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Student Life

Blastoff! 2025

IN A FLASH: 3-2-1: BLASTOFF!

BLASTOFF! is the final event of KSU Kickoff welcoming new students and celebrating the start of the semester on the day before fall classes begin.

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Convocation 2025

Convocation Officially Welcomes Kent State's Class of 2029

A high-energy rally welcomed Kent State's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued. 

Tags: Convocation , Freshmen , University News , KSU Kickoff , Student Life

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Late Night at The Library 2024.

IN A FLASH: Late Night at The Library

Each year as part of KSU Kickoff, Kent State's University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library. 

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Group of first-gen students

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Alumni Tell a Tale of Success for TRIO Student Support Services

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ is celebrating another five years of federal funding for its TRIO Student Support Services program that helps propel first-generation college students, students from limited-income backgrounds and students with disabilities to academic success.

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Student volunteers help new students move into their residence halls.

Movin’ on Up: Students Begin Arriving at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡for the 2025 Fall Semester

Filled-to-the-brim plastic totes, computers, desk lamps, excited students and harried parents – it’s the first day of move-in for Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.

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Lisa O'Connell Receives Her Degree at Kent State's August 2025 Ceremony

‘I’m Looking Forward to It; Crossing the Stage as a Graduate, Instead of as a Planner'

After planning and supporting hundreds of ceremonies and events at Kent State, Lisa O'Connell, director of University Events and Protocol, got a graduate's-eye-view of summer commencement ceremonies as she walked the stage to receive her graduate degree as part of Kent State's Class of 2025. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , Commencement

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Education Abroad Galapagos Islands.

IN A FLASH: Chasing Darwin

This summer, a group of Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime education-abroad experience in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. 

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Fashion designer Christian Siriano meets with Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡School of Fashion students.

Christian Siriano: ‘Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Interns Are Always Amazing’

Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ School of Fashion students to practice their craft with dedication, accept criticism and learn from it, but to remember that they will never please everyone.

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A new Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ graduate smiles as she holds her diploma during her commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡)

Cheers to the Summer Class of 2025: Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates New Graduates

The Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2025 will be recognized with a commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9. 

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The fountain at the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Student Memorial Garden.

IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation

Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡students who have died. 

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