Awards and Honors

Kent State’s College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing

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Mary Bacha (right), a lecturer in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, instructs students in the Olga A. Mural Simulation Lab located in Henderson Hall.

The Society for Diversity Honors Kent State for Serving as a National Model for Workplace Inclusion

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Lisa Givan (left), Alfreda Brown (middle) and Dana Lawless-Andric, all from Kent State's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, display the Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award that was presented to the university.

WKSU Named Best Radio News Operation in Ohio

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WKSU News staff members work on their stories in the station's newsroom.

Kent State Receives “Great College to Work For” Recognition for Eighth Time

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Janice Lessman-Moss (left), professor of textile arts at Kent State University, works with a student on a weaving loom in the Center for the Visual Arts.

Kent State University Airport Designated Airport of the Year

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Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Kent State University Airport. The Kent State University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.

Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition

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David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, reads a poem during the River of Words poetry reading in the center’s Poetry Park.

The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant

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David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, reads a poem during the River of Words poetry reading in the center’s Poetry Park.

Kent State University Airport Designated Airport of the Year

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Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Kent State University Airport. The Kent State University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.

Educator, Pioneering Scientist and Visionary Owen Lovejoy Receives Kent State’s Highest Honor

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Todd Diacon, Kent State’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, places the President’s Medal on Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy as Kent State President Beverly Warren watches.

Women’s Golf Finishes Tied for Fifth at NCAA National Championships

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The Kent State women’s golf team finished tied for fifth at the 2017 NCAA National Championship.