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FAB Wild West Rodeo 2025

IN A FLASH: Flashes, Saddle Up!

The Flashes Activities Board brought some cowboy fun to Kent State with the FAB Wild West Rodeo. Presented inside the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the activities mechanical bull-riding, line dancing, a Skee-Ball shooting gallery and a free Kent State cowboy hat giveaway! 

Tags: Student Life, Student Organizations, Kent Student Center, Students First, Kent Student Center Ballroom

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A ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Army ROTC cadet salutes during the university’s 2023 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Helping Military Students Earn the Credit They Deserve

Through the Veterans Affairs Work-Study program, the Credit Transfer Office – which plays a key role in supporting students through their academic journey from processing transfer credits from another institution to awarding Advanced Placement credits – hired a student worker to enhance the office’s operations. She's already making a difference.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, University News

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Honor's Leadership Academy in Buffalo for spring break 2025

Spring Break With a Purpose

For ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Honors Leadership Academy, spring break took a more impactful approach by traveling to Buffalo, New York, to work with the local community, specifically children.  

Tags: Community & Society, Student Life, Community Impact

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Austin Monte, senior digital media production major in TeleProductions truck

Students Score in Sports Broadcasting Through Hands-on Production Experience

Kent State continues to excel in hands-on learning, as shown by the ESPN+ livestream broadcast of the Kent State Men’s Basketball team’s victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Produced entirely by digital media production undergraduates in the School of Media and Journalism, what could have been a chaotic, high-profile evening was business as usual. 

Tags: Sports, Student Life, Students First

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Flash Focus: Jordan Gallegos

Meet Jordan Gallegos, a senior and member of the Honors College from Hudson, Ohio, who is navigating three majors and three minors. 

Tags: Profiles, Student Life, Students First

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Grill '72 Grand Re-Opening March 2025

IN A FLASH: Grill '72 Has A New Home

Grill '72, a popular on-campus dining location serving made-to-order burgers, fries and more - including breakfast - had a grand re-opening celebration in its new location on the lower level of the Kent Student Center. 

Tags: Student Life, Students First, University Culinary Services, Kent Student Center

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James and Scarlett Begam, father-daughter nurses

Like Father, Like Daughter

After graduating from ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø nearly 50 years ago, James Begam is experiencing déjà vu as his daughter, Scarlett, is embarking on the same nursing program he completed in 1978. 

Tags: Profiles, Student Life

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Flash Focus: Chase Brown

Meet Chase Brown, a senior communication studies major, for whom performing has always been a part of his life. From street magic to competing in American Ninja Warrior and now comedy and improv, Brown is no stranger to putting on a good show.  

Tags: Profiles, Student Life, Students First

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Hospitality Career Fair 2025

IN A FLASH: Connecting With Careers in Hospitality

An on-campus career fair brought professionals from the hospitality industry to Kent State to meet with students interested in networking, internships and career opportunities.  

Tags: Student Life, Students First, Hospitality Management, School of Foundations Leadership and Administration, College of Education Health and Human Services

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Spring 24 Fashion Show

The Authoritative Influence of the Runway on Fashion Trends

Fashion shows are alluring, no doubt. But what is the actual influence of a runway show on a person's everyday life? Kent State professors and students in the School of Fashion break it down.

Tags: Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life

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