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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.    

LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024

Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the Kent State Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.

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Global Block Party 2024

Music, activities, games and fun brought together Kent State's international students for a global block party.

Convocation 2024

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. 

KSU Kickoff 2024

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 ÐãÉ«app family. 

Incoming students cheer at 2024 freshman convocation.

Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when ÐãÉ«app welcomed its Class of 2028 with a rocking pep rally at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at Kent State.

For the past month, ÐãÉ«app has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

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Summer at Behind The Brain Plaza

Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus. 

First-year students moved into Kent State residence halls on Aug. 13

Kent State's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.

still need help with your FAFSA?

ÐãÉ«app’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.