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Awards and Honors

New ºÚÁÏÍø students cheer and wave rally towels during 2022 Convocation.

ºÚÁÏÍø continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named ºÚÁÏÍø among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.

ºÚÁÏÍø employees smile with university mascot Flash during the employee appreciation cookout held before the start of the 2022 Fall Semester.

ºÚÁÏÍø has again been recognized as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2022 by Forbes and market research company Statista. In Ohio, ºÚÁÏÍø ranks No. 3 among the top 100 employers in Ohio, landing above such notable employers as Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic, both located in Cleveland.

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø’s LGBTQ+ community participate in the university’s 2021 Homecoming Parade.

For a third consecutive year, ºÚÁÏÍø has been selected as one the nation’s top universities for LGBTQ+ students for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff, according to Campus Pride, a leading resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education.

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement won 19 marketing and communications awards since the launch of the Forever Brighter comprehensive campaign.

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement launched the university’s most ambitious fundraising campaign, called Forever Brighter, last October, creating communications and fundraising materials that share the remarkable impact of alumni engagement and donor philanthropy on the university. The division has earned 19 marketing and communications awards from multiple competitions. 

College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Alex and Laura with their awards from the 45th annual Air Race Classic

On Monday, June 27, the ºÚÁÏÍø College of Aeronautics and Engineering community welcomed Team 52, the Flying Flashes, back from the 45th Annual Air Race Classic. 

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Joanna L Dickert

Congratulations to Joanna Dickert, Ph. D., the 2022 recipient of American Educational Research Association's Advanced Studies of National Databases Special Interest Group Dissertation award.

ºÚÁÏÍø employees smile during the employee appreciation cookout held before the start of the 2021 Fall Semester.

ºÚÁÏÍø has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022.

ºÚÁÏÍø students walk by the Kent Student Center.

U.S. News & World Report ranks six ºÚÁÏÍø programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, ºÚÁÏÍø is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. ºÚÁÏÍø is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.

A ºÚÁÏÍø Army ROTC cadet salutes the American flag during the university’s Veterans Day commemoration

ºÚÁÏÍø continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly® School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, ºÚÁÏÍø at Trumbull earned a Silver award.

ºÚÁÏÍø fountain at Risman Plaza

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