Alumni Benefits and Discounts
Being a Golden Flash has its perks! Our university partners offer a variety of benefits and discounts to our Kent State alumni family.
The options below are available to all Kent State alumni.
The Kent State Legacy Scholarship for Alumni Relatives
Incoming first-year students with a parent, step-parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle who graduated from Kent State University are eligible to apply for the Kent State Legacy Scholarship. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1. For more information and to complete the university’s financial aid scholarship application, visit the link below.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
An Exclusive Offer from the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center
Reconnect with your fellow alumni friends and family and book your stay at the Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center™. Located just steps from campus, the Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center™ and the Nineteen10 restaurant and lounge offers plenty of opportunities to recall your favorite memories - while making new ones to cherish for a lifetime. Alumni receive an exclusive discount when booking their reservation online. To receive this offer, visit the link below.
Kent State University Bookstore
All alumni receive a 15% discount at the KSU Bookstore in the Kent Student Center. When you check out at the counter, just tell them you're a "Golden Flash Alumni!" Enjoy discounts on attire, fan gear, accessories and much more.
Kent State University Bookstore
Kent State University Press
Enjoy a 20 percent discount off all print and digital books published by the University Press. Specializing in general interest and academic books about the Ohio region, the press also publishes works in various fields of history.
Visit the Kent State University Press website and enter promotion code AR at checkout or call 800-247-6553.
Kent State University Press website
Stay Updated on all things Kent State with eFlash
eFlash is a fantastic resource for alumni, donors and friends of Kent State. The monthly e-newsletter includes information on university news and events, alumni profiles and successes and stories about how giving through Kent State makes an impact on the entire university community and beyond.
Not receiving your e-Flash? Update your information at the link below.
Find a Flash
Looking for a former roommate, study partner or Kent State friend? The Find a Flash program helps locate fellow classmates. Email alumni@kent.edu or call 330-672-5368 with the graduate's name and we will connect with the graduate on your behalf if contact info is available.
You can also join the Kent State Alumni official group on LinkedIn or connect with fellow Flashes on other social media platforms.