Awards and Honors
Kent State鈥檚 Herb Page to Coach International Team at 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France
Herb Page, Kent State University鈥檚 director of golf and head men鈥檚 golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup on July 6-8 at Evian Resort Golf Club in France. Page will team with Stanford University head women鈥檚 coach 鈥
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Alumni Award Recipients
2017 Honorees Centennial Award Carol Wilder, Ph.D., '74 - Wilder is a writer, teacher and filmmaker based in New York City and Long Island. She is professor of Media Studies at The New School, where from 1995-2007 she was Associate Dean and Chair of Media Studies and Film鈥
School of Communication Studies
Kent State鈥檚 College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing
The National League for Nursing has again designated Kent State University鈥檚 College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence for 2017-2022 in the category of 鈥淎dvance the Science of Nursing Education.鈥 The use of leading-edge educational technology allows the college鈥檚 students to learn and practice th鈥
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The Society for Diversity Honors Kent State for Serving as a National Model for Workplace Inclusion
Kent State University is receiving national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity is presenting the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award. For the past eight yea鈥
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WKSU Named Best Radio News Operation in Ohio
WKSU reporters have won nine awards in the Ohio鈥檚 Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work created in 2016. Highlights of WKSU honors include Best Radio Ne鈥
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Kent State Receives 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 Recognition for Eighth Time
University is only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list Kent State University is being recognized for the eighth time as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities. Now in its 10th year, the 鈥淕reat Colleges to鈥
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Kent State University Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association鈥檚 mission of promoting aviation by providing a鈥
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Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th鈥
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The Ford Foundation to Support the Poetry Coalition With $200,000 Grant
Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center to benefit from grant The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy 鈥
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Kent State University Airport Designated Airport of the Year
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association鈥檚 mission of promoting aviation by providing a鈥
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