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Pop-Up Pantry photo by Record-Courier

The King, The Queen and the Pop-Up Pantry

Members of 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s 2024 Homecoming Court will be among the students working with Flashes Fighting Hunger and the Kent Health Department at a Pop-Up Pantry created to help community members in need. 

Tags: Division of Student Life, Community Impact, Homecoming, Community & Society, Community Engaged Learning

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State Champs Coffee store front

Alumna Serving Lattes and Lineups

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent’s new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

Tags: Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

Alumni

Flashes Vote Festival 2024

Pledges, Pastries and the President

The Flashes Vote Festival on Risman Plaza celebrated National Voter Registration Day, National Beignet Day and what Todd Diacon, president of 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University called "our civic duty." 

Tags: President Todd Diacon, Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Students First, Community & Society

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Flashes Vote Festival 2024

IN A FLASH: ‘Have You Met 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ's President?’

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections. 

Tags: Elections, Voting, Community Impact, University News, Undergraduate Student Government, Community & Society, President Todd Diacon, Risman Plaza

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State Champs Coffee store front

Alumna Serving Lattes and Lineups

The scent of freshly brewed coffee fills the air while voices from the NFL Network play on the televisions in the background. Sports memorabilia and artwork cover every wall. This is State Champs Coffee, downtown Kent’s new alumna-founded sports coffee shop and streetwear brand.

Tags: Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

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2024 Aeronautics and Engineering Expo

IN A FLASH: Look, Up in the Sky!

91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo offered exciting and educational exhibits and activities for aviation fans of all ages. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering, Aeronautics, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University Airport, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Corgi Races 2024

When the Corgis Took the Field

A 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ staffer and her dog helped add excitement to the Golden Flashes football home opener with a fuzzy, fantastic halftime show. 

Tags: 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Athletic Marketing Department, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Athletics, Golden Flashes, Marching Golden Flashes, Football, Sports, Community & Society, University News, Division of Enrollment Management, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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9/11 Flags Memorial

Student Creates Moving Memorial to 9/11

A 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University student honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a display of 2,977 American flags on the campus student green this week.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Zombie Apocalypse 2024

How to Stop a Zombie Attack ... With a Marshmallow

The annual "Zombie Apocalypse" event, presented by 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Navigators early in the fall semester, offers a fun activity for students.

Tags: Student Organizations, Diverse 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Student Life, Fall Semester, Community & Society

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9/11 Flag Display on Campus

IN A FLASH: 2,977 Flags for 9/11

Remembering the world-changing events of 9/11, 23 years later, a display of flags was placed on the Kent Campus, near the University Library. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, University Facilities Management, Kent Student Center

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