Student Life
Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at Kent State
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at Kent State University. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at Kent State. The week will be full of events celebrating Kent State spirit.
Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech
It may surprise you to learn that 鈥淐aptain Underpants,鈥 鈥淔rankenstein,鈥 鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥 鈥淗unger Games鈥 and 鈥淭he Perks of Being a Wallflower鈥 are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.
IN A FLASH: Eye on the Ball
Kent State baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week.
Figure Skating Students Glide Into Silver and Pewter at Nationals
This past summer, two Kent State University students were awarded medals in the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the country. It is the highest level at which figure skating takes place at the college level.
IN A FLASH: Register NOW to vote in November!
Time is running out to register to vote in November's elections.
Kent State Is the Place to Be! First-Year Student Numbers Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Kent State University鈥檚 Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers 鈥 4,251 to be exact 鈥 an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university鈥檚 112-year history.
Kent State Honored as a Military Spouse Friendly School
Kent State鈥檚 support for its military-connected community continues to embody leadership and inclusivity as the Kent Campus has been named an official 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly庐 School by Viqtory. Out of 1,800 participating schools, Kent State was one of 665 to receive the Military Friendly School designation in March, and the university is now one of 346 institutions to earn the Military Spouse Friendly School recognition.
Alumnus Lloyd De Vos Presents 'Equal Justice Under Law For All'
In celebration of the Constitution Day, New York attorney and Kent State alumnus Lloyd De Vos spoke on the U.S. Constitution鈥檚 impact on our government and discussed his personal experience arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
What A Weekend! Black Squirrel Festival, Parents and Families Bring Campus To Life
Thousands of students and their families joined faculty, staff, alumni and others Sept. 16-18 in a weekend that had it all. Perfect temperatures and high energy greeted those who spent time enjoying the food trucks, giveaways and music on the Student Green and Risman Plaza for Black Squirrel Festiv鈥
IN A FLASH: High Achiever
Students can receive free climbing instruction Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center.