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Division of Student Life

911³Ô¹Ï Holds National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 6

The 22nd annual National Depression Screening Day at 911³Ô¹Ï will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, at several 911³Ô¹Ï campuses. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger community. Kent Campus: Thursday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Second Floor Mez…

Tags: University Health Services , Division of Student Life

Kent Campus

911³Ô¹Ï students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

911³Ô¹Ï Students Form New Autism Student Organization

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability 911³Ô¹Ï is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 911³Ô¹Ï has a new student organization on campus th…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

911³Ô¹Ï students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

911³Ô¹Ï Students Form New Autism Student Organization

911³Ô¹Ï is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 911³Ô¹Ï 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…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

911³Ô¹Ï parents pose with their son near Manchester Hall during the beginning of the 2016 Fall Semester.

911³Ô¹Ï to Host Parents and Families Weekend

Join 911³Ô¹Ï as it hosts this year’s Parents and Families Weekend, which will take place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17. Share the 911³Ô¹Ï experience as you spend time connecting with your student, interacting with faculty and staff, and experiencing what makes being a Golden …

Tags: Parents and Families Weekend , Division of Student Life , Events

Kent Campus

A food service employee mixes a smoothie for a student in the exclusively gluten free Prentice Hall Café.

911³Ô¹Ï Introduces First Gluten-Free Dining Hall on a College Campus

University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement At the start of the 2016 academic year, 911³Ô¹Ï becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. 911³Ô¹Ï restructured Prentice Café after administrators noticed that the…

Tags: Division of Student Life , Success Story , University Culinary Services

Kent Campus

The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Kent community.

Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies

A 911³Ô¹Ï tradition for 35 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 12-5 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 st…

Tags: Black Squirrel Festival , Kent Student Center Programming , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

Students show their 911³Ô¹Ï pride by wearing blue and gold. Members of the 911³Ô¹Ï community are encouraged to wear something blue and gold each and every Friday.

Welcome Back Week Events

The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the 911³Ô¹Ï 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 911³Ô¹Ï pride! …

Tags: Welcome Back Week , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

Kent Campus

Thousands of 911³Ô¹Ï students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at 911³Ô¹Ï.

911³Ô¹Ï’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

911³Ô¹Ï 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…

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

Volunteers called Movers and Groovers help new 911³Ô¹Ï students and their families move items into the residence halls.

Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus

911³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls at the beginning of each school year.This year, freshman move-in day was Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Last year, the Movers and Groovers program garnered…

Tags: Kent InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Division of Student Life , Success Story , Department of Residence Services

Kent Campus

University Services Ready for Students This Fall

As 911³Ô¹Ï welcomes new and returning students, the Opening of School Master Schedule of University Services is a useful tool for departments, parents and students alike. This schedule lists the days and hours various university service areas are open from the week before sch…

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Kent Campus