Awards and Honors
Kent State鈥檚 Stephanie Haugh Named the MAC鈥檚 2015 Bob James Award Winner
Stephanie Haugh of Kent State University鈥檚 women鈥檚 soccer team has been named the female recipient of the 2015 Bob James Memorial Award by the Mid-American Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives. The announcement was made by the league office today. In its 27th year, the Bob James Memorial Aw鈥
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Kent State Remains Only Ohio Institution Named a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥
For a fifth time, university employees give Kent State high marks Kent State University is being recognized again as one of the nation鈥檚 best. Kent State has been selected as one of this year鈥檚 鈥淕reat Colleges to Work For鈥 by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation鈥檚 number one source o鈥
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Kent State Named to 2014 President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Kent State University has been named to the 2014 President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Se鈥
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WKSU Offers Updated Weekend Line-up Beginning July 11
WKSU is changing its Saturday and Sunday program schedules starting on Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12. The station is adding The Moth Radio Hour and moving Snap Judgment to Saturdays, creating a 鈥渟torytelling block鈥 with This American Life beginning at noon. Radiolab moves to 3 p.m. An鈥
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Kent State and the City of Kent Honored With Catalytic Partnership Award
Kent State University and the city of Kent, Ohio, were awarded the inaugural Catalytic Partnership Award for their collaboration to revitalize downtown Kent and improve the connectivity of the campus and the city. The Greater Ohio Policy Center established the Catalytic Partnership Award this year 鈥
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WKSU Wins Nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards
WKSU was honored by the Press Club of Cleveland with nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony on June 5 at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The station won four first-place and the best-in-show award for Best Newscast, which WKSU staff received for the second year in a 鈥
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Kent State鈥檚 Linda Zucca Named Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator
Linda Zucca, Ph.D., CPA, chair of the Department of Accounting in Kent State University鈥檚 College of Business Administration, received the Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator award from the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) for her continued efforts to advance student learning. &n鈥
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Kent State's Gianna Commito to Receive 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize
Kent State University's Gianna Commito, an associate professor who teaches painting in its School of Art, has been named the recipient of a 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize. Commito will be presented with one of two Emerging Artist Awards at this year鈥檚 ceremony, to be held at the Cleve鈥
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Kent State Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society
Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in Kent State University鈥檚 Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Society鈥檚 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her 鈥
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Kent State University Press Wins 2015 PROSE Award
The Kent State University Press received a 2015 PROSE Award in the Single Volume 鈥 Humanities & Social Sciences category for 鈥淲earable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials, and Mechanics鈥 by Susan W. Greene. Sponsored by the Association of American Publishers, the PROSE Awards annually recogniz鈥
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