Awards and Honors
For the 10th consecutive time, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has earned the 2019-2020 Military Friendly School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has the distinction of ranking among the top five companies nationwide in Forbes recent list of .
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.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan presented Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ nursing major Austin Croft with the Congressional Award Silver Medal on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Mr. Croft, of Akron, Ohio, was recognized at a ceremony that took place at the College of Nursing where he was praised for his dedication to improving himself and his community.
The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.
In a class by itself, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.