For college students, voting can sometimes feel like one more complicated thing to figure out — especially when you're living away from home, moving between addresses or trying to understand where and when you're supposed to cast a ballot.But it doesn't have to be.ÂÌñÉç's ÂÌñÉçVotes initiative, a university-wide, nonpartisan effort to help students participate in elections, has pulled together the information students need to make voting easier. The most important thing is to start early and make a plan.For students who are eligible to vote in the November 2026 general el...
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Attend Welcome Week
Get ready for the upcoming semester, find your way around campus and meet new friends at Welcome Week, held at the beginning of each semester in Burton and Twinsburg.
Attend New Student Welcome
Get ready for the upcoming semester, find your way around campus and meet new friends at our January and August welcome event.
Check your email in late fall (spring admits) or summer 2027 (fall admits) for your personalized invitation.
Attend New Student Welcome
Get ready for the upcoming semester, find your way around campus and meet new friends at our welcome events in January (spring admits) and August (summer/fall admits).
Check your email for your personalized invitation.
Attend New Student Welcome
Get ready for the upcoming semester, find your way around campus and meet new friends at our August welcome event.
Check your email in summer 2027 for your personalized invitation.
Get your FLASHcard and parking pass
FLASHcard
First-year students (Spring and Summer)
You will receive your FLASHcard and parking pass at New Student Orientation.
All other students
Get your FLASHcard
Stop by the Student Services Office during the first week of classes to get your FLASHcard. 
Be sure to bring a state-issued photo ID with you.
Purchase textbooks
There are two full-service bookstore locations at Kent State:
