Ashland University News

She was the first person to greet Taft Elementary School students when they came to school in the morning and the last they saw when leaving.

ASHLAND -- Sarah Stepp, of Zanesville, is a member of The Social Work Club at Ashland University.

The third, fourth and fifth-grade students at Knox Elementary School participated in the inaugural NBA/WNBA FIT challenge during physical education classes.

The Ashland Regional Ballet will present a new production of The Nutcracker in Richland and Ashland Counties.

Ashland University hosted its annual Thanksgiving Convocation Tuesday in the Jack and Deb Miller Chapel, featuring an address by campus minister, Joseph Maggelet, titled, "The Joy of Giving Thanks." Maggelet told the audience we all should give thanks to God in all circumstances we encounter which will inturn bring great joy to our lives.

Though he's announced his intentions to challenge Gov. Ted Strickland in next year's election, John Kasich on Monday asked his audience to forget his candidacy for a few minutes and consider some of the broader issues facing America.

The engagement of Kelly Snyder and Glenn Zdazenski is announced by her parents, Kent & Kathy Snyder of Shelby, Ohio.

SHELBY -- Kristy Pennybaker of Willard, a student in the welding technology program of Pioneer Career and Technology Center, has been chosen the adult education program's student of the month.

A holiday shopping extravaganza was held this past weekend in Ashland that benefits the Ashland Symphony Orchestra.

Melinda Belden, of 2761 N. Bluff Ridge Drive, Port Clinton, is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Ashland University.

Ashland University ended its season a high note after the Eagles hammered rival Findlay 41-28 at Donnel Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Students attending Ashland University in the fall of 2010 will be eligible to receive "Choose Ohio First" scholarships, thanks to a collaborative program with three other educational institutions in the region.

ASHLAND -- Dr. Casey Hoy with the agroecosystems management program at The Ohio State University's Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center in Wooster will speak on 'Local Food Systems, Local Economies and Healthy Agroecosystems' as Ashland University continues its environmental lecture series Sustainability and Environmental Issues in ...

Melinda Belden of Port Clinton is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Ashland University.

Six Ashland University students were on the trail of a high-stakes gambler -- and tax cheat.

ASHLAND -- Ashland University student Zach Snyder of Millersburg participated in a business internship over the summer.

Students Jake Minor, left, and Chuck Peters participate in a simulated arrest of AU President Fred Finks, who is playing the part of a drug suspect, during a scenario created by the IRS to teach students about agentsa jobs.

John Kiess, a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar in the graduate program in Religion at Duke University, will present a lecture, 'When War is Our Daily Bread: Congo, Theology and the Ethics of Contemporary Conflict,' from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today in Ronk Lecture Hall in the Schar College of Education at Ashland University.

Marc J. Sheehan may be a communications officer for Ferris State University in Big Rapids, but the Grand Haven resident's true passion is writing poetry.

As president and CEO of the Greece Chamber of Commerce, Jodie Perry has come a long way since her days as a busgirl in her grandfather's restaurant.