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Student Life

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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Late Night at The Library 2024.

IN A FLASH: Late Night at The Library

Each year as part of KSU Kickoff, ×ÔοÊÓÆµ'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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×ÔοÊÓÆµ Alumni Tell a Tale of Success for TRIO Student Support Services

×ÔοÊÓÆµ 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 ×ÔοÊÓÆµ 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 ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.

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Lisa O'Connell Receives Her Degree at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ'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 ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, 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 ×ÔοÊÓÆµ's Class of 2025. 

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

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Fashion designer Christian Siriano meets with ×ÔοÊÓÆµ School of Fashion students.

Christian Siriano: ‘×ÔοÊÓÆµ Interns Are Always Amazing’

Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told ×ÔοÊÓÆµ School of Fashion students to practice their craft with dedication, accept criticism and learn from it, but to remember that they will never please everyone.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Student Life , Students First , Nationally Distinctive , School of Fashion

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Copley High School senior Grant Hyne used his Eagle Service Project to add a Hammock Hangout to campus.

Eagle Scout Project Provides ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Students a Place to Hang Out

Copley High School senior Grant Hyne developed Hammock Hangout on the Kent Campus as part of an Eagle Scout service project.

Tags: Student Life , Community and Society , Students First

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The Top Names in the Golden Flashes Class of 2025

Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends. 

Tags: Spring Commencement , Student Life , Students First , Community Impact

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John Comi graduated from ×ÔοÊÓÆµ in May 2025 with a degree in emerging media and technology.

Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community

Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations. 

Tags: Student Life , Profiles , Honors College , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Alumni

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×ÔοÊÓÆµ nursing students visit Seattle

There's No Place Like Home for a Nursing Career

 Once her degree is complete, junior Honors College nursing student Rylie Lapikas likely won't need to wait long to start her career. Ninety-nine percent of ×ÔοÊÓÆµ nursing students are employed within six months of graduation.

Tags: College of Nursing , Honors College , Student Life

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