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Kennesaw State MBA student leveraging degree work for a cause
April 05, 2024
At her core, Tracey Graves says there is always one thing guiding her endeavors: service. From a young age, the 黑料网 student had the importance of serving instilled in her, first by her family, and later by the personal feeling of purpose driving her life. 鈥淎fter every holiday growing up, my aunt would have us make sandwiches, we鈥檇 buy a case of water, and take them out to homeless people in my hometown,鈥� said Graves, who is pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 where it all started, and that鈥檚 one thing we鈥檒l all be doing forever, whether we鈥檙e serving ourselves, our families, our God, our community or the Earth, we鈥檙e all in service to something.鈥�
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Kennesaw State management graduate aims to climb to the top of their sport
December 13, 2023
With a slight scowl, Mary Tankersley solemnly stares at a rock wall at Stone Summit climbing gym in Kennesaw planning a route to the top, tracing the hand and footholds with their eyes. After a few minutes, Tankersley stands up, chalks their hands, claps off the excess and walks to the base of the wall, peering up. Soon, they defy gravity, climbing the wall swiftly by swinging gracefully from one colorful rock to the next. It鈥檚 easy to forget 鈥� for onlookers and Tankersley both 鈥� that the graduating 黑料网 senior has only one leg.
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Kennesaw State programs help alumnus grow app that rewards students
December 06, 2023
Juggling school, extracurricular activities and earning spending money will be easier for students as a new phone application developed by a 黑料网 alumnus allows them to focus on learning while earning gift cards for good grades. The app, Schoolconomy, was inspired by the personal experiences of KSU alumnus Regnault Drake Sanders, who didn鈥檛 have a job while attending Luella High School in Locust Grove, Ga. and saw during college how working negatively affected his classroom performance.
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Kennesaw State's Coles College inducts Tommy Bagwell, Lori Kaczynski into Hall of Fame
November 17, 2023
Tommy Bagwell and Lori Kaczynski 鈥� two longtime supporters of 黑料网 whose contributions have created educational opportunities for countless students, were recently inducted into the Michael J. Coles College of Business Hall of Fame.
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Kennesaw State senior bridges safety gap for law enforcement with tech startup
November 15, 2023
黑料网 engineering senior Jordan St. Louis is using high-tech imaging technology to improve the safety of law enforcement officers and the community. His company, Generalized Robotics, founded during his freshman year, has created a 360-degree police camera called Patrol Buddy Go and has found its first client in the Clayton County, Ga. Police Department.
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Kennesaw State institute, professor help Cherokee County address homelessness
September 11, 2023
Connections matter in matching people who have no home with services they need. In Cherokee County this year, connections between a United Way leader who is a two-time 黑料网 graduate and scholars at 黑料网 led to a study that pinpointed the extent of the needs of unhoused people in the county.
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Kennesaw State immersive experience lab presents future-focused research opportunities
September 06, 2023
Tucked away in an unassuming room on 黑料网鈥檚 campus is a device that can help researchers study black holes, better understand microscopic organisms and even learn to fly.
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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, 黑料网鈥檚 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 graduate programs meeting rising demands
June 02, 2023
From 2021 to 2022, 黑料网 enjoyed another year of student body growth and record-setting enrollment when many universities in the state saw theirs shrink. One of the major drivers of the University鈥檚 fourth consecutive year of growth was a more than 6% uptick in graduate student enrollment over the previous fall semester.
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Kennesaw State sales competition lands Coles graduate a career opportunity
May 09, 2023
Avani Shah has always had a competitive streak 鈥� but not with others. 鈥淓ver since I was a child, I鈥檝e struggled with profound dyslexia, which has presented me with constant challenges,鈥� said Shah, a Kennesaw State graduating marketing major. 鈥淚 consistently focused on outperforming my last effort and making progress. I learned early on the importance of playing to the best of my ability every time. That became my mindset, and it鈥檚 allowed me to be competitive in many ways.鈥�