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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…

Marsha Curry-Nixon to give commencement address at AU’s May ceremony
ASHLAND, Ohio – Marsha Curry-Nixon, the founder of a flourishing ministry, will be the keynote speaker at Ashland University’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6. The ceremony, which honors both undergraduate and graduate students, will take place at the Niss Athletic Center (905 Moss Hill Drive) and begins at 10 a.m.
No tickets are required for commencement. It will be streamed live at…

AU hits record mark during Day of Giving
ASHLAND, Ohio – The office of institutional advancement at Ashland University reported a record Day of Giving, which was held during a 36-hour window on March 23-24. More than $350,000 was raised—the most ever for the eighth annual event—for a variety of initiatives, all of which support student success.
The record amount came from 679 donors, comprised of alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the university. Each donor had the option to…

Three AU faculty awarded promotion to full professor, four to associate professor, and five granted tenure
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three faculty members at Ashland University were awarded promotion to full professor—Chris Chartier in the department of psychology, Hilary Donatini in the department of languages and literatures and Patricia Saunders in the department of biology and toxicology—following the action of the board of trustees at a recent meeting.
In addition, Jonathan Naylor in the department of health sciences, Sathiyaprakash Ramdoss in educational…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…
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