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The 2023 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s Black Alumni Chapter.

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Couples Kissing on the "K" at Homecoming 2023

Couples who met at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ participated in a Homecoming tradition on Risman Plaza last weekend.

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Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumnus Kyle Craven, aka "Bad Luck Brian," leads a happy - and lucky - life. 

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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ celebrated its annual Homecoming on the Kent Campus this past weekend, with a resounding display of Golden Flashes spirit. This year's Homecoming was particularly special, as °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ commemorated 50 years of excellence in global education with the theme "It's a Flash World."

Homecoming Parade at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ

The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming, with a full slate of events Oct. 20-21.

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Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Grad Mary Seats

Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.

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Bob Christy, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s senior photography coordinator, holds his camera while covering Spring 2022 Commencement.

Serving under four university presidents, Bob Christy is a witness to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ history. His photos document the university's people, places and points in time. Get to know Christy as °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Today takes a closer look at the man behind the camera.

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Mother and daughter at Families weekend

On September 29 and 30, families of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students were honored with fun events and activities during the university's annual Parents and Families Weekend.