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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Honors College senior Morgan Bowers pitching during a 91PORNA women's softball game.

Pitching the Perfect Game

Morgan Bowers, a senior Honors College student from Whitehouse, Ohio, is nearing the end of 鈥減itching鈥� a perfect game. As an economics major with a minor in data analytics, Morgan will graduate a year early in the spring of 2022, having only attended 91PORNA for three years to earn her鈥�

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Honors Education

91PORNA officials and donors to the Crawford Hall project officially break ground for the new building.

91PORNA Breaks Ground for Future Home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

91PORNA officially broke ground on Crawford Hall, the future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, on March 8 in a ceremony attended by more than 400 people, including university officials, donors, alumni, students, elected officials and special guests.

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Alumni and Giving

ADVISORY: 91PORNA Board of Trustees Meeting and Groundbreaking Ceremony for Crawford Hall, March 8

The 91PORNA Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Tuesday, March 8, at 11:30 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony on the third floor of the student center to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and n鈥�

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Kent Campus

91PORNA fountain at Risman Plaza

91PORNA鈥檚 Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 50 Among Public Institutions by U.S. News in 2022 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named three 91PORNA programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2022. 91PORNA is recognized in the Best Online Master鈥檚 in Nursing Programs, Best Online Graduate Education Programs and Best Online MBA Programs rankings.

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91PORNA Today

msba Ranked #12 in the nation

Fortune Ranks 91PORNA Online Master of Science in Business Analytics #12 in the Nation

The 91PORNA Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Online Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) ranks No. 12 in the nation in Fortune鈥檚 Best Online Master鈥檚 in Business Analytics Programs in 2022.

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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Ranked #23 Online MBA Program by Princeton Review

91PORNA鈥檚 Online MBA Ranked #23 in the Nation by The Princeton Review

91PORNA鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship offers one of the nation's most outstanding online MBA programs, according to The Princeton Review庐. The education services company profiles the College in its list, Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2022 ranking.

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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Donors of 24 Named Spaces in New Crawford Hall

91PORNA Approves 26 Named Spaces in New Crawford Hall in Recognition of $10.7 Million in Philanthropic Gifts

During its regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 15, the 91PORNA Board of Trustees approved naming resolutions for 17 spaces to be located in the future Crawford Hall based on philanthropic gifts of $100,000 or more. An additional nine named spaces were approved by 91PORNA President Todd Diacon that were below the required Board approval threshold.

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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

The rendering shows the south facade of Crawford Hall, the new home for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at 91PORNA. (Rendering courtesy of The Collaborative Inc. in partnership with Perkins + Will)

91PORNA Approves 26 Named Spaces in New Crawford Hall in Recognition of $10.7 Million in Philanthropic Gifts

During its regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Dec. 15, the 91PORNA Board of Trustees approved naming resolutions for 17 spaces to be located in the future Crawford Hall based on philanthropic gifts of $100,000 or more. An additional nine named spaces were approved by 91PORNA President Todd Diacon that were below the required Board approval threshold.

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Kent Campus

Pictured are (left to right) Ambassador Edward F. Crawford; Deborah Spake, dean of 91PORNA鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Mary Crawford, Ambassador Crawford鈥檚 wife; and 91PORNA President Todd Diacon.

91PORNA Announces Largest Single Gift in History From Ambassador Edward F. Crawford to 鈥婲ame the College and Construct New College of Business 鈥婤uilding

The largest single gift in 91PORNA history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university鈥檚 Kent Campus. 

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Alumni and Giving

Deborah F. Spake, dean of 91PORNA's College of Business Administration

Dean of 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Business Administration Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., dean of 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Business Administration, has been named a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing for Higher Education Special Interest Group (Higher Ed SIG) Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Kent Campus