Awards and Honors
°µÍø½ûÇø Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Eighth Consecutive Year
°µÍø½ûÇø has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Heather White…
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°µÍø½ûÇø's Executive MBA Program Achieves Top Tier Global Ranking by CEO Magazine
The Executive MBA program at °µÍø½ûÇø’s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking. CEO Magazine has been showcasing top business schools from around the globe since it first launched in 2008. In 2012, the publication …
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°µÍø½ûÇø Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University’s Diversity Awards
Molly Merryman, °µÍø½ûÇø associate professor of sociology and founding director of the °µÍø½ûÇø Women’s Center, has been awarded the university’s 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with °µÍø½ûÇø who have …
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University Business Magazine Honors °µÍø½ûÇø for Being a "Model of Excellence"
°µÍø½ûÇø is one of 17 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine, a leading publication for senior managers at colleges and universities throughout the United States, in its Winter 2015 Models of Excellence recognition program. The Models of Excel…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Receives 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award
°µÍø½ûÇø is the recipient of the 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The center is committed to setting the standard for excellence in supporting students at critical junctures in the educational pipeline, and it seeks to promote intentional and integrative connections within and across institutions and educational sectors to enhance the student transition experience.
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°µÍø½ûÇø's Jordan Italiano Named Finalist for Campbell Trophy and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete
°µÍø½ûÇø football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected as a 2015 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano is the first °µÍø½ûÇø player to …
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°µÍø½ûÇø's College of Business Administration Remains on Princeton Review's Best Business Schools List
°µÍø½ûÇø’s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review’s Best 295 Business Schools: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories based on how student…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Third Year in a Row
°µÍø½ûÇø’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a third consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected °µÍø½ûÇø as a recip…
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°µÍø½ûÇø's College of Education, Health and Human Services Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Winners
°µÍø½ûÇø’s College of Education, Health and Human Services will honor seven distinguished alumni at its sixth annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. in the °µÍø½ûÇø Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and includ…
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°µÍø½ûÇø School of Communication Studies to Honor Alumni and Professor Emeritus
°µÍø½ûÇø’s School of Communication Studies will host the sixth Centennial Award Celebration on Friday, Oct. 2, to honor two alumni and one professor emeritus. The annual event is an opportunity for the school’s alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate and recognize the …
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