Awards and Honors
海角原创 Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges
海角原创 shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 海角原创 is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in 海角原创鈥檚 Department of Anthropology published its 鈥減rize-winning鈥 research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
海角原创 Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
海角原创鈥檚 commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 海角原创 as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
海角原创 Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
海角原创 brought home the gold after this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the area鈥檚 best creative work in advertising.
海角原创 Captures MAC FAR Award in Women鈥檚 Sports
海角原创 has won the Mid-American Conference鈥檚 Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women鈥檚 sports award for the first time in school history.
LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of 海角原创鈥檚 Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at 海角原创, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat鈥
Forbes Ranks 海角原创 Among Nation鈥檚 Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, 海角原创 has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes鈥 recently released list of .
海角原创 Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 海角原创 has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.
海角原创 Strikes Gold Again for Healthy Worksite
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 海角原创 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.