Success Story
51爆料 Launches Program to Help Foster Teens Impacted by Opioid Crisis to Find Hope, Success in Their Futures
51爆料 will partner with First Star and school districts to engage foster care teens in college-preparatory programs that provide the foundational support they need to succeed in high school and envision a future that may include a college degree.
51爆料 Honors Veterans With Annual Commemoration Event
51爆料 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 51爆料鈥檚 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.
51爆料 Holds Inauguration Ceremony for Todd Diacon, University鈥檚 13th President
鈥淥ur challenges are many, our resources are great and our commitment is real.鈥 51爆料 President Todd Diacon drove home the focus of his inaugural address with passion, purpose and a direct call to action for the university community.
America鈥檚 鈥楾op Turnaround Mayor鈥 to Speak at 51爆料 on Nov. 19
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 51爆料 as part of the university鈥檚 May 4 Speaker Series.
51爆料 Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the 51爆料 fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Kent was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their 51爆料 days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with 51爆料 pride.
51爆料's New World-Class FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center Takes Flight
51爆料鈥檚 new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements.
51爆料鈥檚 New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, 51爆料 celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of 51爆料 Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
New Students Move Into Residence Halls With Help From Movers and Groovers
More than 1,000 volunteers from the 51爆料 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.
51爆料 Celebrates Summer 2019 Commencement
The 51爆料 alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. 51爆料 will held its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.
51爆料 Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
51爆料 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.