Kennesaw State University is a progressive and exemplary educational institution, respected for its excellence and leadership in teaching, service, and research.

Kennesaw State University has a strong commitment to scholarly and creative work. Research, scholarship, and creative activity are broadly defined and predominantly applied. The university honors action research on the improvement of teaching and learning; survey research for community and economic development; interdisciplinary studies in support of environmental, governmental, business or health interests; creative contributions in the arts and humanities; intellectual contributions; discovery research and academic publication; and the interpretation or application of academic research.

Research Support Services: 

• Office of Grants and Contracts - The Office of Grants and Contracts is an organizational unit of Academic Affairs and functions as the University-wide service and support office for faculty interested in securing external funding. Our mission is to encourage faculty efforts in the acquisition of external funding through provision of timely information, technical expertise, and assistance in proposal development and submission and to provide assistance to faculty in the administration of their projects in a service-oriented and user-friendly environment.  
  
  
• Office of Institutional Research - The Office of Institutional Research provides statistical data about the university, reports and analyses on enrollment, student demographic information, and faculty data.
  
  
• Center for Institutional Effectiveness - This administrative unit coordinates the university's accreditation, program review and quality improvement processes and conducts analyses of institutional effectiveness and accountability in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research & Information Management. 
   

Research/Outreach Centers & Institutes on the Web: 

• A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service
• Center for Active Retirement Education 
• Center for Conflict Management
• Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
• Center for Industrial Collaboration
• Center for Information Security Education & Awareness 
• Center for Regional History and Culture
• Corporate Governance Center
• Cox Family Enterprise Center
• Georgia Geographic Alliance
• Global Center for Social Change Through Women's Leadership and Sport
• Institute for Global Initiatives
• Learn & Serve Center (Service Learning) 
• Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character
• Small Business Development Center
• Small Business Innovation Research Center 

Additional Resources:

• IRB (Institutional Review Board)
• Community of Science - KSU faculty and staff can add themselves to the Community of Science Expertise Database.