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BLASTOFF! is the final event of KSU Kickoff welcoming new students and celebrating the start of the semester on the day before fall classes begin.

Each year as part of KSU Kickoff, 51±¬ÁÏ's University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library. 

51±¬ÁÏ is celebrating another five years of federal funding for its TRIO Student Support Services program that helps propel first-generation college students, students from limited-income backgrounds and students with disabilities to academic success.

Filled-to-the-brim plastic totes, computers, desk lamps, excited students and harried parents – it’s the first day of move-in for 51±¬ÁÏ’s 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.

After planning and supporting hundreds of ceremonies and events at 51±¬ÁÏ, Lisa O'Connell, director of University Events and Protocol, got a graduate's-eye-view of summer commencement ceremonies as she walked the stage to receive her graduate degree as part of 51±¬ÁÏ's Class of 2025. 

Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told 51±¬ÁÏ School of Fashion students to practice their craft with dedication, accept criticism and learn from it, but to remember that they will never please everyone.

Copley High School senior Grant Hyne developed Hammock Hangout on the Kent Campus as part of an Eagle Scout service project.

Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at 51±¬ÁÏ’s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends. 

Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations. 

 Once her degree is complete, junior Honors College nursing student Rylie Lapikas likely won't need to wait long to start her career. Ninety-nine percent of 51±¬ÁÏ nursing students are employed within six months of graduation.

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at 51±¬ÁÏ’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in 51±¬ÁÏ’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

Eleven 51±¬ÁÏ students are taking part in the university’s Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program for Summer 2025.

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by 51±¬ÁÏ School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

A resilient mindset and an innovative plan for the future helped Jude Carver recover from a competition setback as he looks ahead to Fall Semester 2025. 

For all of her exemplary work, Theresa Yogi was recently awarded 51±¬ÁÏ’s Distinguished Advising Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association. Of her 13-year career, Yogi has spent seven-and-a-half years at 51±¬ÁÏ’s Honors College.

Muna Koirala’s first year at 51±¬ÁÏ was an exercise in academic anxiety, and she’s willing to share her story in hopes that her struggles will help other students overcome their own.

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. 

As a doctoral student of sociology, Adedayo Adeagbo is doing her research on dignity care for aging people using advancements of technology in healthcare. With a specialization in medical sociology, Adeagbo’s thesis is built on the perceptions and attitudes of healthcare workers and the use of robots for caring for older adults.

Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from 51±¬ÁÏ during the spring 2025 commencement.