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Chef Showcase Fall 2024

Students Sample Delicious and Fun Cuisine at Chef Showcase Event

Students were treated to special culinary creations prepared by some of the university's top chefs, along with a chance to win prizes at a Chef Showcase event at Eastway Center and the DI Hub. 

Tags: University Culinary Services, Nutrition Awareness, Students First, DI Hub, Student Life

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Late Night at the Library

PHOTOS: KSU Kickoff Wraps Up

Kent State University concluded the first week of fall classes with a series of events designed to welcome students back to campus. KSU Kickoff continued with Late Night at the Library. Students socialized over free pizza and Handel's ice cream while enjoying a live DJ, dance party, games and giveaways.

Tags: Student Life, Students First

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STEM Workshop

Empowering Women in STEM

Kent State University at Stark recently hosted a hands-on STEM workshop aimed at inspiring young women in mathematics and science. Funded by the Mathematical Association of America’s Tensor Women & Mathematics Grant, the event was part of a larger initiative called the Mathematics Excellence for Girls in STEM program.

Tags: Research & Science, Students First

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Making the K 2024

IN A FLASH: The Fifth Anniversary of ‘Making the K’

Continuing a tradition that began in 2019, Kent State's incoming Class of 2028 came together to form a large "K" on Manchester Field.

Tags: University News, Students First, Freshmen, Transfer Students, Fall Semester, Convocation

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Flash Focus: Angelique Wong

Flash Focus: Angelique Wong

Meet Angelique Wong, a 2022 Fashion Design alumna and current graduate student from Silver Spring, Maryland, who is pursuing a master’s degree in emerging media and technology.    

Tags: Profiles, Students First, Student Life

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Crawford Hall

Crawford Hall Is Open for Business

Kent State University's new Crawford Hall officially opened its doors this week, welcoming students, faculty and staff to a cutting-edge academic facility for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, Students First

Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Convocation 2024

IN A FLASH: A Grand Kent State Welcome

The university welcomed Kent State's Class of 2024 in grand style at this year's convocation with inspirational speeches from university administrators,  rally towels, strobe lights, Golden Flash cheerleaders and the Marching Golden Flashes band. 

Tags: Transfer Students, Freshmen, Convocation, Students First, University News, Student Life, Fall Semester

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KSU Kickoff 2024

IN A FLASH: Kicking Off Fall Semester

Kent State welcomes new students each fall with KSU Kickoff – two days of activities that help them get to know campus and its resources as they join our Kent State University family. 

Tags: KSU Kickoff, Fall Semester, Students First, Student Life, Freshmen, Transfer Students

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still need help with your FAFSA?

FAFSA Troubles? Help and Financial Aid Are Still Available

Kent State University’s financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First

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A new Kent State University graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Kent State University)

Kent State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony

The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

Tags: University News, Students First, Commencement, Summer Commencement, alumni-news

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