ASHLAND — Three area students are members of the honors program at Ashland University and one has joined a campus ministry group.

Honors program members include 2016 Minster High School graduate Katherine Burke, who is majoring in nursing and recently joined the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry, and 2017 New Knoxville High School graduates Brianna Jurosic, who is majoring in criminal justice, and Sean Quigley, who is majoring in international political science.

The honors program at Ashland University provides academically talented undergraduate students cross-disciplinary experiences, participation in an intellectual community devoted to discussion and dialogue, and special projects and courses that challenge the mind.