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Blastoff

Blastoff! 2025

IN A FLASH: 3-2-1: BLASTOFF!

BLASTOFF! is the final event of KSU Kickoff welcoming new students and celebrating the start of the semester on the day before fall classes begin.

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Thousands of 91ÊÓÆµstudents work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

91ÊÓÆµCelebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff

91ÊÓÆµ students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…

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Kent Campus

Thousands of 91ÊÓÆµstudents work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

Kent State’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

91ÊÓÆµ students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

Kent Campus

Thousands of 91ÊÓÆµstudents work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at Kent State.

91ÊÓÆµStudents Celebrate the Start of a New School Year at Blastoff

91ÊÓÆµ students celebrated the start of a new school year at Blastoff on Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Student Green. Blastoff is the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. It serves as the culminating event of Welcome Weekend, a four-d…

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Kent Campus

91ÊÓÆµstudents file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last year’s Welcome Weekend.

91ÊÓÆµWelcomes New Students to Campus at Welcome Weekend, Aug. 27-30

Before the fall semester begins on Aug. 31, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that will last from Aug. 27-30 and acclimate students to the 91ÊÓÆµ community. The event is an opportunity for students to transition into the univers…

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Kent Campus

Movers and Groovers Assist New Students on Move-In Day

Each August during freshman move-in day, 91ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff and students volunteer to assist incoming freshmen get settled into their new university accommodations. To make the experience more fun and welcoming, the Kent InterHall Council sponsors the Movers and Groovers program.Fr…

Tags: Kent InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Convocation , Blastoff , Success Story , University Housing

Kent Campus