Awards and Honors
Alumni Award Recipients
2017 Honorees Centennial Award Carol Wilder, Ph.D., '74 - Wilder is a writer, teacher and filmmaker based in New York City and Long Island. She is professor of Media Studies at The New School, where from 1995-2007 she was Associate Dean and Chair of Media Studies and Film鈥
School of Communication Studies
Kent State鈥檚 College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing
The National League for Nursing has again designated 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence for 2017-2022 in the category of 鈥淎dvance the Science of Nursing Education.鈥 The use of leading-edge educational technology allows the college鈥檚 students to learn and practice th鈥
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The Society for Diversity Honors 麻豆精选for Serving as a National Model for Workplace Inclusion
麻豆精选 is receiving national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity is presenting the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award. For the past eight yea鈥
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WKSU Named Best Radio News Operation in Ohio
WKSU reporters have won nine awards in the Ohio鈥檚 Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work created in 2016. Highlights of WKSU honors include Best Radio Ne鈥
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麻豆精选Receives 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 Recognition for Eighth Time
University is only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list 麻豆精选 is being recognized for the eighth time as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities. Now in its 10th year, the 鈥淕reat Colleges to鈥
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
麻豆精选 Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the 麻豆精选 Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association鈥檚 mission of promoting aviation by providing a鈥
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Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 麻豆精选 is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th鈥
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The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 麻豆精选 is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy 鈥
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麻豆精选 Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the 麻豆精选 Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association鈥檚 mission of promoting aviation by providing a鈥
Airport
Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives Kent State鈥檚 Highest Honor
麻豆精选 Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The President鈥檚 Medal is the highest honor conferred by Kent鈥
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