Awards and Honors
Two Division of Student Affairs Employees Recognized as 2020 President's Award of Distinction Recipients
The President’s Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership, and dedication to 91ֿ in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values. Nominees for the award must have dem…
91ֿ’s Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review
91ֿ’s College of Business Administration offers one of the nation’s most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.
91ֿ Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, 91ֿ has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.
91ֿ Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected 91ֿ 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.
91ֿ Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges
91ֿ shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 91ֿ is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in 91ֿ’s Department of Anthropology published its “prize-winning” research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
91ֿ Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
91ֿ’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 91ֿ as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
91ֿ Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
91ֿ brought home the gold after this year’s Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area’s best creative work in advertising.
91ֿ Captures MAC FAR Award in Women’s Sports
91ֿ has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.
Forbes Ranks 91ֿ Among Nation’s Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, 91ֿ has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of .