Student Life

Flash Focus Lilly Kensicki

Flash Focus: Lilly Kensicki

Meet Lilly Kensicki, a mechatronics engineering technology major from Parma, Ohio. Think of the phrase “well-rounded student,” and you should think of Kensicki.  

Tags: Profiles, Students First, Student Life

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9/11 Flags Memorial

Student Creates Moving Memorial to 9/11

A Kent State University student honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a display of 2,977 American flags on the campus student green this week.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Zombie Apocalypse 2024

How to Stop a Zombie Attack ... With a Marshmallow

The annual "Zombie Apocalypse" event, presented by Kent State Navigators early in the fall semester, offers a fun activity for students.

Tags: Student Organizations, Diverse Kent State, Student Life, Fall Semester, Community & Society

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A member of the United Greek Council interacts with Mittie Davis Jones, a member of Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

United Greek Council Registers Voters on Campus

United Greek Council held a voter registration event in Risman Plaza this week. Members of Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. in Cleveland collaborated with the students.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community and Society

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Voter Registration Event 2023

Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest

The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by Kent State Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.

Tags: Elections, Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Students First, Kent Student Center, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, University News, student athlete, President Todd Diacon, Kent State Athletics, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Mountain scene on The Rock

IN A FLASH: "Rock-y" Mountain Art

"The Rock" on the Kent Campus has worn many messages and many, many coats of paint. This week it displayed something unique. 

Tags: The Rock, University News, Arts & Culture, Student Life, Diverse Kent State

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Honors College Welcome Event 2024

IN A FLASH: Welcome Honors College Class of 2028!

A special event welcomed Kent State's first-year Honors College students to Fall Semester 2024. 

Tags: Fall Semester, Freshmen, Honors College, Student Life, Students First

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The new Sensory Wellbeing Space on the Kent Campus.

New Sensory Wellbeing Space Opens on Kent Campus

A space inside the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been renovated to serve as the new Sensory Wellbeing Space where neurodiverse students and their allies can find a welcoming and inclusive environment for gathering or study.

Tags: Research & Science, Student Life, Students First, Diverse Kent State

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Flash Focus: Bryson Bodo

Flash Focus: Bryson Bodo

Meet Bryson Bodo, a biology major with a pre-medicine concentration from Unionport, Ohio, and a member of Kent State University’s Honors College. 

Tags: Profiles, Students First, Student Life

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2024 Fall Food Truck Series

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tags: Fall Semester, Student Life, University Culinary Services, Fork in the Road!, Community & Society, Community Impact

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