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Professional sales students rise to the occasion in TK Elevator Pitch Competition
October 28, 2025
During the fourth annual TK Elevator Pitch Competition, Kennesaw State University saw its students rise to the occasion— literally. The annual Elevator Pitch Challenge, a highlight of KSU’s Professional Sales program, took place at TK Elevator’s offices in Atlanta. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of elevators and escalators, TK Elevator provided the perfect backdrop for the challenge, where each student had 60 seconds to pitch their personal brand to company executives while ascending 420 feet in Atlanta's fastest elevator.
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Kennesaw State students collaborate with Italian museum to uplift global presence
October 02, 2025
A unique collaboration between a Kennesaw State University education abroad program and the Civic Museum of Montepulciano in Italy is offering students an opportunity to apply their marketing skills in a global context while making a tangible impact.
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Kennesaw State student named Newman Civic Fellow
September 23, 2025
With a passion for serving others, Kennesaw State University senior Deja Boney has been named a 2025 Newman Civic Fellow, a national recognition honoring students who demonstrate leadership qualities and a strong commitment to community service.
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Kennesaw State and Fukuoka University sign agreement to expand global fintech education
August 28, 2025
Kennesaw State University this week hosted a delegation from Japan to sign an agreement with Fukuoka University that creates new educational opportunities for financial technology students at both universities.
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Kennesaw State's Owl Cyber Team earns top finish in national cybersecurity competition
August 06, 2025
Among the newest student organizations on campus, Kennesaw State University’s Owl Cyber Team recently reached the semifinals in the CyberLLM Challenge. Held during the Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference 2025, the event focuses on developing innovative applications to improve areas like threat detection and cybersecurity automation.
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Kennesaw State alumna to compete in international Deaflympics games in Tokyo
July 31, 2025
Tawnecia Rush ’24 has worn hearing aids since she was 9 years old. In conversation, she focuses intently on the people she’s speaking with, supplementing what she hears with expert lip reading. Occasionally, she says “Pardon?” when she needs a speaker to repeat what they’ve said. On the basketball court, communication was always much more fluid. Since she began playing with her father and brothers as a child at the Boys and Girls Club, Rush’s hearing impairment has never hindered her. Two decades later, her abilities have earned her a spot on the USA Deaf Women’s Basketball team, which will compete in the Deaflympics in Tokyo over two weeks in November.
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Kennesaw State business students to benefit from the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Marketing Scholarship
July 14, 2025
Jagdish “Jag” and Madhuri “Madhu” Sheth have long believed in the life-changing power of education. With a generous gift of $100,000 to Kennesaw State University, they are creating new opportunities for undergraduate students in the Michael J. Coles College of Business. Their contribution will establish the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Marketing Scholarship, designed to support business students in their journey toward success.
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Student-staffed marketing firm raising success of real-world clients
July 01, 2025
Among marketing firms in the Atlanta area, Ground Work Agency is a relative newcomer that stands out for its dual mission of helping clients grow, while helping its own staff hone their professional skills while they’re still in college. Based in the Coles College of Business, Department of Marketing and Professional Sales, the agency is providing marketing services to an expanding variety of businesses and other organizations, while serving as a training ground for its staff, who are all Kennesaw State University students.
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Triplets each find their own path to success at Kennesaw State
June 12, 2025
Three sisters born minutes apart, but vastly different in terms of interests and career goals, thought about going separate ways for college. But in the end, they found that Kennesaw State University fit all their needs. “We did a plethora of research to find a school that’s right for us,” said Jessica Okafor, triplet to Angela and Benita. “There was always at least one missing piece in the schools that we looked through, until we found KSU. We saw that KSU had everything we had interest in, and when we did the tours, the open house, the orientation, I was blown away by how beautiful the school was. I saw my future in just a few seconds.”
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Kennesaw State educator brings industry experience to the classroom
June 10, 2025
Hopping around a lecture hall in the Burrus Building, Tom Garr approaches individual students with questions and comments that show a sense of care. “You crushed it on your exam,” the lecturer of economics at Kennesaw State University tells one student in his thick, scratchy New York accent. Garr, who was recently promoted from adjunct in the Michael J. Coles College of Business, is crouched in a chair next to her, reminiscent of the way he translates lofty economics concepts to students by using real-world examples. He gets down on their level, is humorous and uses the entire floor.