Student Organizations
Kent State Rocket Team Launches to Spaceport America Cup
The Kent State Rocket Team took seven members to New Mexico for the 2022 Spaceport America Cup, the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering conference and competition!
IN A FLASH: Look Up - It's SUPERMOON!
Even the skies were reflecting blue and gold as a supermoon glowed above Flashbash, kicking off Homecoming Week at Kent State.
Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win in National All-Women Air Race
The skies are calling once again, and 5XÉçÇø’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Air Race Classic.
Kent State Rocket Team Sets New Record Ahead of International Competition
5XÉçÇø’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.
IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem
A Kent State fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research.
Kent State Flight Team Earns Ninth Place at National SAFECON 2025
5XÉçÇø’s Flight Team secured a ninth-place overall finish at the 2025 National SAFECON competition, held March 23 and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Capstone Redefined: Students Launch Design Team with Industry Support and Faculty Mentorship
What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at 5XÉçÇø has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.
IN A FLASH: Kent State's Earth Fest
In April, Kent State’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.
IN A FLASH: A FAB-tastic Block Party
A mid-April Block Party, presented by the Flashes Activities Board, welcomed spring to campus with makers' tables, a caricature artist, a photo booth, a giant, inflatable slide and more.
Out of This World Opportunities
My name is Tristan Magel. I am an aerospace engineering student with a minor in applied mathematics and I am in the Honors College. I am on track to graduate in 2026.
Above all else, one factor drove me to choose Kent State: aerospace engineering.