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AU student and mental health advocate Sarah Watson earns national Outstanding Peer Educator Award
ASHLAND, Ohio – Sarah Watson, a junior at Ashland University, has earned national recognition for her powerful and relentless work on mental health awareness, as she was selected for the Outstanding Peer Educator Award at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) Peer Education Conference, held in Boston on Jan. 18. Watson emerged as the winner from four finalists for the Outstanding Peer Educator Award, which recognizes students’…
Ashland University unveils suicide awareness bench
It is easy to see on campus. It is welcoming. And, most importantly, it is meant to help anyone at Ashland University and in the community who is struggling with their mental health. AU unveiled a suicide awareness bench with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon on the sidewalk next to the Rec Center leading to Kates Gymnasium in front of a good-sized crowd of AU students, faculty and staff, as well community members.
AU recognized by American Heart Association for building culture of health in the workplace
11/23/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University recently earned bronze level recognition in the American Heart Association’s 2020 Workplace Health Achievement Index for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace. The American Heart Association created the Index with its CEO Roundtable, a leadership collaborative of more than 40 CEOs from some of America’s largest companies who are committed to applying evidence-based approaches to…
