Town-Gown
The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester.
An art exhibition in the ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed.
The final ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Farmers' Market of the fall semester moves indoors, inside the DI Hub, on Nov. 14.
On Friday, Oct. 27 Flash the Mascot made new friends at Main Street Kent's Family Friendly Halloween event.
Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus.
Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14.
Students coming to ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Kent to support them.
¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ and the city of Kent encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week.
Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade.