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AU recognized in numerous areas by U.S. News Best Graduate School rankings
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s Dwight Schar College of Education has been selected as a 2026 Best Graduate School by U.S. News & World Report, and for the first time, Ashland’s MBA program within the Dauch College of Business and Economics earned a series of specialty rankings from the media company that is widely respected for its education rankings. Designed for prospective students seeking professional growth and new career opportunities, the…
CEO of JumpStart to present Morgan Lecture on March 18
ASHLAND, Ohio – Lorne Novick, the CEO of JumpStart, Inc., will be the keynote speaker at Ashland University’s 2026 Burton D. Morgan Lecture on Wednesday, March 18. The program is free and open to AU students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as the Ashland community, with advanced registration. It will begin at 11 a.m. (doors open at 10:45 a.m.) in the Faculty Room of the John C. Myers Convocation Center (820 Claremont Ave.). As CEO of JumpStart, Novick…
AU welcomes finance expert Bill Miller as COBE Executive in Residence
ASHLAND, Ohio – William P. Miller II, a Chartered Financial Analyst and leading expert in finance, has been approved to serve as the Dauch College of Business and Economics (COBE) Executive in Residence at Ashland University for the 2025-26 academic year. As the COBE Executive in Residence, Miller will connect his years of experience and knowledge as a business leader to higher education and career preparation for today’s students. He will provide expert…
Team of AU students one of four finalists in national IMA case study competition
ASHLAND, Ohio – NBA teams seeking new executives in business analytics may come calling Ashland University graduates soon after a team of AU students—Josh Hagan, Dymtro Solomianiuk, Max Vesper and Hilary Wallace—finished as one of four finalists in a national case study competition. The AU group, along with the other three finalists, presented its findings from the case, “NBA Player Acquisition: Cost-Benefits Analysis & Visualizations,” earlier this…
Group of 10 Emerson/McKnight Scholars recognized heading into 2025-26 academic year
ASHLAND, Ohio – The latest group of Emerson/McKnight Scholars—10 current students from the Ashland University Dauch College of Business and Economics (COBE)—is ready to take on the 2025-26 academic year. Each of the Emerson/McKnight Scholars will receive a $3,500 scholarship, an award in addition to the student’s financial aid package. To be selected for the scholarship, a student must be a business major (other than sport management or fashion merchandising…
Kaltenbaugh appointed interim dean of AU’s College of Business and Economics
ASHLAND, Ohio – Lance Kaltenbaugh, Ed.D., a member of the Ashland University faculty since 2000, has been named interim dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics (COBE), effective Aug. 16. He had been serving as associate dean of COBE and will replace Dan Fox, J.D., who is returning to a faculty position this fall after serving as dean since 2023. “President Peede and I are excited to see Lance step into this role and guide the Dauch College of…
Ashland University MBA experience helping new Minerva administrator hit the job running
Greg Mytinger’s MBA coursework in finance, organizational leadership and operations management at Ashland University has already paid dividends in his new job as Minerva Village administrator. “I’m responsible for budgets, infrastructure planning, policy development and working with council members — areas where the skills I gained at Ashland are already making a difference,” said Mytinger, who started at Minerva in March. “The program gave me a stronger…
The Dorm Dudes name becoming more and more recognized beyond AU
There’s “Richie D,” Richie Delaney and “The Kernal,” Ryan Kern, as well as “Sugar Shane,” Shane Rue. Image
By the numbers: 25 things about Eagle Investment Group for its 25th year
With 2025 being the 25th year of Ashland University’s Eagle Investment Group (EIG), here are 25 things you should know about it:
Ashland grad Greg Gorrell book signing on campus April 23 for “Vietnam: Survival There & Home"
Chapter 1: Viet Cong Enemy Approaching, describes a February 1967 night during the Vietnam War in his newly published book, “Vietnam: Survival There & Home," that Ashland University alumnus Greg Gorrell (’73) will never forget. After a radio call from the watch tower of “an undetermined number of enemy approaching,” Gorrell and a fellow soldier, who were the only ones in their unit awake, sounded the alarm without their captain’s approval to fire off “…
