Find News
Allie Vanata’s jewelry business she started as an Ashland student is thriving
ASHLAND, Ohio – Allie Vanata always knew she wanted to own her own business and she credits the four years she spent at Ashland University (2012-16) for steering her down the path to leading one of the fastest growing, on trend jewelry companies around.
AU, NCSC sign articulation agreement for business students
06/01/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio --- Students who receive an associate’s degree from North Central State College will be able to continue directly to Ashland University to complete their studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Business Administration. Representatives from both schools were all smiles last week as they signed the new one-year articulation agreement. “This is one of our desires and strategic gestures,” said AU Provost Dr. Amiel…
Ashland University Online MBA ranked 35th in the world, first in region and state
05/18/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio - For the second year in a row, Ashland University’s Online Masters of Business Administration program has been ranked 35th in the world by CEO Magazine. The program also was ranked first in Northeast Ohio and in Ohio overall. Ashland University’s Online MBA program has outranked many Ohio MBA programs, including all Northeast Ohio universities. The ranking of 35th in the world is a testament to its efforts to continuously innovate…
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…
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…
10 are named 2020-2021 Emerson Scholars
03/18/2021 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ten students from Ashland University’s Dauch College of Business and Economics have received recognition and a scholarship as Emerson Scholars for 2020-21. These students are typically recognized at an annual campus luncheon which was impossible during the pandemic. Still, we honor them for their outstanding academic success. This year’s group of 10 students include:
AU’s International MBA ranked among the top programs in the country, state
12/16/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s International MBA program has been ranked among the top 25 in the country by the online guide Great Business Schools. The AU program came in at 18th nationwide, third in Ohio and tops among Ohio’s private colleges and universities. The guide noted Ashland has what is “considered one of Ohio’s best international business MBA programs” and pointed out its 12-month completion and two study abroad trips as notable…
Heimann Professional Enrichment Endowment Fund makes international business internship possible for Robinson
ASHLAND, Ohio – Brett Robinson is a firm believer that business is built on relationships. And with the help of faculty and a boost from an endowment fund, the Ashland University junior is already building those relationships well before he officially begins his career in international business. Robinson, a native of Port Huron, Michigan, spent his summer interning with Bionix, a Toledo-based multinational company that acquires, develops, manufactures and…
Ashland University Students Participate in Pay It Forward Campaign
4/29/19 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University students from the Occupational Life Calling class and Public Relations courses participated in the Ohio Campus Compact Pay It Forward Campaign during the spring semester 2019. The Ashland University students in these two courses volunteered more than 250 hours with six local non-profit agencies or organizations -- The Ashland Pregnancy Care Center, Ashland County Fairgrounds, Park Street Brethren Church, No Pawz…
