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KSU Kickoff is a four-day welcome to your new home and introduction to your �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State family. This is a celebration is the start of your first semester as a Golden Flash that runs from Thurs., Aug. 14 - Sun., Aug. 17.

Call or email the Center for Student Involvement at 330-672-2480 or csi@kent.edu, respectively. Additionally, if you see an individual in a KSU Kickoff Staff shirt, they can answer your questions too!

Go to the schedule on this app and look for events that say “Required” in the information about each event.

Yes. Most offices will be open during normal business hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Center for Student Involvement suite is located in 120 �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Student Center.

Yes, check out the schedule in the app for all events for your college. 

Absolutely! All transfer students are encouraged to attend both general and transfer student-specific KSU Kickoff events.  

• The two required KSU Kickoff events for transfer students are the Transfer Student Welcome and Blastoff, both on Sun., Aug. 17. Check out the KSU Kickoff App for more details.
• Transfer students enrolled in Flashes 101 are invited to participate in their first class meeting on Fri., Aug. 15. (Check the KSU Kickoff event schedule for time and location later in the summer).  

More information regarding welcome week events is available in the KSU Kickoff app. 

You can connect with the Center for Student Involvement by calling 330-672-2480 or emailing csi@kent.edu. The CSI office, located in Suite 120 of the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Student Center is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. You can also follow CSI on Instagram @CSI�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�.

KSU Kickoff has many required events for new first-year students. This includes students living on campus or commuting. New transfer students are strongly encouraged to attend KSU Kickoff events as well.  

Commuter, off-campus and remote learning students are required to participate in KSU Kickoff.

Make sure to turn on notifications for the KSU Kickoff app. We will make announcements via the app should any events be altered. This app can be found in the app store of your mobile device by searching ‘KSU Kickoff.’

All locations are posted under each event in the KSU Kickoff app and website. You can .