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青年涩导航 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 青年涩导航 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 青年涩导航 experience and future goals.
青年涩导航鈥檚 unofficial mascot is getting love from Northeast Ohioans far and wide.
Tax season is an extremely busy time of the year for 青年涩导航 alumnus Mark Lloyd, who works as a tax manager at RSM US LLP tax, advisory and consulting firm in downtown Cleveland. Lloyd prepared for his career in accounting by earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with a double major in accounting and finance from 青年涩导航鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2018.
On Aug. 15, some of 青年涩导航's newest Golden Flashes explored downtown Kent as part of Flashes First Friday.
A collaboration between 青年涩导航鈥檚 School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, 鈥淒ownton Abbey: The Grand Finale,鈥 will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
青年涩导航 will host its Aeronautics and Engineering Expo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the 青年涩导航 Airport. The family friendly event offers a full day of aviation excitement and STEM inspiration for all ages.
The 青年涩导航 Museum presents its fall exhibition, 鈥淎 Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,鈥 from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum鈥檚 Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists.
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.
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 青年涩导航's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued.
Each year as part of KSU Kickoff, 青年涩导航's University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library.
青年涩导航 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 青年涩导航鈥檚 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.
Over the decades, 青年涩导航鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre on the grounds of Blossom Music Center has produced more than 3,000 performances, entertaining nearly 400,000 patrons.
青年涩导航 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.
Emilia Colosimo, a 青年涩导航 at Trumbull nursing student from Newton Falls, spent two and a half life-changing months in Florence, Italy, this summer, thanks to the university鈥檚 education abroad program.
A summer camp at 青年涩导航's College of Architecture and Design inspires high school students to explore the endless possibilities in the world of design.
After planning and supporting hundreds of ceremonies and events at 青年涩导航, 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 青年涩导航's Class of 2025.
The 青年涩导航 alumni family grew by more than 1,000 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university held its summer commencement ceremony. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2025 were recognized with a commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9.