Visit this Web site throughout the year to learn more about how Kennesaw State is making a difference. Student success
A partnership between KSU and the Atlanta Falcons is making it possible for players to complete their college degrees at the team's Flowery Branch training complex. Professors travel to the northeast Georgia facility to teach classes to a handful of players who are just a few credits short of earning their degrees. Academic excellence A partnership between KSU and the People's Republic of China brought to campus 24 city government workers from the city of Hangzhou who received their master of arts in public administration degrees at the summer 2004 commencement ceremony. An additional 40+ Chinese students arrive in October to begin the program. Internationalization The American Council on Education selected KSU as one of only eight institutions in the country for a new study, "Global Learning for All," focusing on best practices in promoting international student success. KSU's commitment to the importance of international outreach is reflected in the International Center's name change to the Institute for Global Initiatives. As a co-sponsor of the national Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, KSU awarded a full four-year scholarship to a woman from Afghanistan who began her education in fall 2003. Through the initiative, a second scholarship was awarded to a woman graduate student who began her studies in fall 2004. More than 1,500 strong, KSU's international students hail from 129 countries. Civic engagement
On January 22, 2007, the Holocaust
Education Program unveiled three new exhibitions in partnership
with the Atlanta History Center. Parallel Journeys: World War II
& the Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens. This exhibit tells
the stories of dozens of teenagers who were witnesses,
participants, and often victims of this brutal conflict.
The KSU Center will also showcase
a second exhibition, V for Victory: Georgia Remembers WWII, a
traveling exhibit from the Atlanta History, which chronicles
Georgia's role in WWII and tells the heroic stories of Georgia
soldiers who served their country.
The exhibit also features a
component of The Butterfly Project, a program initiated by the
Holocaust Museum Houston, as an effort to represent the children
who perished in the Holocaust. The goal of the project is to
collect 1.5 million hand-crafted butterflies, one for each child
victim. All of the exhibit are free and open to the public.
More information about the exhibit can be found on the Holocaust Education Program Web site. Ethical leadership The RTM Center for Leadership, Ethics & Character
gained approval for a name change to the RTM Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character. This name change reflects the work the institute was already doing as an interdisciplinary organization striving to impact the lives of students and faculty while also serving as a link between KSU and the business community. Research In partnership with the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, KSU's Center for Community Healthcare has begun Phase I of an 18-month program aimed at developing culturally sensitive diabetes education and intervention programs. The $200,000 grant from Healthcare Georgia kicked off the Initiative for Diabetes Educational Advancement for Hispanics/Latinos. Campus improvements
The 130,000-square-foot Classroom and Convocation Center will be complete by December 2004. The arena will seat 4,792 for convocations and approximately 4,000 for basketball games. The building also will contain 14 classrooms and 48 offices. The facility will support health, physical education & sport science; athletics; and special events. Construction began in October 2002. Construction began on the 15,500-square-foot Student Recreation and Wellness Center in February 2004 and will be complete in January 2005. This addition to the Physical Education building will have a two-story glass wall that overlooks the Campus Green from the fitness area. The 32,000-square-foot English addition to the Humanities Building took only 10 months for design and construction, due to the use of the design-build/fast track delivery process. (This was one of the fastest constructed projects of this type in the state). The English addition provides 43 faculty offices and 15 classrooms. Design and construction started in October 2003 and was completed in July 2004. University Village, KSU's newest living-learning community, will be occupied in September 2004. The village has space for more than 700 students, plus classrooms, computer labs, study rooms and retail space. The north parking deck, with 1,530 spaces, was completed in August 2004. National rankings, awards, grants and honors Kennesaw State University's CyberTech program received a $1,030,714 grant from the National Science Foundation through the NSF's Information Technology Experiences for Students & Teachers program. This three-year project will involve collaborations with 10+ high schools in northwest Georgia. In addition, CyberTech received a $50,000 grant from the UPS Foundation to support the continued growth of this educational initiative. CyberTech promotes diversity and improves achievement while introducing high school students from traditionally under-represented groups to the possibility of a career in the sciences, particularly computer science. Kennesaw State University has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) by the National Security Agency. This designation recognizes Kennesaw State's commitment to academic excellence when teaching students who will safeguard our nation's information systems. KSU is one of only two institutions in the state to receive this designation. The Cobb Microenterprise Center, which helps low- and moderate-income individuals start their own businesses, has been selected to receive a Microenterprise Development Program grant from Hewlett Packard. The HP grant will range from $150,000 to $250,000 and will include technology equipment and tools. It will be supplemented by services, support and training as needed. The master of science in conflict management program, housed in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, received the University System of Georgia Board of Regents' Award for Excellence in Teaching. Other highlights
Athletics The KSU women's soccer team won the NCAA Div. II national championship in December 2003 in the team's second year of existence. The men's basketball team won the NCAA Div. II national championship - the first team from Georgia to win an NCAA basketball crown - in March 2004. The women's soccer team and the men's golf team blaze a new trail for KSU in fall 2004 when they begin the transition to NCAA Div. I athletics. For the latest in KSU Owls' news, check out their Web site. |
U.S.
News & World Report has ranked Kennesaw State University's "First-Year Experience" as a
"Program to Look For" in its "America's Best Colleges 2005" edition spotlighting excellence in higher education.
Kennesaw State University dedicated a new home for the university's successful NCAA Div. II softball and baseball teams. Named in honor of longtime Kennesaw State supporter Dr. M. Bobbie Bailey, the Bobbie Bailey Athletic Complex houses office space, locker and workout rooms, and VIP game seating.
After many years of enrollment-driven advertising, Kennesaw State University has launched its first-ever corporate image campaign. Meant to brand Kennesaw State as a true
"university of choice" in an increasingly crowded marketplace, this new campaign targets the business community. The central message of the campaign is the important role Georgia companies can play in helping to educate tomorrow's leaders.
