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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Online MBA Program Ranks in Top 100 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.

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U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan displays the Congressional Award Silver Medal, presented to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University nursing student Austin Croft in Henderson Hall, home of the College of Nursing.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Nursing Student Recognized With the Congressional Award Silver Medal

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan presented ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.

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Pictured (left to right) are Bradley Keefer, Mindy Farmer, Laura Davis, Burt Logan of the Ohio History Connection, Lori Boes and Mark Seeman. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection)

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University employees and Flash, the university mascot, take part in a spinning class. For the third year in a row, the American Heart Association has recognized ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì for its workplace wellness program.

American Heart Association Honors ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Workplace Wellness for Third Consecutive Year

Employers who invest in their employees by promoting a culture of health with comprehensive workplace wellness practices, evidence-based policies and programs and senior leadership support create a genuine value proposition for their employees. This often translates into improved employee engagem…

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Again Ranked in Coveted Top Tier of Best National Universities by U.S. News

In a class by itself, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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. Each year, students and their parents rely on the magazine’s annual Best Colleges rankings to h…

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Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award

Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University President Beverly …

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University President Beverly …

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Donor Stephanie Smith (center) celebrates with the recipient, a communication studies student, of the Arnold & Dorothy Danes Book Scholarship which is named in honor of her parents.

School Honors Top Students at Scholarships and Awards Reception

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University School of Communication Studies (COMM) hosted its annual Scholarships and Student Awards Reception on Friday, April 20, with nearly 80 students, parents, donors, faculty and staff members in attendance.   The ceremony celebrated the successful academic year of the sc…

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University public relations students (left to right) Arkayla Tenney-Howard, Ashley Purnell, Molly Spillman, Samantha Ross and Abigail Winternitz are finalists in the national Bateman Case Study Competition.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Team Places in Top Three Nationally for PR Campaign Focused on Childhood Cancer Research Funding

A team of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University public relations students are finalists in the national Bateman Case Study Competition after working on a public relations campaign that would increase funding for childhood cancer research. Each year, the annual competition, hosted by the Public Relations Student …

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WKSU Awarded General Excellence OAPME Prize for Fourth Year

M.L. Schultze named Reporter of the Year WKSU staff was honored with 11 awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors (OAPME) in a ceremony held March 24 in Columbus, Ohio. Top honors went to WKSU for General Excellence – Radio, the fourth consecutive year the newsroom earned the acknowledg…

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