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Recently discovered Peace Pole now installed at center of AU main campus
ASHLAND, Ohio – A Peace Pole—an internationally-recognized marker that represents love, peace and harmony—was installed and unveiled earlier this semester at Ashland University. There are an estimated 250,000 Peace Poles across the U.S., serving as powerful symbols that each display the timeless message "May Peace Prevail on Earth” in a variety of languages. AU’s first such Peace Pole was erected in an appropriate location – outside Bixlar Hall, where the…
Rev. Naomi Tutu presentation to kick off series of Ashland Center for Nonviolence events
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence (ACN) at Ashland University will kick off the Season for Nonviolence with a special event, as it welcomes Rev. Naomi Tutu for a fundraiser dinner and keynote address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. As an Episcopal priest and the daughter of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, Rev. Tutu is a much sought-after speaker and will present “Striving for Justice: Searching for Common Ground.” The fundraising event…
Forensic psychologist offers AU audience new ideas to consider to help eliminate mass shootings
Katelynn Roach’s reaction to years of school mass shooting drills maybe contributing to a student eventually doing it for real? “I had never thought of that,” said the Ashland University criminal justice major. Ian Zapcic’s reaction to softening measures being more effective than toughening procedures in stopping a mass shooter? “That was what really jumped out at me,” said the visiting professor of social work at AU. And Dennis Dyer’s reaction to human…
AU to welcome Jillian Peterson, co-author of highly-acclaimed “The Violence Project,” on Oct. 10
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence (ACN) is co-hosting a special event with the Ashland County Mental Health and Recovery Board, as part of Ashland University’s 2023-24 Symposium Against Indifference: Perspectives on the Mental Health Crisis. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, which is World Mental Health Day, Ashland will welcome Jillian Peterson, co-author of “The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic,” in the Trustees Room of the John C.…
AU holds a Holocaust Remembrance Day service
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University students, faculty and staff gathered for a prayer service and candle lighting on Monday to mark Yam HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. It took place in Redwood Hall at noon. For AU, this was part of a larger effort to take a stand against the rising cases of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States. The university has been proactively combatting this rise in a number of ways, including current work to…
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…
Award-winning police officer to host criminal justice presentation Oct. 25
ASHLAND, Ohio – The departments of criminal justice and religion at Ashland University, along with the Ashland Center for Nonviolence, are hosting an event, “Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions: Interacting with the Middle Eastern and Muslim Population,” on Tuesday, Oct. 25. It is open to the public and will take place in the John C. Myers Convocation Center (faculty/trustees room) from 6-8 p.m. This presentation will be led by Sarah Shendy, an officer in…
Ashland Center for Nonviolence hosting conference Feb. 25-26
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence at Ashland University is hosting the seventh annual John D. Stratton Conference, with this year’s theme being “Satyagraha: Nonviolence in the Gandhi-King Tradition.” It will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26. On Friday evening, keynote speaker David Ragland will present “Constructive Nonviolence and Reparative Justice” in the faculty room of the John C. Myers Convocation Center at 7 p.m. This event,…
AU Peace Scholars accept Catholic commission award on behalf of ACN
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence recently received the Michael Berken Peace and Justice Award from the Catholic Commission of Wayne, Ashland & Medina Counties. The award ceremony included a brunch and reception at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Valley City. Tyler Easton, an AU student Peace Scholar and intern for the ACN, accepted the award on behalf of the organization, which was honored for its commitment to encouraging…
