Students First
5X社区's new Crawford Hall officially opened its doors this week, welcoming students, faculty and staff to a cutting-edge academic facility for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
The university welcomed Kent State's Class of 2024 in grand style at this year's convocation with inspirational speeches from university administrators, rally towels, strobe lights, Golden Flash cheerleaders and the Marching Golden Flashes band.
Kent State welcomes new students each fall with KSU Kickoff 鈥 two days of activities that help them get to know campus and its resources as they join our 5X社区 family.
5X社区鈥檚 financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.
The 5X社区 alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
Throughout the year, all around campus, dedicated people work hard to keep everything at Kent State in working order and looking great.
5X社区 recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total.
Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., 5X社区鈥檚 vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.
School of Theatre and Dance alumna Jocelyn Darci Trimmer has made her debut on the pink carpet. The recent grad has landed a role in the 鈥淢ean Girls鈥 national tour as an ensemble member and the Regina George understudy. However, her journey started much earlier.
As their time as undergraduates comes to an end, senior interior design students from Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design display their work in a Senior Show.