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Six state winners of prestigious History Teacher of the Year honor have ties to AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – Six state winners of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s History Teacher of the Year award for 2023 are either graduates or current students of Ashland University’s Master of American History and Government (MAHG)/Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAGH) programs. The state winners were announced at the end of July. The six state winners connected to Ashland’s programs are as…
Political refugee and independent journalist describes life in Cuba to crowd at Ashland University
You are at an ATM when a car pulls up and two people inside order you to get in it. When you ask for identification, they say they are police officers, and you have to follow their orders. Everything goes black because they put a hood over your head as soon as you get in, take you to an unfamiliar house and don’t free you until they have threatened and interrogated you for several hours. Welcome to Cuba. Those in attendance and watching a live stream got…
AU digital media student loving second summer internship with Certified Angus Beef
Ashland University student Claudia Adcock is doing something this summer that rarely happens at Certified Angus Beef (CAB). “We had the opportunity to bring her back as a second-year intern, which is something we almost never do,” said Mark Merryweather, senior visual producer at CAB. “It is because we loved Claudia so much last summer, I begged to have her back, and fortunately we were able to do just that.” Adcock, who will be a senior at AU studying…
Master's degrees and more - Ashland University a big part of the Nickoli/Miller family
When it was announced in April that Ashland University had been recognized as a 2023-24 Best Graduate School for education by U.S. News & World Report, AJ Nickoli didn’t waste any time commenting about it on social media. “Whole Nickoli family went to grad school here,” the AU assistant football coach wrote on the university’s Twitter post about the recognition. “This is LEGIT!!” “My mom, dad, grandpa and uncle all got their master’s at AU,” Nickoli…
High school students find AU's Nursing Summer Camps to be a "cool" experience
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Cool, fun and wow – Ally Elkins used these words often throughout the first Experience Ashland University College of Nursing Summer Camp on Friday, July 14. And several times she rose her arms in the air and enthusiastically responded, “Yes,” when she was allowed to try something in the simulation center. “This is a lot more hands-on,” Elkins said when comparing AU’s nursing camp with another one she attended earlier this summer. That camp…
AU awarded $1.7 million from state to support three growing programs
ASHLAND, Ohio – The State of Ohio has awarded Ashland University approximately $1.7 million for upgrades to three of its programs—the Center for Addictions, Correctional Education and Military & Veteran Services—as part of the biennium budget passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine this month. “Congratulations to Ashland University for (its) success in receiving funding for these outstanding academic programs,” stated State…
AU selected a consortia partner within northeast hub of Ohio’s Broadband and 5G Sector Partnership
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University was selected as a consortia partner within the northeast hub of Ohio’s Broadband and 5G Sector Partnership. The regional hubs were announced this week by Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Workforce Transformation. “In today’s economy and workforce, all Ohioans need access to high-speed internet,” stated Lt. Governor Husted in a news release. “Establishing these regional hubs will…
Independent Cuban journalist to be featured guest at Aug. 2 Faith and Society lecture
ASHLAND, Ohio – Yoe Suárez, an independent Cuban journalist and political refugee, will present “Faith Under Totalitarianism in the 21st Century: Cuba, Freedom and the Church” at Ashland University’s upcoming Faith and Society lecture. It will be held Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Dwight Schar College of Education’s Ronk Auditorium (340 Samaritan Ave.) at 7 p.m., and will feature a conversation-style format between Suárez and Carlos Campo, president of AU. The…
AU launches Talon Track program with Ashland City School District
ASHLAND, Ohio – Leaders from Ashland University and the Ashland City School District signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which outlines a new and expanded collaboration between the two institutions through an initiative called Talon Track, during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The two organizations have been strong allies for a number of years and now they have a framework in place that will be beneficial to both and the students they serve. Among…
AU graduate named chief commercial officer for global medical technology company
Ashland University has helped James Kaufman in many ways throughout his decades-long career. First, it allowed him the flexibility to take remote and night classes at the Ohio State University Marion campus and Marion Technical College for his bachelor’s degree while working full time in the 1980s. Then the training Kaufman received from its business administration and marketing programs was a valuable asset when expanding his expertise to include a medical…
