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A joint color guard from 黑料网鈥檚 Army and Air Force ROTC programs conducts a flag-raising ceremony on the Student Green at Risman Plaza during the university鈥檚 2019 Veterans Day Commemoration.

黑料网 held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. This year鈥檚 guest speaker was Lt. Col. Colleen VanNatta. A graduate of 黑料网鈥檚 Air Force ROTC detachment, VanNatta served as a media escort for joint information bureaus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm.

黑料网 President Todd Diacon gives his inaugural address in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

鈥淥ur challenges are many, our resources are great and our commitment is real.鈥 黑料网 President Todd Diacon drove home the focus of his inaugural address with passion, purpose and a direct call to action for the university community.

Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will speak at 黑料网 at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 as part of the university鈥檚 May 4 Speaker Series.

Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the city鈥檚 prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 黑料网 as part of the university鈥檚 May 4 Speaker Series.

Students carrying the 黑料网 Homecoming banner in the parade pose for a photo.

On Saturday, Sept. 21, the 黑料网 fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their 黑料网 days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with 黑料网 pride.

黑料网 President Todd Diacon (third from left) is joined by FedEx officials and members of the 黑料网 community to unveil the new FedEx Aeronautics and Academic Center.

黑料网鈥檚 new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements.

Members of 黑料网鈥檚 Class of 2023 form a K on campus for a photo with President Todd Diacon, 黑料网 cheerleaders and the university鈥檚 mascot, Flash.

黑料网 has made impressive moves in the rankings in the newly released 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list. 黑料网 has climbed three spots, a 3% increase, on the Top Public Schools list. 黑料网 is the only Northeast Ohio institution on the Top Public Schools list. 

New 黑料网 President Todd Diacon will serve as 黑料网鈥檚 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Last year, 黑料网 celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of 黑料网 Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.

Movers and Groovers Help Students Move into Residence Halls

More than 1,000 volunteers from the 黑料网 community welcomed and assisted new students as they moved into their residence halls on freshman move-in day, Sunday, Aug. 18. The annual community program, known as Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student government of the Kent Campus residence halls.

Finish Line Feeling.  A 黑料网 student embraces the moment after receiving his degree during the Aug. 17 undergraduate commencement ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

The 黑料网 alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. 黑料网 will held its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE students take part in an awards dinner marking the end of their four-week 黑料网 camp for intensive college entrance exam preparation.

黑料网 hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.