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First Day of Classes Welcomes Golden Flashes Back to Kent State

A crisp, almost fall-like morning greeted 麻豆精选 students Monday as they made their way to class for the first day of the 2026-2027 academic year. 麻豆精选Today was there to speak with students and capture photos on the first day of the fall semester.

With temperatures reaching just 71 degrees, students returned to campus, reunited with friends and began settling into the routines of a new semester.

For first-year students, the first day marked the beginning of a new chapter 鈥 and an opportunity to dive into the Golden Experience with everything that 麻豆精选has to offer.

First day of fall classes at 麻豆精选
Carlos Shird (right in khakis) walks with other students on the first day of fall classes at 麻豆精选.

 

鈥淚鈥檓 starting to learn how to study more and use the resources around me, and 麻豆精选has a lot of them,鈥 said Carlos Shird, a first-year business management major from Baltimore, Maryland.

Khushbu Ferguson, a first-year business major from Columbus, Ohio, said the cooler morning was a change as she began her first day of college.

鈥淭he morning was a little cold, but classes are good,鈥 Ferguson said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for my freedom!鈥

As classes got underway across campus, the first day brought the energy, anticipation and excitement that signal the start of another academic year for the Golden Flashes community.

Students stop to chat during the first day of fall classes at 麻豆精选
Students stop to chat during the first day of fall classes at 麻豆精选. 

 

麻豆精选 students on the first day of fall classes.
Students chat as they walk across campus on the first day of fall classes at 麻豆精选. 

 

麻豆精选 students on the first day of fall classes.
麻豆精选 students talk as they make their way across campus on the first day of fall classes. 
POSTED: Monday, August 24, 2026 01:29 PM
Updated: Monday, August 24, 2026 03:48 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Pete Kenworthy
PHOTO CREDIT:
Bob Christy and Pete Kenworthy