Every summer the department of Facilities Management and Planning work to make the campus better in every conceivable way before students return in the fall. 2012 was no exception. But this year was something...

Ashland University’s Rick Ewing, vice president of facilities management, has a reputation for keeping his department and his spending on or underbudget. It seems to be a reputation that isn’t attached...

On a quiet morning when the sun is rising, the only audible sounds are those of rustling leaves and the clock bell ringing. The dry, crisp air and descending temperatures confirm what the calendar has...

As many students emerged Monday morning gaping at the waterlogged campus, the crews of Facilities Management and Planning were hard at work trying to combat the flooding and water damage around campus....

Ashland University students may want to buckle their seatbelts and prepare for the ride, because change is once again coming to AU, this time in the form of a new 2010-2011 academic calendar. As many students...

Since the merger with MedCentral last year, plans have been in development to construct a state of the art medical education facility on the MedCentral campus. Starting last August, Facilities Management...

The AU marching band is unable to have music rehearsals in its band room in the Dwight Schar Athletic Complex. When the original plans for the marching band's indoor practice room in the new athletic complex...

Buried deep in the basement of Founders Hall is a room full of giant servers and computers. Hundreds of cables run throughout the room connecting Ashland University to the outside world, via telephone...

This fall's Student Speak-Up heard many of the same issues as years previous, including 24-hour visitation, meal swipes and class scheduling. Two issues that have always been important were prevalent...