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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 51ºÚÁÏÍø students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at 51ºÚÁÏÍø.

51ºÚÁÏÍø Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff

51ºÚÁÏÍø University 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 51ºÚÁÏÍø students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at 51ºÚÁÏÍø.

51ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

51ºÚÁÏÍø University 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…

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Kent Campus

Thousands of 51ºÚÁÏÍø students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at 51ºÚÁÏÍø.

51ºÚÁÏÍø Students Celebrate the Start of a New School Year at Blastoff

51ºÚÁÏÍø University 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

51ºÚÁÏÍø students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown Kent during last year’s Welcome Weekend.

51ºÚÁÏÍø Welcomes 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 51ºÚÁÏÍø University 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, 51ºÚÁÏÍø University 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…

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Kent Campus