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Hundreds of �鶹ӰԺ students use bikes and scooters to get around the university's two hundred and fifty-three acres of land. With that in mind, keeping your bikes and scooters safe and available to you at any time is extremely important.

Think about a time you finished reading a book that provided a new meaning and connection to you. Now imagine that book that changed and shaped a part of you being banned, unavailable to new readers. The �鶹ӰԺ community joined for the fourth annual open mic night Read-In to discuss banning and challenging books.

Returning to pre-pandemic numbers, the 4,252 students that make up the class of 2028 represent 37 states and 35 countries. Together, they form the largest incoming class since 2019 and the eighth largest class in �鶹ӰԺ State's 100+ year history.

The Office of Intercultural Student Life, formerly known as International Student Affairs, has a new central location in the �鶹ӰԺ Student Center, which has made it more accessible to international students. Along with the new location comes the mission to provide drop-in services for international students.

James Trombka, an access advisor of �鶹ӰԺ State’s Student Accessibility Services (SAS), made his directorial debut in December 2023 at Tallmadge Dynamics Community Theater.

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

A new study aims to answer a critical question: "How can we better and more accurately detect and predict suicide risk?"

The �鶹ӰԺ Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Oct. 2 on the �鶹ӰԺ Campus. This special meeting is being called solely for the purpose of enabling trustees to retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”

From the grand opening of Crawford Hall to the big parade, Homecoming 2024 had a little something for everyone!

This year’s Homecoming theme is A Legacy of Leadership. The university recognizes two prestigious student organizations as its Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals: the Undergraduate Student Government, celebrating its 100th anniversary, and �鶹ӰԺ Student Ambassadors, celebrating its 40th anniversary.

�鶹ӰԺ celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries.

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

�鶹ӰԺ State Today will be following a group of six Golden Flashes for the 2024-25 academic year, chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group of students are at various places in their �鶹ӰԺ academic careers and will share their experiences throughout the year as they take part in our distinctive programs, research and global experiences.

Effectively communicating is a skill all students need to enter the workforce. But it’s not just about talking, it’s about being present, about listening, and about avoiding roadblocks that hinder shared understanding. But how can Golden Flashes go about doing this? Introducing “Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding.”

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

�鶹ӰԺ is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

Students are invited to examine and evaluate a sample assembly of furniture in �鶹ӰԺ State’s Tri-Towers rotunda so that their input can guide University Housing in selecting new furnishings for residence halls.

A group of college recruiters who have contributed to �鶹ӰԺ’s high enrollment of international students from India are on campus this week to experience the university first-hand.

A 360-degree theatre-in-the-round classroom whose curved walls glow with projected images from the classroom computer paired with crystal-clear sounds. This is what it’s like to be immersed in the James R. Unger Global Forum, one of the many amazing new spaces in the brand-new Crawford Hall.

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