Student Life

Delia Brennan performing at the Kent State Farmers' Market

A Kent State student's music and song provided the perfect accompaniment to the Kent State Farmers' Market.

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Student buisness owners

Entrepreneurs who have a passion to start their own businesses while they are students are in a league all their own. Kent State has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, Kent State also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch. 

Students on the K

From as far as 3,000 miles away in Alaska to as close as a short, 15-minute drive from Akron, the Class of 2027 comes from far and wide to be one thing: a Kent State Golden Flash.

Kent State alum and employee Ilianna Velez

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com have launched a special series spotlighting 50 Hispanic leaders in northern Ohio, with Kent State’s own Ilianna Velez among them.

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Boy stressed

Fall is here, and while the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is flowing, this also means that schoolwork is piling up and classes are moving at full speed. It also means stress for students can start to become overwhelming.  

Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panelists Talking

The Kent State Leadership Center features panels of students and faculty talking about their leadership journeys. As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, the center hosted a Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panel. 

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Fall Fest 2023 horse-drawn carriage rides

Students lined up to get a free beanie and take a ride on a horse-drawn carriage at Flash Activities Board’s Fall Fest on Wednesday, Oct. 11. With hot apple cider and donuts in hand, students either played cornhole or sat on hay while listening to the live calypso music.

Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

A Kent State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?