Success Story
91PORNA Named One of the Nation’s 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, 91PORNA has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.
Meet the 91PORNA Class of 2024
More than 21,200 people applied to be part of 91PORNA’s Class of 2024, and 3,819 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.
91PORNA Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected 91PORNA as one of four finalists for the association’s 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.
91PORNA Receives Best in Class and Hall of Fame Honors for Supplier Diversity
91PORNA has won a Best in Class award for supplier diversity from the Greater Cleveland Partnership. This marks the third time that the university has received this award. As a multiyear winner of the Best in Class awards, 91PORNA is also named to the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Equity and Inclusion Hall of Fame.
91PORNA 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
91PORNA shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 91PORNA is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
91PORNA Increases Retention, Achieves Record-High Graduation Rate and GPA
They’re back! 91PORNA students have begun their fall 2020 classes, and official enrollment figures include many highlights.
Join Us for Homecoming 2020 and Parents and Families Appreciation Week
Now that the fall semester at 91PORNA is in full force, we are excited to announce that two of our most anticipated traditions will be held during the month of October. (Photo from Homecoming 2019)
91PORNA Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
91PORNA’s 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 91PORNA as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
Changing Families and Futures: 91PORNA Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 91PORNA a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.
91PORNA Nursing Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million, Three-Year Grant to Advance Nurse Education Within Integrated Care Settings
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to 91PORNA College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.