Student Life

Defining Moments: KSU Students Etched Their Feelings Immediately After 9/11
Twenty years ago people across campus, and around the world, were stunned as they watched two planes fly into the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001.

Kent State Alumnus Captures Notable Success
Influenced by artists like ReneΜ Magritte and Piet Mondrian, Kent State University alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.

Announcing the 2021 Homecoming Grand Marshals
Join us the evening of Friday, Oct. 1, at the first Homecoming Kickoff event at the Lefton Esplanade. This marks the official start of Homecoming Weekend with music, food, entertainment, fireworks and T-shirt giveaways.

Kent State Alumnus Captures Notable Success
Influenced by artists like ReneΜ Magritte and Piet Mondrian, Kent State University alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.

Kent State Earns MAC Menβs FAR Academic Achievement Award
Kent State has won the Mid-American Conference's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Academic Achievement Award for men's sports for the first time in school history.

10 Questions With Ericka Shoaff, Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Student Advocacy and Support
Kent State alumna Ericka Shoaff, β11, has returned to Kent State in a newly created position designed to further support students as a central hub for basic needs resources. She is the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and support in the newly created CARES Center. Find out more about her and the center as she answers these 10 questions.

Kent State Captures First MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award
For the first time in school history, Kent State University has received the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Institutional Academic Achievement Award. The Golden Flashes earned a department-wide grade-point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2020-21 academic year.

Kent Stateβs Center for Adult and Veteran Services Racks Up Another Award
Kent State University has landed a spot on the list of top schools for military-connected students according to the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges.

Kent State Announces Full Attendance for 2021 Fall Sports Season
Kent State University Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.

Kent State Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded Kent State University first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling β Total Pounds Recycled.