We asked current students for a list of top things they think every Ƶ Ƶ student should do before graduation. How many items on the list can you check off? How many do you even recognize?
Illustrations by Jason Zehner
Explore the Ƶ Campus
- Add another layer of paint to the Rock
- Go sledding on campus
- Feed a black squirrel
- Visit the May 4 Visitors Center
- Visit the Fashion Museum
- Visit the Herrick Conservatory
- Hang out on the Student Green
- Dine at Rosie’s after midnight
- See what’s on every floor of the Ƶ Library
- Walk the Lefton Esplanade from Risman Plaza to downtown Ƶ
- Order a late-night treat at Insomnia Cookies
- Have a drink at Ray’s Place
- Get a grilled sandwich at Twisted Meltz
- Find your bliss at Peace, Love and Little Donuts
- Buy fresh produce at the Haymaker’s Farmer’s
- Market (Saturdays)
- Create a costume for Ƶ Halloween
- Dress in green for Fake Paddy’s Day
- Celebrate our nation’s independence at Ƶ Heritage Festival
Be your best self
- Join a student organization or two
- Volunteer for Super Service Saturday
- Sign up for supplemental instruction or tutoring
- Go on an Alternative Spring Break
- Participate in a Peer Leader Training Course
- Find your niche with an Involvement Expert
- (Center for Student Involvement)
- Polish your prose at Writing Commons
- Take a Financial Literacy Workshop
Practice wellness
- Stroll by the Cuyahoga River downtown
- Walk the stairs of the Ƶ Library (tallest building in Portage County)
- Travel the Portage County Bike and Hike Trail
- Kayak the Cuyahoga River with Crooked
- River Adventures
- Play intramural or club sports
- Bowl at Eastway
- Skate at the Ice Arena
- Climb the Rec Center’s rock wall
- Run a 5K on campus: Bowman Cup, Black
- Squirrel or Run the World
Meet and greet
- Make a friend in each class
- Get to know your academic advisor
- Chat with your resident assistant
- Snap a selfie with President Diacon
- Drop in during your professors’ office hours
- Give Flash the Golden Eagle a high-five
- Join a team at a Hackathon
Attend Ƶ Campus Events
- Check out the Black Squirrel Festival
- Celebrate Homecoming
- Catch a movie at Real Late Reels
- Start off the new school year at Blastoff
- Cheer on the Golden Flashes at an athletic event
- Watch a Dive-In Movie
- See a show at the Center for the Performing Arts
- Give something back at a fraternity/sorority philanthropy event
Regional Campuses
Ashtabula
- Grab your books, walk across the street to Lake Erie and study on the beach
- Take a selfie with friends—or with Flash—in front of the “Wave Wall”
- Meet your friends and classmates at Harbor Perk or another great spot on Bridge Street
East Liverpool
- Eat lunch at the
- Hot Dog Shoppe
- Talk to the ghosts in the Mary Pat Building
- Sit at the wharf and watch boats and barges on the Ohio River
Geauga
- Visit the Great
- Geauga County Fair
- (and the KSU Geauga Booth!)
- on Labor Day weekend
- Go to a pancake breakfast in Burton (Sundays in March), the heart of maple syrup country
- Play in the faculty/staff vs. students kickball game each fall semester
Regional Academic Center
- Attend Twins Days in Twinsburg (first full weekend of August)
- Eat lunch on the patio to enjoy fresh air between classes
Salem
- Ignore the “No Fishing” signs at the pond
- Feed and/or dodge the geese
- Gather around the fireplace in Centofanti Hall
- Try to figure out the numbering sequence for the classrooms
Stark
- Join first-year students for the lightning bolt photo during Smart Start Orientation
- Chomp on homemade chips at the Emporium Grille
- Attend at least one Featured Speaker presentation
- Take in the campus wildlife at the Pond and Wetlands Research Area
- Volunteer at one of the longstanding community events, Boo U or Earth Day Study by the clock in the heart of campus
Trumbull
- Read a copy of Trumbull’s art and poetry magazine ICON
- Play a game of pool in the Student Union lounge
- Visit the Link Art Gallery
- Attend a free theatre workshop at the Trumbull Theatre
Tuscarawas
- Enjoy a Broadway show, comedy act or musical entertainment at the Performing Arts Center
- Design and 3D print something fun in the Makerspace
- Record a video, song or a narrative in the Video2Go Studio
What did we forget? Send us your list at magazine@kent.edu!
Score Yourself
50 - 73 You’ve totally embraced the Ƶ Ƶ community
25 - 49 Maybe you’ve spent a little too much time studying
15 - 24 You really ought to get out more
1 - 14 Are you sure we’re talking about the same place?
0 “I just picked this up in my doctor’s waiting room. Who are you people?"