Student Organizations
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Rocket Team Launches to Spaceport America Cup
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Rocket Team took seven members to New Mexico for the 2022 Spaceport America Cup, the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering conference and competition!
Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win in National All-Women Air Race
The skies are calling once again, and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Air Race Classic.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Rocket Team Sets New Record Ahead of International Competition
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.
IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem
A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Flight Team Earns Ninth Place at National SAFECON 2025
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Flight Team secured a ninth-place overall finish at the 2025 National SAFECON competition, held March 23 and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Capstone Redefined: Students Launch Design Team with Industry Support and Faculty Mentorship
What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.
IN A FLASH: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Earth Fest
In April, Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.
IN A FLASH: A FAB-tastic Block Party
A mid-April Block Party, presented by the Flashes Activities Board, welcomed spring to campus with makers' tables, a caricature artist, a photo booth, a giant, inflatable slide and more.
IN A FLASH: Flashes, Saddle Up!
The Flashes Activities Board brought some cowboy fun to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ with the FAB Wild West Rodeo. Presented inside the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the activities mechanical bull-riding, line dancing, a Skee-Ball shooting gallery and a free Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ cowboy hat giveaway!
‘I Am in It for the Fun of Robot Fighting’
In a meeting with junior mechatronics engineering technology major Jude Carver a few weeks before the KSU Combat Robotics Tournament, he was still planning and building his 'bot. He shares the details of his combat robot’s design along with the next steps in its construction before the competition. He also demonstrates his skills in drawing complex Japanese characters.