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Ashworth College students show their creative side with new, virtual Art Club

NORCROSS, Georgia – December 24, 2008 – Art appreciation is the ability to look at various works and form your own opinions. With Ashworth College's new online Art Club, Ashworth students have the opportunity to display their creative works as well as view and admire the works of their fellow students.

Recently founded by current Ashworth student Victoria Edgell, the Art Club was created as a place where fellow students can express their creative talents through a myriad of artistic mediums, ranging from photography, painting, and drawing to sculpture, cartooning and music.

"The Art Club is a place where any Ashworth student, regardless of their program of study, can upload or link original artwork, music, or photography to the Ashworth Forum site and have your peers look at it and let you know what they think." said Edgell, who is currently pursuing a high school diploma from her home in Henderson, KY. "For a new club, the feedback has been very positive. We are working on a series of albums so that the artists can really showcase their work."

In addition to the Forum, student work will also be displayed in the Ashworth College Flickr Group.

Ashworth's administration was pleased to discover this grassroots initiative on the Student Forum. As a distance learning institution, Ashworth College, along with Ashworth Career School and Ashworth High School, operates without many of the trappings associated with the traditional brick and mortar school, i.e., classrooms, sports, etc. However, through its development of social communities and active partnering with administration and students, Ashworth is working to minimize that gap.

"Developing online communities is a natural for distance education students. These specialty organizations are a great reflection of our students' commitment to the school," said Milton Miller, Ashworth Ed.D., Ashworth Vice President of Education. "It's the student union, the school library, the career counseling center and much more all rolled into one. Through our online communities and the Student Forum we can give them a well-rounded experience."

The Ashworth Art Club is just one of several student-driven initiatives that developed within the Ashworth online communities. To date, students recently established a Writer's Club, Forensic Science Club, student newspaper, identified the school's first mascot as well as establishing online fraternities and sororities.

About Ashworth College

Ashworth College, a leader in distance education, offers students worldwide more than 100 career-focused High School, Career School online diploma programs; undergraduate and graduate online certificate programs; and Associate, Bachelor's and Master's online degree programs; that are affordable and fit the busy schedules of working adults. Ashworth also offers specialized programs to corporate partners, active duty military personnel, military spouses, and homeschoolers.

Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a division of the US Department of Education. Ashworth High School is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA). For more information visit AshworthCollege.edu.

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