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SURE student collecting sediment samples.

IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research

91²Ö¿â's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities. 

Tags: Research & Science , Students First , Department of Biological Sciences , sustainability , Organizational Sustainability

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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 91²Ö¿â.   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

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Sunset during Blastoff 2025

10 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Go to 91²Ö¿â

91²Ö¿â 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 91²Ö¿â students understand. Here are 10 things every Golden Flash knows all too well.

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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Blastoff! 2025

IN A FLASH: 3-2-1: BLASTOFF!

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.

Tags: Blastoff , KSU Kickoff , Fall Semester , Student Life , Students First

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Convocation 2025

Convocation Officially Welcomes 91²Ö¿â's Class of 2029

A high-energy rally welcomed 91²Ö¿â's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued. 

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

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Late Night at The Library 2024.

IN A FLASH: Late Night at The Library

Each year as part of KSU Kickoff, 91²Ö¿â's University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library. 

Tags: KSU Kickoff , University Libraries , Student Life , Students First

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Group of first-gen students

91²Ö¿â Alumni Tell a Tale of Success for TRIO Student Support Services

91²Ö¿â 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.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Students First , Community Impact

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Student volunteers help new students move into their residence halls.

Movin’ on Up: Students Begin Arriving at 91²Ö¿â for the 2025 Fall Semester

Filled-to-the-brim plastic totes, computers, desk lamps, excited students and harried parents – it’s the first day of move-in for 91²Ö¿â’s 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.

Tags: Student Life , University News , Students First

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Lisa O'Connell Receives Her Degree at 91²Ö¿â's August 2025 Ceremony

‘I’m Looking Forward to It; Crossing the Stage as a Graduate, Instead of as a Planner'

After planning and supporting hundreds of ceremonies and events at 91²Ö¿â, 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 91²Ö¿â's Class of 2025. 

Tags: Summer Commencement , University News , Student Life , Students First

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Education Abroad Galapagos Islands.

IN A FLASH: Chasing Darwin

This summer, a group of 91²Ö¿â students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime education-abroad experience in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. 

Tags: Research and Science , Students First , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Education Abroad , Office of Global Education

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