“40 Years of Excellence: Daring to Dream and Do”

Last fall, in a report called “Stepping Forward as Stewards of Place,” the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) ranked Kennesaw State University third in the nation in its commitment to community engagement.


August

Music professor learns history lesson: Early African-American music finds its roots in West Africa
Imagine students so excited about learning they tiptoe into the back of a classroom during a class they aren’t registered for, and students who hang on a professor’s every word to the extent that they walk him home from class — while carrying his books; and all of this on a fairytale-like campus perched on the edge of the Atlantic.

 
 
  August 13, 2003   
 
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Campus comes alive with nearly 18,000 students
Next week, nearly 18,000 students begin classes at Kennesaw State, which today is one of the most popular destinations in the University System of Georgia.

$200,000 grant funds diabetes research, treatment program
There is a silent killer lurking among Georgia’s fastest growing minority community. Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States and it is preying on the Hispanic/Latino population. But the School of Nursing’s Center for Community Healthcare has come up with an IDEAL way to help combat the incurable, yet treatable, disease.

Construction begins on Phase II of student housing
Just one year after University Place opened to rave reviews in August 2002, a second phase of student housing is in the works that will double the number of residential students on campus in fall 2004.

Coles College of Business extends influence to central Asia
An agreement between the Coles College of Business and Kazak American University could pave the way for educational exchanges across central Asia.

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CLEC Conference
Gov. Sonny Perdue, Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, former Sen. Mack Mattingly and seven college and university presidents were among the guests on hand at the KSU Center April 11 for a Summit Conference on Developing a New Generation of Leaders for North Georgia, hosted by the RTM Center for Leadership, Ethics & Character.

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