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Associate professor serves sport management experiences, resume builders
February 16, 2026
Kennesaw State University alumnus Javon Tucker ’23 is acquainted with the old saying that you should never meet your heroes. The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management graduate had that in mind when he transferred to KSU in 2021 and noticed a familiar name on his class schedule. He was enrolled in associate professor B. Nalani Butler’s sport management course, and he wondered where he had seen her name before. He discovered that she had co-written a textbook used in a course at his previous institution, one he had read with pleasure. Within the first few classes, he realized Butler was special.
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Kennesaw State professor advocates a better way for former prisoners
February 02, 2026
The way Kennesaw State University professor Oluwayomi Paseda sees it, if a social worker does their job correctly, the social worker becomes obsolete to those who needed help and received what they needed to thrive. The assistant professor of social work wants to advance systems that help people involved in the criminal legal system transition from incarceration to community life, which aligns with the principles of Smart Decarceration.
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Kennesaw State among nation's top universities for online degrees in U.S. News rankings
January 29, 2026
Continuing its rise as a leading provider of online education, Kennesaw State University earned national distinction in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Programs. KSU also ranked first in Georgia in two categories, Best Online MBA and Best Online MBA for Veterans.
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Avid weightlifter leverages exercise science interest into impactful research
December 23, 2025
Years ago, Wil King took the intellectual approach to improving his physique.
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Nursing graduate returns to KSU for master's, teaching opportunities
December 10, 2025
As a nurse at Emory Healthcare, Sydney Conrad ’15 took on some extra duties that involved her working in an educational role with patients and staff. She fell in love with the idea of becoming a nursing educator, so she returned to Kennesaw State University for a master’s degree. Originally thinking she would focus on education at bedside, the variety of experiences she received in KSU’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program have her thinking bigger.
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Former SGA president thrives in player development role for Georgia State women's hoops
December 08, 2025
Bethany Fortson ’23 has had a clear vision of her future for a long time. The former Student Government Association president at Kennesaw State University said her career goal was a position on a Division I coaching staff as a director of player development and community relations, the better to bridge the gap between town and gown through student-athlete involvement. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, she earned her master’s in sport management from Georgia State in 2025 – and stepped right into that role for the Georgia State women’s basketball team.
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KSU nursing student shares perspective at Governor's Workforce Summit
October 28, 2025
Kennesaw State University student Aliyah Johnson recently joined educators, industry leaders, and policymakers from across Georgia at the 2025 Governor’s Workforce Summit, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Representing the University System of Georgia, Johnson served as a panelist during the closing session, “Pathways to Possibilities – Where Talent Meets Opportunity,” where she shared her perspective on how students can best prepare for, and be supported along, their educational and career journeys.
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Kennesaw State student helps develop new index for cancer treatment time costs
August 11, 2025
Isaac Kuhn’s research looks different than he imagined when he arrived at Kennesaw State a year ago.
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Kennesaw State nurses excel on the front lines and at home
July 30, 2025
Yuriy Soroka was one of two KSU nursing alums honored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently, receiving an AJC Nurse Excellence Award for 2025. Justin Connelly, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2018 and works at Piedmont Henry Hospital in McDonough, also received a Nurse Excellence Award.
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Student's CrossFit passion leads to breakthrough research at Kennesaw State
July 28, 2025
CrossFit changed Caralynn Doese’s life twice – once when she sought a competitive outlet, and again as a Kennesaw State student in search of a possible academic outlet. Now she’s helping conduct a study on CrossFit with Wellstar College of Health and Human Services professor Gerald Mangine through KSU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program.