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AU journalism and digital media students honored as national awards finalists
ASHLAND, Ohio – Eleven students in Ashland University’s Journalism and Digital Media (JDM) Department are national finalists in the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards competition for their work with the university radio station WRDL 88.9 FM and television station AUTV. The radio finalists are:
Faculty works to be exhibited at Coburn Gallery from Jan. 16-Feb. 16
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will be hosting an exhibition featuring works by faculty in the AU Department of Art + Design that runs Thursday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Feb. 16. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. This is an annual exhibition that spotlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional…
Ashland Area Chorus’ spring season starts Monday, Jan. 6
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir, will begin its 2025 spring season on Monday, Jan. 6. The AAC is welcoming new members. There are weekly rehearsals for the chorus on Monday nights from 7-8:30 p.m., in room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts. “The AAC will perform a program of beautiful music, including Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, at the AU choral concert in April,” said Ron Blackley, director of choral…
Deer exclosures at Ashland University preserves a collaborative project
As Stephanie Pflaum returned from scouting out the next spot for a deer exclosure at one of Ashland University’s nature preserves, she asked if anyone saw a lady bug in her hair. She wasn’t panicked about it like most people would be with bugs; she just wanted to find it. “It flew in, but I don’t know where it went; do you happen to see it anywhere?” the senior student asked the rest of the group from AU putting up deer exclosures in the university’s…
Ashland University grad named provost at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Catherine Ann (Marshall, ’94) Rudowsky’s career journey in higher education “had a wonderful start at AU.” “I think the single greatest thing I learned is critical thinking,” said the 1994 Ashland University graduate who was recently named the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. “I also gained confidence while at AU. Like most college students, those years are an opportunity to grow and identify with…
AU Symphonic Band, Ashland Community Band presenting Winter Concert on Dec. 6
\ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Winter Festival Band Concert will be held this Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Hugo Young Theatre in the Center for the Arts. The free concert features the AU Symphonic Band and the Ashland Area Community Band and includes a series of holiday-themed selections. \Each ensemble is conducted by Joseph Lewis Jr., director of bands at AU. \The AU Symphonic Band, consisting of about 60 students from Ohio and across the…
20th edition of AU’s TubaChristmas set for Saturday, Dec. 7
ASHLAND, Ohio – The 20th year of Ashland University’s TubaChristmas will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at noon at Hugo Young Theatre in the Center for the Arts. The annual concert features traditional holiday favorites played on tubas, euphoniums, baritones and sousaphones, and is free and open to the public. Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of TubaChristmas events take place throughout the world. The first such concert was held in 1974 and now…
AUJO to present seasonal concert on Saturday, Dec. 7
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO), as well as a group of its alumni members, will be presenting its annual seasonal concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m., in the Hugo Young Theatre of the Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public. The 19-piece AUJO band will play a variety of selections, headlined by holiday favorites arranged for a jazz ensemble, including “Joy to the World” and “Merry Christmas Baby.” Also to…
Art exhibition addressing gun violence opens Nov. 14, runs through Dec. 12
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery, in collaboration with the Ashland University Department of Art & Design, will present “Death by Gun,” an exhibition featuring works by Eileen Woods, from Thursday, Nov. 14, through Thursday, Dec. 12. It will kick off with an opening reception on Nov. 14, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. “Death by Gun” poignantly addresses the issue of gun violence by honoring its victims through a…
Meyer brings years of news experience to Journalism and Digital Media Department
As Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose walked into the AUTV studio for an interview, the atmosphere buzzed with excitement among the students and faculty in the control room above. For the newest faculty member of the Journalism and Digital Media Department (JDM), Kelly Meyer, it felt like she was back at her previous job producing news for Cleveland’s FOX 8 in a lot of ways. “I want to bring those real elements to make it realistic for the students,” said…
“The Importance of Being Earnest” coming to AU’s Studio Theatre Oct. 31-Nov. 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Theatre will present the classic Oscar Wilde comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest,” to be performed Thursday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Studio Theatre in the Center for the Arts. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s matinee is at 2 p.m. This production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” is being directed by Teresa Durbin-Ames, associate professor of…
Face-to-face cybersecurity courses available with new full-time professor
Abdulbast Abushgra allows Ashland University to do something it hasn’t been able to do the past few years – offer face-to-face cybersecurity courses. “Ashland University has not had a full-time assistant professor of cybersecurity since spring 2022,” said Christopher Swanson, Ph.D., 25-year AU professor of Mathematics. “As there is a desire to grow the cybersecurity program, it was vital that we hire Dr. Abdulbast Abushgra to teach face-to-face courses,…
