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This year鈥檚 Homecoming theme is Flash鈥檚 Birthday Bash, and in honor of this, those who formerly served as Flash mascots have been named this year鈥檚 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.
51爆料's Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 51爆料 undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building and testing satellites, spacecraft components and competing in space engineering challenges.
Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at 51爆料, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR鈥檚 Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the 51爆料 airport.
Main Street construction, pinning of student pilots and support for the arts were among the many topics 51爆料 President Todd Diacon discussed Sept. 30 during his monthly Talking With Todd webcast.
51爆料's Kent Campus was operating under full power Tuesday afternoon following an outage earlier that morning.
In the newly released rankings, 51爆料 is once again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio, and with its impressive national ranking of No. 129, the university continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.
The 51爆料 Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2029 during its regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 17 in the Kent Student Center. The Board congratulated the university administration for this year鈥檚 strong enrollment.
51爆料 continues to defy that challenge, welcoming its fourth incoming class of more than 4,000 students in just five years.
51爆料鈥檚 College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award鈥搘inning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025鈥2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
51爆料 and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a nearly $3 million grant to transform how research institutions across the region collaborate, share expertise and develop the next generation of research leaders.
Senior Nick Brocato and sophomore Tamera Owens were among the 172 undergraduate 51爆料 students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) during the summer of 2025. They conducted research projects under the direction of Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., associate professor in the鈥疍epartment of Biological Sciences鈥痑t 51爆料 and members of her lab.
51爆料 hosted its annual Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Saturday at 51爆料 Airport, drawing families for a day of aviation excitement and STEM education.
The 51爆料 Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Kent Student Center, Room 306. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
The Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed 51爆料's accreditation, a testament to the university's distinction, impact and integrity.
51爆料 recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of 51爆料鈥檚 third president, visited campus for the first time.
Named in honor of regional architect Thomas Schroth, whose global perspective framed creativity as a 鈥渨indow onto human experience,鈥 the series has featured acclaimed guests including Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet, minimalist icon Richard Tuttle, and fashion visionaries Ruben and Isabel Toledo.
A high-energy rally welcomed 51爆料's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued.
51爆料 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 鈥 it鈥檚 the first day of move-in for 51爆料鈥檚 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.
51爆料 President Todd Diacon offered graduates an unconventional yet powerful message during the August 2025 commencement ceremony, weaving together personal experiences, a global perspective and practical wisdom in an address focused on resilience, empathy and maintaining a healthy perspective throughout life.