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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at AU’s Maplerock Jazz Festival
ASHLAND, Ohio – The 42nd edition of the Maplerock Jazz Festival, an educational and entertaining event that features the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra mixing with jazz luminaries and regional scholastic groups, will take place on St. Patrick’s Day this year. This Friday’s festival will be held inside AU’s Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). First, area high school bands are scheduled to perform in a non-competitive format from 1-4:30 p.m., at Hugo…
President of Ethics and Public Policy Center to speak at AU’s Faith and Society lecture
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ryan T. Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., will be the guest speaker at Ashland University’s next Faith and Society lecture. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, at the Dwight Schar College of Education’s Ronk Auditorium (340 Samaritan Ave.) at 7 p.m. For those unable to attend in person, Anderson’s presentation will be streamed at ashland.edu/faith-…
Three AU faculty awarded promotion to full professor, four to associate professor, and five granted tenure
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three faculty members at Ashland University were awarded promotion to full professor—Chris Chartier in the department of psychology, Hilary Donatini in the department of languages and literatures and Patricia Saunders in the department of biology and toxicology—following the action of the board of trustees at a recent meeting. In addition, Jonathan Naylor in the department of health sciences, Sathiyaprakash Ramdoss in educational…
AU’s Burton D. Morgan Lecture and Lunch to feature Richard Seaman
ASHLAND, Ohio – Richard Seaman, chairman of Seaman Corporation, author and board chairman of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, will be the speaker at Ashland University’s 2023 Burton D. Morgan Lecture and Lunch on Monday, March 20, 2023. The event is free and open to the public with advanced registration and will begin at 11:45 a.m., in the John C. Myers Convocation Center (820 Claremont Ave.). Seaman will present “A Vibrant Vision: The Entrepreneurship of…
Four faculty achieve emeritus status
ASHLAND, Ohio – Four former Ashland University faculty members have received emeritus status, as announced by the Office of the President. Emeritus faculty status can be granted to faculty members who completed at least 15 years of full-time service at AU. Receiving emeritus status recognizes the individual’s long-term contributions to AU in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service, and it takes effect immediately. Those granted emeritus status are…
AU’s annual juried student art exhibition debuts March 2 with opening reception
ASHLAND, Ohio – AU’s annual Juried Student Art + Design Exhibition opens on Thursday, March 2, with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Coburn Gallery, located in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). Gallery admission is free and open to the public. This exhibition, which runs from March 2-24, represents a culmination of student work from university art classes during the academic year. It is an opportunity for art students to take their best…
Ambitious AU accounting student turns Promise Award into internship opportunity
Haven Farson did something few students do as college freshmen. “She was eager to learn about internships during her first semester in the accounting program, and usually students don’t even start learning about the process until their junior year,” said Timothy Hinkel, assistant professor of accounting at Ashland University. “In addition, Haven was proactive in seeking information about accounting careers, clubs at AU, as well as scholarships and awards.”…
AU department of languages and literatures presenting poetry reading March 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of languages and literatures at Ashland University is sponsoring a poetry reading by visiting writer Saeed Jones on Wednesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. It will take place at the Student Center Auditorium inside the Hawkins-Conard Student Center (847 Claremont Ave.), and is free and open to the public. Jones will read excerpts from his critically-acclaimed book, “Alive at the End of the World.” A collection of poems that confront the…
Russell, M.Ed. alumnus, loves promoting diversity in education as National Teacher of the Year
Kurt Russell still often uses one of the things he learned from his time in Ashland University’s Master of Education program in the mid-1990s. “I learned to make sure you are honest to yourself as a teacher, not copy another teacher’s style and be authentic,” said Russell, who has been teaching history at Oberlin High School since earning his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from AU in 1996. “I use that every day as I teach.” That philosophy…
AU Choir, Chamber Singers performing at Winter Choral Concert Feb. 26
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Winter Choral Concert will feature the AU Choir and the AU Chamber Singers and will take place Sunday, Feb. 26, at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel (527 College Ave.). The performance is free and open to the public and starts at 4 p.m. Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will be conducting both groups, while Deborah Logan will serve as the accompanying pianist. The Chamber…
