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  • William Ensign

    Kennesaw State biology professor wins national award

    March 22, 2018

    Kennesaw State University biology professor William Ensign has been honored with the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biology Division Mature Career Mentor Award. The distinction is reserved for scientists with greater than 19 years of experience mentoring undergraduate researchers.

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  • Kennesaw Hall

    Coca-Cola donates $1.25 million to support Kennesaw State scholarship program

    March 21, 2018

    Kennesaw State University has received a $1.25 million donation from The Coca-Cola Foundation for the creation of a scholarship program supporting first-generation students. The Coca-Cola First Generation and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholars program will provide scholarships and wraparound services to 35 students who identify as first generation – those who are first in their immediate families to seek college degrees.

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  • Ida Lee Spence

    Kennesaw State student honored by Georgia Board of Regents

    February 28, 2018

    Ida Lee Spence, a first-generation Kennesaw State University senior, has been named a recipient of the Georgia Board of Regents 2018 Academic Recognition Award. The Board bestowed the honor on one student from each of its colleges and universities for classroom academic achievements. Spence of Dallas, Ga., is a math major with a 3.97 grade point average.

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  • Kennesaw State statistics students crunch emergency response data

    Kennesaw State statistics students crunch emergency response data

    February 26, 2018

    In a unique collaboration with local firefighters, Kennesaw State University graduate statistics students - using advanced statistical software and Google Maps - analyzed five years of emergency response data to potentially reduce trip times. The Cobb County Fire Department asked KSU's Department of Statistics and Analytical Sciences for help in making sense of a huge amount of data. The information covered several years of emergency responses. The pro bono project, which launched in January 2017, covered 29 fire stations and their corresponding 272 fire zones, which averaged 168 incidents a day.

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  • Kennesaw State University

    Kennesaw State University Presidential Search Committees Named

    February 01, 2018

    The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has named the two committees responsible for conducting a national search for the next president of Kennesaw State University (KSU): The Presidential Search and Screen Committee and the Regents' Special Committee.

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  • Mathematics education

    Kennesaw State STEM students to benefit from new math instruction

    January 23, 2018

    Kennesaw State University undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees will benefit from a new approach to teaching introductory mathematics courses. The University is one of only a handful invited to join the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) in working to scale the adoption of active learning for undergraduate pre-calculus and calculus instruction.

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  • Linda Noble

    Kennesaw State taps former dean as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs

    January 10, 2018

    Retired Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former KSU administrator Linda Noble has returned to Kennesaw State as part of the University’s presidential transition. Noble has joined the Office of Academic Affairs in a part-time role to assist Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ken Harmon as he transitions into the role of interim president. Noble will then serve as interim provost when Harmon becomes KSU’s interim president on Feb. 15.

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  • Sam Olens

    Kennesaw State University President Sam Olens Announces Plans to Step Down

    December 14, 2017

    Today, Kennesaw State University (KSU) President Sam Olens has announced he will step down as president effective Feb. 15, 2018. Olens has served as president since Nov. 1, 2016.

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  • LSAMP scholars

    STEM Innovators Conference honors eight Kennesaw State students

    November 15, 2017

    Eight Kennesaw State students were honored recently for their scholarship and research at the 2017 STEM Innovators Conference in Atlanta, hosted by the University. The 12th annual symposium and research conference recognized outstanding Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholars.

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  • Kennesaw State University

    Kennesaw State scores at top in U.S. curriculum study for seventh consecutive year

    November 10, 2017

    Kennesaw State University is among a select group of 24 colleges and universities that scored an “A” for its high-quality core curriculum in a nationwide study on the state of general education released this week by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA).

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