Center for Student Involvement
Video Gaming and Academic Scholarship Join Forces for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s First Esports Tournament
If you enjoy playing video games – you are a hobbyist. If you enter competitions – you are a gamer. If you like to watch others play – you are a fan. Together, all three make up esports, one of the fastest growing industries in the world - playing games such as Counter Strike, League of Leg…
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36th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø tradition for 36 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 8, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and …
Kent Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
Kent Campus
Tri-Rec Offers Convenient Workout Location for Students in Residence Halls
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Recreational Services and Residence Services departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, exclusively for on-campus residents. The facility opened this spring semester. The 7,000-square-foot Tri-Rec includes more than 70 brand-new…
Kent Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has a new student organization on campus th…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Students Form New Autism Student Organization
51³Ô¹ÏÍø is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students w…
Kent Campus
Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some 51³Ô¹ÏÍø pride! …
Kent Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
Kent Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Reaches a Record Number of Student Organizations on Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. “Reaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are …
Kent Campus
New 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Groups Meet Varying Needs
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Center for Student Involvement authorized 50 new student organizations in fall 2015, bringing the total to nearly 400 different organizations, according to Katie Goldring, assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement. “As the number of student organizations con…
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