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Intercollegiate Athletics

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì men’s basketball players stand in unity with fans of a different race selected from the crowd during the national anthem.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Men’s Basketball Displays Unity During National Anthem

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's men's basketball student-athletes select fans of all races to stand with them in solidarity during the national anthem.

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story , NCAA 2017

Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students pose with Flash, the university’s mascot, in a #FlashesForever photo frame during Homecoming.

MEDIA ADVISORY: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s 2016 Homecoming Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1

  WHAT: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game against the Akron Zips that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. This year’s Homecoming will feature ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumnus J…

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Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students and local residents attending the 2016 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

A Homecoming Celebration

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming featured ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N…

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Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Athletic Director to Speak ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì "The Game Plan" at Fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast

The fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. Nielsen…

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Kent Campus

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golden Flashes prepare to take the field against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the first game of the 2016 season.

First Home Football Game of 2016 Season Kicks Off Saturday

After creating optimism in a hard fought battle at Penn State University, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University hosts its 2016 home opener Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. against North Carolina A&T State. With a Dix Stadium night crowd behind them, the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golden Flashes look to win their 14th consecu…

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Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì football players get kids excited during a trip to Willyard Elementary School in Ravenna.

MAC Honors ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì With 2015-16 Cartwright Award

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program’s third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p…

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Kent Campus

Students show their ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì pride by wearing blue and gold. Members of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì community are encouraged to wear something blue and gold each and every Friday.

Welcome Back Week Events

The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì pride! …

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Kent Campus

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Volleyball players use power tools to help with Habitat home

Teamwork Pays Off For ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Volleyball Players In Helping Build Habitat Home

Members of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì volleyball team shifted their focus to helping out in the local community as 16 players joined members of the coaching staff volunteered at a Habitat for Humanity home refurbishing site in Ravenna.

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Flash Feed

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golfer Ian Holt Tees Off

Trio Of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Golfers Selected To Compete Against World's Best

Three ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University men's golfers,  and , are competing in the 116th U.S. Amateur Championship at the Oakland Hills Country Club.

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Flash Feed

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s William Barnes will compete in the first round of the men’s 110m hurdles on Monday, Aug. 15.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Athletes Head to Rio to Reach Their Olympic Dreams

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University track and field’s William Barnes and Danniel Thomas are going for the gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Barnes will represent Puerto Rico in the men’s 110m hurdles, while Thomas will represent Jamaica in the shot put. Barnes and Thomas mark the eighth and ninth members i…

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Kent Campus