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AU Board of Trustees announces one-year extension of President Campo’s contract
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Board of Trustees approved to extend the contract of President Carlos Campo for an additional year during its Oct. 21 board meeting. Campo will now serve as president of AU through at least May 2025. “The Board of Trustees is happy to announce that it has exercised an additional one-year option to extend the term of President Campo through May 2025,” stated Jim Hess, chair of the AU Board of Trustees. “We believe adding…
CEO of ZeoVation to present “Lab to Marketplace” seminar on Oct. 27
ASHLAND, Ohio – Bo Wang, co-founder and CEO of ZeoVation, Inc., will be the speaker for Ashland University’s sixth annual “Lab to Marketplace” seminar, Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. This year’s event returns to Ronk Lecture Hall in the Dwight Schar College of Education after recently being virtual-only (there will not be an online option this year). The event is free and open to the public. Wang’s presentation, “Building Scarcity Value Across Fields:…
Gordon E. Heffern Lecture on Christian Ethics in Business returns to AU on Nov. 1
ASHLAND, Ohio – Richard Veres, the founder of Highland Consulting Associates, Inc., will return to Ashland University to be the featured speaker of the Gordon E. Heffern Lecture on Christian Ethics in Business on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the John C. Myers Convocation Center (638 Jefferson St.). Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for the event, with lunch served at 11:45. It is open to the public, but those interested in attending should RSVP by Oct. 24 to au-cobe@ashland.edu.
Ten AU business students selected as 2022-23 Emerson Scholars
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ten students from Ashland University’s Dauch College of Business and Economics received recognition and a scholarship as they were chosen as Emerson Scholars for the 2022-23 academic year. The official announcement was made during a luncheon on April 23. Each of the Emerson Scholars will receive a $3,500 scholarship, an award in addition to the student’s financial aid package. To be selected for the scholarship, a student must be a business…
Internships, supported by an AU endowment fund, have Wenzinger’s career on fast track
ASHLAND, Ohio – Before enrolling at Ashland University, Ross Wenzinger was a firm believer in the value of internships. Now just a few months since graduating in December and successfully employed as a master scheduler for Libbey Glass in Toledo, Ohio, he advocates for them even more. A couple of intern positions, supported with a financial assist from an endowment fund, have jumpstarted Wenzinger’s career in the supply chain management industry. His…
Lucille Ford’s 100th birthday celebrated with discussion on future life expectancy at Ford Lecture
ASHLAND, Ohio – The topic of this year’s Ford Lecture—future life expectancy—meshed perfectly with whom the annual event is named after. Lucille Garber Ford, a beloved and longtime faculty member at Ashland University, recently celebrated her 100th birthday. So, while observing that milestone, Michael Roizen and Peter Linneman ’73 discussed subjects related to Roizen’s forthcoming book, “The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow…
Students from sport management program to visit some of world’s most famous facilities
ASHLAND, Ohio – A group of students from the Ashland University Sports Management and MBA programs, guided by faculty member Lance Kaltenbaugh, will be traveling west to experience “Sports in California,” a week-long trip studying and visiting multiple sport and hospitality sites, including some of the most famous in the world. The Sport Management and MBA programs within Ashland’s Dauch College of Business and Economics pride themselves in providing real…
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,”…
AU's "Cool Cats" sit atop the GLO-BUS ladder
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Three Ashland University business capstone students -- Brett Robinson, Brandon Davidson, and Joe Renner -- scored in the top 1% in a field of approximately 3,500 teams from 150 colleges and universities participating in the worldwide GLO-BUS simulation. GLO-BUS is a completely online exercise where teams of students run companies that are in a neck-and-neck race for global market leadership in two product categories: wearable video…
Ashland’s M.B.A. program No. 2 in Ohio, according to Wall Street Journal study
ASHLAND, Ohio – Adding a Master of Business Administration degree to one’s résumé typically brings a quick return on investment, a recent Wall Street Journal analysis confirmed. And the study’s debt-income ratio statistic indicates that is especially true for graduates of Ashland University’s M.B.A. program. While many have to borrow money for a graduate-level education, those who do to obtain an M.B.A. can pay off their loans in short order. According to the…
