Student Life
![Andzelika Malkowski Flash Focus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Flash%20Focus%2011.14.24%20Andzelika%20Malkowski%20h.jpg?VersionId=eB.RyADzzhnTU.IzTYsOUzfs8bbXYh89&h=868b77ca&itok=UITWUs3t)
Flash Focus: Andzelika Malkowski
Meet Andzelika Malkowski, a senior architectural studies and construction management double major from Parma, Ohio, with a passion for giving back to the community.
![Performing Arts Open Mic Lunch](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Performing%20Arts%20Open%20Mic.jpg?VersionId=0dzXr_oPduCAz95CTge442E8H8Ufo2rz&h=8239544f&itok=YvCwbExv)
Lunch Break Spotlight: Library Gives Performing Arts Students Time to Shine
University Libraries’ Performing Arts Library at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University hosted its Open Mic Lunch on Nov. 1, where students and university community members came together to showcase their talents and connect through live music.
![Promotional image for the new KSU Navigation app](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/UCTMD-051324%20KSU%20Navigate%20Digital%20Graphics_1080%20x%201080%20copy.jpg?VersionId=2tEXTBWXz9pw7INMTTa4qosriacKZkjl&itok=DlbxxynG)
Helping Students Navigate a Successful Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Experience
KSU Navigate, a new technology platform more than two years in the making, will fully launch on Nov. 18, giving Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students an easy and efficient way to schedule tutoring and academic advising putting them on track for success in their coursework.
![Students hanging flyers on bulletin boards](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/HangingFlyers.jpg?VersionId=77.xEehJY8YgOZ8gvKOQA8trcH2Yeqcv&h=923c0074&itok=FZ2TOGfm)
Do You Post With a Purpose?
As excitement builds for the upcoming event hosted by your student group, you plaster posters on lamp posts and the sides of campus buildings to promote it. While Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« supports events created by student organizations, there is a right way and a right place to hang posters on campus.
![Caitlyn Soya speaks at I AM FIRST 24](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Soya%20at%20I%20Am%20First%2024.jpg?VersionId=G6G55ChGve3pwIlSkhUNGfQRwR7JxWuk&itok=DSrru6Cw)
First-Generation Students Share, Connect and Learn
As a first-generation college student coming from Wisconsin, I found the college experience nerve-wracking. I didn't have anyone nearby to support me, and I didn’t know anyone who had this shared identity. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s "I Am First Week" honors us and our struggles.
![FlashFocus Alison Remick](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/FlashFocus%20Alison%20Remick%20w.jpg?VersionId=qgIjZONEg5PzGCD35G..2lXSSxLvijgp&h=4f726b52&itok=8F1tPTL_)
Flash Focus: Allison Remick
Meet Allison Remick, a junior pre-veterinary zoology major with a minor in vocal music and a member of the Honors College from Grove City, Ohio. Her career dream is driven by her deep passion for animals and a desire to make life better for creatures that can't speak for themselves.
![Professor Dave Foster works with students](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/240311-DI-AI-Pixelquest_RD-00045.jpg?VersionId=zYzuWTjJ3t7PFX6wwuVykQmUYXcRsahh&h=f8dc56d7&itok=qsRQ4bmH)
Building Support for Affordable Course Materials
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University understands the financial impact course materials have on students and is taking measures to reduce those costs to Golden Flashes. University Libraries hosted the 2024 Affordable Course Materials Summit, the fourth of its kind, aiming to promote the use of inexpensive course materials among faculty.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« student and first-time voter Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« student and first-time voter](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20241105_131342.jpg?VersionId=PBM8dwW8SNKpeVtQd71iMbABRGlnbtbS&itok=09e2pz-D)
IN A FLASH: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Votes!
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students – many of them first-time voters, were proud to go to the polls on Tuesday.
![Justin Horoiwa, a participant in the Degree Completion Program, served two years in the Peace Corps after the program Justin Horoiwa, a participant in the Degree Completion Program, served two years in the Peace Corps after the program](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Justin%20Horoiwa%20Finishing%20Peace%20Corps%20Guinea%20-%20January%202019.jpg?VersionId=jo4cZb7dahxuvtZfUdMWoomZKxdWlRnj&itok=KWWWwO9w)
It’s Never Too Late
The Degree Completion Program allows former students who have attended Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and people who have started a degree at other colleges or universities to finish their degrees at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«.
IN A FLASH: Flashes Trick or Treat!
On Halloween, the Kent Student Center and the University Library welcomed student trick-or-treaters in the afternoon and the Flashes Activity Board held a Boo Bash later in the day. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Elvis was spotted handing out treats on Risman Plaza.