Welcome to the home of University College’s Flashes of Success. Below, you will find demonstrations of how we are successfully supporting Kent State students.
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Underserved Students Supported through Gift from KeyBank Foundation
Underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited-income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022, will continue to receive support through student success initiatives through the Key Connections program due to a new gift of $200,000 from the KeyBank Foundation. This gift has been awarded to Kent State University to continue KeyBank Foundation’s support for the successful Key Connections Program offered by University College at Kent State.
During the next four years, students will receive support in professional development, including internships and conference participation, research support and other student success initiatives for students from the direct funding of this gift.
Exploratory Program students are given amazing opportunities via the Flash Connections Program
Exploratory Program students are given amazing opportunities via the Flash Connections Program which has been recognized as a NASPA Excellence Award - Gold recipient.
Students participating in Flash Connections have the opportunity to create a sense of belonging and purposeful learning around career exploration, community engagement, and personal development.
Students are able to attend an exclusive out-of-class and overnight experience either before the start of the semester or during the semester. The trips are themed-based (e.g., Healthcare, Discovering Business, Great Outdoors, Helping Professions, Celebrating African American Experiences) and give space for intentional thinking in these areas.
Support for Flash Connections is provided by college and campus partners including Community Engagement Learning, Career Exploration and Development, Student Success Programs, University College Dean’s Office, the Department of Recreation Services and more!
Exploratory students receive unparalleled support through the Flash Connections program.
Flash Connections are enhanced sections of the Exploratory First Year Experience course that include an exclusive out-of-class and overnight experience either before the start of the semester or during the semester.
The trips are themed-based (e.g., Healthcare, Discovering Business, Great Outdoors, Helping Professions, Celebrating African American Experiences) and focus on the sense of belonging, purposeful learning, career exploration, community engagement, personal development, and more.
Students are supported by a collaboration of the college and campus partners including Community Engagement Learning, Career Exploration and Development, Student Success Programs, University College Dean’s Office, the Department of Recreation Services and more! The Flash Connections program has been recognized for the second year in a row and awarded NACADA Region 5 Innovation in Advising Award.