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A Mom's Cookies Connect With Students

As a student, a sweet treat can be more than just a sweet treat; it can provide comfort, excitement, and joy, especially during stressful and sad days. Over the past few months, one treat in particular has become a campus favorite: Sugar cookies. That students can find at Rosie’s, Eastway, and Bistro. 

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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Chem-O-Ween 2025

IN A FLASH: This is CHEM-O-WEEN!

The fifth annual Chem-O-Ween, presented by Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was its biggest and most exciting to date. It featured Halloween-themed activities, contests and four different themed rooms hosting fun and fascinating scientific demonstrations.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Student Life , Students First , Fall Semester

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Flash Focus: Marching Golden Flashes Drum Majors

Meet Merilee, Bailey, Brittany and Julia, the four students serving as the Kent State Marching Band drum majors for 2025.

Tags: Profiles , Student Life , Students First

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Kent Student Center Trick-or-Treat 2024

IN A FLASH: Scaring Up Treats In The Student Center

The second annual Kent State Trick-or-Treat in the Kent Student Center is happening on Fri. Oct 31 from 3-5 p.m and will be followed by the Flashes Activities Board's Boo Bash from 4-6 p.m.

Tags: Students First , Student Organizations , Undergraduate Student Government , Kent Student Center , Student Life

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PRSSA Kent Halloween Social 2025

IN A FLASH: 'A Nightmare On PR Street'

Any public relations professional may have to handle a "nightmare scenario" in crisis communications. The Kent State chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America explored these challenges in their annual Halloween social.

Tags: Students First , Public Relations , Community Impact , kent state school of media and journalism

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Flash Focus: Liberty Prosser

Meet Liberty Prosser, a graduate student furthering her studies in criminology and criminal justice after having graduated from Kent State in 2025, with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees – one in sociology with a concentration in social problems, deviance and crime, and another degree in criminology and justice studies with a minor in forensic anthropology.

Tags: Profiles , Student Life , Students First , Department of Sociology and Criminology

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Academic Success Center: ‘We’re Here for Everyone’

Kent State University’s Academic Success Center continues to grow and evolve with the help of staff, faculty and students, offering a wide range of free services designed to help students succeed.  

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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‘I’m Not Going to Stop Until There’s a “Ph.D.” Next to My Name’

Delonte Goodman is a graduate student in Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He will complete his master's program in mechatronics in December, before moving on to his doctoral program in the spring semester. He is active in multiple student and professional organizations at Kent State that enhance and complement his studies and also allow him to assist and mentor undergraduate students. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering , Graduate Studies , Research & Science , Students First , Design at Kent State

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Buzzing With Excitement on Pollinator Day

Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the Kent State University Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.

Tags: Students First , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science , University News , Community Impact

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School of Art Student Artwork Sale 2025.

IN A FLASH: Sharing Their Inspirations

As part of the Art Without Limits event, students in the School of Art shared their creations in an art sale.

Tags: College of the Arts , School of Art , Center for the Visual Arts , Students First , Arts & Culture

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