Tyler Lance hired by WKQW radio

2018 Digital Media Journalism graduate Tyler Lance was hired by Clarion County Broadcasting Corporation to work at its Oil City, PA radio station WKQW.  He will be serving as an on-air announcer, news producer and high school sports play-by-play broadcaster. According to Tyler, his new boss was very impressed with the radio experience that he received with the department of Journalism and Digital Media and WRDL.

Rathbun Cited in Author's Blog

Critically-acclaimed Chicana author Sandra Cisneros cited AU Foreign Languages' Dr. Rathbun in her blog:

"...poet Juan Armando Rojas Joo in Columbus, Ohio, gave me an anthology he and Jennifer Rathbun edited called Sangre Mía, Blood of Mine, poetry of the border, aptly titled because it makes your blood freeze."

Art Exhibition Opens Aug. 30

The Coburn Gallery will host a group exhibition titled “Figura(tive),” which features a selection of paintings curated by the gallery director, Cynthia Petry. The exhibiting artists include Benjy Davies, Beth Nash, Joe Radoccia and Judy Takacs. The exhibition will open with a reception on Thursday, August 30, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. During the reception, several of the exhibiting artists will be giving a gallery talk at 5pm.The gallery talk and the reception are both free and open to the public. MORE AT: coburngallery.blogspot.com

AU Students Selected for Ohio EPA Scholarships

Four Ashland University environmental science students have been awarded scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year through Ohio EPA’s Environmental Education Fund including Emily Nicholls, Hayley Nininger, Tyler Theaker and Jordin Vidmar.

“Together with Ohio colleges and universities, we are investing in today’s environmental scholars to foster stewardship well into the future,” said Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler. READ MORE

AU Theatre Auditions on Tuesday

All university students and local men (faculty, staff and community members) are invited to Ashland University Theatre auditions on Tuesday, Aug. 28, for the first two productions: Little Women, the musical, and Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. In particular, there is a large need for several men between the ages of 20 and 70 for the male roles. READ MORE

Welcome to Peter Mallik!

The Psychology Department would like to welcome Peter Mallik, who will be teaching for us full-time this academic year as a visiting instructor.  Peter will be teaching courses in Developmental Psychology (PSYC 209), Child Development (PSYC 264) and Advanced Child Development (PSYC 594).

Ashland Area Chorus Invites Singers to Rehearsals

As it enters its 21st anniversary season, the Ashland Area Chorus (AAC), under the direction of Libby Slade, begins its fall rehearsals on Monday, Aug. 27, from 7-8:45 p.m. in Room 242 of the Center for the Arts. All local singers are invited. MORE INFO

New Publications from Joe Mackall

Joe Mackall, Professor of English, has an essay, “Yesterday’s Noise,” in the current issue of Punctuate Magazine.

Also, Mackall’s essay “Gazing at My Father Gazing” will be out this month in the ten-year anniversary print issue of Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn serves as the special guest editor for the issue.

Poverty Simulation Volunteer Opportunity

From Ginny Telego, Leadership Ashland, via ACN:

I have been asked to reach out to community members to gather volunteers to assist Hillsdale Middle School with a Poverty Simulation they are putting on for teachers on Monday, August 20th. Volunteers should arrive at 11:00 am for instructions. The simulation will last from noon to 3:00pm. They need of 20 volunteers. READ MORE

Register for AU Marching Band!

It’s not too late to register for Ashland University Marching Band! Band camp starts Monday, August 20 so there’s still time to register. We have specific needs for a bass drummer and cymbal players, but everyone is welcome to join us!

This year's shows include:

• Panic! At the Disco
• The Greatest Showman

and many other cool themes.

Contact the director, Joe Lewis (jlewisjr@ashland.edu) for more information.

Q & A with Sarah Wells, Alumna and Author

I wrote on a regular basis for an online column called "Off the Page," a publication of Discovery House, for a couple of years. The column offered a platform for engaging with the intersection of faith and everyday life. One day, the editors of the column reached out to me to talk about the possibility of writing a family devotional for them. It wasn't a project I had ever really thought about doing, but the more we talked, the more excited I got about the vision they had for the book and how it could work. I wrote a couple of sample entries. They liked them. And away we went! FULL INTERVIEW

English Alumni Spotlight: Valentina Gheorghe

There is a certain pride that comes from having to work so hard for something you love. A particular respect follows you if you’ve made it through Ashland’s academic halls. It was at Ashland I learned to dissent, to discuss, to delve deep, and to eventually be brave enough to study abroad, once in Ormskirk, England, and again to fulfill part of my student teaching practicum in Darwin, Australia. FULL STORY