Austin Williams is Participating in Ashland University's Trip to Peru

2014 Apr 14

Etna resident, Austin Williams, who is a finance major at Ashland University, is joining a group of AU students on a trip to Peru starting on May 17 and ending on June 2.

He is the son of Robert and Yvonne Williams of Etna. Williams is a 2013 graduate of Watkins Memorial High School.

A team of seven AU Eagles will be traveling to an orphanage in Puerto Maldonado to assist a Brethren missionary named Italo Abuid Pereyra. They will be doing work that will range from painting, to working on their roof, and even the construction of a small building. They also hope to work with the kids there and assist in the day to day calling of running the orphanage.

Ashland University, which has been ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.