2024 Staff Appreciation Week

Step right up and join us for an exhilarating week of gratitude, amusement, and festivities, all under the lively ambiance of a state fair! It's time to celebrate our amazing staff during Staff Appreciation Week at Kennesaw State University. As part of our unwavering dedication to honoring the remarkable contributions of our dedicated staff members, we're thrilled to announce a series of state fair-themed events during the week of May 13 - 17, 2024, that promise excitement and fun for all.

a picture of scrappy at the fair advertising Staff Appreciation Week in May 2024

Chick-fil-A biscuits

Monday, May 13, 2024
7:30AM - 9:00AM

Stop by any of the following locations for a free Chick-fil-A biscuit, while supplies last.


Kennesaw Campus:

Campus Green
Chastain Point Lobby
Town Point Lobby
KSU Center (Fountain Area)

Marietta Campus:

Globe area
K Field (near Stingers)


Team Trivia

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
1:00PM - 3:00PM 
Marietta Ballrooms

Put on your thinking caps and join us for Team Trivia! Light refreshments provided. Limited spots available - 128.

Register Now

Ice Cream Social 

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 
12:00PM - 2:00PM 
Marietta K Field

Join us for a sweet treat and some friendly competition at our ice cream social! Scoop up your favorite ice cream bars or popsicles while listening to the DJ play your favorite tunes.  Compete with your coworkers in classic yard games like corn hole bean bag toss, Connect 4, Jenga, or spin with a hula hoop, or toss a frisbee.

Owlympics 

Thursday, May 16, 2024
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Kennesaw - Convocation Center

Join us for an exciting morning of competitive team game activities.

We'll provide the fun and games, you bring the camaraderie and the anticipated thrill of victory! Show your KSU and team spirit by competing or cheering on your favorite Owlympians.

(Check-in is at 9:30 - limited to 18 teams)

Download your Registration Packet Here
  • Huddle up Owlympians and assemble your teams for KSU’s 2024 Owlympics featuring Scrappy’s State Fair as our theme.  

    Get ready!
    Select a team name and captain.

    Get set!  
    Complete your Team Registration Packet that includes the Registration Form, Memorandum of Understanding, and signed Waivers!

    Go!  
    The Team Registration Packet must be submitted as a single scanned document to Hrevents@kennesaw.edu on or before Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 5 pm.  All required signatures must be DocuSigned or wet ink signatures.  Team members must be KSU staff, student assistant, or faculty only.   

    Team captains are responsible for submitting a complete registration packet in a timely fashion.  The first 18 teams to properly submit all documents as a single packet will be deemed qualified to participate in the 2024 Owlympics.  Teams 19-21 will be alternate teams and may participate if registered teams are disqualified or unable to participate on the day of the event.  

    Team captains are also responsible for participating in a Team Captain Meeting prior to the event, communicating game rules to participants, overseeing their team, giving directions, and lining up the correct number of players in anticipation of each game.

    Team member changes cannot be submitted after 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Team member changes require submission of the registration and liability forms to Hrevents@kennesaw.edu.  Any team who cannot field a complete team comprised of seven “regular” members will forfeit participation in the games. Prior to May 14, the alternate can be moved to “regular” member status provided the alternate signs the Team Registration Form and Event Waiver and Release Form.  

    Stay tuned to the Staff Appreciation Week website and KSU HR’s Instagram page for more information regarding pre-Owlympic, point-earning competitions including a videorecorded Team Cheer, Team Uniform or T-Shirt Design, and CARES food drive competition.  


Confirmed Owlympic Teams

Date Approved Team Name
4/29/2024 Team 1 Fiscal Raptor
4/29/2024 Team 2 GPA Crushers
4/30/2024 Team 3 Production Black
5/2/2024 Team 4 Sustainable Scrapters
5/2/2024 Team 5 Gett'n Money CPD
5/2/2024 Team 6 Did U Restart
5/2/2024 Team 7 Tortured Housing Department
5/2/2024 Team 8 Healing Hustlers
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Ice Cream Social 

Thursday, May 16, 2024
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Kennesaw - Campus Green 

Join us for a sweet treat and some friendly competition at our ice cream social! Scoop up your favorite ice cream bars or popsicles while listening to the DJ play your favorite tunes.  Compete with your coworkers in classic yard games like corn hole bean bag toss, Connect 4,  Jenga, or spin with a hula hoop, or toss a frisbee.

Team Trivia

Friday, May 17, 2024
1:00PM - 3:00PM 
Kennesaw - University Rooms

Put on your thinking caps and join us for Team Trivia! Light refreshments provided. Limited spots available - 192.

Register here

Disclaimer: By attending employee appreciation events, you acknowledge and agree to grant Kennesaw State University (KSU) the right to record, film, and photograph or capture your likeness in any media now available or hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast use or otherwise disseminate such media without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit such media and the right to use the media alone or together with other information. 

I enjoy Staff Appreciation Week and look forward to it every Spring. I really appreciate that Owlympics was held on the Marietta campus this year. It was great to spend time with my colleagues outside of the office. We had good food, great music and enjoyed our time away from our desks. I am looking forward to Staff Appreciation Week 2024! Thank you for appreciating KSU Staff!

Melinda Ross

Director of Graduate Student Support, Graduate College - Office of the Dean

Had a Hoot at Owl Olympics! Truly a great time and wonderful team bonding experience. Looking forward and preparing already for next year.

James B. Stinchcomb

Assistant Director, Diverse Student Success Programs - Division of Diverse and Inclusive Excellence

I had a great time at Owlympics today, thank ya'll for putting that on!

Dylan Meredith

Student Success Coordinator Coles College of Business - Undergraduate Programs