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AU senior Brooke Young publishes children's book about therapy dog
ASHLAND, Ohio – When Brooke Young was growing up, she found some of her most meaningful relationships were formed in nursing homes. Those facilities aren’t the kinds of places you often see the youngest generation. Young would like to change that. The Ashland University senior has made intergenerational interactions her platform as she prepares for the Miss Ohio pageant in June. But she’s also made it the theme of her children’s book, “Murray’s Miraculous…
Ashland University to be honored by HBCO for healthy worksite practices
12/17/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Ashland University is one of the 100 Ohio employers to be recognized for their healthy worksite practices by The Healthy Business Council of Ohio. The HBCO will award the employers during the virtual In-Value-Able Virtual Conference Series in February 2021. The Healthy Worksite Award recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs.…
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…
Ashbrook webinar will consider the questions surrounding Pearl Harbor attack
12/03/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – Monday, Dec. 7, is the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, an event that historians are still working to understand. To commemorate the anniversary and discuss the questions that continue to surround that event, the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University will host a 1 p.m. webinar, “Day of Infamy: Why Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor, and What We Can Learn From It.” The webinar will feature AU history professor and co-chair of…
AU seniors impress in worldwide GLO-BUS business simulation
12/03/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio -- Five Ashland University Business Capstone students scored in the top 2 percent in a field of approximately 3,000 teams from 150 colleges/universities participating in the worldwide GLO-BUS simulation. GLO-BUS is a completely online exercise where teams of students run companies that are in a neck-and-neck race for global market leadership in two product categories -- wearable video cameras and sophisticated camera-equipped…
AU, NCSC sign articulation agreements covering psychology, fine arts
11/30/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – Representatives from Ashland University and North Central State College met virtually Monday morning, Nov. 30, to sign two new articulation agreements covering three degree programs. AU Provost Dr. Amiel Jarstfer and North Central Vice President of Academic Services and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Karen Reed formalized agreements that will allow for a seamless transition for NCSC students who have an Associate of Arts with a…
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…
Ashland University moves to some virtual instruction in advance of Thanksgiving break
11/19/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University faculty are transitioning most of their courses from face-to-face to a virtual online format as soon as possible to allow students who can return home to do so in advance of the Thanksgiving break. The move comes in light of the state’s surge in COVID-19 cases, as well as Gov. Mike DeWine’s request to focus on COVID-19 mitigation. “As always,” said President Carlos Campo, “Ashland University’s first priority is…
AU art graduate Joshua Risner makes history with work at Michigan State Capitol
11/17/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – It was an interesting mix of skills that landed Joshua Risner in a job that required just that. Risner, who worked as a sign painter and owned his own design firm before coming to Ashland University with an idea he might like to study graphic design, ended up as a decorative painter and portrait painter who currently serves as the Michigan State Capitol Artist in Residence and State Capitol Master Decorative Painter. And now,…
Aguasaco’s "The New York City Subway Poems" marks two firsts for Ashland Poetry Press
10/30/2020 ASHLAND, Ohio – There’s a common thread that ties stories from New York’s subways to the Ashland University campus. That thread is poetry, or more specifically, the Ashland Poetry Press. Now heading into its second half century, the editors’ desire to diversify the press’s content has brought the APP two firsts this year: its first publication of poetry in translation and its first author of color. The New York City Subway Poems (Poemas del metro…
