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做厙輦⑹s unofficial mascot is getting love from Northeast Ohioans far and wide.
Tax season is an extremely busy time of the year for 做厙輦⑹ alumnus Mark Lloyd, who works as a tax manager at RSM US LLP tax, advisory and consulting firm in downtown Cleveland. Lloyd prepared for his career in accounting by earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with a double major in accounting and finance from 做厙輦⑹s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2018.
On Aug. 15, some of 做厙輦⑹'s newest Golden Flashes explored downtown Kent as part of Flashes First Friday.
A collaboration between 做厙輦⑹s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
做厙輦⑹ will host its Aeronautics and Engineering Expo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the 做厙輦⑹ Airport. The family friendly event offers a full day of aviation excitement and STEM inspiration for all ages.
The 做厙輦⑹ Museum presents its fall exhibition, A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa, from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museums Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists.
BLASTOFF! is the final event of KSU Kickoff welcoming new students and celebrating the start of the semester on the day before fall classes begin.
Named in honor of regional architect Thomas Schroth, whose global perspective framed creativity as a window onto human experience, the series has featured acclaimed guests including Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet, minimalist icon Richard Tuttle, and fashion visionaries Ruben and Isabel Toledo.
A high-energy rally welcomed 做厙輦⑹'s Class of 2029 to the beginning of fall semester, as KSU Kickoff week continued.
Each year as part of KSU Kickoff, 做厙輦⑹'s University Library invites incoming students to get to know the library with games, giveaways and free pizza at Late Night at The Library.
做厙輦⑹ is celebrating another five years of federal funding for its TRIO Student Support Services program that helps propel first-generation college students, students from limited-income backgrounds and students with disabilities to academic success.
Filled-to-the-brim plastic totes, computers, desk lamps, excited students and harried parents its the first day of move-in for 做厙輦⑹s 2025 Fall Semester. The annual arrival of students to their residence halls began on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Kent Campus.
Over the decades, 做厙輦⑹s Porthouse Theatre on the grounds of Blossom Music Center has produced more than 3,000 performances, entertaining nearly 400,000 patrons.
做厙輦⑹ President Todd Diacon offered graduates an unconventional yet powerful message during the August 2025 commencement ceremony, weaving together personal experiences, a global perspective and practical wisdom in an address focused on resilience, empathy and maintaining a healthy perspective throughout life.
Emilia Colosimo, a 做厙輦⑹ at Trumbull nursing student from Newton Falls, spent two and a half life-changing months in Florence, Italy, this summer, thanks to the universitys education abroad program.
A summer camp at 做厙輦⑹'s College of Architecture and Design inspires high school students to explore the endless possibilities in the world of design.
After planning and supporting hundreds of ceremonies and events at 做厙輦⑹, Lisa O'Connell, director of University Events and Protocol, got a graduate's-eye-view of summer commencement ceremonies as she walked the stage to receive her graduate degree as part of 做厙輦⑹'s Class of 2025.
The 做厙輦⑹ alumni family grew by more than 1,000 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university held its summer commencement ceremony. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2025 were recognized with a commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 9.
Olivia J獺kli earned a master's degree in computer science in 2024 after initially earning a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 2015. She recently encouraged others to embrace calculated risks by sharing insights from her career transition journey.
This summer, a group of 做厙輦⑹ students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime education-abroad experience in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.