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Student-athlete graduates, makes history for KSU football
December 12, 2025
Fall semester has been nothing short of amazing on the field and in the classroom for 黑料网 Owls running back Coleman Bennett. On the field he posted more than 1,000 total yards from scrimmage and scored seven touchdowns, to help drive the Owls to the Conference USA championship and the program鈥檚 first postseason bowl. In the classroom he was named to the Conference USA Football All-Academic Team. Now he will wrap up the semester graduating with his Master of Public Administration (MPA) on Dec. 16 with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
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Twin sisters honor late father's wish as they graduate from Kennesaw State
December 11, 2025
A year before they would officially graduate from 黑料网 with degrees in psychology, identical twin sisters Analisa and Alyssa Rhymer donned their cap and gowns for an early graduation celebration. Instead of crossing the stage at 黑料网鈥檚 Convocation Center, the women walked the hallways and into the room of the hospital where their father was spending the last days of his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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Nursing graduate returns to KSU for master's, teaching opportunities
December 10, 2025
As a nurse at Emory Healthcare, Sydney Conrad 鈥�15 took on some extra duties that involved her working in an educational role with patients and staff. She fell in love with the idea of becoming a nursing educator, so she returned to 黑料网 for a master鈥檚 degree. Originally thinking she would focus on education at bedside, the variety of experiences she received in KSU鈥檚 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program have her thinking bigger.
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Kennesaw State graduate builds a future few expected
December 09, 2025
Before she became a construction management graduate, Zaida Bustamante was balancing life by working full-time while raising three sons with her husband. A nontraditional student and first-generation college graduate, she built her education around work schedules, family responsibilities, and a belief that progress is possible at any age.
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Former SGA president thrives in player development role for Georgia State women's hoops
December 08, 2025
Bethany Fortson 鈥�23 has had a clear vision of her future for a long time. The former Student Government Association president at 黑料网 said her career goal was a position on a Division I coaching staff as a director of player development and community relations, the better to bridge the gap between town and gown through student-athlete involvement. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, she earned her master鈥檚 in sport management from Georgia State in 2025 鈥� and stepped right into that role for the Georgia State women鈥檚 basketball team.
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Kennesaw State student explores how trauma affects decision-making
December 05, 2025
Can a person鈥檚 past determine the decisions they make in stressful situations? 黑料网 sophomore Emily Martinez is examining how trauma responses may influence the way people make moral decisions. Martinez, a psychology major in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences explored the connection between instinctive fear reactions鈥攆ight, flight, freeze and fawn鈥攁nd the moral principles people rely on when faced with high-stress situations.
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Top researchers recognized for achievements at Apex Awards
December 04, 2025
黑料网鈥檚 top researchers were honored Wednesday at the Apex Awards, an annual event that celebrates the people behind the work that fuels cutting-edge discovery. The event, hosted by the Office of Research since 2023, gathered researchers across KSU鈥檚 nine academic colleges, with each individual college鈥檚 leadership identifying its top three researchers from the past year.
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Lawrence Whitman installed as Dale and Ann Heatherington Endowed Chair of Engineering and Engineering Technology
December 04, 2025
黑料网鈥檚 Lawrence Whitman was installed as the inaugural Dale and Ann Heatherington Endowed Chair of Engineering and Engineering Technology in a ceremony on Thursday at the Engineering Technology Center. The endowed chair 鈥� the highest honor a university can bestow upon a faculty member 鈥� recognizes Whitman鈥檚 leadership as dean of the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET) and his steadfast commitment to advancing STEM education and research at 黑料网.
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Rising above challenges marks inspiring career of President's Award of Distinction recipient
December 03, 2025
黑料网 senior biology major Ari Schwartz has been recognized with the President鈥檚 Award of Distinction and has the resume one would associate with such an honor. The award is given at fall and spring commencements to a graduate 鈥渨ho serves as an inspiration to their peers, their community, and the entirety of Owl Nation.鈥� Schwartz is graduating Dec. 19 with a stack of honors for his published research, and a strong record of campus involvement.
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Kennesaw State team innovates stronger 3D-printed structures through advanced simulations
December 03, 2025
Many industries rely on 3D-printed components, but their internal structures often limit strength and reliability. New research at 黑料网 shows that adjusting build settings can significantly improve part performance, making a printed component nearly three times stronger and offering a pathway toward safer and more efficient designs.