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Sunset during Blastoff 2025

10 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Go to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is a place where unique traditions and memorable moments shape the student experience. The scurry of squirrels, late-night food trips and the adrenaline rush of finals week are just a few things only 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students understand. Here are 10 things every Golden Flash knows all too well.

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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.

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Convocation 2025

Convocation Officially Welcomes 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Class of 2029

A high-energy rally welcomed 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued. 

Tags: Convocation, Freshmen, Students First, University News, KSU Kickoff

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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, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library. 

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Group of first-gen students

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni Tell a Tale of Success for TRIO Student Support Services

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.

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Student volunteers help new students move into their residence halls.

Movin’ on Up: Students Begin Arriving at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø'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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Class of 2025. 

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Education Abroad Galapagos Islands.

IN A FLASH: Chasing Darwin

This summer, a group of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime education-abroad experience in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. 

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Fashion designer Christian Siriano meets with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion students.

Christian Siriano: ‘51³Ô¹ÏÍø Interns Are Always Amazing’

Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.

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A new 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate smiles as she holds her diploma during her commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø)

Cheers to the Summer Class of 2025: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates New Graduates

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2025 will be recognized with a commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9. 

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