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  • Marching Owls

    Marching Owls take advantage of transitional football season for Kennesaw State

    August 31, 2023

    As Kennesaw State’s football team moves from one conference and classification to another and makes changes for the future, Marching Owls director Brandon Meeks plans to do the same for KSU’s marching band. The Marching Owls have an all-time high 280 musicians representing every major on campus. In his second year as director, Meeks said he wants to enhance the program to ensure optimal crowd engagement.

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  • Marietta Recreation Center

    Renovated Kennesaw State Marietta Campus rec center reopens

    August 29, 2023

    Students who walk into the newly renovated recreation center on the Marietta Campus of Kennesaw State University are being met with that exciting and clean smell of all things brand new. After a 10-month, $7.4 million renovation, all the fitness equipment is gleaming, the facility is waiting to be explored, and the joy was apparent on all those at the reopening ceremony on Tuesday, including Kennesaw State President Kathy Schwaig.

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  • Weeks of Welcome

    Fun programs have serious purpose to engage Kennesaw State students

    August 16, 2023

    As music thumped and students mingled on the Campus Green on Sunday, Kennesaw State University freshman Weilly Cabrera of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, surveyed the scene at SplashBash. Lines formed for the waterslide and rides on an inflatable shark, while a football and multiple frisbees flew nearby. It was just what 8,000 new students needed to kick off their college careers.

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  • President Kathy Schwaig and Scrappy the Owl

    Kennesaw State leaders welcome faculty and staff for new academic year

    August 10, 2023

    While some of the 6,000 students who live on campus were moving into residence halls Thursday morning, Kennesaw State University’s faculty and staff gathered in the Convocation Center to focus on the success of all the 44,000 students starting Fall semester on Monday.

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  • Kennesaw State

    Kennesaw State economic impact climbs to more than $2 billion in 2022

    August 09, 2023

    Kennesaw State University had an economic impact of $2.03 billion on Georgia in fiscal year 2022, according to a University System of Georgia (USG) report released Tuesday. Kennesaw State’s economic impact in FY 2022 marked an 10.3% increase from $1.84 billion the previous year, while the University System of Georgia’s economic impact grew by 4.14% over fiscal year 2021.

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  • Nature Bound

    Kennesaw State program offers community, adventure in the great outdoors

    August 08, 2023

    Luke Hardaway had always loved the outdoors, but he found his happy place when he joined a community of nature lovers at Kennesaw State University. Hardaway joined Nature Bound, an outdoor recreation program offered to students through the Department of Sports and Recreation and Outdoor Adventures, in 2022 and said it provided him a close-knit community of people with similar interests within his college community. He’s gone on to serve as a guide on whitewater kayak trips for the program, as well as for whitewater rafting trips with area businesses.

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  • The Home Depot donations boost Kennesaw State

    The Home Depot donations boost Kennesaw State's inclusive academy

    July 07, 2023

    Continuing its ongoing relationship with Kennesaw State University, The Home Depot granted $65,000 last year to support programs in the Academy for Inclusive Learning and Social Growth.

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  • Seasoned leader takes charge of Military and Veterans Services at Kennesaw State

    Seasoned leader takes charge of Military and Veterans Services at Kennesaw State

    June 07, 2023

    Don’t let her smaller stature or quiet demeanor fool you; Stacey Dixon has shown she is a powerhouse with a purpose. In her new role as Director of Military and Veteran Services at Kennesaw State University, she is on a mission to revitalize the program to reach more students.

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  • Kennesaw State summer program aimed at increasing minority educators

    Kennesaw State summer program aimed at increasing minority educators

    May 17, 2023

    Building on the success of an initiative to increase the number of Black male teachers, Kennesaw State University is giving younger local students of color a chance to explore life as education majors and teachers.

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  • Outstanding Kennesaw State staff honored at annual awards luncheon

    Outstanding Kennesaw State staff honored at annual awards luncheon

    May 04, 2023

    Cynthia True, associate director of graduate programs in the School of Accountancy, received the Outstanding Owl Award, the top honor presented during Kennesaw State University’s annual staff awards luncheon on Wednesday.

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