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Kevin Lacey and Jon Qualls

AU football teammates continue friendship with business partnership

One played offense as a center, while the other was on defense as a nose guard for the Ashland University football team. One enjoys the production and personnel side of business, while the other thrives on sales. While Jon Qualls and Kevin Lacey have their differences, they also have an incredible bond forged while wearing helmets, shoulder pads and cleats for the Eagles in the late 1990s and early 2000s that has continued beyond the football field as…

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Works from 25 artists featured in “CLIMATE” exhibition at AU, starting Aug. 29

ASHLAND, Ohio – The opening exhibition of the 2024-25 academic year at Ashland University’s Coburn Gallery will be “CLIMATE,” a regional juried exhibition featuring 25 Ohio-based artists. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., and then it will run through Saturday, Sept. 28. It is free and open to the public. “CLIMATE” explores notions about the landscapes in their region and the human influence within these environments…

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AU to host Connecting 4 Justice International Conference on Sept. 18-20

ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is excited to serve as this year’s host of the 16th annual Connecting 4 Justice International Conference, which will examine the challenges and successes for transitioning out of prison and back to families and communities. It will take place on AU’s campus over a three-day period from Wednesday, Sept. 18, to Friday, Sept. 20, and the theme is “Conversations, Collaboration and Community.” The event, formerly named the…

Trae Coopwood, Erich Metze and Zach Portner

Brotherhood formed in college continues for JDM grads as camera operators covering Ohio sports

After working together as camera operators for Ashland University games and now the past several years at Ohio sporting events, Trae Coopwood, Erich Metze and Zach Portner have formed a brotherly bond. “I’m like the annoying older brother they can’t get rid of,” said a laughing Metze, who is in his 40s while Coopwood and Portner are in their 20s. Joking is common with these “brothers,” whose relationship started in the AU classrooms almost 10 years ago…

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Ashland Area Chorus’ 2024-25 season will start on Aug. 26

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir of 40-50 singers, will begin its 2024-25 season Monday, Aug. 26. The AAC is still welcoming new members. Weekly rehearsals for the chorus will be held 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 (at) the AU Fall Concert Oct. 13 and participate in the annual Festival of Lights on Dec. 8,”…

Carolina Amparo (right) with friends at the Ica Desert in Peru.

2024 grad Carolina Amparo enjoys summer internship at the U.S. Embassy in Peru

When Carolina Amparo was considering colleges, she wanted to leave the comfort zone of South Florida, where she was born and raised, and see a completely different part of the country. Wanting to study political science, Amparo decided on Ashland University largely because of its Ashbrook Scholar Program, a rigorous and top-rated academic program for AU undergraduate students majoring or minoring in political science, political economy or history. AU helped…

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Two AU alumnae among four finalists for Ohio Teacher of the Year

ASHLAND, Ohio – The State Board of Education of Ohio has named its four finalists for the 2025 Ohio Teacher of the Year and two—Jennifer Winkler ’12 and Daneé Pinckney ’19 M.Ed.—are Ashland University alumnae. From a cohort of 11 district winners, the Ohio Teacher of the Year selection committee selected Winkler of Green Local Schools, Pinckney of Twinsburg City Schools and the other two finalists based on written applications. The finalists will interview…

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Katie Moon '13 earns silver at Paris Olympics, now a two-time Olympic medalist

On Wednesday (Aug. 7) in Paris, France, former Ashland University national champion Katie Moon earned a silver medal in the women's pole vault at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Moon cleared the bar on her first attempt at 4.40 meters/14-feet-5¼, 4.60 meters/15-feet-1, 4.70 meters/15-feet-5, and 4.80 meters/15-feet-9, then her second attempt at 4.85 meters/15-feet-11. After passing at 4.90 meters/16-feet-0¾ following a miss, she had two attempts to tie her…

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Pair of graduates from AU’s MAHG program named History Teacher of the Year

ASHLAND, Ohio – Two state winners of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s 2024 History Teacher of the Year award—Katie Orenberg of California and Erik Iverson of South Dakota—are graduates of Ashland University’s Master of American History and Government (MAHG) program. Started in 2004, this Gilder Lehrman program recognizes excellence in the teaching of history at the K-12 level and shines a light on the important work history teachers do.

Jill Matthes Baxter

AU faculty member one of six nurse educators honored by Ohio League for Nursing

ASHLAND, Ohio – Jill Matthes Baxter, director of Ashland University’s Doctor of Nursing Program and associate professor of nursing, was recognized as one of the 2024 Faces of Care by the Ohio League for Nursing (OLN). The six nurse educators honored as Faces of Care were celebrated during a gala event in June, presented by the OLN and Cleveland Magazine. The nurse educators were selected for being standouts in their field who exemplify the mission of…

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