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SURE student collecting sediment samples.

IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities. 

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The K for the Class of 2029

IN A FLASH: Making the K

  Taking a drone photo of an entire incoming class of students forming a giant "K" is a relatively new tradition at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì.   It happens immediately after Convocation with all students filing out of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center to a large, open field on c…

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Sunset during Blastoff 2025

10 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Go to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students understand. Here are 10 things every Golden Flash knows all too well.

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Flash Focus Jordan Caraway

Flash Focus: Jordan Caraway

Meet Jordan Caraway, a senior biochemistry major from New Lenox, Illinois, whose passion for chemistry has shaped her ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì experience and future goals. 

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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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Class of 2029

A high-energy rally welcomed ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued. 

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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, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì'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

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alumni Tell a Tale of Success for TRIO Student Support Services

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì'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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Class of 2025. 

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