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AU Communication Honor Society inducts new members
04/28/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Lambda Pi Eta has inducted 79 Ashland University students into its Alpha Alpha Rho chapter. Lambda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities, with more than 500 active chapters. LPH became a part of the National Communication Association in 1988, and the association's official honor society in July 1995. It is a member of the Association of College Honor…
Ashland University Spring Choral Concert to be held at Brookside Park
04/27/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s Spring Choral Concert will be performed Sunday, May 2, at 4 p.m. in the Myers Memorial Bandshell at Brookside Park in Ashland. The concert is free and no tickets are required, though audience members will be expected to wear face coverings and practice social distancing. The performance will go on rain or shine. Because the COVID-19 restrictions, this is the University’s only live choral performance this year…
Ashland University’s Accent Room to remain closed
04/26/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University’s Accent Room, a public restaurant serving the community and the Ashland campus since 1972, will not reopen following COVID-19 restrictions, according to AU officials. “The Accent Room, which had been open to the public since Myers Convocation Center was built in 1972, was closed in March of last year because of COVID-19 and the plan right now is not to reopen it,” said Matthew Portner, executive director of…
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…
