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Strong return on investment for Kennesaw State graduates
September 15, 2017
Kennesaw State University graduates earn higher salaries in their chosen career fields than those from the majority of Georgia’s colleges and universities, according to this year’s rankings by salary information company PayScale. Kennesaw State ranked fifth out of 41 public and private institutions in Georgia in PayScale’s 2017 College Salary Report.
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Summer Commencement ceremonies to be held at Kennesaw State Campus on July 28
July 18, 2017
The Honorable LaDoris “Dot” Harris, the former director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy and a Southern Polytechnic State University alumna, will address more than 2,000 graduates at Kennesaw State University’s summer Commencement, beginning Friday, July 28, at 10 a.m. Other speakers include Teresa M. Joyce, professor emeritus of management, and Mark R. Anderson, the dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Kennesaw State President Samuel S. Olens will preside over the three graduation ceremonies in the KSU Convocation Center on the Kennesaw Campus.
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Tennis standout repeats as ASUN Student-Athlete of the Year
June 16, 2017
Kennesaw State men’s tennis player Simon Pritchard has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Male Student-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season. The awards were announced at the conference’s annual meetings in Savannah.
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Kennesaw State alum earns prestigious fellowship from National Science Foundation
June 02, 2017
A Kennesaw State alumnus has been named a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program for 2017. Valerie Washington, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in systems and industrial engineering from the University’s Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology in May, was one of 2,000 fellowship awardees honored this year.
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More than 3,200 graduate during Commencement ceremonies
May 02, 2017
More than 3,200 students will graduate during Kennesaw State University’s spring Commencement. Among the speakers who will deliver addresses are the first black female Air Force general, an internationally recognized entrepreneur, and a high school dropout who became a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and will graduate from medical school this month. Kennesaw State President Samuel S. Olens will preside over the five graduation ceremonies in the KSU Convocation Center on the Kennesaw Campus, beginning Tuesday, May 9, at 10 a.m.
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Seven receive 2017 Presidential Diversity Awards
April 21, 2017
Six members of Kennesaw State’s faculty and staff were awarded 2017 Presidential Diversity Awards recognizing their service and contributions toward creating a more inclusive and welcoming campus environment.
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Kennesaw State Mourns Loss of Rhubarb Jones
April 02, 2017
The entire Kennesaw State University community are mourning the loss of colleague and Georgia radio pioneer Rhubarb Jones, who died today at the age of 65.
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Athletics director receives national honors
March 02, 2017
Kennesaw State Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams was named a winner of the 2016-17 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award on Thursday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
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Master of Professional Writing program launches new video magazine
February 14, 2017
As it marks the passage of 20 years of producing writers working in all genres of the profession, the Master of Professional Writing Program at Kennesaw State University has launched its first video magazine titled MAPWriting.
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Kennesaw State president among Georgia's 'Most Influential'
January 26, 2017
From “Georgian of the Year” as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2016 to Kennesaw State University’s new president later that same year, Samuel S. Olens is among Georgia Trend magazine’s list of people “who inspire, lead and influence” the daily lives of Georgians.