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Ashland University graduate Megan Harvey named executive director of Main Street Wadsworth
Megan Harvey had really enjoyed participating in community and high school theatre productions but was too afraid to pursue theatre as a career. After a few other career explorations, she decided to pursue a profession in arts management. However, the university she was attending and had wanted to attend since she was a child, Ashland University, didn’t offer an arts management major. “While Ashland did not offer this type of program in either the school of…
JDM Department brings student closer to his longtime career goal of sports camera operator
While at Shelby Middle School, Mason Niese was asked by the school’s football coach if he would be interested in filming their games. “I said, ‘Sure, why not,’ and I ended up enjoying it so much that I decided that this is the career that I wanted to pursue,” said Niese, who plans to work as a camera operator and continue video editing for marketing and advertising agency New Day Creative in Mansfield after he graduates from Ashland University in December.…
Posner receives grant from National Eye Institute to continue lens research
ASHLAND, Ohio – Mason Posner, Ph.D., the Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of Biology at Ashland University, recently secured a $300,000 grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to advance his ongoing research on eye lens development. This latest study will center on cell remodeling, eye lens transparency and cataract prevention. The project will use zebrafish, small tropical fish that build their lens in a similar way to…
AU English instructor named writer-in-residence for Hemingway-Pfeifer Museum
Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh, writer and Ashland University instructor, is obsessed with women left out of historical narratives. “Paula McLain did such a beautiful job imagining us into the lives of Hadley and Martha, Hemingway’s first and third wives,” said Kelly-Harbaugh, a Cleveland resident who teaches 100-level English courses for AU, including to incarcerated students. “Maggie O’Farrell broke my heart spinning stories about Shakespeare’s wife and children.…
Coburn Gallery to present exhibition by Artists of Group 10, opening May 17
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Art Gallery at Ashland University will host a 10-week exhibition, featuring the Artists of Group 10, from Friday, May 17, through Friday, July 26. A reception will coincide with the May 17 opening from 6-7:30 p.m. The Artists of Group 10 is a cooperative group of professional artists, currently numbering 18, that was established in 2012 in Kent, Ohio. The group has grown from the initial 10 artists who came together with the idea of…
Spring Choral Concert on Sunday, April 28, to feature “Requiem”
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Spring Choral Concert will be Sunday, April 28, at 4 p.m., and features a performance of “Requiem” by John Rutter. Four ensembles—the AU Choir, the AU Chamber Singers, the Ashland Area Chorus and the Ashland Chamber Orchestra—will perform during the event, which takes place at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. It is free and open to the public. The Chamber Singers, a select choir of 12 AU students, will open with four…
AU partnership with Shimadzu results in $500,000 science equipment upgrade, new educational opportunities
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has entered into a formal partnership with Shimadzu, a multinational leader in the manufacturing of precision scientific equipment, that will transform AU’s capability for research and teaching within the College of Arts and Sciences. AU has acquired four new Shimadzu scientific instruments, valued at more than $500,000, that have been installed in the Kettering Science Center. In addition, AU is now a SPARQ partner, which…
URCA presenters impress attendees with their level of professionalism in their research
While Associate Professor Nick Johnson, Ph.D., encourages his research students to present their work at Ashland University’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium (URCA), he doesn’t require it. “That being said, nearly all of my research students have presented at URCA over the years,” said Johnson, who is part of AU’s Chemistry, Geology and Physics Department. “I believe URCA is a fantastic place for students to present work. It…
James Madison Fellow from Illinois excited to take MAHG classes this summer at AU
Dan Hogan is excited to start his in-person classes this summer at Ashland University. “I’m registering for some really interesting classes on Race and the 14th Amendment and From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse,” said Hogan, who will be working toward a Master of American History and Government (MAHG) degree. “I’m excited to see what other course offerings are available in upcoming semesters.” Hogan, a high school social studies teacher in Illinois for a…
AUJO performing “Jazz at the Nest” on April 18 to cap 2023-24 season
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Jazz Orchestra will conclude its 2023-24 season with a “Jazz at the Nest” performance on Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Eagle’s Nest inside the Hawkins-Conard Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. Directed by Scott Garlock, the award-winning AUJO will present selections by a number of jazz luminaries, such as Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Horace Silver and Charles Mingus. “These…
