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Future roommates Kenzi Riley (left) and Canna Stephens (right) meet for the first time at Future Flash Day at Kent State University.

Incoming Students Experience Campus, Get Excited for Fall at Future Flash Days

Future Flash Days, when admitted students and their families visit the Kent Campus, enjoyed another successful year for 2023. Nearly 1,300 students from 24 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, experienced what it is like to be a Golden Flash.

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Graphic for a video game created by AGD students

Animation Game Design Soars to the Top 50 of Princeton Review

The Princeton Review’s 2023 rankings of top undergraduate schools for game design have been released, and the Kent State University College of Applied and Technical Studies Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design (AGD) program broke through the top 50 as one of the best programs in game design studies.
 

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Undergrad researcher at ESDRI symposium

“This is, by far, my favorite event of anything we do here.”

Kent State's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.

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Two students in a lab.

New Research Funding Plan ‘Changes the Game’

Following Kent State’s designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.

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Students on Manchester Beach

IN A FLASH: Catching Rays on Manchester Beach

Students found many ways to enjoy the summer-like days this week.

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Student Employee Appreciation Week Banner at UCM

It’s Student Employee Appreciation Week at Kent State!

Each year colleges and universities across the country recognize the importance of the student work experience during National Student Employment Week. Here at Kent State, we celebrate Student Employee Appreciation Week and dedicate this week to celebrating and recognizing on-campus student employees.

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Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s Headlines

Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.

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College of the Arts Faculty Award Winners Pose at the 2023 University Honors Banquet

‘We Continue to Create New Successes Together’

More than 200 Kent State employees were honored with numerous distinctions as awards and recognitions were presented to staff and faculty members for their excellence and dedication at the University Honors Banquet.

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Student Employee Awards Celebration

Students Shine at Inaugural Student Employee Awards Celebration

Career Exploration and Development hosted its first Student Employee Awards Celebration to kick off Kent State University’s Student Employee Appreciation Week.

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