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Student Life

Kent’s newest business, the Cleveland Bagel Café, is now serving customers on the edge of campus.

The greatly anticipated Cleveland Bagel Café opened this week on East Main Street in Kent and will begin regular operating hours on Monday, September 12. 

Students cheering at Convocation 2022

The 2022 Fall Semester is officially underway, and no new school year would be complete without KSU Kickoff. Residence halls move-in corresponded with KSU Kickoff check-in, which was followed by three days of activities on and off campus.

Yvonna Washington-Greer, assistant vice president of Equity, Identity, and Success talks with students at the veteran and service member open house

Incoming and existing military-connected Kent State students were welcomed to campus with open arms at the Veterans and Service Members Open House hosted by the Center for Adult and Veteran Services (CAVS). The event aimed to bring the military community - from student to spouse to staff member - together with food, refreshments and conversation.

This year more juniors, seniors, faculty and staff have purchased meal plans than last year.

There is a growing number of juniors and seniors, faculty and staff who opted to buy a meal plan for Fall Semester 2022.

Jake Mansfield (BA '21) Taking An Exam at New River Gorge

Remote learning means students can study and take their exams virtually -- make that literally -- anywhere. 

Social Justice Quilting Project

In August 2021, 1,000 incoming Kent State students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning department's welcome week and was completed in late August 2022. The mission was to create something by Kent State students that could be sold or auctioned off to raise money for improvements to the gymnasium at the King Kennedy Community Center.

Members of KMK Fraternity in 1922.

The students who founded Kent State's first Greek organization used the university administration's own initiatives as a way around anti-fraternity sentiments.

Postcard picture of the Kent State Normal College's Student Body in 1922

What were the most common first names among Kent State students 100 years ago?  And what were the names announced most often at the commencement ceremonies of 2022? 

​​Flash Connections: Community Impact and Social Change Flash Connections experience in Columbus, Ohio, 2018.

Choosing a career path at age 18 can be overwhelming for some students. As a part of Kent State's University College’s Exploratory Program, Flash Connections are enhanced sections of the required First Year Experience course created especially for Exploratory students. The Flash Connections program is designed to help students considering multiple majors find a community while discovering their major. This program’s exemplary work with undecided students was recently recognized, receiving awards from the Global Community for Academic Advising.

Deanne Parr and Family

Deanne Parr never gave up on her dream of earning a degree, which included overcoming the many challenges of being a teen mother.