News & Events
Keep up with the latest happenings at Asbury.
Asbury Biology Professor and Students Conserve Forests Through Honeysuckle Research
Dec 9, 2022 — Dr. Marvin Ruffner, assistant professor of biology at Asbury University, remains dedicated to bringing public awareness about the harmful ecological effects of honeysuckle, a species with origins in Asia.
Asbury Sociologist Receives Book of the Year Award from Christianity Today Blogger
Dec 9, 2022 — Dr. Lisa Weaver Swartz, assistant professor of sociology, recently received the Jesus Creed Book of the Year Award from American theologian Scot McKnight for her book, Stained Glass Ceilings: How Evangelicals Do Gender and Practice Power.
Asbury Sales Team Hosts First Competition in the Walt and Rowena Shaw Collaborative Learning Center
Dec 1, 2022 — On November 16 and 17, the Dayton School of Business (DSB) hosted the first Eagle Sales Championship in the DSB’s new Sales Training Suite in the Walt and Rowena Shaw Collaborative Learning Center.
Asbury Music Alumnus Receives Grammy Nomination
Nov 29, 2022 — Dr. Shawn Okpebholo ’03, the Jonathan Blanchard professor of composition and music theory at Wheaton College-Conservatory of Music (Ill.), recently received a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album for Lord, How Come Me Here?
Asbury Historian and Web Developer Publishes Article about Christianity in China
Nov 28, 2022 — Dr. Alex Mayfield, assistant professor of history at Asbury University, co-published a new article about his work with the China Historical Christian Database, an international, multi-institution project which quantifies the history of Christianity in China from 1550 to 1950.
Eye Surgeons Cast Vision of Hope with New Microscope
Nov 22, 2022 — On November 17, Sam Powdrill and Dr. Stan Pletcher from EyeMobil Innovations spoke to the Asbury community about their new EPIC II Operating Microscope, which provides ophthalmologists with a portable microscope that makes the cure to cataract blindness accessible to the most remote parts of the globe.
N.T. Wright to Speak at Asbury
Nov 15, 2022 — On Wednesday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m., renowned theologian N.T. Wright will speak in Hughes Auditorium as part of Asbury Theological Seminary’s centennial celebration.
Team AU launches MVP Program for Experience in Sports Media
Nov 10, 2022 — Asbury Athletics’ Team AU now offers a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Program, which allows students to become involved in all aspects of sports media.
Asbury Social Work Professor Publishes Article on Mental Health
Nov 7, 2022 — This month, Ethan Engelhardt, assistant professor of social work at Asbury University, co-published an article in the Military Medicine journal about help-seeking behavior for mental health needs among active duty Air Force personnel.
