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TubaChristmas returning to Ashland on Dec. 4
ASHLAND, Ohio – TubaChristmas, a concert of holiday favorites, will be making its return to Ashland University this Saturday, Dec. 4. The performance, free and open to the public, is scheduled to begin at noon at Hugo Young Theatre. Hundreds of TubaChristmas’s take place around the world, giving the oft-neglected tubists, baritones and euphoniums a chance to perform melodies instead of simple basslines and harmonies as they do in most of their ensembles,…
Book published by Ashland Poetry Press receives top honor
ASHLAND, Ohio – A book published in English and Spanish by the Ashland Poetry Press, “The New York City Subway Poems/Poemas del metro de Nueva York,” was the recipient of a significant honor recently during the 23rd annual International Latino Book Awards – the major book awards in the U.S. exclusively for Latino and Hispanic writing. “The New York City Subway Poems,” authored by Carlos Aguasaco, won the gold medal in the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book…
Ashland’s M.B.A. program No. 2 in Ohio, according to Wall Street Journal study
ASHLAND, Ohio – Adding a Master of Business Administration degree to one’s résumé typically brings a quick return on investment, a recent Wall Street Journal analysis confirmed. And the study’s debt-income ratio statistic indicates that is especially true for graduates of Ashland University’s M.B.A. program. While many have to borrow money for a graduate-level education, those who do to obtain an M.B.A. can pay off their loans in short order. According to the…
Amanda Stewart: "Incredible field experience ... set me on the right course" at AU
To say Amanda Stewart is an overachiever is an understatement. Prior to attending Ashland University, she graduated from Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, and through the Timken Early College program, she achieved dual associate degrees in Arts and Science. At Ashland, Amanda graduated with a B.S.B.A. with a double major in Sports Management and Marketing in the spring of 2021, and with just five classes left to go for her Master’s in Project…
Sen. Sherrod Brown visits Jack W. Liebert Military & Veteran Resource Center
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University welcomed a special guest to campus for Veterans Day on Thursday, as U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) visited the Jack W. Liebert Military & Veterans Resource Center. Randy Spade, who has served as the director of military and veteran services at Ashland for five years, gave Sen. Brown a tour of the center, where he greeted seven current AU veteran students, and came away very impressed. “What they’re…
Senior art exhibition opens Nov. 18 at Coburn Gallery, runs through Dec. 18
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will be hosting a month-long “Senior Art Exhibition” Thursday, Nov. 18-Saturday, Dec. 18, featuring the capstone experience for graduating art students Ricki Dénes and Alexis Stanley. On Nov. 18, there will be an opening reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the gallery, located in the Center for the Arts. This event is free and open to the public. “While the 2021 Senior Art Exhibition provides the capstone…
Ashland professor Chris Chartier receives major grant from John Templeton Foundation
ASHLAND, Ohio – The John Templeton Foundation (JTF) has awarded Chris Chartier, associate professor of psychology at Ashland University, a grant of nearly $1 million for his project “Examining the Big Questions in Big Samples: Using the Psychological Science Accelerator to Investigate JTF Priorities.” The three-year grant, scheduled to begin July 2022, will fund four international studies and provide direct funds for three new personnel positions. The total…
“Lab to Marketplace” seminar scheduled for Thursday with guest Robert Shalwitz
ASHLAND, Ohio – Robert Shalwitz, the founder and CEO of Invirsa, Inc., will be the speaker for Ashland University’s fifth annual “Lab to Marketplace” seminar, Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. This year’s event is available to anyone via an on-line webinar at ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91650466675. Shalwitz’s presentation, “Career Perseverance,” will focus on the development of DNA-stabilizing pharmaceuticals for the treatment of ocular, respiratory and…
Ashland University announces Black Friday 30% savings on MBA tuition
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has announced a first-of-its-kind, limited-time Black Friday MBA tuition savings event. The savings significantly reduce the total cost of Ashland’s top-100 ranked online MBA program. Students will receive 30% off their MBA program tuition. This special savings event is valid for the accelerated one-year program, either in-class or online. The savings event requires students to enroll by Dec. 17, starting on Black Friday.…
AU teaming up with NeverEnding for use of Ashland-themed avatars
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement with NeverEnding, an innovative social sharing and storytelling platform, that will provide custom Ashland-themed avatars for the school’s esports teams as well as access to the company’s avatar creator for up to one year for 6,000 of Ashland’s students, faculty and staff. Thousands of individual gamers and storytellers are NeverEnding customers and now Ashland will be its…
