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Exhibition featuring works by Ashland Community Arts League members May 27-July 26
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Art Gallery at Ashland University is hosting a regional juried exhibition from Tuesday, May 27, through Saturday, July 26, featuring works created by the 23 members of the Ashland Community Arts League. The opening reception will be Friday, May 30, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition consists of 71 works and offers a wide range of art forms, including painting, glass, photography, fiber arts, woodworking, printmaking, ceramics, drawing,…

AU hosts Junior Achievement event, helping hundreds of students focus on career pathways
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University welcomed more than 1,300 high school and middle school students from across Ashland County to the Niss Athletic Center recently where they had the opportunity to experience a one-of-a-kind career fair event, organized by Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio. The JA Inspire event at Ashland connected students from grades 7-12 with 52 organizations spanning business and finance, health and human services, agriculture and…
Ashland University MBA experience helping new Minerva administrator hit the job running
Greg Mytinger’s MBA coursework in finance, organizational leadership and operations management at Ashland University has already paid dividends in his new job as Minerva Village administrator. “I’m responsible for budgets, infrastructure planning, policy development and working with council members — areas where the skills I gained at Ashland are already making a difference,” said Mytinger, who started at Minerva in March. “The program gave me a stronger…

AU’s Homeschool and Classical Learning Center hosting speech and debate tournament
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Homeschool and Classical Learning Center (HCLC) at Ashland University, in conjunction with the Christian Communicators of America (CCA), will be hosting a two-day speech and debate tournament on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10. This event is the final tournament of the year’s CCA speech and debate league and will welcome an estimated 150-175 homeschool students to AU’s campus. Through a series of structured debates and prepared speeches,…

Exercise Science's Beth Patton named 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Faculty Mentor of the Year
Want to know what Ashland University student athletes think of Beth Patton, Ph.D., associate professor of Health Science and Exercise Science internship coordinator? Her being named the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Faculty Mentor of the Year pretty much says it all. “I have two mentor awards (2016: Jessica Brown Shannon, women’s soccer; and 2021: Cat Darnell, women’s swimming) and I have been nominated for the Taylor (Excellence in Teaching) Award…

Ashland mayor Matt Miller details five “principles for better living” to new AU graduates
ASHLAND, Ohio – Commencement speeches aren’t always memorable, but Matt Miller ’99 delivered one on Saturday to this year’s Ashland University graduates that they will likely take something from for years to come.

MAHG helps teacher in Michigan receive Excellence in Education Award
When it came time for Brian Milliron to select a graduate program as a James Madison Fellow, he discovered Ashland University the old-fashioned way: word of mouth. “Even with all of the ways to communicate in 2025 word of mouth is still a very effective way of gaining information, that is how I learned about MAHG (Master of Arts in American History and Government at AU),” said Milliron, the James Madison Fellow for Michigan in 2018. The James Madison…

The Dorm Dudes name becoming more and more recognized beyond AU
There’s “Richie D,” Richie Delaney and “The Kernal,” Ryan Kern, as well as “Sugar Shane,” Shane Rue. Image

Jones happy to be back at Ashland University teaching and helping wrestling team
Levi Jones lets his students know right away that he is a big fan of “The Lord of the Rings” and its author J.R.R. Tolkien.

By the numbers: 25 things about Eagle Investment Group for its 25th year
With 2025 being the 25th year of Ashland University’s Eagle Investment Group (EIG), here are 25 things you should know about it: