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Ashland University to return to pre-COVID-19 operations beginning June 2
5/24/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – After 15 months of face coverings, social distancing and congregating only in small groups or online, Ashland University announced today it is ready to return to its pre-COVID-19 operations. The decision puts the University in line with the lifting on June 2 of most of Gov. Mike DeWine’s executive orders related to the pandemic, as well as new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We would like to thank…
AU Marketing students learn the value of paying it forward
05/05/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – Two local nonprofits were the beneficiaries of two groups of Ashland University students’ foray into philanthropy The Coffee Growing Community, the charitable arm of Goldberry Roasting Co., and No Pawz Left Behind, each received $1,000 this week, the outcome of the efforts of students in Dr. Chris Mahar’s Marketing Management class. The funds will be used to defray the cost of an export license for coffee farmers in the Sierra…
AU Communication Honor Society inducts new members
04/28/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Lambda Pi Eta has inducted 79 Ashland University students into its Alpha Alpha Rho chapter. Lambda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities, with more than 500 active chapters. LPH became a part of the National Communication Association in 1988, and the association's official honor society in July 1995. It is a member of the Association of College Honor…
Ashland University’s Accent Room to remain closed
04/26/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University’s Accent Room, a public restaurant serving the community and the Ashland campus since 1972, will not reopen following COVID-19 restrictions, according to AU officials. “The Accent Room, which had been open to the public since Myers Convocation Center was built in 1972, was closed in March of last year because of COVID-19 and the plan right now is not to reopen it,” said Matthew Portner, executive director of…
Students, faculty honored at Academic Honors Convocation
04/21/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University recently held its annual Academic Honors Convocation and Academic Mentor Recognition to recognize the achievements of many of its students and faculty from academic programs across campus. The academic honors awards were presented to the students by the dean or representative from each college. The purpose of the convocation is to celebrate academic achievement, promote community, and recognize outstanding…
Shawn Orr named assistant provost of Academic Instruction
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Shawn Orr, director of the Center for Innovation & Teaching Excellence and professional instructor of Communication Studies, has accepted an appointment as the Ashland University assistant provost of Academic Instruction, approved by the AU Board of Trustees at the Executive Committee meeting on March 31. Orr will continue as a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies with teaching, research and service…
AU receives $808,237 in Choose Ohio First scholarship funds
04/20/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Higher Education has awarded Ashland University $808,237 in Choose Ohio First scholarship funds. The scholarships go to academically strong Ohio high school graduates who plan to major in STEMM areas – science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. Since 2009, the university has received a total of $925,195 in COF funding, which has supported 91 students in the natural sciences. The new award…
Online MBA students can get replacement hotspot from Verizon
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Students in Ashland University’s online MBA program should contact Verizon about the replacement of a mobile hotspot, a model of which is being recalled. The hotspot, which the university provides, is the Ellipsis Jetpack model imported by Franklin Wireless Corp. The recalled Jetpacks are dark navy plastic oval devices that are about 3.5 inches wide and 2.25 inches tall. “Verizon” is printed below the digital display window on the front of…
AU response to Clothesline Project shirt removals
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University recently agreed to participate in The Clothesline Project, a multi-national effort to acknowledge the trauma suffered by victims of sexual assault and sponsored locally by Safe Haven of Ashland and AU’s Elevate organization. For this event, a “clothesline” of t-shirts created by students and non-students hangs in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center and will remain there through April 9 to mark …
Archers remember value of scholarships; generous gift reflects that
04/05/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Bob Archer does not come from wealth and he’s the first to admit that. Even though he was the valedictorian of his class at Uhrichsville High School, Archer’s parents had little money, certainly not enough to afford to send their son to college. Then came the Case Institute of Technology – and a scholarship to pay for it. “If I had not received that scholarship,” said Archer, “I wouldn’t be here today.”
