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Homecoming

Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Picture of ºÚÁÏÍø football player with the words: Faculty and staff get 40% discount Saturday October 1

Faculty and staff members can purchase discounted tickets to the Homecoming football game and more. 

Ariane Robinson - 2024 Homecoming Queen

Homecoming Weekend at ºÚÁÏÍø came with a full schedule of events including a parade, alumni activities, a tailgate and a football game at Dix Stadium.

Homecoming 2024

From the grand opening of Crawford Hall to the big parade, Homecoming 2024 had a little something for everyone!

This year’s Homecoming theme is A Legacy of Leadership. The university recognizes two prestigious student organizations as its Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals: the Undergraduate Student Government, celebrating its 100th anniversary, and Kent Student Ambassadors, celebrating its 40th anniversary.

ºÚÁÏÍø Athletics Logo on Main Street

All around campus - and on the streets of Kent -  there are signs that it's almost time for ºÚÁÏÍø to erupt in a Blue and Gold celebration for Homecoming Weekend. 

ºÚÁÏÍø alumni, students, employees and community members gather to watch the university’s 2023 Homecoming Parade.

ºÚÁÏÍø is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

Pop-Up Pantry photo by Record-Courier

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø’s 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Kent Health Department at a Pop-Up Pantry created to help community members in need. 

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Couples Kissing on the "K" at Homecoming 2023

Couples who met at ºÚÁÏÍø participated in a Homecoming tradition on Risman Plaza last weekend.

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A Marching Golden Flash, Flash the Mascot and "Super Fan" at Dix Stadium during the Homecoming game

Everyone was at Dix Stadium to cheer for our Golden Flashes at ºÚÁÏÍø's Homecoming celebration last weekend.

ºÚÁÏÍø Football team

ºÚÁÏÍø celebrated its annual Homecoming on the Kent Campus this past weekend, with a resounding display of Golden Flashes spirit. This year's Homecoming was particularly special, as ºÚÁÏÍø commemorated 50 years of excellence in global education with the theme "It's a Flash World."

Homecoming Parade at ºÚÁÏÍø

The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as ºÚÁÏÍø alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming, with a full slate of events Oct. 20-21.