2008 Year in Review

Ashford Day Proclamation

Rodger Holm, Mayor of Clinton, proclaimed Saturday, May 10 “Ashford University Day” during Ashford’s graduation ceremony.

Because of Ashford University’s 90 years of providing education in the city, Clinton Mayor Rodger Holm proclaimed May 10, 2008 as “Ashford University Day.”

“Ashford University (and its predecessors Mount St. Clare College and The Franciscan University) has provided nine decades of higher education and service to the people of Clinton,” Holm read from the Proclamation during the University’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10.

“Ashford University has provided quality education to thousands of students and contributed to their success as members of society and…contributes to the economic growth and development of Clinton through education of the workforce, local hiring of staff and faculty, purchasing goods and services from local businesses and attracting students to our progressive City,” the Proclamation said. Holm urged “the citizens, businesses, professional and media of the City of Clinton to use this occasion to honor and support Ashford University.”

More than 660 students graduated from Ashford in May, making the ceremony the largest in the institution’s history.

Founded in 1918, Ashford University® is a coeducational institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, with programs in education, business, accounting, criminal and social justice, computer animation and graphic design, and other areas. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a range of student activities and athletics, at its Clinton campus. Online degree programs are available in education, organizational management, business administration, psychology, health care administration, criminal justice and social science. The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable on-campus and online programs, with tuition fees among the lowest in the U.S. compared to other private institutions. Its tagline is: “Higher Education Made Affordable”SM. For more information, please visit Ashford University.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
May 20, 2008