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Dolly Dong: "I love Ashland University for the support they’ve given me"
Dolly Dong came to the United States from China on a religious worker visa 13 years ago. Three years after, she moved to Ashland and the small community quickly became her second home Currently working on her master’s degree, Dolly is AU’s international campus minister and Chinese church pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Ashland. What was it about Ashland University that made you feel welcome? It’s a quiet community with a campus that has a friendly…
Ashland named a “Best College” by U.S. News & World Report, ranked among top 35 in three categories
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has been selected as a “Best College” by the forthcoming U.S. News & World Report annual guidebook, ranking 54th out of the 157 schools in the Regional Universities – Midwest category. The latest edition of the highly-respected university rankings were released Monday. Upon closer examination, Ashland placed among the top-10 private universities in Ohio (tied for ninth) and 42nd among all privates within the Midwest…
Kappa Sigma Gets Second Consecutive Founders' Award
ASHLAND, Ohio—The Kappa Sigma chapter at Ashland University has been awarded a Kappa Sigma Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence as one of the fraternity’s top chapters in North America for the second consecutive year. The Founders' Award of Chapter Excellence is the benchmark award in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, recognizing outstanding Chapter management, achievement, and program development in all areas of operation. Only 31 chapters received the FACE award…
"Asterisk" classes celebrated at in-person AU commencement
05/08/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – These were the classes worthy of a special asterisk. The 499 undergraduate students and 201 graduate students who filled the rows of socially distanced chairs Saturday at Jack Miller Stadium at Ashland University represented the Classes of 2020 and 2021. “I think of what you have endured over the last year or more,” President Carlos Campo told students in each of the two ceremonies. “You’ll truly be forever known as ‘that’…
Archers are "Eagles for Life" with library bearing their name
05/07/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – In mid-December, Bob Archer called Ashland University President Carlos Campo and Vice President for Institutional Advancement Margaret Pomfret with some very pointed questions about the Campaign for Every Individual. One week later, on Dec. 28, he met them on campus. Pomfret recalled Archer, a long-time Ashland resident and member of the University’s Board of Trustees, “had envelopes…
AU announces plans to expand face-to-face activities in Fall 2021
03/11/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- With COVID-19 infection rates continuing to drop and vaccines becoming more widely available, Ashland University this week announced plans to considerably expand face-to-face activities and instruction for the Fall 2021 term. “While our plans remain subject to state and local health regulations and depend upon a number of factors,” said AU President Dr. Carlos Campo, “our intent is to return to 2019 practices as much as…
Tisby to discuss “The Color of Compromise” and “Fierce Urgency of Now” at Ashland University
03/09/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio –Jemar Tisby, the author of “The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism” and a leading voice on faith, race and justice, will be on the Ashland University campus for appearances on March 24 and 25. His “Color of Compromise” lecture on Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Myers Convocation Center and his “Fierce Urgency of Now” sermon on Thursday, March 25 at 8 p.m. in Miller Chapel are open…
AU decries racist comment made to member of women's basketball team
03/08/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University this weekend voiced its support of AU Eagles team members and Women’s Basketball coach Kari Pickens, who posted a video on social media decrying an online racist message sent privately to one of her players following the team’s GLIAC tournament quarter-final victory over Northwood University. Shortly after the game, Pickens said, the player – a female student of color – received a message through a personal social…
AU sees three online programs ranked on prestigious U.S. News & World Report list
01/26/2021 ASHLAND -- Three of Ashland University’s online programs have been ranked in the prestigious U.S. News and World Report lists for Best Online Programs for 2021. AU’s Master of Business Administration Online Program has been ranked first in northeast Ohio, second for private online programs in Ohio as well as fourth in Ohio overall among Best Online MBA Programs. It was the 100th ranked program overall nationally among Best Online MBA Programs,…
Harvard's Brandt will offer thoughts on COVID-19 from an historical perspective
10/20/20 ASHLAND, Ohio – Harvard University Professor Allan Brandt will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic as part of “No Magic Bullet: COVID-19 in Historical Perspective,” a webinar to be presented Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. To access the Zoom link for this free presentation, contact kpool@ashland.edu. Brandt’s presentation, which also will include what the history of other epidemics tell us about the course of COVID-19 and how we can respond to it, is co-…
