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Family has established a culture of giving to support Kennesaw State
October 04, 2023
In many ways, Chris and Debbie Pike feel a kinship with Kennesaw State University. From the time Chris graduated from then-Kennesaw College in 1984, the couple has watched the University grow from humble beginnings to one of the nation’s largest suburban research institutions, all the while maintaining a mission that closely aligns with their family values.
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Donors, scholarships help students in recovery see a brighter future
October 02, 2023
Growing up, Justin Schechter said he never felt like he belonged anywhere. The Kennesaw State University junior said, in hindsight, it wasn’t the friends he had making him feel like he didn’t belong, rather his own self-esteem and image. Standing on stage in the KSU student center Friday at the annual Collegiate Recovery Scholarship Breakfast, Schechter reflected on that moment, his choice to seek treatment and the community he found when he began school and joined the Collegiate Recovery Community, part of the Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery (CYAAR) in Fall 2021.
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Partnership aimed at addressing structural issues affecting health disparities in Puerto Rico through $6 million NIH award
September 28, 2023
Kennesaw State University associate professor of psychology and associate director of the AMES Research Center, Israel Sánchez-Cardona will embark on a five-year, $6 million research initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at developing partnerships between researchers and community organizations to address structural issues affecting health in Puerto Rico.
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Kennesaw State professor earns USG Hall of Fame teaching award
September 26, 2023
Diana Gregory, professor of art education in the Kennesaw State University College of the Arts, was honored this month with a Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award at the 19th Annual University System of Georgia Board of Regents Scholarship Gala.
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Professors represent Kennesaw State at Governor's Teaching Fellows seminar
September 25, 2023
Two Kennesaw State University professors agree that good teachers know they can always learn something new about their craft, no matter how long they do it or how successful they’ve been at it. Professor of mathematics Ana-Maria Croicu and professor of software engineering Hassan Pournaghshband spent a week in May at the University of Georgia after being selected for the prestigious Governor’s Teaching Fellows Spring Symposium, a series of events dedicated to improving teaching skills in Georgia’s colleges and universities.
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Kennesaw State celebrating 10 years of football and looking to the future
September 22, 2023
When Brian Bohannon’s phone rang in March 2013 with an offer to become Kennesaw State’s first head football coach, he didn’t hesitate to accept. At the time, the University had already laid the foundation to launch the program. It was situated in fertile recruiting grounds in metro Atlanta. It had an 8,300-seat stadium with 101 lockers, enough to house an entire football team.
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After tragedy, a Kennesaw State mom turns pain into purpose
September 21, 2023
For a parent, there could never be a worse tragedy than losing a child. It’s an intense, deep pain that Diane Davis, the mother of late Kennesaw State University student Tarik Kindell, can never escape, but now Ms. Davis is turning her pain into purpose. With tears streaming down her face and her voice cracking, Ms. Davis paused and took a deep breath to gather her strength. She began to explain why creating an endowment for Kennesaw State in her son's honor was not only important to her, but also instrumental in the healing process.
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Kennesaw State study uses AI, common clothing tags to diagnose health issues
September 20, 2023
Occasionally, big ideas are birthed from small beginnings. Kennesaw State University assistant professor Jian Zhang got the idea to study joint movement after hearing about his friend’s toddler who developed some serious sleep issues. Zhang, who has a background working on robotic systems and is interested in how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology can improve our daily lives, thought there might be a way to combine artificial intelligence and clothing security tags to help find a solution.
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Kennesaw State student presents undergraduate research at international conference
September 15, 2023
Kennesaw State University student Edwin Trejo-Rivera said that having opportunities to conduct research is an experience he never expected to have at an undergraduate level. The junior psychology major from Marietta not only had that opportunity but, over the summer, presented his research on a global scale at the Interamerican Congress of Psychology in Paraguay.
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KSU 'You Matter' program uses trends and friends to fight mental health crises
September 13, 2023
A new Kennesaw State University program arms students with knowledge and resources that leaders hope will encourage students and their peers to reach out in times of mental health crisis. In time for National Suicide Prevention Month, KSU has launched its “You Matter” suicide prevention and mental health program, aiming to reduce the stigma around addressing depression and thoughts of suicide among college students.
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