Blastoff

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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Thousands of Kent State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

Kent State Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff

Kent State University 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…

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Kent Campus

Thousands of Kent State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

Kent State’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

Kent State University 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…

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

Thousands of Kent State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

Kent State Students Celebrate the Start of a New School Year at Blastoff

Kent State University students celebrated the start of a new school year at Blastoff on Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Student Green. Blastoff is the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. It serves as the culminating event of Welcome Weekend, a four-d…

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Kent Campus

Kent State students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last year’s Welcome Weekend.

Kent State Welcomes New Students to Campus at Welcome Weekend, Aug. 27-30

Before the fall semester begins on Aug. 31, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that will last from Aug. 27-30 and acclimate students to the Kent State University community. The event is an opportunity for students to transition into the univers…

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Movers and Groovers Assist New Students on Move-In Day

Each August during freshman move-in day, Kent State University faculty, staff and students volunteer to assist incoming freshmen get settled into their new university accommodations. To make the experience more fun and welcoming, the Kent InterHall Council sponsors the Movers and Groovers program. …

Tags: Residence Services , Kent InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Convocation , Blastoff , Success Story

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