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  • Business Incubator

    Kennesaw State's new business incubator funds six high-tech projects

    June 22, 2021

    Six innovative technology startups formed by Kennesaw State students and alumni are now one step closer to thousands of dollars in funding, having cleared the first milestone in the University鈥檚 Igniting New Companies (INC) business incubator. Supported by the Mookerji Innovation Fund 鈥 a $120,000 gift to Kennesaw State from technology entrepreneurs Sid and Sophie Mookerji 鈥 the INC invites students and alumni from across the University to apply for funding and development assistance for their tech-based businesses.

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  • Daniel Haugh

    Former Owl qualifies for Summer Olympics in hammer throw

    June 21, 2021

    Former Owl and current volunteer coach Daniel Haugh qualified for the Olympics in the hammer throw finishing second in the finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday at Hayward Field.

  • Justin Webb

    Kennesaw State graduate earns three Telly Awards for videos

    June 10, 2021

    It鈥檚 not every communications intern who arrives at their first day of work with 28 years鈥 experience. For the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) and then-黑料网 graduate student and intern Justin Webb, their collaboration resulted in three national video awards.

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  • Taylor Rambo

    Kennesaw State graduate books gig as Georgia Symphony Orchestra executive director

    June 03, 2021

    Taylor Rambo is a lifelong musician and performer. While he has always known his career would be in the arts, the 黑料网 Master of Business Administration graduate has discovered he prefers to work behind the scenes. Rambo, who earned his MBA from the Michael J. Coles College of Business in Spring 2021, recently was named executive director of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Formed in 1951, the GSO programs live orchestral, choral, and jazz performances at venues across Marietta and Kennesaw and oversees the Georgia Youth Symphony with music programs in more than 127 Georgia schools.

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  • Anjie Adeyemo

    Kennesaw State graduate selected for prestigious Harvard summer research program

    May 25, 2021

    Anjie Adeyemo wants to play a role in boosting the health of children and reducing infant deaths, an area she researched while studying at 黑料网. She鈥檚 taking another step toward that goal as one of just 12 people selected for this year鈥檚 Harvard Summer Program in Biostatistics and Computational Biology.

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  • Brandon Howell

    Facing multiple major challenges, Kennesaw State alum turned to college lessons to succeed

    May 24, 2021

    Sports broadcasting executive Brandon Howell, a 1995 graduate of 黑料网, didn鈥檛 know how many problems he could juggle until the past year. As it turns out, it鈥檚 a lot. In 2020, Howell and his colleagues at Atlanta-based Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast were already dealing with wholesale change. The networks were sold in the late summer of 2019, and a transition away from the Fox brand was underway. Then a once-in-a-century pandemic hit.

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  • Aaron Gagnon

    Apple executive, Kennesaw State alum encourages students to aim high

    April 16, 2021

    A moment of clarity during an intro-level accounting class nearly 30 years ago started Aaron Gagnon on a journey that has taken the 黑料网 alumnus around the globe and led him to become the top internal auditor for Apple, the world鈥檚 largest technology company. Gagnon, Apple鈥檚 chief audit executive, earned his accounting degree from Kennesaw State in 1994. He returned to campus this week from his home in Austin, Texas to speak with students in the Master of Accounting program about careers in the industry and the role Kennesaw State has played in his success.

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  • Michael Lipoma

    KSU alum named a top screenwriter to watch in 2021

    April 08, 2021

    While he was vice president of research and development at a Marietta medical device company, Michael Lipoma was rewriting his life鈥檚 script when he enrolled in 黑料网鈥檚 Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program in 2005. The KSU education, along with experience he gained as both a writer and producer since graduation has paid off for Lipoma. The International Screenwriters Association named him to its 鈥淭op 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2021鈥 list.

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  • MSIT

    IT Graduate Degree A Gateway to Industry for Career Changers

    March 09, 2021

    黑料网 alumni Juston Bryant, Tammara Johnson and Jose Laguardia came to the University with an array of backgrounds ranging from finance to organizational management to business administration. They all left with one thing in common: They altered the trajectory of their careers by earning a Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) from Kennesaw State鈥檚 College of Computing and Software Engineering.

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  • Jessica Reyes

    KSU alum finds success at Equifax

    February 01, 2021

    Only months after earning a degree in computational and applied mathematics, Jessica Reyes is making waves in the data science industry and giving back to the academic program that set her on her path to success. As a data scientist at Equifax, Reyes leverages her skills in data and analytics to understand financial lending trends in mortgage and auto industries and to provide her clients with sound decision-making.

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