Ashford University’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization will play Santa this year when it sponsors a Toys for Tots drive, collecting toys for needy kids in the area.

 AU’s PBL chapter will collect toys at the University campus until December 9.  Students, faculty, staff and the public are encouraged to place unwrapped toys in collection boxes in the Student Services mail room and in the Library. The toys will be given to a Toys for Tots representative on December 10.

PBL is a national business education association that prepares students for careers in business and business education.

Founded in 1918 as Mount St. Clare College in Clinton, Iowa, 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, and psychology.  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 www.ashford.edu.