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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.

Tags: Blastoff , KSU Kickoff , Fall Semester , Student Life , Students First

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today

Thousands of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Celebrates Start of New School Year With Annual Blastoff

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus…

Tags: Welcome Weekend , Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus

Thousands of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus…

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus

Thousands of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students work their way through Risman Plaza during Blastoff, the annual back-to-school celebration at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Students Celebrate the Start of a New School Year at Blastoff

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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…

Tags: Blastoff , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Success Story

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students file past the arch on the Lefton Esplanade on their way to downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï during last year’s Welcome Weekend.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community. The event is an opportunity for students to transition into the univers…

Tags: Blastoff , Student Success Programs , University College , Success Story

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Movers and Groovers Assist New Students on Move-In Day

Each August during freshman move-in day, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï InterHall Council sponsors the Movers and Groovers program. …

Tags: Residence Services , ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï InterHall Council , Movers and Groovers , Convocation , Blastoff , Success Story

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