Homecoming
Kent State University faculty and staff members can purchase discounted tickets to the Homecoming football game on October 1! Pre-ordering faculty/staff tickets can save you 40% compared to purchasing tickets at the gate. This discount is good for all home football games and other select sports. To receive this discount, log in to ...
At 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, the University Library's bells rang and Kent State couples shared a kiss on Risman Plaza. All photos by Rami Daud, senior photographer, University Communications and Marketing As part of a relatively new Homecoming tradition at Kent State (established during Kent State's 2011 Homecoming), couples who fo...
One photo at Dix Stadium captured three of the essential parts of a Kent State Homecoming: a member of the Marching Golden Flashes, Flash the Mascot and Kent State's own "Super Fan," Heather Strittmatter. Strittmatter has been cheering on Kent State's athletic teams for more than 19 years. She's well known to Kent State Athletics an...
Kent State University celebrated its annual Homecoming on the Kent Campus this past weekend, with a resounding display of Golden Flashes spirit. The event brought together a diverse community, including alumni, students, parents, employees and community members. The Homecoming festivities culminated in the grand Homecoming Parade and an ex...
The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as Kent State University alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming. The university will host activities and events leading up to the Oct. 21 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game. All are invited to take part in one of K...
Participants of all ages braved the wet weather on Saturday for the 22nd Annual Bowman Cup 5K Race and 1 Mile-Walk-Roll. The event kicks off Homecoming Week 2023 at Kent State University, as well as being part of University Spirit Week. The course follows a scenic route through Kent State University and its surrounding ...
On Oct. 12, 1985, after riding down Main Street on a Homecoming float, surrounded by Kent State University cheerleaders, a six-foot egg was rolled onto the field at Dix Stadium during halftime of the Homecoming football game. With musical fanfare and a cloud of smoke, Flash the Mascot hatched from the egg. Flash releasi...
The Kent State University Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. Kent State alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions. This year’s...
Current Kent State students had a chance to relive what many of their parents did at the same age -- roller skate! More than 400 students donned skates Sept. 26 for a throwback night at the Kent Student Center. A special 40-by-80-foot rink was constructed inside the ballroom as part of Flashbash, organized by the Flas...
A member of the Kent State Marching Golden Flashes' Color Guard practiced her routine in a field near Kent State's Center for the Performing Arts in advance of the weekend's Homecoming celebration. The weekend officially begins on Friday, Sept. 30 with a Homecoming Kickoff in downtown Kent featuri...