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Award and Honors

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ fountain at Risman Plaza

U.S. News & World Report has named three Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2022. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Graduate Education Programs and Best Online MBA Programs rankings.

A graduating Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student celebrates during her commencement ceremony in May 2018 at Dix Stadium.

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University as one of four finalists for the association’s 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University employees smile and enjoy themselves during the university’s 2019 Employee Appreciation Day event held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Forbes and market research company Statista have named Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University No. 1 among employers in Northern Ohio and No. 4 in the entire state of Ohio on the 2020 America’s Best-in-State Employers list that highlights America’s best employers. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is also the top educational institution on the Ohio list. (Photo from 2019 Employee Appreciation Day event)

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ President Beverly J. Warren and Vice President Alfreda Brown give the Diversity Trailblazer Award to Dean Tondiglia, director of public safety and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ police chief.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university’s 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety.