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Iron Toys performing recital on Sunday, April 13
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music presents a guest artist recital by Iron Toys on Sunday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall inside the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The event is free and open to the public. The performance will feature a diverse repertoire blending classical, jazz and avant-garde styles on multiple woodwind instruments. Iron Toys is a saxophone and woodwind quartet, founded in…
WRDL to take part in 10th anniversary of Vinylthon April 12-13
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 12-13. “This year, Vinylthon is celebrating its 10th anniversary of Vinylthon and WRDL 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…
Graduating art and design students exhibiting their work April 10-May 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Senior Art and Design Exhibition, which features the capstone experiences for graduating Ashland University art and design students, will run from Thursday, April 10, through Saturday, May 3, at the Coburn Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The exhibition’s opening reception on April 10 will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m., with awards being announced at 5:30 p.m. “While the 2025 Senior Art Exhibition provides the capstone…
Long-running Maplerock Jazz Fest set for this Thursday, April 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The annual Maplerock Jazz Festival, hosted by Ashland University and featuring the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO), will take place this Thursday, April 3, at AU’s Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The festival is a mix of education and entertainment, as regional scholastic groups learn from internationally-recognized jazz artists during the afternoon and then the AUJO plays a concert with the guest artists at 7 p.m. High school…
Ashbrook Center hosting Law & Education conference April 4-5
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University will be hosting a Law & Education conference that explores the role of parental rights in education as expressed by the Supreme Court of the United States on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5. There will be an opening keynote address Friday evening, three panels on Saturday and then a closing keynote. All sessions will take place in Ronk Lecture Hall at the Dwight Schar College of Education and are…
AU registers new record during 2025 Day of Giving
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s Office of Institutional Advancement reported a record Day of Giving, as more than $400,000 was raised for the first time during the ninth annual event. Over a 36-hour window from March 19-20, donors from across the country raised $400,809, which will go to a number of initiatives all in an effort to support student success. The record amount exceeded last year’s mark of $374,000 and came from 661 donors, comprised of…
16th annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium taking place April 8
ASHLAND, Ohio – About 100 students from Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences will present their scholarly work at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium Tuesday, April 8. The public is welcome to attend the 16th 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 (8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) on…
IdeaLabs contest is AU's version of "Shark Tank"
Ashland University has its own version of “Shark Tank” with its ideaLabs competition. Like the popular business reality television show, entrepreneurs (more than 20 teams of AU students) recently made presentations of their business ideas to “sharks,” judges in this case, to not only win money to help their ventures but also the opportunity to move on to regional competition in Cleveland on April 8. Twice a year, AU students have the opportunity to pitch…
Senior Leanna Uselton confident AU has prepared her for a theatre career
Senior Leanna Uselton believes Ashland University has prepared her very well for a theatre career even though it doesn’t even have a theatre major anymore. “Because the program was sun-setted as a major (in 2020), I feel I have gotten a lot more opportunities than I would’ve gotten anywhere else at another college,” said Uselton, a theatre minor who started at AU in fall 2021. “I have been able to do a lot more things like stage manage and act, and I have…
Trio of retired AU faculty members receive emeritus status
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three 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 (…
