This panel will be composed of seven students from sociology and anthropology who have been studying quality of life in Ashland, during the winter and spring quarters, with Eva Skuratowicz and Jean Maxwell. Our class has used multiple methodologies, including focus groups, interviews, and surveys, to understand how Ashland residents perceive and define quality of life. For the panel, we will have four student presentations that center on this large research project. The first presentation will be an overview of the study and the literature review. The second will be the findings from the six focus groups and six in-depth interviews that were conducted by the students. The third will be results from the 180 surveys that the students administered to Ashland residents. Finally, the fourth presentation will be conclusions and recommendations for the community regarding maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in Ashland.