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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is a place where unique traditions and memorable moments shape the student experience. The scurry of squirrels, late-night food trips and the adrenaline rush of finals week are just a few things only ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students understand. Here are 10 things every Golden Flash knows all too well.

Meet Jordan Caraway, a senior biochemistry major from New Lenox, Illinois, whose passion for chemistry has shaped her ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ experience and future goals. 

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, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library. 

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Class of 2025. 

Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ nursing students are employed within six months of graduation.

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Child Development Center, have graduated together in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Honors College.

Muna Koirala’s first year at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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.