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  • Seizing Opportunity

    Growing up as a curious child in Nairobi, Kenya, Eric Nzuki never envisioned that his tinkering with homemade toys would ultimately set him on the path to study engineering. However, this month he will walk across the stage of Kennesaw State University’s Convocation Center with a degree in hand and numerous research accolades to his name.  –  December 13, 2019

  • Kennesaw State Researcher Wins Petroleum Grant

    Altug Poyraz, an assistant professor of inorganic chemistry at Kennesaw State University, has been awarded an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) grant for research on petroleum coke, a carbon-rich solid fuel produced during the oil refining process.  –  December 12, 2019

  • Chasing Dreams

    Growing up as the daughter of a single mother who is also deaf meant Rachel Larsen had to straddle two worlds. At an early age, she became fluent in sign language to help her mom better navigate the hearing world, and it was this experience along with an unplanned transfer to Kennesaw State that led her on an unexpected path.  –  December 12, 2019

  • Kennesaw State's CARE Services receives largest gift in program's history

    The holidays have arrived early for one Kennesaw State University program. KSU’s Campus Awareness, Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Services program, which supports students experiencing homelessness, food insecurity and the foster care system, has received a $125,000 gift from the Marietta Country Club’s annual golf outing, ThanksGIVING Golf Classic. This is the largest gift in the program’s history.  –  December 11, 2019

  • Creating Real-World Solutions

    When Philip King was thrown headfirst into the world of healthcare information technology, he quickly discovered a talent for it and has since gone on to excel in Kennesaw State’s healthcare IT program.  –  December 11, 2019

  • Written by Whitten | Finally: Finals Week at KSU

    It has been a busy semester for our students, and the end is nearly here. But first, they will need to make it through final exams, which begin today and end Dec. 16. Many units across campus are going the extra mile to ensure that students have every opportunity to excel during this home stretch.  –  December 10, 2019

  • Student Research Headlines Two Kennesaw State Events

    With the fall semester winding down, Kennesaw State University has been anything but dormant as undergraduate and graduate students demonstrated their research prowess in a pair of on-campus events related to their fields of study.  –  December 09, 2019

  • Sisters in STEM

    When Katherine Mitchell graduates from Kennesaw State University this spring, there will be plenty to hang her hat on.  –  December 09, 2019

  • Banking on a Better Future

    Kennesaw State University alumna Nuru Mugambi has made a lasting impact on the banking industry in Africa, both economically and socially, but she feels that she still can accomplish much more.  –  December 06, 2019

  • Closing the Gap

    Human Services major LaBrittany Koger registered this fall for her final semester, inching closer to her ultimate goal at Kennesaw State: a hard-earned bachelor’s degree. But holding her back from starting classes was $250 – the amount she still owed and the deciding factor in whether she would have to delay her education once again. Koger’s financial aid and loan options were maxed out, and she was grappling with how to afford her final courses.  –  December 05, 2019