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  • BlackRock prepares students to invest in the post-COVID world

    The rapid evolution of communications technology that has helped businesses stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic is also speeding up big changes in organizational structure that will outlive the virus, according to Shayan Hussain, managing director for investment firm BlackRock, the world’s largest assets manager. Hussain recently spoke to more than 100 Kennesaw State University students as part of the BlackRock Lecture series, a semester-long partnership between the company and the Michael J. Coles College of Business, the College of Computing and Software Engineering, and the College of Science and Mathematics.  –  October 02, 2020

  • KSU alumna returns to mentor data science students, provide career guidance

    A year after earning her master’s degree in applied statistics and analytics, Kelly Linz is back on campus, this time as an industry expert sharing her knowledge of data literacy with a new group of students. Linz, who works as an advanced analytics data scientist at Coke One North America (CONA), was hired shortly after completing a course in applied analytics offered by the Analytics and Data Science Institute.  –  October 02, 2020

  • KSU students gain valuable career skills while helping others

    Kennesaw State students like Caleb Gloster are finding ways to help others by serving the campus community while also gaining hands-on work experience. Recently, Gloster worked through the Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) program with KSU’s Campus Awareness, Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Services, which helps KSU students in need by providing financial assistance, temporary housing, access to food and support services.  –  October 01, 2020

  • KSU School of Music students learn how to build home recording studios

    Musicians who still want to work in a COVID-19 world can benefit greatly from a home recording studio. However, trying to figure out how to get started, what equipment is required, and how to use it effectively is a job in itself. A quick Google search for “how to build a home recording studio” nets over 78 million results. Kennesaw State University (KSU) School of Music (SOM) professors in the jazz concentration have made it much easier for their students by offering unique masterclasses on how to create a professional home recording studio, keeping in mind that student budgets vary widely.  –  September 30, 2020

  • KSU researchers offer insight to education policy makers

    Kennesaw State University’s Office of Research is hosting a one-hour web show every other Friday at 4 p.m. to showcase the varied research being conducted by KSU faculty members. “Research with Relevance” spotlights Kennesaw State researchers in a live interview followed by an interactive question-and-answer session with the virtual audience. This week’s episode features assistant professor of economics Greg Phelan and limited term assistant professor of economics Heidi Holmes, who are researchers in the Education Economics Center in the Coles College of Business.  –  September 30, 2020

  • KSU receives $2 million grant to boost student success

    Kennesaw State University has received a $2 million grant to bolster two of the University’s outreach programs – Thrive and Achieve Atlanta – both of which help promising students achieve academic success and progress to graduation.  –  September 29, 2020

  • Application opens Oct. 1

    Kennesaw State students use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for financial aid. Your FAFSA application for the upcoming school year should be completed by March 1.  –  September 28, 2020

  • KSU students welcome challenge of first virtual Hackathon

    Hackthons are by nature designed to challenge students to perform under unusual circumstances, typically by solving complex industry-related problems within a short timeframe. This year, teams of students competing in the College of Computing and Software Engineering’s (CCSE) fourth annual Hackathon were faced with the entirely new challenge of participating fully online.  –  September 23, 2020

  • Donors Seek to Build Community Support Through Athletics Gift

    When he moved to the Atlanta area 20 years ago, Mel Clemmons decided early on that he would put his energy into supporting the local college team. Since then, he and his wife Stephanie have sent their sons to Kennesaw State University basketball camps, served as community advisors in the search that landed coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and have led numerous fundraisers to support the Owls. Recently, the Clemmons gifted the Department of Athletics $50,000 to support the renovation of the men’s basketball locker and film rooms.  –  September 21, 2020

  • KSU researcher awarded NIH grant for project on gestational diabetes risk

    Gestational diabetes affects nearly one in 10 pregnancies and is associated with children facing an increased risk of obesity and diabetes as adults. Kennesaw State University researcher Katherine Ingram is tackling these transgenerational health issues through a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Ingram, associate professor of exercise science in KSU’s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, is the principal investigator for the $406,000 grant awarded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).  –  September 21, 2020