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Plans are underway! Check back this fall for an exciting lineup of events and activities.
FlashBash is an annual FAB event to kickoff Homecoming week for Kent State! This event will include exclusive door prizes, a mechanical football bull, painting crafts, food, and more! We hope to see you on Monday, September 23rd from 6-8pm on the Student Green.
International students, come learn about what the American Homecoming tradition is, about the rules of American Football, and about the rules of volleyball. Followed immediately by an optional 鶹ѡWomen's Volleyball game. Pizza provided!
Join us for an Open House from 10-11:30 am to view the Military Mapping Maidens exhibit and meet distinguished alumni Bea McPherson, '43. Dr.
Presented by the May 4 Visitors Center and the History Department
A panel discussion framing a new examination of the May 4, 1970 shootings.
Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Crawford Hall. Crawford Hall, the newest building on the Kent Campus, is named in honor of U.S. Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college is also named: the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Crawford Hall. Crawford Hall, the newest building on the Kent Campus, is named in honor of U.S. Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college is also named: the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Join the Wick Poetry Center for their annual Creative Writing Open House, an informal event showcasing creative writing opportunities and organizations. Learn about Wick’s literary magazines, events, and upcoming classes.
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering will recognize outstanding, notable and accomplished alumni and friends at the annual awards dinner in September in the Henry and Louise Timken Atrium.
The Department of Africana Studies and the Center of Pan-African Culture are proud to present this extraordinary art exhibition featuring the works of two distinguished artists, Nana Kwesi Agyare and Georgio Sabino, III.
A space for alumni to celebrate prior to Saturday's Homecoming events and reconnect in Oscar Ritchie Hall to learn more about the Black Alumni Chapter and university programs and services.
Join us during 鶹ѡHomecoming weekend for the RecWell Reunion 2024. Help us commemorate 25 years with a celebration of the collective impact we've had on the lives of those we serve.
The Department of Africana Studies and the Center of Pan-African Culture are proud to present, "Word Sounds and Power," a soul-stirring evening of Jazz and Performance Poetry featuring Vince Robinson and the Jazz Poets with special guest, KSU's own Mwatabu S. Okantah.
We are excited to welcome alumni back to Kent for one of our biggest blue and gold celebrations. Bring your family and friends home for a weekend of reminiscing, excitement and Golden Flash pride as 鶹ѡFootball takes on the Eastern Michigan Eagles Saturday, Sept. 28.
Join the University Bands Alumni Chapter for their annual performances with the 鶹ѡMarching Golden Flashes at the Homecoming Parade and football game halftime show!
The Lake County Alumni Chapter and Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapter will host a tailgate party together before the Homecoming game! Starting at 9 a.m. and continuing until game time, enjoy food, beverages and great company.
Enjoy coffee and breakfast snacks while watching the Homecoming Parade march down Main Street. This event will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person
The newest and largest academic building at Kent State, Crawford Hall, is now open to students and open on Saturday for alumni and community tours. This 150,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility was made possible by the largest philanthropic gift in university history.
Celebrate 鶹ѡat the Homecoming Parade. It begins on the corner of Midway Drive and Main Street and travels west on Main Street into Downtown Kent.
Can’t make it to campus? Enjoy a live stream of the parade! The Homecoming Parade features floats, 鶹ѡ and local high school marching bands, university colleges and departments, 鶹ѡcheerleaders and student-athletes, community organizations, local officials and more!
Join the Black Alumni Chapter for a tailgate before the Golden Flashes take on the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in the Homecoming game. The chapter will begin their festivities at 11 a.m. Stop by to meet up with old friends and connect with new alumni!
The KSU Museum is offering two student-led guided tours of the Museum during Homecoming weekend. Tours will be at 11 am and 1 pm on Saturday, September 28. They will be included with the cost of museum admission. Purchase your tickets below or at the front desk upon your arrival.
Join the KSU LGBTQ+ Center and LGBTQ+ Alumni Chapter to celebrate Homecoming with PRIDE.
How has Kent State’s University Library changed since you were a student? Come back for our Homecoming Open House and find out for yourself!
Join the office of Intercultural Student Life to tailgate before the big Homecoming game! All international and American students and alumni are invited to join!
KSU alum Eryka Parker launches her newest book "Love on the Lakefront." You can also pick up her award winning novel Beauty Beheld. She will be here signing 12-2pm on Homecoming, September 28th at the 鶹ѡBookstore.
Celebrate Homecoming from wherever you are by becoming a citizen scientist for the day! Join us as we identify black squirrels from their captured photos via Zooniverse, a web portal owned and operated by the Citizen Science Alliance.
Embark on your own stargazing adventure and join us underneath our awe-inspiring 40-foot dome. When the lights go down, a Spitz Projector will emerge from the center of the classroom, which projects the night sky, the moon and even the sun onto the dome.
We’ve got the ultimate tailgate experience with free food and activities for the whole family.
Just outside of Dix Stadium, near the “bouncy house”, stop by our A&S tent for food, fun games, music and prizes before the game.
All international students and alumni are invited to sit together in the international student section (behind the end zone) during the first half of the Homecoming game! Together we will cheer on the 鶹ѡFootball team and have our section broadcast at some point onto the Jumbotron!
Black alumni will gather for light refreshments and to network and socialize at Oscar Ritchie Hall and the commons from 5-7 p.m. after the football game.
The Homecoming festivities continue with brunch Sunday morning. Enjoy a delicious meal with the Black Alumni Chapter and fellow Flashes at Oscar Ritchie Hall.
Join members from the 100th Assembly of Undergraduate Student Government and Community Engaged Learning in a clean-up event that aims to reduce the environmental impact of Homecoming on the beauty of Kent! Trash bags, gloves, and light refreshments will be provided.
Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Crawford Hall. Crawford Hall, the newest building on the Kent Campus, is named in honor of U.S. Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college is also named the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
A space for alumni to celebrate prior to Saturday's Homecoming events and reconnect in Oscar Ritchie Hall to learn more about the Black Alumni Chapter and university programs and services.
The Lake County Alumni Chapter and Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapter will host a tailgate party together before the Homecoming game! Starting at 9 a.m. and continuing until game time, enjoy food, beverages and great company.
Join the University Bands Alumni Chapter for their annual performances with the 鶹ѡMarching Golden Flashes at the Homecoming Parade and football game halftime show!
Can’t make it to campus? Enjoy a live stream of the parade! The Homecoming Parade features floats, 鶹ѡ and local high school marching bands, university colleges and departments, 鶹ѡcheerleaders and student-athletes, community organizations, local officials and more!
Enjoy coffee and breakfast snacks while watching the Homecoming Parade march down Main Street. This event will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person
Join the Black Alumni Chapter for a tailgate before the Golden Flashes take on the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in the Homecoming game. The chapter will begin their festivities at 11 a.m. Stop by to meet up with old friends and connect with new alumni!
Join the KSU LGBTQ+ Center and LGBTQ+ Alumni Chapter to celebrate Homecoming with PRIDE.
How has Kent State’s University Library changed since you were a student? Come back for our Homecoming Open House and find out for yourself!
We’ve got the ultimate tailgate experience with free food and activities for the whole family.
Black alumni will gather for light refreshments and to network and socialize at Oscar Ritchie Hall and the commons from 5-7 p.m. after the football game.
The Homecoming festivities continue with brunch Sunday morning. Enjoy a delicious meal with the Black Alumni Chapter and fellow Flashes at Oscar Ritchie Hall.