The Great Midwest Athletic Conference ( G-MAC ) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. It was named the 24th (at the time) NCAA Division II conference and operates in the Great Lakes and East South Central States regions of the United States. The G-MAC began conference play in the 2012–13 academic year hosting 12 championships and continued to work through the educational assessment program. The conference received approval and became an active Division II conference in 2013–14, hosting 17 championships.
41-474: The initial announcement of a potential new conference surfaced in June 2011 when the presidents and athletic directors of Cedarville University , Notre Dame College , Urbana University , and Ursuline College met to discuss plans for a new Division II conference. Soon after the initial meeting, Central State University joined and became a fifth member. In October 2011, Kentucky Wesleyan College announced that
82-585: A campaign to raise money to construct the 49,000 sq ft (4,600 m ) Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Mansfield. The building opened for classes on June 20, 2014. The 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,
123-557: A charter member of the American Mideast Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) on three different tenures. Ashland offers athletic scholarships in 10 men's, 11 women's and one co-ed sport – with the men competing in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and wrestling, and
164-547: A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony took place on October 12, 2012. Ashland University nursing students complete their first two years of the program on the Ashland University campus in Ashland and then move to the Mansfield campus for the last two years of education and clinical studies. Growth of the program has included a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a Physician's Assistant program. Ashland University
205-426: A financial crisis as a result of a decline in enrollment and stagnating economy. But shortly after this, several new programs, including a master of education and master of business administration, were created and a number of off-campus centers were developed. In 1989, college officials decided to change the name of the institution to Ashland University. This change to university status reflected more accurately what
246-443: A meeting was held to add up their campaign funds and make final plans. The success of the campaign was announced, the college was chartered on February 20 and a church-related, co-educational institution was established. In April 1878, the board of trustees decided to purchase the "most desirable plot in town – 28 acres on the hill." The first buildings to be constructed were Founders Hall and Allen Hall, constructed from bricks made on
287-763: A new D-II league that eventually became the Mountain East Conference (MEC). On October 16, 2012, the G-MAC announced that Salem International University , since renamed Salem University, would join the conference on July 1, 2013. Salem would leave the G-MAC in 2016 to become a Division II independent. On July 12, 2013, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference received official approval from the NCAA Division II Membership Committee, recognizing
328-489: A town meeting was held in Ashland, Ohio, where the citizens were to consider a proposal from members of the German Baptist Brethren Church to establish an institution of higher education. The Ashland Press reported that the citizens were promised the college would locate there if their city would raise $ 10,000. The church and community fundraising campaign proved to be a success and on Feb 17, 1878,
369-475: A trading room with Wall Street-style workstations and wall-mounted displays with market news for Ashland University's Eagle Investment Group, an executive education center, computer labs, tiered lecture hall and product development lab. The two-story, 52,000-square-foot (4,800 m ) Dwight Schar College of Education building opened in March 2006 and is home to the undergraduate teacher education program as well as
410-814: A transition to potential NCAA Division II membership. The G-MAC Presidents Council unanimously admitted Cumberland as a provisional member effective immediately and would have sponsored the institution as it worked through the NCAA Division II membership application process. In July 2014, Cumberland was denied acceptance into the NCAA by the Membership Council. As in the case of Georgetown, Cumberland has made no further attempt to join Division II. On August 30, 2018, Davis & Elkins announced that it would reunite with most of its former WVIAC rivals in
451-472: A varsity sport by the NCAA). Each conference will organize its regular season independently but the postseason will be called Conference Carolinas/Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Bowling Championships. The most recently added sport is stunt, a women-only cheerleading discipline that emphasizes the acrobatic and technical aspects of cheerleading. It was added as an officially sanctioned sport for
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#1732780472251492-735: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is authorized by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Individual programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP),
533-537: Is a private university in Ashland, Ohio . The university consists of a 135-acre (55 ha) main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio . Ashland was founded in 1878 as Ashland College. It is affiliated with The Brethren Church . In addition to a graduate school, the university consists of four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Schar College of Education,
574-435: Is a private institution of higher education offering programs of study leading to the baccalaureate degree in nursing. Ashland University completed a $ 15.5 million campaign to build a 46,000-square-foot academic building for the new Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Science in Mansfield. The campaign received a $ 5 million lead gift from Ashland University alumnus and longtime supporter Dwight Schar. Groundbreaking for
615-1044: Is approved by the American Chemical Society . U.S. News & World Report ranked Ashland University #37 in Regional Universities Midwest in the 2025 edition of its America's Best Colleges survey. That same year it was also ranked #36 in Best Value Schools, #20 in Best Colleges for Veterans and #41 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. The university enrolls 6,200 students, 80 percent of whom are undergraduate students. Seventy-nine percent of graduates are employed or pursuing further education six months after graduation. Ninety-nine percent of first-time, full-time freshmen receive some kind of financial aid. There are nearly 150 full-time faculty, and 80% hold
656-522: Is owned and operated by Ashland University. The Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics building, which includes the Burton D. Morgan Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship wing, opened for classes in January 2004. This 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) building serves as the home for business administration, supply chain management, economics and MBA programs and features
697-789: The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools (ATS), and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The chemistry program
738-642: The 2013–14 academic year. In late November, the conference announced the hiring of Tom Daeger as Conference Commissioner, with offices in Indianapolis . On February 21, 2012, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference announced the NCAA had accepted the G-MAC as the 24th NCAA Division ll conference. The conference then added two more members when it was announced on April 23 and May 1, 2012, that the University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) and Georgetown College had been granted provisional membership in
779-1019: The 2022–23 school year, a year before it was added to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program in August 2023. The first season of conference competition featured four full G-MAC members and one affiliate. The G-MAC currently has 13 full members, all are private schools. Reclassifying members listed in yellow. The G-MAC has five affiliate members, all are private schools: The G-MAC had eight former full members. All but two were private schools. School names and nicknames reflect those used during G-MAC membership: The G-MAC had two former affiliate members, which were both private schools. School names and nicknames reflect those used during G-MAC membership: Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport) In swimming and diving for both sexes,
820-592: The Conference as an active NCAA Division II conference. On the same day, it was announced that Ursuline College had been approved as an active NCAA DII member and Trevecca Nazarene University successfully completed its Year Two candidacy and was moved into the Provisional Year of the membership process by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee. On August 7, 2013, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference partnered with Cumberland University as it embarked on
861-463: The Dauch College of Business and Economics, and the Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences and offers over 60 college majors. Ashland Theological Seminary , a division of Ashland University, offers a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree as well as master's degrees. Ashland is classified as a master's university with most graduate research being in a professional field. On May 28, 1877,
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#1732780472251902-777: 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. Patterson Technology Center houses the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science as well as
943-709: The Dwight Schar College of Nursing took place on June 16, 2011. The new facility includes a number of clinical laboratories housed within the Simulation Center, including a Health Foundations lab, Family Health lab, Adult Health lab, Complex Health lab, ICU/CCU/NICU, Advanced Care lab, Community Health Home Care lab, and four patient examination labs. Other spaces in the building include traditional classrooms, faculty/staff offices, student study and lounge areas, and student support spaces. The building opened for fall nursing classes on August 20, 2012, and
984-470: The G-MAC and Mountain East Conference operate as a single league, conducting a combined conference championship meet. In bowling, Great Midwest Athletic Conference and Conference Carolinas made a partnership to make a men's and women's bowling championship (even though men's bowling is not considered a varsity sport by the NCAA). Each conference will organize its regular season independently but
1025-607: The G-MAC. At the same time, the G-MAC announced that three West Virginia schools had accepted invitations to join the conference, starting in July 2013— Alderson Broaddus University , Davis & Elkins College , and Ohio Valley University . All three schools were previously members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC), which disbanded after most of its football-sponsoring schools announced their departure for
1066-592: The Great Midwest Athletic Conference from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 2021–22 school year. On June 5, 2020, another former WVIAC member, Alderson Broaddus, announced that it was leaving the G-MAC to join most of its old rivals in the Mountain East Conference for the 2020–21 school year. On February 11, 2021, Ohio Valley announced that it would return to NAIA and join
1107-530: The Mountain East Conference after the 2018–19 school year. The school remains a G-MAC affiliate in men's lacrosse, a sport that the MEC does not sponsor. On February 1, 2019, Malone announced that it had eliminated football and "remains committed to athletic competition in the NCAA Div. II and as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC)." On May 19, 2020, Ashland University announced they would join
1148-509: The NCAA and was officially accepted as a provisional D-II member on July 14, 2022. The school accordingly became a provisional G-MAC member, but continued to compete in the NAIA and in the Mid-South until July 2023. Also for the 2021–22 season, G-MAC announced a partnership with Conference Carolinas to create a men's and women's bowling championship (even though men's bowling is not considered
1189-532: The Office of Information Technology. Andrews Hall is home to the Department of History/Political Science. Criminal Justice/Sociology, Social Work and Psychology are located within the Dwight Schar College of Education. WRDL (88.9 FM) is an educational radio station broadcasting a Contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Ashland, Ohio, USA, the station serves the North-Central Ohio area. The station
1230-670: The River States Conference that July, and on April 29, Northwood University announced that it would also join the G-MAC from the GLIAC for the 2022–23 school year. The G-MAC would gain a member later in 2021; on August 18, the conference and Thomas More University announced that the school, currently a member of the NAIA Mid-South Conference , would become a provisional G-MAC member in 2022. With G-MAC acceptance in hand, Thomas More applied to rejoin
1271-445: The conference pending their approval by the NCAA Division II Membership Committee. Georgetown College was rejected for Division II membership, but applied to join Division II in 2014. However, they were denied acceptance once again by the Membership Council. As of 2021, Georgetown has made no further attempt to join Division II. In the fall of 2012, it was announced that Urbana and UVA Wise would spend only one season as active members of
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1312-586: The facility. Ashland's education program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and received full accreditation at the initial-licensure level and accreditation with stipulations at the advanced level. Approval to offer the Master of Education degree was granted by the Ohio Board of Regents in 1975. Approval for offering certification for the Master of Education degree
1353-687: The highest degree in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 13:1. Ashland University participates in NCAA Division II for athletics. Ashland's athletic teams are known as the Eagles, and the colors are purple and gold. Ashland participates in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) since the 2021–22 academic year. They formerly had competed in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) from 1995–96 to 2020–21; and before that they were
1394-539: The institution had become, with total student enrollment around the 5,600 mark and almost evenly divided between graduate and undergraduate students. Progress has continued on campus since the 1980s with the construction of several new academic buildings, a new Recreation Center, Student Center and Athletic Complex and the Jack W. Liebert Military and Veterans Center. In addition, in 2010, the university acquired MedCentral Health System's College of Nursing in Mansfield and began
1435-412: 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
1476-611: The postseason will be called Conference Carolinas/Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Bowling Championships. In addition to the above: Cedarville University Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 209070734 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:54:32 GMT Ashland University Ashland University
1517-503: The school will join the G-MAC, withdrawing from its current conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference . In November 2011, Trevecca Nazarene University was accepted as another charter member of the conference. Trevecca had begun the process of transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division II membership in July, 2011 and entered a provisional NCAA membership year during the conference's initially planned start for
1558-430: The site. Classes opened at Ashland College on Sep 17, 1879, with somewhere around 60 students and eight faculty members. The new institution grew slowly during its first few decades, but enrollment reached the 200 mark shortly after the turn of the century. By the 1950s, the college had added many new programs of study and experienced rapid growth from about 300 students to more than 2,500 in 1970. By 1972, Ashland faced
1599-490: The women competing in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and volleyball. Esports, a co-ed sport, was added in 2018. The university's $ 23 million athletic complex features a 5,200-seat football stadium, a 1,000-seat stadium for track & field and soccer, and a state-of-the-art training facility. The Niss Athletic Center, which broke ground in 2020, will feature an 80-yard turf field,
1640-559: Was granted by the Ohio Department of Education in 1976. Additionally, licensure and endorsement programs are approved by the Ohio Department of Education . The Ashland University College of Nursing evolved from a hospital-based diploma program that was established in 1919 by the Mansfield General Hospital. Founded in 1997 under MedCentral and acquired by Ashland University in 2010, the College of Nursing
1681-606: 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 (230 m ) greenhouse. The Center for the Arts includes the Hugo Young Theatre, studio theatre, Don Coburn Art Gallery, studios for WRDL -FM and TV-20, the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall, and is home to