Awards and Honors
91²Ö¿â Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site
The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized 91²Ö¿â with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.
American Heart Association Honors 91²Ö¿â’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…
91²Ö¿â Again Ranked in Coveted Top Tier of Best National Universities by U.S. News
In a class by itself, 91²Ö¿â 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…
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.91²Ö¿â President Beverly J. W…
91²Ö¿â 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.91²Ö¿â President Beverly J. W…
School Honors Top Students at Scholarships and Awards Reception
The 91²Ö¿â 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…
91²Ö¿â Team Places in Top Three Nationally for PR Campaign Focused on Childhood Cancer Research Funding
A team of 91²Ö¿â 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 …
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…
Arbor Day Foundation Honors 91²Ö¿â With Tree Campus USA Recognition for 10th Consecutive Year
Trees fill the sky every season as far as the eye can see as 91²Ö¿â students walk down the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus. Large oaks provide shade on a warm summer day, glistening maple trees leave a blanket of orange and red on the ground as students move back into the residenc…
91²Ö¿â Named a Military Friendly School for Nine Straight Years
For the ninth consecutive year, 91²Ö¿â has earned the 2018 Military Friendly® School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spo…
