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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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  • Birla Carbon scholar

    Kennesaw State celebrates 10th cohort of Birla Carbon scholars

    August 28, 2023

    Senior biology student Katie Moerschel’s study on the effects of prenatal exposure to THC won the top prize on Thursday at the Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium. Now in its 10th year, the Symposium marks the completion of an intensive summer research program that allows students to apply their studies toward sponsored projects under the guidance of Kennesaw State faculty scholars.

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  • Brandon Carpenter

    Kennesaw State biology professor will create research opportunities through NIH grant

    August 24, 2023

    Kennesaw State University biology professor Brandon Carpenter was inspired to pursue a career in science because of an undergraduate research experience. With a recent grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), he’ll provide a similar experience to his students.

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  • Kennesaw State University

    Kennesaw State names recipients of 2023 Alumni Awards

    August 23, 2023

    Five outstanding alumni are being recognized for Kennesaw State University’s Annual Alumni Awards. The KSU Alumni Association honors KSU’s most accomplished graduates who exemplify the ideals and mission of the University.

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  • Kennesaw State

    'Talking drum' master opens Year of Senegal with lively performance

    August 22, 2023

    The halls of Kennesaw State University’s Carmichael Student Center were alive with the pounding of drums, chants and claps as master drummer Massamba Diop introduced the music of Senegal to students, faculty and staff.

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  • KSU student Emma Hunt will compete in speed climbing in the 2024 Summer Olympics

    Kennesaw State student earns spot in speed climbing for 2024 Olympics in Paris

    August 21, 2023

    Kennesaw State student Emma Hunt has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She earned a silver medal in the speed climbing world championship in Bern, Switzerland.

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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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