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Ariane Robinson - 2024 Homecoming Queen

IN A FLASH: Scenes from Homecoming 2024

Homecoming Weekend at Kent State came with a full schedule of events including a parade, alumni activities, a tailgate and a football game at Dix Stadium.

Tags: Homecoming , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Kent State Athletics Logo on Main Street

IN A FLASH: The Road to Homecoming

All around campus - and on the streets of Kent -  there are signs that it's almost time for Kent State to erupt in a Blue and Gold celebration for Homecoming Weekend. 

Tags: Homecoming , Student Life , Community Impact , Community & Society , University News

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Call for Photos -Squirrel

IN A FLASH: See Your Photo Here!

"IN A FLASH" offers unique views of Kent State University through the lenses of storytellers across campus. IN A FLASH invites anyone to share their Kent State-related photos at InAFlash@kent.edu.

Tags: Community & Society , Photography , Nationally Distinctive , Kent State Today , Arts & Culture

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Pop-Up Pantry photo by Record-Courier

The King, The Queen and the Pop-Up Pantry

Members of Kent State鈥檚 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Kent Health Department at a Pop-Up Pantry created to help community members in need. 

Tags: Division of Student Life , Community Impact , Homecoming , Community & Society , Community Engaged Learning

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State Champs Coffee store front

Alumna Serving Lattes and Lineups

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent鈥檚 new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

Tags: Community & Society , Sports , Community Impact

Alumni and Giving

Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970

Historian's New Book Gives 360-Degree View of May 4 Tragedy

Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book 鈥淜ent State: An American Tragedy.鈥 He will participate in a panel discussion at Kent State on Sept. 27.

Tags: University News , Student Life , May 4 Visitors Center , Department of History , Community & Society

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Flashes Vote Festival 2024

Pledges, Pastries and the President

The Flashes Vote Festival on Risman Plaza celebrated National Voter Registration Day, National Beignet Day and what Todd Diacon, president of Kent State University called "our civic duty." 

Tags: President Todd Diacon , Voting , Undergraduate Student Government , Community & Society , Student Life

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Flashes Vote Festival 2024

IN A FLASH: 鈥楬ave You Met Kent State's President?鈥

Kent State University President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free Kent State Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections. 

Tags: Elections , Voting , Community Impact , University News , Undergraduate Student Government , Community & Society , President Todd Diacon , Risman Plaza

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State Champs Coffee store front

Alumna Serving Lattes and Lineups

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent鈥檚 new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

Tags: Community & Society , Sports , Community Impact

Kent State Today

2024 Aeronautics and Engineering Expo

IN A FLASH: Look, Up in the Sky!

Kent State University's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo offered exciting and educational exhibits and activities for aviation fans of all ages. 

Tags: Aeronautics , Kent State University Airport , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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