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Ashland University the perfect fit for finance student Brian Wolfe
Completing a bachelor’s degree in finance a year early. Check. Being able to buy a stock and learn about the stock market. Check. Gaining experience with multiple internships. Check. Having a full-time job waiting for him after graduation. Check. Graduating this spring without debt. Check. Commuting from home and taking online classes so he can continue to take care of his ailing mother and sister. Check. Ashland University and its College of…

Rickey Bolden’s keynote speech to highlight MLK Legacy Week events at AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is holding a Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Week from Jan. 20-25, a week full of events bringing students, faculty, staff and the Ashland community together for service, conversation and fellowship while commemorating the American civil rights leader. Staff from AU’s Center for CommUNITY and Belonging are coordinating the celebration, and the events are open to the public. On MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 20, AU students will be…

AU journalism and digital media students honored as national awards finalists
ASHLAND, Ohio – Eleven students in Ashland University’s Journalism and Digital Media (JDM) Department are national finalists in the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards competition for their work with the university radio station WRDL 88.9 FM and television station AUTV. The radio finalists are:

Faculty works to be exhibited at Coburn Gallery from Jan. 16-Feb. 16
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will be hosting an exhibition featuring works by faculty in the AU Department of Art + Design that runs Thursday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Feb. 16. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. This is an annual exhibition that spotlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional…

Ashland Area Chorus’ spring season starts Monday, Jan. 6
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir, will begin its 2025 spring season on Monday, Jan. 6. The AAC is welcoming new members. There are weekly rehearsals for the chorus on Monday nights from 7-8:30 p.m., in room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts. “The AAC will perform a program of beautiful music, including Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, at the AU choral concert in April,” said Ron Blackley, director of choral…

Kyle Hauenstein named director of marketing and communications at AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kyle Hauenstein, a marketing leader at The Sherwin-Williams Company, has been selected as the new director of marketing and communications at Ashland University. He will officially begin his duties Jan. 3, 2025. “Kyle brings an abundant expertise in multi-platform marketing and branding to our nationally distinctive university,” said President Jon Parrish Peede. “We wanted a team leader who is cerebral, collaborative and committed to our…

AU grad and her mother open vintage clothes store
When Amelia Woodyard was at Ashland University, she discovered the perfect way to earn some extra spending money. “I started reselling clothes in college and was pretty successful with it,” said Woodyard, a 2020 AU graduate. Catching on to a growing trend, she started buying vintage clothes at thrift stores to resell. Because it really took off, her mother, Angie Woodyard, started to help her thrift and fell in love with the hunt, too, Amelia said. The…

Deer exclosures at Ashland University preserves a collaborative project
As Stephanie Pflaum returned from scouting out the next spot for a deer exclosure at one of Ashland University’s nature preserves, she asked if anyone saw a lady bug in her hair. She wasn’t panicked about it like most people would be with bugs; she just wanted to find it. “It flew in, but I don’t know where it went; do you happen to see it anywhere?” the senior student asked the rest of the group from AU putting up deer exclosures in the university’s…

Ashland University grad named provost at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Catherine Ann (Marshall, ’94) Rudowsky’s career journey in higher education “had a wonderful start at AU.” “I think the single greatest thing I learned is critical thinking,” said the 1994 Ashland University graduate who was recently named the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. “I also gained confidence while at AU. Like most college students, those years are an opportunity to grow and identify with…

Working on cars, cycles among senior music major's varied AU experience
If going to college means experiencing as many things as possible, then Ashland University senior Grant Vance is the poster child for that. “Grant is one of those people who is always curious and doesn’t shy away from the unknown,” Associate Professor of Art Dan McDonald said. “Grant took my sculpture class, probably because he saw it as a way to learn some practical skills, as well as all the other things that are part of a core aesthetics class, of course…