Student Organizations
°µÍø½ûÇø Rocket Team Launches to Spaceport America Cup
The °µÍø½ûÇø 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: Mindful Mayem
A °µÍø½ûÇø fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research.
°µÍø½ûÇø Flight Team Earns Ninth Place at National SAFECON 2025
°µÍø½ûÇø’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 °µÍø½ûÇø has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.
IN A FLASH: °µÍø½ûÇø's Earth Fest
In April, °µÍø½ûÇø’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.
IN A FLASH: Flashes, Saddle Up!
The Flashes Activities Board brought some cowboy fun to °µÍø½ûÇø 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 °µÍø½ûÇø cowboy hat giveaway!
‘I Am in It for the Fun of Robot Fighting’
In a meeting with junior mechatronics engineering technology major Jude Carver a few weeks before the KSU Combat Robotics Tournament, he was still planning and building his 'bot. He shares the details of his combat robot’s design along with the next steps in its construction before the competition. He also demonstrates his skills in drawing complex Japanese characters.
IN A FLASH: Holi Hai!
With messages of unity, diversity, and people coming together, Holi, the Indian festival of love, colors and spring was celebrated by the Kent Indian Association on Centennial Court Green on March 8.
IN A FLASH: Canine Kisses for a Cause
A Valentine’s Day Puppy Kissing Booth in the Kent Student Center helped °µÍø½ûÇø students raise funds for an organization that provides service dogs to children and veterans with disabilities.