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Student Life

Pres. Diacon and Kent State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K

IN A FLASH: Underscoring the "K"

President Diacon added his support as the  Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.

Tags: University News, Student Life, KSU Kickoff, Freshmen, Students First, Community Impact

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The Kent State LARP (Live Action Role Play) Club Ohtari promotes good sportsmanship

If Pokémon, Anime or LARP are Your Passions, Kent State has a Club for You

Kent State has unique clubs and organizations that just may have your name written all over them. 

Tags: Student Life, Arts and Culture, Community and Society

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Kent State researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes

Kent State researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester. 

Tags: Student Life, University News, Research & Science, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

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Students walking to class on Science Corridor, Fall 2023.

IN A FLASH: Back to Class

Classes for Fall Semester 2023 at Kent State began on Monday.

Tags: Student Life, Fall Semester, Students First, College of Aeronautics & Engineering

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Flash at Blastoff

A Week of Welcoming and Celebration

Students are back! Many events were held during KSU Kickoff 2023 to begin the fall semester. Let's break down the week’s fun.

Tags: Student Life

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

Kent State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023, Summer Commencement, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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Kent State President Todd Diacon welcomes the Class of 2027

‘That’s the Kent State Way. Freedom of Speech. Kindness and Respect.’

President Todd Diacon welcomed the Class of 2027 during a colorful and festive Convocation celebration, encouraging students to embrace the spirit of the university’s core values. A relatively new tradition on the Kent Campus, Convocation not only serves to get students excited for the start of their academic careers at Kent State but also to introduce the students to the deans and faculty for each of the university’s colleges.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Convocation

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Delonte Goodman participated in the SURE program under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D.

SURE Program Gave McNair Scholar New Challenge in Working with Liquid Crystals

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

Tags: University News, Research and Science, Student Life

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Students painting The Rock.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

Tags: The Rock, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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