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AU Career Services, Occupational Life Calling Office merge to empower students on career-life journey
07/10/20 ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Career Services Center and the Occupational Life Calling Office have merged to create the Career Center for Life Calling, with a mission to “empower students to successfully navigate their career-life journey through relationship building and skill development.” The center’s staff includes director Karen Hagans, internship coordinator Christine Hamilton, employer relations coordinator Staci Carnahan and life…
AU response to ICE changes in Student & Exchange Visitor Program policies
A statement from AU President Carlos Campo: "Earlier this week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement updated policy regarding international students. Under these guidelines, students enrolling in only online courses for Fall 2020 will not be able to maintain their legal status in the US.
52 Ashland University student athletes will keep scholarships, thanks to Karl and nearly 200 donors
06/29/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – Thanks to the generosity of Ashland University alumna and trustee Deborah Liebert Karl and several other donors, scholarships for 52 of the university’s student athletes will continue. Earlier this year, the AU Athletic Department found it needed to reduce scholarships by $133,000 as a result of the financial pressures being felt all across higher education. That’s when department fundraiser Kyle Vaughn went to work, connecting with…
A statement from AU President Carlos Campo on George Floyd and racism
Friends, Our Ashland University community has been shaken by the murder of George Floyd. The image of a white man in a position of authority with his knee on the neck of a black man pleading for his life has been seared into our minds and souls. We condemn it and the racism and hatred behind it. At these times, we look to AU’s core values to find a path forward through the darkness. Our Accent on the Individual requires our “collective efforts to challenge…
Retired U.S. diplomat to discuss peace between nations at Feb. 29 Stratton Conference
01/22/20 ASHLAND, Ohio – Retired senior diplomat Philip Shull will present The Eagle and the Dragon: Different Views, Common Challenges as part of the Ashland Center for Nonviolence’s Sixth Annual John D. Stratton Conference on Saturday, Feb. 29. Shull, a Wooster native, completed 31 years of foreign service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including assignments in Korea, Argentina, Hong Kong, the Philippines and three postings to China. The 1 p.m.…
Ashland University Students Participate in Pay It Forward Campaign
4/29/19 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University students from the Occupational Life Calling class and Public Relations courses participated in the Ohio Campus Compact Pay It Forward Campaign during the spring semester 2019. The Ashland University students in these two courses volunteered more than 250 hours with six local non-profit agencies or organizations -- The Ashland Pregnancy Care Center, Ashland County Fairgrounds, Park Street Brethren Church, No Pawz…
Ashland Center for Nonviolence to Hold Conference on ‘The Future of Nonviolence’
1/31/19 ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence will hold its Fifth Annual John D. Stratton Conference on Feb. 23 and topic of this year’s ACN conference is “The Future of Nonviolence.” The 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. conference will be held in the Dauch College of Business and Economics on the Ashland University campus and registration for the event is open through Feb 20. The cost is $65 for general admission, $60 for ACN members and $30 for…
Ashland Center for Nonviolence to Hold Conference on ‘Nonviolence in Theory and Practice’
1/24/18 ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence will hold its Fourth Annual John D. Stratton Conference on Feb. 24 and topic of this year’s ACN conference is “Nonviolence in Theory and Practice.” The 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. conference will be held in the Dauch College of Business and Economics on the Ashland University campus and registration for the event is open through Feb 19. The cost is $65 for general admission, $55 for ACN members and…
Ashland Center for Nonviolence to Hold Conference on ‘Understanding Our Gun Culture’
1/11/17 ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence will hold its Third Annual John D. Stratton Conference on March 31 and April 1 and topic of this year’s ACN conference is “Understanding Our Gun Culture.” The conference will be held on the campus of Ashland University and attendees staying overnight are offered a conference rate through the Holiday Inn Express in Ashland. Contact 419-281-2900 for room reservations and mention the “Understanding Our…
