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Four AU programs ranked among U.S. News’ best online offerings
ASHLAND, Ohio – Four of Ashland University’s online program options were rated highly in U.S. News & World Report’s lists of 2022 Best Online Program rankings, released on Tuesday. In its 10th year of collecting data from distance education master’s and bachelor’s degree completion programs, U.S. News evaluated more than 1,700 online degree programs. The rankings measure overall academic quality, including services offered remotely and course delivery…
More than 1,000 AU students named to Dean’s List for fall 2021
Jan. 21, 2022 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is pleased to announce its Dean’s List honorees for the 2021 fall semester. More than 1,000 students earned the distinction. In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List at Ashland, one must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the University and receive a grade point average of 3.50 or above for the semester. The students and their hometowns can be found here.
Ashland University Dauch College offers free tax preparation and electronic filing
ASHLAND, Ohio – Faculty and students in the Ashland University Dauch College of Business and Economics are again offering free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The program is designed to assist in tax preparation for those who are eligible and allows for free e-file of federal and state returns. “AU students volunteered to undergo Internal Revenue Service training to assist people in preparing their income tax returns,”…
Numerous AU students are finalists for national broadcasting awards
ASHLAND, Ohio – Several Ashland University Journalism and Digital Media students received finalist awards in the national Intercollegiate Broadcasting System awards competition for their work with university radio station WRDL and university television station AUTV-20. The television finalists include: Best College/University Television Station (Top 7) - Lydia Bice, Evan Laux, Sean Repuyan, Alayna Ross, Carrie Smith Best Talk Program (Top 6) - The Main…
Intelligent.com rates six of AU’s business programs among nation’s best
ASHLAND, Ohio – Six of the Ashland University Dauch College of Business and Economics programs have been ranked among the nation’s best by Intelligent.com. Intelligent.com is a trusted resource for online/on-campus program rankings and higher education planning that uses a unique methodology to rank each program on a scale from 0 to 100 and then compares each university according to program strength, student readiness, return on investment, cost and student…
Art + Design Department Faculty Exhibition to open Thursday, Jan. 20
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Art + Design Department Faculty Exhibition will open at Ashland University’s Coburn Gallery Thursday, Jan. 20, with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The exhibition runs through Feb. 17. This annual exhibition – featuring the works of Keith Dull, Priscilla Roggenkamp, Dan McDonald, Cynthia Petry and Michael Bird – highlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional artists exhibiting in their…
Ashland Area Chorus announces plans for 2022 spring season
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus (AAC), a community-based mixed choir, has finalized its spring 2022 season, including rehearsals, concerts and membership requirements. Beginning Monday, Jan. 10, the AAC will rehearse each Monday evening from 7-8:30 p.m., inside room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts. The group will not meet the night of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but will resume weekly rehearsals on Jan. 24. The AAC will perform two…
National champion head coach, U.S. Olympian Jud Logan passes away
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University and the world of track and field suffered a significant loss with the passing of Eagle track and field head coach and four-time United States Olympian Jud Logan on Monday. He was 62. “Jud Logan personified our mission and vision at Ashland University,” said Ashland University President Carlos Campo. “We promise a transformative experience for students, and Jud delivered that every day in his interactions with student-…
One AU student not enough for OFIC internship program
ASHLAND, Ohio – When the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) was seeking a marketing intern earlier this fall, it decided that one Ashland University student wasn’t enough. After combing through 20-plus applicants and interviewing several for what was thought to be a single position, Cassie Burnham and Katie Foster, both public relations and strategic communication majors at Ashland, had risen to the top. The OFIC couldn’t decide who to select, so…
Gold medalist Katie Nageotte encourages 900 newest AU graduates to speak their dreams
ASHLAND, Ohio – For Katie Nageotte, the self-described “dumb jock in my family,” speaking at a college commencement was something she never saw herself doing. In fact, she said, she missed her own college graduation because she was in training. That training paid off. Nageotte, an Ashland University alumna, won a gold medal in the pole vault in this year’s Summer Olympics. And she also was tagged as the University’s speaker for its Winter commencement, held…
