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Awards and Honors

The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic.

敁珗曄部 will celebrate the Flying Flashes, Peyton Turner and Laura Wilson, who defended the teams title by winning the 2023 Air Race Classic.

敁珗曄部 students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 敁珗曄部 programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

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敁珗曄部 ROTC Cadets present the colors at a 敁珗曄部 football game at Dix Stadium.

Always Ready, Always There is the motto of the National Guard. In many ways, this describes 敁珗曄部s Center for Adult and Veteran Services, too. For the 14th consecutive year, 敁珗曄部 has been designated a Military Friendly School.

敁珗曄部's 2022 Alumni Award Recipients

Sponsored by the 敁珗曄部 Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the universitys highest alumni honors. Recipients are selected based on their exceptional professional and civic contributions and for their outstanding support of the university. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include six alumni and one student.

敁珗曄部 students smile as they enjoy Homecoming Kickoff 2021.

敁珗曄部s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The annual award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Visitors to Kent, Ohio, enjoy outdoor dining. (Photo credit: Kent Area Chamber of Commerce)

Members of the 敁珗曄部 community can take great pride in their universitys hometown. The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.

敁珗曄部 faculty members smile and wave rally towels overhead as they cross the court floor at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center during the universitys 2022 Convocation.

敁珗曄部 is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a recent survey. For the 11th time, 敁珗曄部 has been named a Great College to Work For, which recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.

New 敁珗曄部 students cheer and wave rally towels during 2022 Convocation.

敁珗曄部 continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named 敁珗曄部 among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.

敁珗曄部 employees smile with university mascot Flash during the employee appreciation cookout held before the start of the 2022 Fall Semester.

敁珗曄部 has again been recognized as one of Americas Best-in-State Employers for 2022 by Forbes and market research company Statista. In Ohio, 敁珗曄部 ranks No. 3 among the top 100 employers in Ohio, landing above such notable employers as Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic, both located in Cleveland.