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Ashland University helps prepare Mansfield woman for nursing career and premature triplets
While nothing could really prepare Brooke Larson for having triplets, her time at Ashland University helped quite a bit. First, she met someone when she was at AU who is playing a very important role with her daughter and two sons who were born in December. “While in nursing school, I met a really good friend, Claire, and we went to eat at the old Buffalo Wild Wings right next to the college,” Larson said. “She had posted it on Facebook that she was going,…
Hundreds of graduates learn about “golf balls of life,” join AU alumni family
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kristen Maurer used an unusual prop, a glass jar she termed the “golf balls of life,” to illustrate one of the tips she offered to the hundreds of Ashland University graduates in attendance during Saturday morning’s 2022 Winter Commencement ceremony inside the Niss Athletic Center. Maurer, the 2022 Milken Educator Award recipient for the state of Ohio and a 2014 AU alumna, was the keynote speaker before six doctorate degrees, 211 master’s…
AU's Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences sponsors Christmas tree at Kingwood Center
When Wendi Bigelow visited Kingwood Center’s Christmas exhibit a few years ago, the decorated trees sponsored by area businesses caught her attention. The administrative assistant at Ashland University’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Mansfield thought it would be nice if AU could be part of the annual event. With approval from Carrie Keib, College of Nursing dean, Bigelow and fellow administrative assistant Anita Wheitner went ahead with the…
AU to receive $630,000 in grants for nursing, dietetics programs
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has been awarded $630,000 through the Choose Ohio First (COF) program, as announced by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) on Monday. COF is an initiative to develop and strengthen the state’s workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This marks the fourth round of grants for the COF program under the Gov. Mike DeWine - Lt. Gov. Jon Husted administration and creates new…
AU introduces Ukrainian Freedom Scholar program, offers safe haven to students from Ukraine
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has offered full scholarships to five high school graduates from Ukraine who were displaced or unable to enroll in higher education institutions in their home country due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The first four recipients of this inspiring new initiative—the Ukrainian Freedom Scholar program—will begin their undergraduate studies at Ashland in January 2023. Launched in June 2022 by a small group of faculty and staff from…
AU Board of Trustees announces one-year extension of President Campo’s contract
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Board of Trustees approved to extend the contract of President Carlos Campo for an additional year during its Oct. 21 board meeting. Campo will now serve as president of AU through at least May 2025. “The Board of Trustees is happy to announce that it has exercised an additional one-year option to extend the term of President Campo through May 2025,” stated Jim Hess, chair of the AU Board of Trustees. “We believe adding…
Newly-opened Archer Dietetics Foods Lab to benefit AU's growing dietetics program
As the name indicates, the new Archer Dietetics Foods Lab will benefit the dietetics program at Ashland University. But it should also be a positive for the rest of the university, the community and even other Ohio colleges. “We envision using this space for other things because it’s not all about dietetics,” Denise Reed, director of AU’s dietetics program, said recently in the 2,000-square-foot renovation with the other full-time dietetics faculty member,…
First White Coat Ceremony recognizes AU’s physician assistant students
ASHLAND, Ohio – A new tradition at Ashland University took root at the start of the fall semester. The inaugural White Coat Ceremony was held, recognizing the transition from classroom to clinical education for the first cohort of students in AU’s Master of Science Physician Assistant Studies program. This “rite of passage to the patient world,” as described by Melissa Irwin, program director of the physician assistant program, marked the completion of the…
Moorman named winner of Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award
ASHLAND, Ohio – Teresa Moorman, a clinical assistant professor at Ashland University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, was selected as this year’s winner of the University’s Edward and Louaine Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. Moorman joined the AU faculty in 2018. She brought with her 15 years of nursing experience, including experience in coronary and cardiovascular intensive care, progressive care units, geriatric psychology and as a medical-…
AU’s nurse practitioner program earns pair of top-10 rankings
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has been named one of today’s best for online learning in healthcare, ranking among the top 10 in two distinct categories by EduMed.org. After running data on key affordability and quality metrics, Ashland came in at Number 3 among the most affordable online Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and Number 9 in most affordable online nurse practitioner programs.
