IN A FLASH: The Fifth Anniversary of ‘Making the K’

Making the K 2024

 

Five years ago, Kent State's Class of 2023 exited their convocation event and assembled on Manchester Field to create an enormous "K," establishing a new university tradition. To kick off this fall semester, Kent State's Class of 2028 once again came together to "Make the "K."

Making the K 2024

 

The Marching Golden Flashes added music and excitement and the , along with Flash the Mascot and President Todd Diacon, Ph.,D., formed an underscore to the giant letter. 

Making the K 2024

 

Classes were virtual in Fall 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, so a digital, composite "K" was created using student's I.D. photos for the Class of 2024.  The in-person "K" returned in 2021 for Kent State's Class of 2025, in 2022 for the Class of 2026 and again in 2023 for the Class of 2027.

Making the K 2024
Flash the Mascot and President Todd Diacon

 

Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future Kent State Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description of what’s happening in the photo along with when and where it was taken.

POSTED: Friday, August 23, 2024 10:36 AM
Updated: Monday, August 26, 2024 11:04 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing and the University Communications and Marketing Photo/Video Team