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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…
AU’s student-run radio station celebrating Vinylthon April 20-21
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s award-winning, student-run radio station, WRDL, will be participating in the annual Vinylthon celebration on Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21. “This year, WRDL is celebrating its seventh anniversary of Vinylthon and will play 48 hours of only vinyl records,” explained Derek Wood, faculty advisor and general manager of WRDL. “This historic event includes AU students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the radio station…
URCA Symposium, featuring scholarly work by College of Arts and Sciences students, is April 17
ASHLAND, Ohio – More than 40 students from Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences will present their scholarly work at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium on Wednesday, April 17. The public is welcome to attend the 15th annual event, in which presenters will display original research, read original creative writing or exhibit new works in design and fine art. The presentations are scheduled throughout the day (9 a.m.-4:15 p.m…
Senior art students to present their work at exhibition from April 11-May 4
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Senior Art + Design Exhibition, which features the capstone experiences for graduating Ashland University art students, will run from Thursday, April 11, through Saturday, May 4, at the Coburn Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). Thursday’s opening features a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m., with the senior art awards being announced at 5:30 p.m. “While the 2024 Senior Art Exhibition provides the capstone experience for…
Cleveland Metroparks Director of Natural Resources to present environmental lecture on April 4
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s Environmental Lecture Series will conclude its 2023-24 programming with a presentation by Jennifer Grieser, director of natural resources at Cleveland Metroparks, on Thursday, April 4. This talk will take place at Ronk Lecture Hall inside AU’s Dwight Schar College of Education, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. There is also an option to attend via a webinar. Participants can register for the…
MFA faculty member named poet laureate for her hometown
It has finally worked out for Tess Taylor to become poet laureate for her hometown of El Cerrito, California. “I’d wanted to do this for years but had been traveling a lot,” said Taylor, who has published five books of poetry. “I’m so happy to be able to do this.” Taylor, a member of the Ashland University MFA program’s Poetry faculty, will start her one-year term as El Cerrito poet laureate on April 1. She will be helping to build El Cerrito High School’s…
Ashland University graduate touring the country as music director for Broadway shows
When Eddie Carney went to the first rehearsal for his first Broadway national tour, the Ashland University graduate wasn’t intimidated for very long. “I quickly realized how prepared I was for the process,” he said. “One of the biggest benefits I got at AU were the many performance opportunities it provides its students. “I would not be the music director I am today without my time at AU,” he added. Since graduating from AU in 2013 as a music major and…
Maplerock Jazz Festival to take place Friday, March 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – The 43rd edition of the Maplerock Jazz Festival, an educational and entertaining event that features the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO) mixing with internationally-recognized jazz artists as well as regional scholastic groups, will be Friday, March 22. The festival will be held inside AU’s Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.), with the concert portion at Hugo Young Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m. First, high school jazz ensembles…
A number of AU journalism and digital media students honored as national awards finalists
ASHLAND, Ohio – Several students in Ashland University’s Journalism and Digital Media (JDM) Department were 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 were: Best Morning Show (Top 5) – The Early Bird’s Word – Nick Stupka, Sean Repuyan and Anthony Marchetta Best Newscast (Top 7) – News in 90…
Juried student art exhibition opens March 12 at AU’s Coburn Gallery
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Juried Student Art + Design Exhibition opens on Tuesday, March 12, 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 12-April 2, represents a culmination of student work from university art classes during the academic year. It is an opportunity for art students to…
