Health and Sciences department set to hold Fit Fest
Rachel Ramsey and Cassidy Tolliver
April 13, 2019
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The Ashland University Health and Sciences department will hold its annual Fit Fest. Fit Fest is a fundraiser that is put on by the department that includes majors like Athletic Training, Exercise Science and Dietetics to get others involved on campus with the fit fest challenge along with games, Group...
Three sessions presented completely in Spanish at URCA
April 11, 2019
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Three all-Spanish sessions were held at the Ashland University Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium on April 9 as students spoke about their critiques on two famous Spanish films. The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium showcased research that undergraduate students...
AU Art and Design department to host free studio experience
April 11, 2019
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For the past five years, Ashland University’s Art and Design Department has offered a free studio experience for current high school students interested in art. This year’s event will be held in the Center for the Arts on Saturday, May 11 from 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m. with lunch and art materials provided....
The wonder of URCA
April 11, 2019
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Podiums were set, posters were hung and chairs were lined in perfect symmetry as the stage was finally set for Ashland University’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium (URCA). After weeks of preparation and anticipation, 66 students from 14 different areas of the College...
Big Greek happy family: Greek Week recap and Greek honors winners
April 11, 2019
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Another year over, and what has Fraternity and Sorority Life at Ashland University done? Assistant Director of Student Life Dustin Hargis said the entire FSL community has done solid work and Greek Week was another successful week. “All the chapters were able to come out and have a good time...
CAB to host annual Springfest
April 11, 2019
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The Ashland University Campus Activities Board is preparing to close out the 2018-2019 school year with their annual Springfest, an event that occurs during the last week of the spring semester before final exams. The Springfest event is mainly held outdoors at the academic Quad, located between the...
Deborah Fleming to read from new book
April 11, 2019
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AUs English professor, Dr. Deborah Fleming, will be reading from her new book Resurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio’s Natural Landscape on Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. in the Ronk Lecture Hall in the Schar College of Education. The reading is sponsored by the English department and is free...
JT Siurek: Giving back to nature one tree at a time
April 11, 2019
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According to Time Magazine, the world is home to more than 3 trillion trees; however, the global tree population has fallen 46% since the beginning of human civilization. Every year, 15 billion trees are cut down The environment is a hot topic in both politics and society, where younger generations are fe...
Ethics and beliefs: Timothy Knight to lecture on Christian ethics in business
April 9, 2019
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Ethics in the world of business is everything, according to the Josephson Institute of Business. Adding Christian beliefs into that has raised a question of whether businesses can abide by both. Timothy Knight, founder of Knight & Associates Consulting, will give this year’s Gordon E. Heffern Lecture...
Annual URCA Symposium set for April 9
April 8, 2019
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The 10th annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium (URCA) will be held this Tuesday, Apr. 9 in the Myers Convocation Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The symposium is free and open to the public. The symposium will be hosted by Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences...
Burton D. Morgan Lecture inspires young entrepreneurs
Ingrid Schmidt and John Margida
April 1, 2019
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The Burton D. Morgan Lecture enlightened aspiring entrepreneurs at Ashland University on March 26. The Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Tom Sudow, said that the purpose of the lecture is to inspire and inform young businessmen and women. “Since the founding of ...
Ashland University theatre department prepares to go on a mystery
April 1, 2019
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This school year the Ashland University Theatre Department has decided to go on a journey back in time with their play selections to the Victorian era at the Hugo Young Theatre. The “Treasured Classics” series has played through two of their three selections, with “Little Women” hitting the...