Your User Name

Your FlashLine user name consists of all of the characters in your Kent State e-mail address that come before the “@” symbol.  For example, if your Kent State e-mail address were jdoe4@kent.edu, then you user name would be jdoe4.


To Find your User Name

If you are a current Kent State student, faculty or staff member, a quick way to find your user name is to look yourself up in Kent State's Online Phone Directory. Click the link to the left to find your listing. (NOTE: If you have opted to restrict your directory information, you will not find your listing.)


Your Password

Your initial (default) FlashLine password consists of information that only you would know, and should be entered using the following ten-character format:

AMMMYYSSSS (see below).

• A = The first letter of your middle name (use the letter "x" if you don't have a middle name)
• MM = The first three characters of your birth month
• KY = The last two digits of your birth year
• S = The last four digits of your Social Security Number
• NOTE: You should be immediately prompted to choose a new password once you’e logged in using the above formula.
• If you forget your FlashLinepassword, please call the Kent State University Helpdesk at 330-672-HELP (4357) for assistance.
• After 120 days of "lack of use" (not logging into) FlashLine, your password is inactivated for security purposes. To reactivate your account, please call our Helpdesk at 330-672-HELP (4357).