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Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. The University offers 70 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its size. In addition, it offers most traditional liberal arts majors as well as a wide range of majors in business and education. The education program, which offers pre-K through doctorate level courses, is one of the largest among independent and state institutions in Ohio. Academic programs are enhanced by an Honors Program and the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs. The University consists of three Colleges—the College of Arts and Sciences, the Schar College of Education and the Dauch College of Business and Economics—and a large Graduate School offering degree programs in Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of American History and Government (MAHG), Master of Education (M. Ed.) and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) programs. In addition, Ashland Theological Seminary, a division of Ashland University, offers a doctor of ministry degree as well as a number of master's degrees. Located in Ashland, Ohio, the University consists of a 135-acre (0.55 km2) main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio. It was founded in 1878 and is affiliated with the Brethren Church. Judeo-Christian values are the foundation of the educational and social environment of the university.
[edit] Colleges [edit] College of Arts and SciencesThe academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences are housed in seven buildings across the campus. The Kettering Science Center, home to the Departments of Biology/Toxicology and Chemistry/Geology/Physics, was renovated and expanded in 2006 and includes laboratories and specialized equipment rooms for teaching and research in biological, computer, and physical sciences as well as a 2,500-square-foot greenhouse. The Center for the Arts includes the Hugo Young Theatre, studio theatre, Don Coburn Art Gallery, studios for WRDL-FM and TV-2, the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall, and is home to the Departments of Art, Music, Theatre and Communication Arts. The Center for the Humanities in Bixler Hall houses the Departments of English, Philosophy, Foreign Languages, the Writing Studio, and the Ashland Center for Nonviolence. The Department of Religion is in the Rinehart Center for Religious Studies, and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is in the Kates Center. Patterson Technology Center houses the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science as well as the Office of Information Technology and the Center for English Studies. Andrews Hall is home to the Departments of History/Political Science, Criminal Justice/Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, and Nursing.
[edit] Dauch College of Business and EconomicsThe Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics building, which includes the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies wing, opened for classes in January 2004. This 60,000-square-foot building serves as the home for business administration, economics and MBA programs and features a trading room with Wall Street style workstations and wall-mounted displays with market news for Ashland University’s student investment group, an executive education center, computer labs, tiered lecture hall and product development lab. [edit] Schar College of EducationThe two-story, 52,000-square-foot Dwight Schar College of Education building opened in March 2006 and is home to the undergraduate teacher education program as well as the master of education program and doctor of education program. The building features 12 classrooms, four seminar rooms, 60 faculty and staff offices, several commons or meeting areas, a media center, peer teaching studio with one-way viewing mirror and 165-seat lecture hall. The building’s two-way interactive distance learning capability allows the College to do live broadcasts from several locations inside the facility.
[edit] AccreditationAshland University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Individual programs are accredited by the [[Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the American Association of Theological Schools, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council on Social Work Education, the American Chemical Society, the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. [edit] Students and FacultyThe university enrolls a total of 6,100 students, 2,100 of whom are full-time undergraduate students. 85% of students are from Ohio. There are 200 faculty, and 80% hold the highest degree in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 15:1. More than 50 percent of the students are in graduate level programs. [edit] Greek Organizations[edit] Fraternities[edit] Sororities[edit] AthleticsMain article: Ashland Eagles Ashland University participates in NCAA Division II for athletics. Athletic teams are known as the Eagles and participate in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.[2] Ashland's colors are purple and gold.[3] The University has recently constructed a $23 million athletic complex that features a 5,200-seat football stadium; a 1,000-seat stadium for track and field and soccer, and a state-of-the-art training facility. Ashland offers athletic scholarships in 10 men’s and 10 women’s sports – with the men competing in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor and outdoor track, soccer, swimming and wrestling, and the women competing in basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Ashland students have won more than 650 All-America honors, 56 national championships and one Sullivan Award. Ashland also has been ranked in the Division II Sears Directors’ Cup standings. [edit] Centers
The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs is a conservative academic center at Ashland University,dedicated by Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1983. One emphasis of the Center is promoting the study of American history, government, politics, and constitutional interpretation for young people, teachers, and academic scholars. [edit] Sister Schools[edit] Notable alumni
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Categories: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Ashland University | Ashland County, Ohio | Educational institutions established in 1878 | National Association of Schools of Music | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools | Universities and colleges in Ohio | Council of Independent Colleges | National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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