Student Life

Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panelists Talking

The Kent State Leadership Center features panels of students and faculty talking about their leadership journeys. As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, the center hosted a Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panel. 

Kent State Today
Fall Fest 2023 horse-drawn carriage rides

Students lined up to get a free beanie and take a ride on a horse-drawn carriage at Flash Activities Board’s Fall Fest on Wednesday, Oct. 11. With hot apple cider and donuts in hand, students either played cornhole or sat on hay while listening to the live calypso music.

Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

A Kent State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

Flash the Mascot being served a piece of his birthday cake by a student 2023

Everybody's heard about the bird! Oct. 12 is Flash's 38th birthday!

Graduate student Lilian Keister takes part in an exercise during a peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda.

Her first education abroad experience gave graduate student Lilian Keister an up-close view of a culture rooted in kindness and forgiveness.

 

Kier Gaines and Angelique Daniels

The two-hour Mental Health Campaign kickoff, which was held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 10, was well attended by the Kent State community. 

Hundreds of locks fastened to Kent's Main Street Bridge

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

Voter registration drive

Oct. 10 is the deadline for registering for this November’s election.