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  Student-staffed marketing firm raising success of real-world clients

  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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  Kennesaw State steel bridge team wins award for ingenuity in national competition

  Kennesaw State University’s Steel Bridge Competition Team recently competed in the 2025 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals, finishing seventh overall and earning the Frank J. Hatfield Ingenuity Award for its creative approach to bridge design and construction.

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  Kennesaw State public health students win gold designation at national competition

  Kennesaw State public health students win gold designation at national competition A team of students in Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services recently won national recognition at the Society for Public Health Education’s (SOPHE) National Case Study Competition in Health Education. Recent public health graduate Liz Burchfield teamed with public health students Angel Fortmann and Allisa George to earn a gold designation, one of six universities nationwide to receive this accolade. Associate professor of public health and director of the public health program LaNita Wright advised the trio.

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  Triplets each find their own path to success at Kennesaw State

  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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