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91²Ö¿â Dodgeball enters its 25th season ranked fourth nationally and third in the Ohio Region. Team leaders and members describe a close-knit community built on Wednesday and Friday practices, with the squad eyeing a rematch against rival Ohio State University after a semifinal loss last year.
One of the best parts of being a student at 91²Ö¿â is how students guide their own paths. And one of the easiest ways they can personalize their golden experience is through more than 330 student organizations and clubs within 91²Ö¿â’s Center for Student Involvement.
More than 400 students attended 91²Ö¿â’s Student Employment Fair to meet with employers and put their networking skills into action.
91²Ö¿â officials took student support beyond campus on Sept. 2, visiting four Kent neighborhoods to welcome off-campus students and connect them with university and community resources.
Now that the fall semester is in full swing, 91²Ö¿â students are discovering a wealth of resources available both on and off campus that can help them navigate their studies and daily lives. One such resource is Student Legal Services, which provides affordable legal help.
For Evan Austin, leadership does not begin with a title. It begins with understanding who you are, finding your community and continuing to move forward when things don’t go according to plan.
A crisp, almost fall-like morning greeted 91²Ö¿â students Monday as they made their way to class for the first day of the 2026-27 academic year.
91²Ö¿â’s residence halls are currently 98% full for the 2026 Fall Semester, with additional housing requests coming in every day.
After a week of KSU Kickoff fun, the first day of the fall semester is officially here. As students and faculty head to their classrooms, take a look back at some of the events that welcomed thousands of new students to 91²Ö¿â.
Inside the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, 91²Ö¿â’s newest students filled the arena with the kind of energy that makes the start of a college career feel real.
It’s Aug. 19, a sunny, 80-degree day in Kent, Ohio, and some of the nearly 6,000 91²Ö¿â students who will be living on campus are starting to arrive with their families – carrying boxes and bags, and a whole range of emotions with them. From first-year students leaving the nest to upperclass students who came out to help new students move in, 91²Ö¿â Today was there to get a glimpse of one of the most exciting days on campus.
Flashes First Friday, one of the signature events of KSU Kickoff, invites 91²Ö¿â’s newest Golden Flashes to discover downtown Kent – not simply as a place next to campus, but as part of the community they are now calling home.
First-year students arrived Aug. 19 to a campus buzzing with welcome — parent cars lined up, moving carts stacked high and volunteers from Movers and Groovers ready to help families haul everything from clothes and mirrors to shelves and stools.
For 20 years, Main Street Kent has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Kent earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.
Gage Wellman, a junior in 91²Ö¿â’s journalism program, competed among the nation’s best college journalists in the 66th Hearst National Journalism Championships held May 31-June 5 in San Francisco. Wellman, who hails from Parma, Ohio, earned a $1,500 finalist award in the Writing category at the national competition.
Some kept it simple, some went all out. As more than 1,000 students crossed the stage for Summer 2026 Commencement, the fashion choice of the moment was the decorated cap.
Just one more year at 91²Ö¿â and 19-year-old twin brothers Ray and Will Maynard of Green, Ohio, expect to be graduating and, hopefully, off to medical school.
91²Ö¿â students had the opportunity to reflect on the impact of philanthropy during Flashes Give Back Week in April, including Thank-A-Giver (TAG) Day, an annual event designed to highlight the role of donor support across campus.
91²Ö¿â's annual Fashion Week is April 27- May . It's a full week of dynamic, colorful events building up to the School of Fashion's 2026 Hall of Fame Gala.
91²Ö¿â celebrated Earth Day with a campus-wide series of events that blended hands-on education, student research and community partnerships. From the Earth Fest on Risman Plaza to the scientific posters at the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute Research Showcase and the Electric Vehicle Showcase, the day’s activities highlighted how sustainability is woven into academic life.
