Student Organizations
IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem
A 51±¬ÁÏ fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research.
51±¬ÁÏ Flight Team Earns Ninth Place at National SAFECON 2025
51±¬ÁÏ’s Flight Team secured a ninth-place overall finish at the 2025 National SAFECON competition, held March 23 and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Capstone Redefined: Students Launch Design Team with Industry Support and Faculty Mentorship
What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at 51±¬ÁÏ has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.
IN A FLASH: 51±¬ÁÏ's Earth Fest
In April, 51±¬ÁÏ’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.
IN A FLASH: A FAB-tastic Block Party
A mid-April Block Party, presented by the Flashes Activities Board, welcomed spring to campus with makers' tables, a caricature artist, a photo booth, a giant, inflatable slide and more.
Out of This World Opportunities
My name is Tristan Magel. I am an aerospace engineering student with a minor in applied mathematics and I am in the Honors College. I am on track to graduate in 2026.
Above all else, one factor drove me to choose 51±¬ÁÏ: aerospace engineering.
From Undecided to Unstoppable
My name is Ella McCloskey, and I’m a communication studies major with a human development and family sciences minor scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2027. When I first moved onto campus at 51±¬ÁÏ, I faced some challenges. Throughout my life, I’ve severely struggled with anxiety and de…
IN A FLASH: Flashes, Saddle Up!
The Flashes Activities Board brought some cowboy fun to 51±¬ÁÏ with the FAB Wild West Rodeo. Presented inside the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the activities mechanical bull-riding, line dancing, a Skee-Ball shooting gallery and a free 51±¬ÁÏ cowboy hat giveaway!
Making the Most of Every Opportunity
My name is Lilly Kensicki, and I am a first-generation, third-year mechatronics engineering technology major with a minor in sustainability, graduating in 2026. My senior year of high school, I was deciding between two schools. They both had the program I was interested in, and the price point …
‘I Am in It for the Fun of Robot Fighting’
In a meeting with junior mechatronics engineering technology major Jude Carver a few weeks before the KSU Combat Robotics Tournament, he was still planning and building his 'bot. He shares the details of his combat robot’s design along with the next steps in its construction before the competition. He also demonstrates his skills in drawing complex Japanese characters.