Upward Bound: Sending Students Soaring for Nearly 50 Years

A group of upward bound students walking around Centennial Court

Success stories of the Upward Bound program can be found across Kent State University, from administrators and department heads to current students. “Many of us who are working here attribute our success to the Upward Bound program,” said Sonya Williams, executive director of the Office of University Outreach and Engagement with the Provost’s Office, which oversees the program. Williams is a product of Upward Bound, along with Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president for Student Affairs, and Mike Daniels, director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center. They a...

First Time Creating a Team

  1. Login to IMLeagues with your Kent State account
    • Click the blue button that says, “KSU Login”, which will initiate the Kent State SSO login
      • If you are already logged into your Kent State account in another tab (outlook, FlashLine, etc.), you will automatically be signed in.
      • If not, then use your Kent State credentials to login
    • Once logged in, click the image that says INTRAMURAL SPORTS with the IMLeagues logo
  2. After logging in, you will be directed to the Kent State home page on IMLe

How to Create A Team

All intramural registrations will occur on the IMLeagues website. Before creating your team, all potential team members should purchase an Intramural Sports Play-Pass from our membership website. The person creating the team will be recognized as the “team captain” to manage, and communicate on behalf of this team during their season. Once a team captain is determined, here’s how a team should be created:

Free Agents

Looking for a team? Individuals who are interested in an activity, but need a team to play on can sign up as a Free Agent. Free Agents are responsible for finding a team to join. To sign up as a free agent you must do the following:

Explore how you can utilize game-design elements in a college classroom. We will discuss why games are an effective means of supporting student learning and consider approaches, both large and small, that can transform your classroom into a playful space for discovery. 

Recent Kent State Grad Puts Multimedia Degree to Work at His Alma Mater   

Jaiden Morales in control room at Lorain High School

When Jaiden Morales, BS ‘22, was in high school in Lorain, Ohio, he joined a multimedia club and developed a love for digital media, which was fostered by a few guardian angels at his high school.  At Kent State’s fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited in high school. The Kent State program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at Lorain High School, where his future began.  “I was just kind of trying to find mys...

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