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Kennesaw State Announces Contract Extension For Volleyball Coach
Kennesaw State University's Board of Regents approved a three-year contract extension for Kennesaw State volleyball coach Keith Schunzel, it was announced Thursday. His contract now runs through the 2022 season. Since taking over the team in 2013, Schunzel has continually elevated the program, guiding the Owls to their first ASUN Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament berth last season. The 2017 squad finished the year with a 21-5 record, the most wins in program history. – September 06, 2018
The World Was His Classroom
By the time Ivan Stavrev graduated in July with a degree in international business, he had spent nearly one-fourth of his college career outside the country. Opportunities to study abroad in Italy, Morocco, Australia, Cuba and Spain helped Stavrev develop valuable global perspectives on culture and business, and prepared him for his new position at NCR, a company operating in more than 150 countries. As a child growing up in Bulgaria, Stavrev and his family frequently traveled across Europe, instilling in him a passion for international experiences. This passion remained a part of him when he moved to Cobb County as a teenager, and directly influenced his choice of major when he enrolled at Kennesaw State University in 2014. – September 06, 2018
Which Treasury Bonds Are the Best? (U.S. News & World Report)
"Selecting the best maturities for Treasury bonds depends in part on the slope of the yield curve," says Roger C. Tutterow, an economics professor at Kennesaw State University's Michael J. Coles College of Business in Georgia. "Unless investors are confident they will hold the bond to maturity, they're accepting interest rate risk – so the need to get paid for that – with higher yield on long-dated bonds." – September 05, 2018
Kennesaw State hosts John C. Salerno Memorial Research Symposium
The Kennesaw State University Office of Research is hosting the inaugural John C. Salerno Memorial Research Symposium on Friday, Sept. 28. Showcasing a cross-section of KSU faculty research, the event is a tribute to the prolific research contributions of Salerno, who was the Neel Distinguished Chair in Biotechnology at KSU prior to his death in 2015. – September 05, 2018
Year of Morocco
Through Kennesaw State University’s Year of Morocco, students will have the opportunity to visit Morocco, experience its hospitality, and learn first-hand about what makes the country and its people unique. – September 04, 2018
College Seniors: Older adults take to the campus (Atlanta Senior Life)
Peter Kruszka wanted to earn a college degree when he was younger, but, well, sometimes plans change. – September 02, 2018
KSU president looks to hit ground running (Marietta Daily Journal)
Kennesaw State's new president likes to start off each day on the treadmill, and she's looking to hit the ground running as the head of Georgia's third-largest university. Speaking to the MDJ's editorial board, Pamela Whitten, who took over at KSU after four and a half years as provost at the University of Georgia, said the future is bright for Cobb's largest post-secondary institution. – August 31, 2018
Birla Carbon Scholars Recognized
Kennesaw State University junior Hope Didier’s research project in the McMurry Lab into stopping the spread of cervical cancer cells won the Top Poster Award at the Birla Carbon Symposium, at which the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) officially recognized the 10 new Birla Carbon Scholars. – August 31, 2018
Coles' autobiography a case study in perseverance (Dekalb Neighbor)
Michael J. Coles has made it a habit to not only defy the odds against him, but also to turn obstacles into opportunities, near-fatal tragedies into triumphs and poverty into philanthropic success. The historic Brookhaven resident's autobiography, co-authored by Catherine M. Lewis, Ph.D., is titled "Time to Get Tough: How Cookies, Coffee and a Crash Led to Success in Business and Life." – August 29, 2018
Anthony Grooms tackles redemption in 'The Vain Conversation' (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
In his latest novel, “The Vain Conversation,” Georgia author Anthony Grooms focuses on the question of redemption. How does America redeem itself from racial crimes? ADVERTISING What does a fully redeemed United States look like? “Does it look like it does today?” asked Grooms, a professor of creative writing at Kennesaw State University. “I don’t think so. I don’t think we’ve actually dealt with the question of racial violence. It’s been swept under the rug.” – August 28, 2018
