Student Housing - Phase I
The Kennesaw State University campus has undergone a major transformation in the past five years. In 2000, Phase I of the student housing projects began with the construction of University Place, a 11-building, 750 bed, state of the art living quarters for a once predominately commuter college. The look and feel of a "living and learning" community, University Place has four floors of rooms with balconies that over look paved courtyards with lush landscaping and flowing fountains. With the renovation of an existing apartment complex north of the campus, KSU Place was created with 297 beds, a pool and easy walking or biking access to the campus.

Student Housing - Phase II
The success of Phase I signaled the need for more housing and Phase II was designed to meet student demand. Phase II includes University Village, an 800 bed living learning community modeled after University Place. With the addition of a 1600 space parking deck and the renovation of KSU Place II (formerly University Manor), the campus residential life continues to mark the progress of KSU as a growing institution of choice in higher education. Phase II also includes the purchase of Chastain Pointe, retail space and 36 beds above the retail space. 

Parking Decks 
The East and West parking decks were part of the Phase I projects. Their completion brought an additional 1,536 spaces for new residents and students on campus.

Phase II parking created an additional 1600 spaces in the new parking deck constructed at the north end of campus. Additional levels were added to the East parking deck to create even more spaces available to students.

Campus Infrastructure
The addition of campus housing and parking decks made room for the 17,500 students that were enrolled in the fall 2003. The growth on campus sparked the Foundation's interest in creating the best possible traffic flow on a campus. Along with an improved road entering the north side of campus on Campus Loop Road and a round-about for efficiency in traffic flow, a pedestrian bridge is constructed over Campus Loop Road connecting KSU Place and University Village to the main campus. 

Chastain Pointe
As Part of Phase II, the 13.5 acre, 200,000 square foot facility known as Chastain Pointe was purchased by the KSU Foundation. Adjacent to the campus at the corner of Big Shanty and Chastain Road, this space is now the home of Facilities - Planning and Design, Grounds and the Physical Plant operations. 

Town Point
In the fall of 2005, the Foundation purchased the Town Point office complex, directly across the street from the main entrance to the KSU Campus. Along with the Foundation, Town Point houses University Development, University Relations, and the Bagwell College of Education.

Ten Houses
During Phase I, nine private homes directly adjacent to University Place were purchased by the Foundation for lease by the University. Each of the nine houses is currently being used by different departments and organizations on campus including Alumni Affairs, International House, Health Clinic and Women's Center, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and Institutional Effectiveness, Institute for Leadership Character and Ethic, Science and Election Systems, Cobb Community Services Board and Cobb Collaborative and the Georgia Games. During Phase II, the Foundation purchased one additional house located in the same vicinity as the other nine which will house CAREing (Center for Active Retired Educators).

Foundation Awards

The Foundation Prize
Throughout this tremendous time of growth, the Foundation continues its efforts to support the university by managing approximately 150 scholarships and creating incentives for faculty. In 2003, the Foundation created The Foundation Prize which awards one or more deserving faculty with a monetary gift and a flame of excellence award for extraordinary scholarly research and publication College.

The Foundation Prize Recipients for 2007

College of Arts
Matthew D. Haffner
“ Serial City ”

Coles College of Business
Dr. Ann B. Gillette
“If at First You Don't Succeed: The Effect of the
Option to Resolicit on Corporate Takeovers”

Bagwell College of Education
Dr. David J. Martin
“Elementary Science Methods: A Constructivist Approach”

WellStar College of Health and Human Services
Dr. David B. Mitchell
“Nonconscious Priming After 17 Years: Invulnerable Implicit Memory”

College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. Wendy B. Sanchez
“Helping Students Make Sense of Mathematics”

Distinguished Professor of the Year
The Foundation Professor of the Year, created in 2004, highlights a faculty member on campus whose scholarly work, teaching and personal commitment to the education of students is outstanding. The recipient of the award receives a substantial monetary gift.

The Distinguished Professor for 2005:
Dr. Dana R. Hermanson

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