Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride

Important campus resources are highlighted at the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center's annual kickoff event

Each fall, the Kent State University Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center presents a semester kickoff event that provides networking opportunities for new and returning students, faculty and staff, as well as a chance to hear about the LGBTQ+ affirming organizations available on and off campus. 

LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
Photos by Andrea Hallgren

 

Students can meet with representatives from around the university and learn about campus resources and services. There are also fun activities and giveaways along with chances to win in a student bookstore scholarship drawing!

LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
Photo by Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing

 

An Event Kicks Off Each Semester

LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
Photo by Andrea Hallgren

Helping Kent State students feel welcomed, safe and included is at the heart of the university's values, and students who feel a sense of belonging have greater success both socially and academically. 

For the spring semester, the center partners with Kent State's Women’s Center, Student Multicultural Center, Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services for Spring Unite Game Night. It is "an evening of games, food, and unity" during which students play board games, Nintendo Switch and Twister to create connections, fellowship and explore identity.

LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
Meghan Schwind, assistant director of the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center, shares information about the center's annual "Flashes of Pride" poster campaign. Photo by Andrea Hallgren. 
LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
Photo by Andrea Hallgren

Ken Ditlevson, director of the Kent State LGBTQ+ Center, said, "I want to give a big 'shout out' to all of our campus and community partners for helping us have another successful LGBTQ+ Kickoff for the fall 2024 semester!"

LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024
Photo by Andrea Hallgren

Header photo by Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing.

POSTED: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 02:57 PM
Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2024 02:31 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Andrea Hallgren, photographer and Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing