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Student Life

91²Ö¿â researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.

Studying the Students: New Research Project Hopes to Follow 10,000 Golden Flashes

91²Ö¿â researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester. 

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Students walking to class on Science Corridor, Fall 2023.

IN A FLASH: Back to Class

Classes for Fall Semester 2023 at 91²Ö¿â began on Monday.

Tags: Student Life, Fall Semester, Students First, College of Aeronautics & Engineering

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Flash at Blastoff

A Week of Welcoming and Celebration

Students are back! Many events were held during KSU Kickoff 2023 to begin the fall semester. Let's break down the week’s fun.

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

91²Ö¿â's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

Tags: Class of 2023, Summer Commencement, University News, Community Impact, Student Life, Community & Society

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91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon welcomes the Class of 2027

‘That’s the 91²Ö¿â Way. Freedom of Speech. Kindness and Respect.’

President Todd Diacon welcomed the Class of 2027 during a colorful and festive Convocation celebration, encouraging students to embrace the spirit of the university’s core values. A relatively new tradition on the Kent Campus, Convocation not only serves to get students excited for the start of their academic careers at 91²Ö¿â but also to introduce the students to the deans and faculty for each of the university’s colleges.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Convocation

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Delonte Goodman participated in the SURE program under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D.

SURE Program Gave McNair Scholar New Challenge in Working with Liquid Crystals

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

Tags: University News, Research and Science, Student Life

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Students painting The Rock.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Kent Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

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July Preview KSU events were well attended.

Using Creativity and Innovation to Boost Student Applications

91²Ö¿â’s Office of Admissions is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Students First

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Vote With Flash

New Voter Requirements Pose Challenge for Out-of-State Students

As Ohio’s Aug. 8 special election approaches, it’s important for students to know that polling places across the state will only accept a valid photo ID, such as an Ohio driver’s license, to vote.

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