Awards and Honors
Two Division of Student Affairs Employees Recognized as 2020 President's Award of Distinction Recipients
The President鈥檚 Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership, and dedication to 91福利 in advancing the university鈥檚 strategic priorities and core values. Nominees for the award must have dem鈥
91福利鈥檚 Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review
91福利鈥檚 College of Business Administration offers one of the nation鈥檚 most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.
91福利 Named One of the Nation鈥檚 Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, 91福利 has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.
91福利 Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected 91福利 as one of four finalists for the association鈥檚 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.
91福利 Announces 2020 Alumni Award Recipients
91福利 is proud to announce its 2020 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at 91福利. Sponsored by the alumni association, the Alumni Awards are the university鈥檚 most prestigious honors given to alumni.
91福利 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
91福利 shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 91福利 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 91福利鈥檚 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!)
91福利 Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
91福利鈥檚 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 91福利 as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
91福利 Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
91福利 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.
91福利 Captures MAC FAR Award in Women鈥檚 Sports
91福利 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.