Community Impact
I AM FIRST Celebration
The I AM FIRST Celebration honored first generation students, staff, and faculty with a week of university-wide events. Attendees from all parts of the 91²Ö¿â community enjoyed the week’s in-person and virtual events.
91²Ö¿â Together Community Service
Our Flashes have continued providing community service virtually through the 91²Ö¿â Together program provided by Community Engaged Learning. Over 700 student volunteers wrote 1,400 welcome notes to incoming KSU students and provided 500 United Way Literacy Kits for a local elementary school.
Campus Kitchen Fundraising
Our volunteers at Campus Kitchen have raised over $10K for their Giving Tuesday campaign, $20K for Campus Kitchen Renovations, and received $2K from the Portage Foundation’s Rapid Response Fund Grant.
9,080 Hours of Student Community Service
1,278 91²Ö¿â students have contributed 9,080 hours of community service and raised $246,976 through Kent Community Services provided by Community Engaged Learning. 26% of these program participants were underrepresented students: nearly twice the percentage of underrepresented students in the entire student body.
A Display of Support
91²Ö¿â's commitment to mental health is on display in a walk-through installation in the Kent Student Center.
And the Pumpkin Prize Winner is ...
Find out which of the pumpkin creations displayed at Eastway received the most votes.
IN A FLASH: It's the 91²Ö¿â Fam-i-ly (SNAP, SNAP)
Faculty and administrators joined the Fall Halls Celebration in style on the campus of 91²Ö¿â at Stark.
Honoring All Those Who Serve
91²Ö¿â invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus.
IN A FLASH: Fall's Fire at 91²Ö¿â at Stark
The campus of 91²Ö¿â at Stark is surrounded by a ring of fall's fiery colors.
IN A FLASH: Family Friendly Flash-o-Ween
On Friday, Oct. 27 Flash the Mascot made new friends at Main Street Kent's Family Friendly Halloween event.