NSO is a great way to help you navigate your way through the first few days – and your first semester – on our campus. Join us to explore how to college, balancing priorities, smart financial planning and campus hacks, campus tour and light refreshments.
Meet the Fellows
Flash Fellows Program 2026 Cohort
- Ana Beatriz Camacho Lopes (‘27)
- Ava Hirsch (‘27)
- Braden Goloja (‘27)
- Cooper Pontis (‘28)
- Denajah Spivey (‘28)
- Dominic Chifulini (‘27)
Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night” and “Alone at the Drive-In Movie,” recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the sound...
Request a Custom Training
Want to level up your entire executive board or student staff? We can bring the training to you! If you would like to inquire about creating a custom CPE Training specific to your student group or department, please email Austen Shipley at ahsiple4@kent.edu to learn more.
What You'll Learn
The training covers eight core foundational modules designed to give you practical skills you can use immediately:
Hybrid Classroom Model
As students, you are busy and we value your time. While traditional CPE programs require 12 hours of classroom time, Kent State has adapted this initiative into a streamlined, hybrid 5-hour program with independent pre-work and day-of group work. You get the full depth of the national certification in one half-day training session!
2026 Award Winners
Student Leadership Awards 2026
Outstanding Student Leader
- Amorae Lyles
- Hannah Sietz
- Mackenzie Guy
Emerging Student Leader
- Arslan Kalandrov
Distinguished Senior
- Ana Hasselbusch
- Ronshai Jones
Unsung Hero
- Michael Noga
Kent State Impact
- Haley Dunham
Outstanding Academic Achievement
- Isha Gupta
Kent State Spirit
- Connor Piotrowski
Golden Flash Service Award
- Jacob Rathkopf
Symposium
June 19, 2026 · Kigali
Kent State University will host a high-level symposium to formally unveil the proposed Kent State University Rwanda and convene leaders from government, academia and industry.
Kent State University Rwanda
A new chapter in a long-standing partnership.
Kent State University Rwanda will represent the formal expansion of Kent State University’s presence in Rwanda through an academic and collaborative hub in Kigali.