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Flashes Vote Festival 2024

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections. 

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State Champs Coffee store front

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent’s new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

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2024 Aeronautics and Engineering Expo

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo offered exciting and educational exhibits and activities for aviation fans of all ages. 

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Corgi Races 2024

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staffer and her dog helped add excitement to the Golden Flashes football home opener with a fuzzy, fantastic halftime show. 

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9/11 Flags Memorial

A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University student honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a display of 2,977 American flags on the campus student green this week.

Zombie Apocalypse 2024

The annual "Zombie Apocalypse" event, presented by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Navigators early in the fall semester, offers a fun activity for students.

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9/11 Flag Display on Campus

Remembering the world-changing events of 9/11, 23 years later, a display of flags was placed on the Kent Campus, near the University Library. 

Voter Registration Event 2023

The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.

Keri Richmond '17 Photographed by Melissa Olson

Alumna Keri Richmond knew after her first semester that she wanted to do more for communities, especially foster children. In a recent op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond connected her experience in foster care to Simone Biles in light of her Olympic comeback.

2024 Fall Food Truck Series

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.