Get Ready to Join Your Golden Flash Family at KSU Kickoff!
All new 2025 incoming students are invited to KSU Kickoff. (This includes transfer students and students with commuter status) During this one-of-a-kind welcome celebration, you will engage in various activities and events that will help you become more familiar with the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø community, faculty and staff, make new friends and prepare to start off the fall 2025 semester. Some events are required to ensure that you start the semester successfully, while other events are optional based on your interests and needs.
Overview
KSU Kickoff runs from Thurs., Aug. 14, until Sun., August 17. During KSU Kickoff 2025, students can expect to participate in a safe and engaging experience.
Information Regarding Required Events
The following events are required for all new incoming students: (this includes first-year and students with residential or commuter status)
- KSU Kickoff Residential Student Check-In | Thurs., Aug. 14, 3 - 8 p.m.
- KSU Kickoff Commuter Student Check-In | Fri., Aug. 15, 8 - 9 a.m.
- Dean's Welcome | Fri., Aug. 15, 9:30 - 10 a.m.
| COLLEGE | LOCATION |
| College of Architecture and Environmental Design | 214 Oscar Ritchie Hall |
| College of Aeronautics and Engineering | Schwartz 177 |
| College of Arts and Sciences | Ballroom and Ballroom Balcony, Kent Student Center |
| College of The Arts | Stump Theatre |
| Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship | Crawford Hall 330 |
| College of Communication and Information | 165 Center for Visual Arts |
| College of Education, Health and Human Services | Cartwright Hall Auditorium 306 |
| College of Public Health | Moulton Hall Ballroom (101) |
| College of Nursing | KIVA |
| University College | Bowman 133 |
| College of Applied and Technical Studies (AGD Majors) | 313 Kent Student Center </ |