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KSU Kickoff 2024

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State welcomes new students each fall with KSU Kickoff – two days of activities that help them get to know campus and its resources as they join our Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University family. 

Incoming students cheer at 2024 freshman convocation.

Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University welcomed its Class of 2028 with a rocking pep rally at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.

For the past month, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

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Summer at Behind The Brain Plaza

Bright sunshine, verdant green spaces and colorful flowers in bloom set the scene for summertime on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus. 

First-year students moved into Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State residence halls on Aug. 13

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.

still need help with your FAFSA?

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.

Stock Photo of Marijuana

With recreational marijuana sales now underway in Ohio, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University officials are reminding the campus community that marijuana use remains prohibited on all university properties.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State student-athletes visit Boneza, Rwanda

After spending time on an athletics service trip to Rwanda in January, recent Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate and women’s soccer team member Callie Jean Cunningham felt compelled to act. 

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Summer in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 2024

While there are fewer students on campus during summer break, the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus is still alive with energy and aspirations. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University International Admissions celebrated the spirit of summer in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ with inspiring words and beautiful images that welcome their international students to campus. 

Marcello Fantoni, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State vice president for Global Education, at the Palace of Versailles

Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.