Center for Student Involvement
36th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A ºÚÁÏÍø tradition for 36 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 8, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and …
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Kent State Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff
ºÚÁÏÍø students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
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Kent State Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability ºÚÁÏÍø is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus th…
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Kent State Students Form New Autism Student Organization
ºÚÁÏÍø is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students w…
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Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the ºÚÁÏÍø community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some Kent State pride! …
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Kent State’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year
ºÚÁÏÍø students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
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Kent State Reaches a Record Number of Student Organizations on Campus
ºÚÁÏÍø officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. “Reaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are …
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New Kent State Student Groups Meet Varying Needs
ºÚÁÏÍø’s Center for Student Involvement authorized 50 new student organizations in fall 2015, bringing the total to nearly 400 different organizations, according to Katie Goldring, assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement. “As the number of student organizations con…
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Kent State Hosts Welcome Back Week Events
The ºÚÁÏÍø community will be treated to a week of welcome-back festivities to kick off the spring semester. Every day during the first week of classes, there will be a different giveaway item along with free food. There is a limited supply of giveaway items so everyone is encourage…
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Fraternity and Sorority Life Sets Fundraising Record With Annual Event
ºÚÁÏÍø’s Fraternity and Sorority Life recently hosted Songfest, its largest annual philanthropic event. After totaling ticket sales, fundraising efforts and some last-minute donations, the Greek community was able to raise $56,500 for the King Kennedy Community Center. &nbs…
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