More than 1‚600 students graduate in fall commencement ceremonies
More than 1‚600 students graduate in three fall commencement ceremonies
Georgia
(Dec 17, 2008) — Some 1‚645 undergraduate and graduate students earned degrees from Kennesaw State
University –– a fall commencement record –– during three ceremonies Dec. 11 and 12
at the Convocation Center.
The number of students eligible for graduation increased almost 30 percent over last
fall‚ when 1‚279 students graduated. KSU held three fall commencement ceremonies.
Fred Sanderson‚ superintendent of the Cobb County School District‚ was the speaker
at the commencement ceremony for graduates of the Bagwell College of Education‚ the
WellStar College of Health and Human Services and the College of Science and Mathematics
the morning of Dec. 11. Cobb County Commission chairman Sam Olens addressed graduates
of the Coles College of Business that evening. On Dec. 12‚ the College of the Arts‚
the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the University College marked commencement
with an address by Tom Scott‚ a Kennesaw State history professor.
The total undergraduate and graduate degree candidates for each school were: College
of Humanities and Social Science‚ 524; Coles College of Business‚ 474; College of
Science and Mathematics‚ 218; WellStar College of Health and Human Services 203; Bagwell
College of Education 170; College of the Arts 51; and University College 6.
Among those earning degrees from KSU this fall were the first two students to receive
a graduate certificate in leadership and ethics from the Siegel Institute for Leadership‚
Ethics and Character at KSU. Pamela Koeferl and Mark Turcot completed the partner
program with an M.B.A. from the Coles College of Business. The graduate certificate
in leadership and ethics is a 15 credit−hour program‚ the only one of its kind in
the Southeast.
At the Dec. 11 morning ceremony‚ a near−capacity audience of classmates‚ faculty‚
staff and visitors gave a standing ovation to Kyle Pease‚ 23‚ who is confined to a
wheelchair as a result of cerebral palsy. Pease was awarded a Bachelor of Science
in sports management.
On Dec. 12‚ Capt. Daniel Allen Hill‚ who graduated from KSU in 2003 with a bachelor’s
degree in history‚ finally was able to participate in a commencement ceremony after
two deployments to Iraq.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the second-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 126 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. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.