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Late Night at the Library

PHOTOS: KSU Kickoff Wraps Up

91²Ö¿â concluded the first week of fall classes with a series of events designed to welcome students back to campus. KSU Kickoff continued with Late Night at the Library. Students socialized over free pizza and Handel's ice cream while enjoying a live DJ, dance party, games and giveaways.

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Flash Focus: Angelique Wong

Flash Focus: Angelique Wong

Meet Angelique Wong, a 2022 Fashion Design alumna and current graduate student from Silver Spring, Maryland, who is pursuing a master’s degree in emerging media and technology.    

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LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024

Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride

Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the 91²Ö¿â Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.

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Global Block Party 2024

A Global Block Party

Music, activities, games and fun brought together 91²Ö¿â's international students for a global block party.

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Convocation 2024

IN A FLASH: A Grand 91²Ö¿â Welcome

The university welcomed 91²Ö¿â'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

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KSU Kickoff 2024

IN A FLASH: Kicking Off Fall Semester

91²Ö¿â 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 91²Ö¿â family. 

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

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Incoming students cheer at 2024 freshman convocation.

Welcome Class of 2028! 91²Ö¿â Greets Freshman Class With Raucous Rally

Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when 91²Ö¿â welcomed its Class of 2028 with a rocking pep rally at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

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Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at 91²Ö¿â.

Fulbright Scholars at 91²Ö¿â for American Higher Education Immersion

For the past month, 91²Ö¿â has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Kent Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

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Summer at Behind The Brain Plaza

IN A FLASH: Scenes of Summer

Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: Summer, Kent Campus, Community & Society, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive, International Admissions

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First-year students moved into 91²Ö¿â residence halls on Aug. 13

First-Year Students Move Onto Campus Carrying Belongings, Excitement and Some Nervousness

91²Ö¿â's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.

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