125th Anniversary Ashland University

Journey through the past 125 years in our interactive historical timeline.

Browse photos, documents and more at the Univeristy Archive website!

Ashland University commemorated its 125th anniversary during the year 2003 and this year-long celebration provided an opportunity to take this institution of higher education to the next level.

The Ashland University of today would hardly be recognizable, particularly in terms of its size, scope and facilities, to those thousands of individuals who labored on its behalf during its early years.

Read and share your memories about Ashland University.

In 1878 the Brethren Church leaders met and made arrangements to build the college in Ashland.

Play the 125th Trivia game and see how much you know about AU.

As part of the 125th celebration, four time capsules were buried on campus. View the contents and watch the ceremonies here!

The Eagle tradition started as far back as 1940. Now more than 20 eagles have been "liberated" by students and placed at locations across campus.

Located in Founders Hall, paintings of the 15 inaugurated presidents of Ashland University are displayed here.

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