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New Physician Assistant Studies program earns provisional accreditation
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University’s new Physician Assistant Studies program passed a significant milestone en route to its Fall 2021 debut with news that the program has been granted provisional accreditation status by the commission that oversees PA education in the United States. Initial work and program planning began in 2018 to ensure the success of the program. The first cohort of 24 students will begin the program this fall, attending classes…
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…
Eagle Investment Group distinguishes itself at Quinnipiac competition
04/21/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – A quartet of Ashland University Eagle Investment Group students recently earned second-place honors in the Quinnipiac Global Portfolio competition’s Undergraduate Value Division. Jacob Boerner, Jessica Kritschil, Jacob Koehler and Justin Stritmatter submitted EIG’s portfolio results and then presented to a panel of judges, distinguishing themselves and EIG among the 150 colleges and universities involved in Quinnipiac’s Global Asset…
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…
Eagle Investment Group: Real-life experience for university credit
04/19/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – There’s no right or wrong in the trading room on the first floor of the Ashland University College of Business and Economics. “Essentially,” said Assistant Professor of Finance Dennis Witherspoon, “I’m their coach.” And Witherspoon’s “team” is the Eagle Investment Group, a student-led, student-run organization that manages roughly $1.8 million of the University’s investment portfolio. It is not, Witherspoon said, a co-curricular…
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…
Osborn, Gregory are Art + Design Department honorees
04/12/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Hannah Osborn of Chatham has been chosen as the Senior Exhibition Award recipient by the Ashland University Art + Design Department faculty. The awards were presented April 8 at the Coburn Art Gallery opening reception by Art + Design Department chair Daniel McDonald.. Osborn will graduate from Ashland with a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Art with a concentration in Graphic Design and a minor in Religion. The daughter of Steve…
Work of student directors featured in Ten-Minute Play Fest
04/12/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Theatre concludes its 2020-2021 season, The Wonder of Human Connection, with a Ten-Minute Play Festival April 16-17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hugo Young Theatre. No tickets are required, but seating is limited and masks are required. Three plays will be presented directed by students in the directing class. Senior musical theatre major Macy Campbell directs “Bedfellows” by Bruce Kane, while junior…
Coburn Art Gallery hosts Summer Art Camp
04/12/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Join the Coburn Art Gallery on the Ashland University campus for Summer Art Camp, an intensive, creative one-week session June 21-25 for young artists ages 9-14. Students will explore how to use many techniques in the sculpture and ceramics areas and they will develop a cultural appreciation and aesthetic awareness as they learn different art forms, as well as developing their own talent for self expression. “Through the Lens of…
