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New program director looking to help grow the Social Work Program
For various reasons, it didn’t work out the first time Jenni Jacobsen applied for a job at Ashland University several years ago. The same thing happened a few years ago. That didn’t deter Jacobsen, though, who was finally hired by the university as an associate professor and program director for its Social Work Program on her third try a few months ago. “I trusted the process and felt like I would eventually end up here,” Jacobsen said recently from her…
“Jazz at the Nest” to feature world premiere, as AUJO makes 2024-25 debut on Oct. 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Jazz Orchestra will make its 2024-25 debut on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with a “Jazz at the Nest” performance. The 20-member ensemble will play a free concert at the Eagle’s Nest inside the Hawkins-Conard Student Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Scott Garlock, professor of music, the award-winning AUJO will present a world premiere, commissioned by AUJO/Knox College Jazz Ensemble in memory of Jorge Prats. The beloved…
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science excited about adding a statistics professor
With careers dealing in statistics growing significantly in recent years, Ashland University’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science felt it needed an instructor who specialized in this area. “The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science has not had a professor with expertise in statistics since 2016 and department faculty members requested this position to support our actuarial science program and to prepare students for careers as data…
Ashland University hosts Connecting 4 Justice International Conference
ASHLAND, Ohio – With everything offered at the three-day Connecting 4 Justice International Conference at Ashland University last month, participants couldn’t go wrong with whatever sessions they chose to attend among the many available. Sandra Joy, a professor at Rowan University in New Jersey, who also teaches for a prison, said she really enjoyed the session, “Fatherhood; Building a Legacy of Strong Families for Justice-Impacted Fathers,” she attended.…
Annual Fall Choral Concert taking place Sunday, Oct. 13
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three choral ensembles—the Ashland University Chamber Singers, the Ashland Area Chorus and the Ashland University Choir—will perform during this coming Sunday’s (Oct. 13) annual Fall Choral Concert. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel starting at 4 p.m. The concert will celebrate significant anniversaries of the birth of several composers: the 75th of Stephen Paulus, the 125th of…
New superintendent at Windham earned master's degree at Ashland University
Michael Dobran appreciated that Ashland University’s Master of Educational Administration program wasn’t filled with busy work like some graduate programs. “I was working full time and coaching, and long assignments and busy work would have not made me a better educator,” said Dobran, who earned his master’s degree from AU in 2003 a few years into his education career. That and learning from professors, many of whom were former principals and superintendents…
Alumna with strong family ties to AU starts new job teaching nursing students
When Jillian (Shultz) Robinson says that Ashland University has been as important to her as family, she really means it. More than 20 family members are alumni; a grandfather, John Shultz, was even president of Ashland Theological Seminary, a graduate division of AU, from 2006 to 2016; and she met her husband at the university. “I love the family ties I have with the university,” said Robinson, who graduated in 2015. “It is really special to think about all…
AU’s Madrigal Feaste to be held Nov. 21-24; tickets on sale through Nov. 18
ASHLAND, Ohio – Tickets are on sale now for the Madrigal Feaste, a beloved and long-standing Christmas tradition at Ashland University. The 48th annual event, presented by the AU Department of Music, will feature four performances from Thursday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 24, at Redwood Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. each night, and the royal procession begins at 6:30 p.m. The Madrigal Feaste takes audiences back to “Merry Olde England,” a term that refers to…
Two mental health-related art exhibitions to be featured at AU’s Coburn Gallery Oct. 10-Nov. 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University, located in the Center for the Arts, will be hosting two exhibitions, “Seeds of Hope” and “Creative Expanses,” that share a central theme of reflecting on mental health and the healing aspects of the artistic process. They will be open from Thursday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 3. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. “Seeds of Hope” features artworks created by Appleseed Community Mental…
New Safety Services Director Kim Mager busy with job and promotion of her book
There’s only one thing that concerns Rick Ewing about the person he hired as Ashland University’s new director of Safety Services. “I hope she doesn’t become too famous, and I lose her,” said Ewing, AU’s vice president of Facilities, half joking and half serious. Kim Mager, who replaced longtime Safety Services Director Dave McLaughlin this summer after he retired, recently published a book that is on sale at the Campus Store, other locations and online; has…
