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WRDL to take part in 10th anniversary of Vinylthon April 12-13
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s award-winning, student-run radio station, WRDL, will be participating in the annual Vinylthon celebration on Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13. “This year, Vinylthon is celebrating its 10th anniversary of Vinylthon and WRDL will play 48 hours of only vinyl records,” explained Derek Wood, faculty advisor and general manager of WRDL. “This historic event includes AU students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the radio…
Graduating art and design students exhibiting their work April 10-May 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Senior Art and Design Exhibition, which features the capstone experiences for graduating Ashland University art and design students, will run from Thursday, April 10, through Saturday, May 3, at the Coburn Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The exhibition’s opening reception on April 10 will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m., with awards being announced at 5:30 p.m. “While the 2025 Senior Art Exhibition provides the capstone…
Long-running Maplerock Jazz Fest set for this Thursday, April 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The annual Maplerock Jazz Festival, hosted by Ashland University and featuring the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO), will take place this Thursday, April 3, at AU’s Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The festival is a mix of education and entertainment, as regional scholastic groups learn from internationally-recognized jazz artists during the afternoon and then the AUJO plays a concert with the guest artists at 7 p.m. High school…
Ashbrook Center hosting Law & Education conference April 4-5
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University will be hosting a Law & Education conference that explores the role of parental rights in education as expressed by the Supreme Court of the United States on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5. There will be an opening keynote address Friday evening, three panels on Saturday and then a closing keynote. All sessions will take place in Ronk Lecture Hall at the Dwight Schar College of Education and are…
16th annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium taking place April 8
ASHLAND, Ohio – About 100 students from Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences will present their scholarly work at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium Tuesday, April 8. The public is welcome to attend the 16th annual event, in which presenters will display original research, read original creative writing or exhibit new works in design and fine art. The presentations are scheduled throughout the day (8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) on…
Senior Leanna Uselton confident AU has prepared her for a theatre career
Senior Leanna Uselton believes Ashland University has prepared her very well for a theatre career even though it doesn’t even have a theatre major anymore. “Because the program was sun-setted as a major (in 2020), I feel I have gotten a lot more opportunities than I would’ve gotten anywhere else at another college,” said Uselton, a theatre minor who started at AU in fall 2021. “I have been able to do a lot more things like stage manage and act, and I have…
AU students participating in national public relations competition
ASHLAND, Ohio – Four Ashland University students—Mikayla Alcantar, Dana Krukovska, Katelyn Meeks and Maksym Polianskyi— are taking part in the 2025 Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition this semester by developing a public relations campaign on behalf of EveryLibrary. Each student is a member of AU’s PRSSA chapter and the Bateman Case Study Competition is PRSSA’s premier national competition for public relations students.
Winter Choral Concert on Feb. 23 to feature AU Chamber Singers, AU Choir
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Winter Choral Concert is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 23, and will include performances by the AU Chamber Singers, the AU Choir and a special feature. The concert, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m., at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will conduct both groups. All music will be sung unaccompanied. The AU Chamber…
AU grad retires after nearly 50 years in the broadcast television industry
It didn’t take long for Dave Howitt to use what he learned at Ashland as a radio/TV major, starting a job at WUAB-TV in Cleveland shortly after his May 1976 graduation. He has used that knowledge ever since, with nearly 50 years in the broadcast television industry, including the past 30-plus years with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company. After hitting some personal and professional milestones in late 2024, Howitt said he felt it…
AUJO to prep for Chicago trip with “Jazz at the Nest” concert Feb. 20
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Jazz Orchestra continues its 2024-25 season with a “Jazz at the Nest” performance on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., at the Eagle’s Nest inside the Hawkins-Conard Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. This concert will showcase some of big band’s greatest contributors, as the AUJO plays selections from the Count Basie library as well as Terry Gibbs, Woody Herman, Bob Florence, Frank Mantooth, Pat…
