New Eagle Emerges with Spring

A new eagle has emerged fully grown from the ground, or rather, from the tree stump at the pedestrian entrance to AU on College Ave.  Thanks to the person who thought of this; what a wonderful idea!

Two Week Tour of the Eastern Front in WWII

The Battle of Stalingrad

Dr. John Moser is leading a 14 day tour of the Russian Front in WWII next spring, in conjunction with his course HIST 364: World War II (you do not need to take the course in order to go on the trip, or vice versa). This trip will focus on the Eastern Front, so there will be visits to St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Poland, Germany, and more.

An information meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, April 20, at 4:30 pm in Andrews 102. Dr. Moser says "this is going to be an incredible event, and I hope you will join us."

History and Political Science Students Participate in URCA Symposium

Each year, the Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences hosts the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Symposium.  According to Dr. Dawn Weber, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Symposium, provides students the opportunity to "present original research, perform theatrical and musical selections, read original creative writing, and exhibit their artwork." 

The following students studying in the History & Political Science Department will be presenting at the 2017 URCA Symposium on Tuesday, April 11:

Joey Barretta: 
Was Martin Luther King Jr. the Frederick Douglass of the Twentieth-Century;
Liberal Education in a STEM World

Kayla Gowdy: 
How Marco Rubio Won in 2010 and Its Relevance to Future Elections

Delaney Jones: 
The Survival and Maintenance of Minority Languages in Spain

Bryanna Austin: 
The Need for Criminal Justice Reform in Ohio

Mykenna Schlorb: 
Civilized Society in Agatha Christie’s Poirot

For a full list of presentations, abstracts, and the Symposium schedule, check out the URCA blog.

All presentations are free and open to the public.