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Don'Marie Reid speaks during I AM FIRST celebration

I AM FIRST Week Honors First-Generation Students, Staff and Alumni

Students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated I AM FIRST Week, a recognition of Kent State University students’ first-generation identity, by building community and showcasing campus-wide support.

Tags: Students First , Global Reach , Student Life , Global Presence

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Three-Minute Thesis Winners

Big Ideas, Presented in Just a Little Time

Three Minute Thesis competitions, like the one that took place recently at Kent State, are held at institutions nationwide and help student researchers practice presenting complicated research data briefly and simply, in a way that's easy for non-academics. 

Tags: graduate students , Division of Graduate Studies , Students First , Research & Science , International Students

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Rae Wilson in action at 2025 Elevator Pitch competition

Entrepreneurial Students Rise Up for Annual Elevator Pitch Competition

Kent State University students showcased their business ideas at LaunchNET’s annual Elevator Pitch Competition on Oct. 23, filling the DI Reactor with passionate energy, fast pitches and big dreams.

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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Flash Focus Richard Skains banner

Flash Focus: Richard Skains

Meet Richard Skains, a sophomore economics major and USG director from Rocky River, Ohio, who guides – and literally drives –fellow students toward success.

Tags: Profiles , Student Life , Students First , Community & Society

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Chem-O-Ween 2025 student's "hand" on fire

Students and Scholars Create Memorable Learning Experiences

Student groups and classes celebrated Halloween in creative ways as unique as their majors.

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Research & Science

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Cookies

A Mom's Cookies Connect With Students

As a student, a sweet treat can be more than just a sweet treat; it can provide comfort, excitement, and joy, especially during stressful and sad days. Over the past few months, one treat in particular has become a campus favorite: Sugar cookies. That students can find at Rosie’s, Eastway, and Bistro. 

Tags: Student Life , Students First

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Chem-O-Ween 2025

IN A FLASH: This is CHEM-O-WEEN!

The fifth annual Chem-O-Ween, presented by Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was its biggest and most exciting to date. It featured Halloween-themed activities, contests and four different themed rooms hosting fun and fascinating scientific demonstrations.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Student Life , Students First , Fall Semester

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Kent State Marching Band 2025 Drum majors Flash Focus banner

Flash Focus: Marching Golden Flashes Drum Majors

Meet Merilee, Bailey, Brittany and Julia, the four students serving as the Kent State Marching Band drum majors for 2025.

Tags: Profiles , Student Life , Students First

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Kent Student Center Trick-or-Treat 2024

IN A FLASH: Scaring Up Treats In The Student Center

The second annual Kent State Trick-or-Treat in the Kent Student Center is happening on Fri. Oct 31 from 3-5 p.m and will be followed by the Flashes Activities Board's Boo Bash from 4-6 p.m.

Tags: Students First , Student Organizations , Undergraduate Student Government , Kent Student Center , Student Life

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PRSSA Kent Halloween Social 2025

IN A FLASH: 'A Nightmare On PR Street'

Any public relations professional may have to handle a "nightmare scenario" in crisis communications. The Kent State chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America explored these challenges in their annual Halloween social.

Tags: Students First , Public Relations , Community Impact , kent state school of media and journalism

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