Awards and Honors
Honors College Student Elena Neoh Named Recipient of 2019 Golden Flash Award
Elena Neoh, a human resource management major with a creative writing minor, has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Golden Flash Award. According to the website for the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Alumni Association, which sponsors the award, the Golden Flash Award recognizes a student who “promotes Kent St…2018 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Winners
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs honored the following faculty members for their outstanding work in research, scholarship and mentoring: 2018 Outstanding Research & Scholarship Awardees Fabio J. Polanco, MFA School of Theatre and Dance Gregory C. Smit…
2019 President's Award of Distinction Recipients Announced
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Beverly J. Warren recently presented seven Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction.
PNC Honors Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Achievers
Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development.
Flash Forward
Goldwater Scholars Two Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University undergraduate students have been awarded prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards the scholarships annually to students studying mathematics, nat…
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Ranks in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report
In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.
PNC Honors Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Achievers
Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Trumbull Dean Lance Grahn Earns Community Star Award
Lance Grahn, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Trumbull’s dean and chief administrative officer, was recently named as one of this year’s Community Star award recipients.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Named a Military Friendly School for 10 Consecutive Years
For the 10th consecutive time, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has earned the 2019-2020 Military Friendly School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students.