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Osborn, Gregory are Art + Design Department honorees
04/12/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Hannah Osborn of Chatham has been chosen as the Senior Exhibition Award recipient by the Ashland University Art + Design Department faculty. The awards were presented April 8 at the Coburn Art Gallery opening reception by Art + Design Department chair Daniel McDonald.. Osborn will graduate from Ashland with a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Art with a concentration in Graphic Design and a minor in Religion. The daughter of Steve…
Work of student directors featured in Ten-Minute Play Fest
04/12/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Theatre concludes its 2020-2021 season, The Wonder of Human Connection, with a Ten-Minute Play Festival April 16-17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hugo Young Theatre. No tickets are required, but seating is limited and masks are required. Three plays will be presented directed by students in the directing class. Senior musical theatre major Macy Campbell directs “Bedfellows” by Bruce Kane, while junior…
Coburn Art Gallery hosts Summer Art Camp
04/12/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Join the Coburn Art Gallery on the Ashland University campus for Summer Art Camp, an intensive, creative one-week session June 21-25 for young artists ages 9-14. Students will explore how to use many techniques in the sculpture and ceramics areas and they will develop a cultural appreciation and aesthetic awareness as they learn different art forms, as well as developing their own talent for self expression. “Through the Lens of…
Be The People host Carol Swain is speaker in AU's Faith and Society series
04/08/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – Be The People podcast host and award-winning political scientist Carol Swain will speak Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at the Hugo Young Theatre on the Ashland University campus. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of the University’s Faith and Society Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hilda E. Bretzlaff Foundation. COVID-19 protocols, including wearing face coverings inside of buildings and social…
AU response to Clothesline Project shirt removals
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University recently agreed to participate in The Clothesline Project, a multi-national effort to acknowledge the trauma suffered by victims of sexual assault and sponsored locally by Safe Haven of Ashland and AU’s Elevate organization. For this event, a “clothesline” of t-shirts created by students and non-students hangs in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center and will remain there through April 9 to mark …
Chartier is winner of AU Excellence in Scholarship Award
04/06/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- The winner of this year's Ashland University Excellence in Scholarship Award is Dr. Chris Chartier, associate professor of Psychology. The two semi-finalists were Dr. Jennifer Rathbun, professor of Foreign Languages, and Dr. Greg McBrayer, assistant professor of Political Science. The award, which consists of a medal to be worn with regalia and a $3,000 honorarium, recognizes AU faculty who have demonstrated outstanding…
Archers remember value of scholarships; generous gift reflects that
04/05/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Bob Archer does not come from wealth and he’s the first to admit that. Even though he was the valedictorian of his class at Uhrichsville High School, Archer’s parents had little money, certainly not enough to afford to send their son to college. Then came the Case Institute of Technology – and a scholarship to pay for it. “If I had not received that scholarship,” said Archer, “I wouldn’t be here today.”
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Ashland University President Issues Statement Regarding Asian Americans
03/29/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland University President Dr. Carlos Campo has issued a statement that reaffirms the University’s ongoing and unchanging pledge to treat all Asian students, faculty, staff and visitors with the respect and dignity they deserve. “This statement attempts to distill some of the concerns and feelings recently expressed by members of our campus community regarding this issue,” said Dr. Campo in releasing the statement. “Our campus has…
Senior Art and Design Exhibition opens April 8 at AU’s Coburn Gallery
03/26/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Each spring, the Ashland University Coburn Gallery hosts the Senior Art and Design Exhibition featuring the capstone experience for graduating art majors. Bringing together artwork made by graduating seniors in the Department of Art and Design, the 2021 Senior Art and Design Exhibition will open Thursday, April 8 with an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Coburn Art Gallery located in the Center for the Arts on the…
