Ashland University’s production is directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Fabio Polanco with musical direction by senior music education major Eddie Carney of Madison.