Asbury Alum Receives 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award
September 24, 2024 — Asbury alumna Jennifer Puckett ’01 Montgomery recently received the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).
September 24, 2024 — Asbury alumna Jennifer Puckett ’01 Montgomery recently received the 2025 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).
July 17, 2024 — In June, School of Education Associate Professor Dr. Barbara Adams ’91 Hamilton took 12 education students to teach English as a second language (ESL) at a camp in Letenye, Hungary, and serve a community through the local church in partnership with One Mission Society.
May 20, 2024 — Asbury University recently received a $230,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Education in Appalachia to Graduate Leaders that Excel (EAGLE) project.
February 5, 2024 — Dr. Ruby Owiny ’96 co-authored a book (with Dr. Kyena Cornelius) about evidence-based instruction in special education with chapters from contributors Dr. Allie Rhodes ’97 and Dr. Victoria Slocum.
January 31, 2023 — At first, A.J. Stich ’06 thought he wanted to use his degree to enter the world of film and TV production in Los Angeles. But it wasn’t long before God called him to a new place.
January 17, 2023 — The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) announced the 2023 cohort of Kentucky Women in Educational Leadership (KWEL), in which six of the 38 school leaders included Asbury alumnae: Myram Brady ‘18, Dana Cull ‘14, Sharon Davis ‘21, Tonya Means ‘20, Tonya Roach ‘20, and Adryanne Warren ‘19.
September 16, 2022 — Pulling from a range of distinguished academic careers, Asbury University welcomes 11 new faculty members to start the 2022-23 academic year who will further propel the university forward with academic excellence.
July 28, 2022 — The Asbury University School of Education received a $21,000 grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children for the 2022-23 school year, providing scholarships for students seeking special education certification in Kentucky.
December 15, 2021 — With his year of serving as Kentucky Teacher of the Year (KTOY) coming to a close, Asbury University graduate Donnie Piercey ’04 visited his alma mater in November to talk to high schoolers from around the state at Asbury’s Educators Rising College Day.
February 27, 2020 — Fifth grade students at a school in Indiana recently received a special treat from Asbury’s School of Education.
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Asburians have worked on more than 350 theatrically-released films and more than 500 network television productions, and have won over 60 Emmy Awards. Additionally, they have worked on films that garnered 91 Oscar nominations (and won 23) and been cinematographers or editors of films screened at three Sundance Festivals.
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Asbury University is the only university in America with a police horse training program conducted by students.
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99% of Asbury students receive financial aid.
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Recently, Asbury was named the No. 1-ranked Christian Social Work program in the nation by Social Work Degree Guide.
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Financial Aid Available, Including Scholarships!
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All out-of-state students receive an additional $2,000 in financial aid.
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One of only two Christian schools in the state with a nationally accredited Music Department. Asbury offers more than a dozen ensembles and performance scholarships for music and non-music majors.
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98% of Asbury grads are working or in grad school six months or less after graduation.
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Asbury grads are living and working in more than 80 countries around the world.
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More than 80% of Asbury’s full-time faculty have terminal degrees.
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With a 12:1 student/faculty ratio, more than 70% of Asbury’s classes have fewer than 20 students.
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100% of Asbury’s 2021-22 incoming freshman class received scholarships.
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Every two years, Asbury students do more than a million dollars of free service in their community and around the world.
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In 2022, Asbury is ranked #13 in the U.S. News Regional (South) Universities top colleges rankings. AU has been in the Top 15 of various U.S. News rankings for more than a decade.
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Asburians have worked on more than 350 theatrically-released films and more than 500 network television productions, and have won over 60 Emmy Awards. Additionally, they have worked on films that garnered 91 Oscar nominations (and won 23) and been cinematographers or editors of films screened at three Sundance Festivals.