Student Life
Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.
Music, activities, games and fun brought together »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s international students for a global block party.
The university welcomed »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s Class of 2024 in grand style at this year's convocation with inspirational speeches from university administrators, rally towels, strobe lights, Golden Flash cheerleaders and the Marching Golden Flashes band.
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ welcomes new students each fall with KSU Kickoff – two days of activities that help them get to know campus and its resources as they join our »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ family.
Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ welcomed its Class of 2028 with a rocking pep rally at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
For the past month, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.
Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus.
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.
With recreational marijuana sales now underway in Ohio, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ officials are reminding the campus community that marijuana use remains prohibited on all university properties.