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Freshmen

The K for the Class of 2029

IN A FLASH: Making the K

  Taking a drone photo of an entire incoming class of students forming a giant "K" is a relatively new tradition at Kent State.   It happens immediately after Convocation with all students filing out of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center to a large, open field on c…

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Convocation , Freshmen , KSU Kickoff

Kent State Today

Convocation 2025

Convocation Officially Welcomes Kent State's Class of 2029

A high-energy rally welcomed Kent State's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued. 

Tags: Convocation , Freshmen , Students First , University News , KSU Kickoff

Kent State Today

Honors College Welcome Event 2024

IN A FLASH: Welcome Honors College Class of 2028!

A special event welcomed Kent State's first-year Honors College students to Fall Semester 2024. 

Tags: Fall Semester , Freshmen , Honors College , Student Life , Students First

Honors College

CAED Welcome 2024

IN A FLASH: Ice Cream with the Dean

Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed new and returning students back to campus with ice cream on the Lefton Esplanade and greetings from the college's dean, program heads and leaders of its student organizations. 

Tags: Welcome Back Week , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Fall Semester , Freshmen , Community & Society , Students First , Nationally Distinctive

Kent State Today

Making the K 2024

IN A FLASH: The Fifth Anniversary of ‘Making the K’

Continuing a tradition that began in 2019, Kent State's incoming Class of 2028 came together to form a large "K" on Manchester Field.

Tags: University News , Students First , Freshmen , Transfer Students , Fall Semester , Convocation

Kent State Today

Convocation 2024

IN A FLASH: A Grand Kent State Welcome

The university welcomed Kent State's Class of 2024 in grand style at this year's convocation with inspirational speeches from university administrators,  rally towels, strobe lights, Golden Flash cheerleaders and the Marching Golden Flashes band. 

Tags: Transfer Students , Freshmen , Convocation , Students First , University News , Student Life , Fall Semester

Kent State Today

KSU Kickoff 2024

IN A FLASH: Kicking Off Fall Semester

Kent State welcomes new students each fall with KSU Kickoff – two days of activities that help them get to know campus and its resources as they join our Âé¶¹¹û¶³ family. 

Tags: KSU Kickoff , Fall Semester , Students First , Student Life , Freshmen , Transfer Students

Kent State Today

Pres. Diacon and Kent State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K

IN A FLASH: Underscoring the "K"

President Diacon added his support as the  Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.

Tags: University News , Student Life , KSU Kickoff , Freshmen , Students First , Community Impact

Kent State Today

Alpha Lambda Delta officers of the Kent State chapter stand under a balloon arch with gold colored ALD letter-shaped balloons in front of them.

Alpha Lambda Delta Welcomes Largest Induction Class to Date

On Saturday February 4, Âé¶¹¹û¶³â€™s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta: The Honor Society For First-Year Academic Success (ALD) honored an unprecedented number of students in their annual induction ceremony. The Academic Honors Society promotes undergraduate success and invites all first-seme…

Tags: Freshmen , Honors College , Alpha Lambda Delta

Honors College

Photo of the outside of the Honors College on a fall day, with two students sitting on a swing.

HONORS COLLEGE MAPS SUCCESS FOR FRESHMEN

On Saturday, September 18, first-year Honors College students gathered in the KIVA for an Honors College Academic Forum to hear from various departments on campus, concerning academic resources and opportunities available for students regarding research.  The event was organized by staff of …

Tags: Honors College , Honors College Academic Forum , Freshmen , Freshmen Class , academic advisor , Office of Student Research , Academic Success Center , Writing Commons , University Libraries

Honors College