Find News
Family ties among AU’s championship-wrestling program
Ashland University Wrestling Coach Colt Sponseller sees only one problem with having his nephew, Walker Uhl, on the team. That’s Uhl stealing his clothes for practices and workouts even though the redshirt sophomore is 6-foot-3 and Sponseller is, well, quite a bit shorter. “I’ll see something that is a medium on a guy who should be wearing XLs,” Sponseller said with a laugh. And the other wrestlers only have one “issue” with the team’s uncle-nephew dynamic…
Local nonprofit owner finds success using AU students' ideas for her business
When Kris Hovsepian, Ashland University professor of marketing, visited local nonprofit Paid in Full at the beginning of January, she was happy to see that some of her students’ ideas were being used. Hovsepian’s retail merchandising students researched the second-hand store last semester, finishing with presentations to its owner, Mandy Heilman, on how she could improve the business. “To see that she is making the suggested changes is rewarding,” said…
1965 Ashland alum authors two books in one year
The past year has been a busy one for Clinton Stanley “Stan” Zimmer, a 1965 Ashland College graduate. He has written two books, one about his parents’ experiences in China as missionaries from 1936 to 1948 and the other about coping with mental illness in his family. “They will probably be the only two I write,” Zimmer said about his hectic year of writing, which saw “The Pull of China” published in December and “Eagle Wings Over the Valley” finished in…
Coburn Gallery’s latest exhibition features works by AU faculty, opens Jan. 19
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery will feature works by faculty members from the Ashland University Department of Art + Design in its latest exhibition, which opens on Thursday, Jan. 19, with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public, and the exhibition runs through Sunday, Feb. 19. This is an annual exhibition and “highlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional artists…
AU Unity Week features several events inspired by the work of MLK
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University will celebrate AU Unity Week Jan. 16-19 with a series of events to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., while bringing students, faculty, staff and the broader community together for conversation, fellowship, engagement and service. AU’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence (DEI) is coordinating the celebration, and all of the events are open to the public.
MBA from AU helps longtime employee of Ohio business move into its chief operating officer job
C. Troy Ross gives Ashland University a lot of credit for his recent promotion to chief operating officer at Stow-based ACRT Services. “I was lacking in some of the higher-level business strategic thinking and training,” said Ross, who has been with the company for 24 years. “The MBA at Ashland was integral in providing me with that training.” ACRT Services offers expert independent consulting solutions to utilities and associated organizations…
AU student earns prominent award from National Association for Campus Activities
ASHLAND, Ohio – Maeve Kelly, a psychology major at Ashland University, was named the winner of the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leader award within the six-state Mid America region of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) recently. Kelly has served as the co-leader of AU’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) for two years and is responsible for organizing social events that will engage the resident student population. She oversees the day-to-…
End of an era? Beloved professor plans to retire in May after 43 years at Ashland University
Room 104 in Ashland University’s College of Business was a busy place Tuesday, Dec. 6. A local nonprofit owner and the president of Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce judged presentations by AU retail merchandising students in the morning. That evening, a couple representatives from Ashland business Lippert Enterprises did the same with international marketing students. These community-university connections have been taking place for the past several decades…
Hundreds of graduates learn about “golf balls of life,” join AU alumni family
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kristen Maurer used an unusual prop, a glass jar she termed the “golf balls of life,” to illustrate one of the tips she offered to the hundreds of Ashland University graduates in attendance during Saturday morning’s 2022 Winter Commencement ceremony inside the Niss Athletic Center. Maurer, the 2022 Milken Educator Award recipient for the state of Ohio and a 2014 AU alumna, was the keynote speaker before six doctorate degrees, 211 master’s…
AU's Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences sponsors Christmas tree at Kingwood Center
When Wendi Bigelow visited Kingwood Center’s Christmas exhibit a few years ago, the decorated trees sponsored by area businesses caught her attention. The administrative assistant at Ashland University’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Mansfield thought it would be nice if AU could be part of the annual event. With approval from Carrie Keib, College of Nursing dean, Bigelow and fellow administrative assistant Anita Wheitner went ahead with the…
