Awards and Honors
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Honors 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients
Three ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place on April 5 in the University Library. This year’s recipients were selected from a large number of nominees by the University Research Council chaired by…
College of Education, Health and Human Services
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Kenneth Burhanna Among Top Academic Library Leaders Selected for 2016 UCLA Senior Fellows Program
Kenneth Burhanna, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s 2015-2016 Provost’s Fellow and assistant dean of engagement and outreach for University Libraries, is one of the 17 top managers of academic research libraries selected for UCLA’s 2016 Senior Fellows Program. This year marks the 18th year the UCLA Senior Fe…
Kent Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Eighth Consecutive Year
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Heather White…
Kent Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Executive MBA Program Achieves Top Tier Global Ranking by CEO Magazine
The Executive MBA program at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking. CEO Magazine has been showcasing top business schools from around the globe since it first launched in 2008. In 2012, the publication …
Kent Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ associate professor of sociology and founding director of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ who have …
Kent Campus
University Business Magazine Honors ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ for Being a "Model of Excellence"
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is one of 17 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine, a leading publication for senior managers at colleges and universities throughout the United States, in its Winter 2015 Models of Excellence recognition program. The Models of Excel…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Receives 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is the recipient of the 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The center is committed to setting the standard for excellence in supporting students at critical junctures in the educational pipeline, and it seeks to promote intentional and integrative connections within and across institutions and educational sectors to enhance the student transition experience.
Kent Campus
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Jordan Italiano Named Finalist for Campbell Trophy and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected as a 2015 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano is the first ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ player to …
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s College of Business Administration Remains on Princeton Review's Best Business Schools List
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review’s Best 295 Business Schools: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories based on how student…
Kent Campus

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Third Year in a Row
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a third consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ as a recip…
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