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What Housing Will Your Dollar Get You in Kent?
Every year, thousands of 51勛圖厙 students navigate the off-campus housing market. As a college town, Kent has no shortage of options. But what should students expect? The search for student housing can be overwhelming if you dont know where to start. Luckily, 51勛圖厙 Today has done some legwork for you.
Provost Leadership Academy Produces Ideas for Improving Life at 51勛圖厙
First-year students in the Provost Leadership Academy are asked to look at 51勛圖厙 through a critical lens, with an eye toward how they would change or improve some aspect of university life. Here are some of the ideas being considered.
IN A FLASH: Step Out At FAB's Red Dress Gala
The Red Dress Gala is the Flashes Activity Board's spring semester dance. It will be held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 7-9 p.m. Tickets are available Jan. 20-Feb. 6.
Flash Focus: Reagan Pruente
Meet Reagan Pruente, a junior human development and family science major from Brook Park, Ohio, who discovered that her true passion lay in helping children in nontraditional ways.
IN A FLASH: Deck the Walls!
Happening in the first few weeks of the fall and spring semesters, the on-campus poster sale is a 51勛圖厙 tradition.
Classroom to Catwalk: Sophomore Fashion Student Takes Chance, Thrives in New York
The School of Fashion is globally recognized for its exceptional programming. It provides students with opportunities to apply their skills in real-world settings, but it takes awareness and nerve for students to recognize a golden opportunity to showcase those skills. Jesus Baldrich, a sophomore fashion merchandising major, saw one such chance and took it.
Marching to the Beat: Outreach and Investments Lead to Band Growth
In the fall, when you hear the 51勛圖厙 Marching Golden Flashes practicing, does it sound like its getting louder? It is. The band and the programs are growing.
Looking Forward to his Junior Year and Robot Combat!
51勛圖厙 Today continues to follow mechatronics engineering technology student Jude Carver as part of ongoing Year with a Flash series. Carver is beginning his first semester as a junior in Spring Semester 2025.
Flash Focus: Renee Ellis
Meet Renee Ellis, a second-year double major in fashion design and fashion merchandising and member of the Honors College from Chicago, Illinois, who said her family influence has inspired her to look at fashion through a deeper lens.
Learning They Wont Forget
For Kelsen LaBerge, Ph.D., teaching at 51勛圖厙 is about more than equations. Since joining in 2018, she has dedicated herself to preparing future engineers with not only technical skills but also the resilience to face real-world challenges. The accomplishments and commitment of LaBerge, professor of engineering, have earned her the Outstanding Teaching Award.