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Orr named Chief of Staff to the President
ASHLAND, Ohio – Shawn Orr, Ph.D., has been named Chief of Staff to the President at Ashland University, effective Sept. 15, as announced by AU President Jon Parrish Peede. She will manage strategic initiatives and special projects that advance the university’s mission, serve as a key liaison between the president’s office and various stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor for the university president. Orr recently was promoted to be a member of the…
Honors Program hosting “What It Means to Be an Educated Person” on Sept. 17
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University's Honors Program is hosting "What It Means to Be an Educated Person," on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m., in the Alumni Room on the upper level of the John C. Myers Convocation Center. It is free and open to the public. The event will feature AU President Jon Parrish Peede, D.A., and Provost Greg McBrayer, Ph.D., providing their thoughts on hot topics such as artificial intelligence, smartphones, today's political discourse…
AU one of seven schools offering an undergraduate classical education program, according to report
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University was noted as one of just seven schools in the nation that is home to an undergraduate classical education program in a report published earlier this month by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The overriding theme of the piece, “The Achilles’ Heel of Classical Education,” was that classical schools are growing—1,551 were operating in the U.S. during 2023-24 and nearly one-third of them opened over the past decade—but…
Ashland University celebrates budget and enrollment achievements under new president
ASHLAND, Ohio – In President Jon Parrish Peede’s inaugural year, Ashland University achieved a $3 million operating budget surplus, secured the third-largest annual fundraising in its history, grew the incoming freshmen class size by eight percent and was awarded its first federal arts grant in sixty years. The announcements were made Tuesday morning at the university’s all-institutional meeting.
Father-son duo, both AU grads, have turned Goldberry coffee into an Ashland institution
If it weren’t for all the shelves of coffee bags, coffee roasters everywhere you look and baristas busy serving beverages, you might think you’re somewhere on the Ashland University campus and not at Goldberry Roasting Co. when you’re at the local coffee shop. “I’ve seen a lot of my classmates here and people I’ve met on campus,” said AU student Ava Jaskulski, one of the baristas working during a typical afternoon. “A lot of students come here to study, so I…
Ashland University promotes six staff leaders
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has promoted six staff members into new leadership roles. Shawn Orr, Ph.D., dean of eAshland, has taken on the additional role of senior advisor to the president for non-traditional learning. Orr will also lead the restructuring of the Correctional Education program. In addition to serving as assistant provost of student success, Catherine A. Williams, M.Ed., MBA ’18, has been named senior advisor to the president for student…
1,000-plus students recognized on AU Dean’s List for spring 2025
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is pleased to announce its Dean’s List honorees for the 2025 spring 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 hosts Junior Achievement event, helping hundreds of students focus on career pathways
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University welcomed more than 1,300 high school and middle school students from across Ashland County to the Niss Athletic Center recently where they had the opportunity to experience a one-of-a-kind career fair event, organized by Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio. The JA Inspire event at Ashland connected students from grades 7-12 with 52 organizations spanning business and finance, health and human services, agriculture and…
AU’s Homeschool and Classical Learning Center hosting speech and debate tournament
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Homeschool and Classical Learning Center (HCLC) at Ashland University, in conjunction with the Christian Communicators of America (CCA), will be hosting a two-day speech and debate tournament on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10. This event is the final tournament of the year’s CCA speech and debate league and will welcome an estimated 150-175 homeschool students to AU’s campus. Through a series of structured debates and prepared speeches,…
Ashland mayor Matt Miller details five “principles for better living” to new AU graduates
ASHLAND, Ohio – Commencement speeches aren’t always memorable, but Matt Miller ’99 delivered one on Saturday to this year’s Ashland University graduates that they will likely take something from for years to come.
