Washuta's Non-Fiction Reading, Feb. 27

The AU English Department continues its Spring 2019 Reading Series with Elissa Washuta who will present her nonfiction reading at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Washuta is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a nonfiction writer. She is the author of Starvation Mode and My Body Is a Book of Rules, named a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

All readings are free and open to the public, and will be held in the Ronk Lecture Hall in the Dwight Schar College of Education. For more information, contact Lindsay Brandon-Smith at 419.289.5110 or lbrando2@ashland.edu. More at englishatashland.blogspot.com

Alumna Discusses Her Career in Veterinary Science

Ashland Science alumna Nichole Olp (Biology '10) earned her DVM from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and is now practicing with the Bigger Road Veterinary Center. Dr. Olp was on campus recently to talk with our pre-veterinary science students about preparing for and getting into vet school, and her experiences as a practicing veterinarian. She provided excellent advice and a great sense of the challenges and rewards of veterinary medicine.

Dr. Aune Gives Devotion to the Board

On Friday, February 1, Dr. David Aune gave the devotion at the start of Ashland University's Board of Trustees meeting. "The phrase the “Ashland University way” prompts me to think of the tendency to err on the side of kindness and protect those who may have done wrong," Aune told the Board. "Is it the Ashland way to hide some truths at the expense of personal feelings. . . [and] pass over wrongs too easily.?"

To read his devotion in full - click here.

Celebration of Elizabeth Pastor

On Sunday, Feb. 3, we celebrated the life of Ashland University Trustees Professor Elizabeth Pastor. With friends, family, colleagues and former students in attendance, the event began with a reception in the Coburn Gallery and moved to the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall for a program of remembrances and other tributes interspersed among musical selections.

Please follow the links below to view printed materials and videos.

• The bulletin from the Celebration
• A video compilation of her life which was shown at the event
• The printed program from the Celebration
• A video of the celebration's program of stories and music

We also invite you to join the Celebrating Liz Pastor Facebook group where new stories are being shared everyday.

It is evident that Liz's legacy and love for the arts will live on in all of us.

Please feel free to share this email and links.

CAS Faculty Promotions & Tenure

The College of Arts and Sciences extends congratulations to the following faculty members on the announcement of their recent promotions and/or tenure.

• Dr. Craig Hovey (Religion) promoted to Professor 
• Dr. Deleasa Randall Griffiths (Communication Studies) promoted to Professor 
• Dr. Chris Chartier (Associate Professor, Psychology) tenured 
• Dr. Dolly Crawford (Biology) tenured and promoted to Associate Professor 
• Dr. Maura Grady (English) tenured and promoted to Associate Professor

AU Theatre Travels to Russia in the Year of 1901 for Chekhov's "Three Sisters"

Ashland University Department of Theatre travels abroad to Russia in the year of 1901 for its next mainstage production in the 2018-2019 season of "Treasured Classics Renewed." Directed by Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames, Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, adapted by the contemporary playwright Sarah Ruhl, will play for two weekends on Feb. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. in Hugo Young Theatre.

Chicago's native and award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl brings new life to one of the world's greatest plays and the masterpiece by Chekhov. The play is a humorous and heartbreaking portrait of a family wrestling with the distance between reality and dreams. Transported by their father's military career from their beloved Moscow to a small rural town, the three sisters (Olga, Masha and Irina) dream of the big city, where they imagine their dreary lives will become fulfilled. Read more at: autheatredepartment.blogspot.com

Mission, Intercultural Communication, and Making Friends

This semester, as part of Dr. Sue Dickson's class REL260 Short-term Mission, students are teaming up with AU's international students and practicing inter-cultural communication skills. This collaboration kicked off over lunch in the lower chapel on Tuesday (1/29) with students getting to know each other and starting to discuss a basic values assessment they will be working on together in the upcoming weeks.

AU Problem Solving Group Recognized

School Science and Mathematics recognized the Ashland University Problem Solving Group (PSG) in their January 2019 issue. The AU PSG received credit for submitting a correct solution to Problem 5506. Ashlyn Craft was the primary author.

Dr. Naomi Saslaw Publishes Article

Dr. Naomi Saslaw has published an article on "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in the journal Literary Imagination. The article considers the relationship between the tale's elusive elements and their significance for the meaning of the tale overall.

Dr. Saslaw joined the Ashland University faculty in 1969. Her areas of expertise include Chaucer, Shakespeare, and modern Jewish literature. In addition to her training in literature, Dr. Saslaw holds a J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and has contributed to work in biomedical ethics.