A public listening session for a radio documentary project featuring Powder Springs to be held
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (April 24‚ 2007) — A free public listening session for the Powder Springs…
Georgia (Apr 24, 2007) — A public listening session for a radio documentary project featuring Powder Springs to be held
Stacey Moore
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Contact: Director of University Relations
Frances Weyand Harrison
770−423−6203
fharris4@kennesaw.edu
Writer: Stacey Moore‚ 770−423−6343 or smoore66@kennesaw.edu
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (April 24‚ 2007) — A free public listening session for the Powder Springs
portion of the radio documentary project‚ “Taking Place: A Community Examination of
its Place‚” will be held May 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the “Coach” George E. Ford Center
located at 4181 Atlanta Street in Powder Springs‚ Ga.
Sponsored by the Georgia Humanities Council and by Kennesaw State University’s Department
of History and Philosophy‚ American Studies Program‚ and its Keeping and Creating
American Communities Project‚ and hosted by the Seven Springs Historical Society and
Museum‚ the listening session will feature a series of short radio documentaries about
community‚ place and change in Powder Springs. The documentaries were produced by
KSU alumna Erin Cochran as part of a larger project examining how place and community
are made and experienced in northwest Georgia. The session will be followed by a facilitated
discussion.
For more information about the listening sessions or the “Taking Place” program‚ contact
Erin Cochran‚ project coordinator‚ at EBCochran@gmail.com or KSU History Professor LeeAnn Lands at 770−499−3437 or llands@kennesaw.edu. Visit the project Web site at www.taking−place.org.
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A member of the 35−unit University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is
a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching
20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State
offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate
in education.
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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 38,000 students. With 13 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
