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AU Dean’s List for fall 2022 includes more than 1,000 students
Feb. 03, 2023 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is pleased to announce its Dean’s List honorees for the 2022 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.
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.
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-…
Nettles named new leader of DEI at AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – Brielle Nettles was recently selected to head diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at Ashland University, taking on the position of executive director for diversity, equity and inclusive excellence/special assistant to the president. She officially began her duties Aug. 9. “We are grateful to have a fine professional like Ms. Brielle Nettles leading the DEI efforts at AU,” stated Carlos Campo, president of Ashland University. “She is…
Ceremony set for Aug. 27 to recognize progress of AU’s campus beautification projects
ASHLAND, Ohio – A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate the progress this summer of the nearly $20 million in campus beautification projects that are currently underway at Ashland University. It will take place Saturday, Aug. 27, at 4 p.m., on King Road across from the Hawkins-Conard Student Center, where a new archway will soon be added to the Avenue of Eagles, a central pedestrian pathway on campus. The event is free and open to…
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.
Francesca Depue: Appreciative of "real world examples" and "multiple points of view" at AU
Francesca Depue, from Lucas, Ohio, earned an associate degree in business administration two weeks before she got her high school diploma via the College Now Program. In a few days, she will add another Ashland degree, a bachelor's in business administration after double majoring in supply chain management and marketing. The "real world examples" provided during her classwork at the Dauch College of Business and Economics, plus the experience from two part-…
Amanda Stewart: "Incredible field experience ... set me on the right course" at AU
To say Amanda Stewart is an overachiever is an understatement. Prior to attending Ashland University, she graduated from Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, and through the Timken Early College program, she achieved dual associate degrees in Arts and Science. At Ashland, Amanda graduated with a B.S.B.A. with a double major in Sports Management and Marketing in the spring of 2021, and with just five classes left to go for her Master’s in Project…
Sen. Sherrod Brown visits Jack W. Liebert Military & Veteran Resource Center
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University welcomed a special guest to campus for Veterans Day on Thursday, as U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) visited the Jack W. Liebert Military & Veterans Resource Center. Randy Spade, who has served as the director of military and veteran services at Ashland for five years, gave Sen. Brown a tour of the center, where he greeted seven current AU veteran students, and came away very impressed. “What they’re…
Nehemiah Cannon: AU's "family atmosphere"; has built "a trust"
Sophomore Nehemiah Cannon plays left guard for the Eagles. A standout football player at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, he has always found the tight-knit feel of a locker room comforting and appreciates the closeness and camaraderie that come with being around a group of people working hard to achieve similar goals. He sees direct parallels between being on a football team and being a student at Ashland University. What was it about AU that made you…
