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Russell, M.Ed. alumnus, loves promoting diversity in education as National Teacher of the Year
Kurt Russell still often uses one of the things he learned from his time in Ashland University’s Master of Education program in the mid-1990s. “I learned to make sure you are honest to yourself as a teacher, not copy another teacher’s style and be authentic,” said Russell, who has been teaching history at Oberlin High School since earning his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from AU in 1996. “I use that every day as I teach.” That philosophy…
AU Choir, Chamber Singers performing at Winter Choral Concert Feb. 26
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Winter Choral Concert will feature the AU Choir and the AU Chamber Singers and will take place Sunday, Feb. 26, at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel (527 College Ave.). The performance is free and open to the public and starts at 4 p.m. Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will be conducting both groups, while Deborah Logan will serve as the accompanying pianist. The Chamber…
Eight AU faculty/staff members recognized with Academic Mentor Award
ASHLAND, Ohio – During the 2023 Academic Mentor Awards ceremony held Jan. 27 at the John C. Myers Convocation Center, eight Ashland University faculty and staff members were honored. The annual program recognizes AU mentors who significantly affect a student’s life beyond the classroom by serving as a role model, trusted advisor and guide. This year’s Mentor Awards were presented to Neely Fisher-Powell, coordinator of field placements at the Elyria Center;…
Ashland University helps prepare Mansfield woman for nursing career and premature triplets
While nothing could really prepare Brooke Larson for having triplets, her time at Ashland University helped quite a bit. First, she met someone when she was at AU who is playing a very important role with her daughter and two sons who were born in December. “While in nursing school, I met a really good friend, Claire, and we went to eat at the old Buffalo Wild Wings right next to the college,” Larson said. “She had posted it on Facebook that she was going,…
Art + design department offering campus studio experience to high school students
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of art + design at Ashland University is offering a free college campus studio experience for current high school students with an interest in pursuing art on Saturday, Feb. 25. The event will be held in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.) from 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m., with lunch and all art materials provided. Experiences may include sculpture, printmaking, digital art and graphic design, painting, ceramics and figure drawing.…
Ashland Center for Nonviolence hosting “Welcoming the Stranger” conference Feb. 24-25
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence at Ashland University will host the John D. Stratton Conference once again, with this year’s theme being “Welcoming the Stranger.” The eighth annual event will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25. On the evening of Feb. 24, keynote speaker Kimberly Brazwell, a community builder and social justice advocate, will present “Creating Braver, Safer Spaces with Courage and Reliability” in the Trustees Room of…
Administrative licenses from AU help Jeff Jones land director of player development job with University of South Florida's football program
Jeff Jones liked that a big emphasis with Ashland University’s administrative and superintendent licensure programs was learning to work with others. That will come in handy in his new job as the director of player development for the University of South Florida’s football program. According to a news release from USF, Jones will oversee the football players’ development and growth in community and campus engagement, leadership development and off-the-field…
AU to welcome theologian Jennifer McBride for Rinehart Lecture on Feb. 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – Jennifer McBride, an author, educator and theologian, will deliver the 2023 Rinehart Lecture in Practical Theology at Ashland University on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. Her presentation is free and open to the public and will be held in room 115 of the Dauch College of Business and Economics (400 College Ave.). McBride will discuss her recently published book, “You Shall Not Condemn: A Story of Faith and Advocacy on Death Row.” It tells the…
AU Dean’s List for fall 2022 includes more than 1,000 students
Feb. 03, 2023 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is pleased to announce its Dean’s List honorees for the 2022 fall semester. More than 1,000 students earned the distinction. In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List at Ashland, one must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the university and receive a grade point average of 3.50 or above for the semester. The students and their hometowns can be found here.
Recent AU alumna’s enthusiasm for all things Abraham Lincoln has led to one published book, another on the way
Kati Magda’s strong interest in Abraham Lincoln didn’t develop while she attended Ashland University, but it did intensify. The 21-year-old, who graduated in December from AU with a bachelor’s degree in history that included a class just on Lincoln, recently published a book about the 16th president’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, and is working on a second one about Lincoln’s thoughts on Christianity. With its Christian heritage, Magda said going to AU was…
