Freshmen
![Pres. Diacon and Kent State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K Pres. Diacon and Kent State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230818-block%20k_RD-00041.jpg?VersionId=eO2W9odLMa7LKNifnMpzhMYiVTQibhfh&itok=_Tv4FPrb)
President Diacon added his support as the Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.
![Alpha Lambda Delta officers of the Kent State chapter stand under a balloon arch with gold colored ALD letter-shaped balloons in front of them.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/ALD%20Induction%202023.jpg?VersionId=wQ8HEg_FD_EK2InytKGBA_GrNk1EtQDK&h=d0155321&itok=RjHcE0Eo)
![Photo of the outside of the Honors College on a fall day, with two students sitting on a swing.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2815%29_1.jpeg?VersionId=YDhgz0AOer34mrPI.eRo8ZDEPt6CX4_e&h=2acae37d&itok=IGEE9fOL)
![Student Green Sunset](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/page/studentGreen%202.jpg?VersionId=yLuIV25FOlZ0oItubrNDjxryTWEg0p8D&h=199d8c1f&itok=bX8M8sYi)
![Honors students observe the instructor, as class is taught in the Honors College Library, which was converted to be used as additional classroom space for the 2020-2021 academic year.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/201013_Honors_classrooms_RD_01809%20%281%29_0.jpg?VersionId=kWDBpHjcgnpUi8RwXx.SaOHP5DFIOV9a&h=c2eb5d75&itok=XRV6MGAx)
![First-year students read May 4 books for the Common Reading Experience.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Common%20Reading.jpg?VersionId=2ZHriwbxwIsjf9RREKFcVMoNDwFMT4kY&h=145ff997&itok=sUQVhlyO)
Kent State’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
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