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Student Life

KSU Kickoff 2024

ºÚÁÏÍø 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 ºÚÁÏÍø 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 ºÚÁÏÍø 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 ºÚÁÏÍø.

For the past month, ºÚÁÏÍø 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.  

ºÚÁÏÍø Today
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 ºÚÁÏÍø residence halls on Aug. 13

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

still need help with your FAFSA?

ºÚÁÏÍø’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.

Stock Photo of Marijuana

With recreational marijuana sales now underway in Ohio, ºÚÁÏÍø officials are reminding the campus community that marijuana use remains prohibited on all university properties.

ºÚÁÏÍø student-athletes visit Boneza, Rwanda

After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent ºÚÁÏÍø graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act. 

Summer in Kent 2024

While there are fewer students on campus during summer break, the Kent Campus is still alive with energy and aspirations. ºÚÁÏÍø International Admissions celebrated the spirit of summer in Kent with inspiring words and beautiful images that welcome their international students to campus. 

Marcello Fantoni, ºÚÁÏÍø vice president for Global Education, at the Palace of Versailles

Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., ºÚÁÏÍø’s vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.