News Releases
Latest Releases
Loading posts...
-
Kennesaw State and Fukuoka University sign agreement to expand global fintech education
August 28, 2025
Kennesaw State University this week hosted a delegation from Japan to sign an agreement with Fukuoka University that creates new educational opportunities for financial technology students at both universities.
-
Kennesaw State's Owl Cyber Team earns top finish in national cybersecurity competition
August 06, 2025
Among the newest student organizations on campus, Kennesaw State University鈥檚 Owl Cyber Team recently reached the semifinals in the CyberLLM Challenge. Held during the Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference 2025, the event focuses on developing innovative applications to improve areas like threat detection and cybersecurity automation.
-
Kennesaw State alumna to compete in international Deaflympics games in Tokyo
July 31, 2025
Tawnecia Rush 鈥�24 has worn hearing aids since she was 9 years old. In conversation, she focuses intently on the people she鈥檚 speaking with, supplementing what she hears with expert lip reading. Occasionally, she says 鈥淧ardon?鈥� when she needs a speaker to repeat what they鈥檝e said. On the basketball court, communication was always much more fluid. Since she began playing with her father and brothers as a child at the Boys and Girls Club, Rush鈥檚 hearing impairment has never hindered her. Two decades later, her abilities have earned her a spot on the USA Deaf Women鈥檚 Basketball team, which will compete in the Deaflympics in Tokyo over two weeks in November.
-
Kennesaw State business students to benefit from the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Marketing Scholarship
July 14, 2025
Jagdish 鈥淛ag鈥� and Madhuri 鈥淢adhu鈥� Sheth have long believed in the life-changing power of education. With a generous gift of $100,000 to Kennesaw State University, they are creating new opportunities for undergraduate students in the Michael J. Coles College of Business. Their contribution will establish the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Marketing Scholarship, designed to support business students in their journey toward success.
-
Student-staffed marketing firm raising success of real-world clients
July 01, 2025
Among marketing firms in the Atlanta area, Ground Work Agency is a relative newcomer that stands out for its dual mission of helping clients grow, while helping its own staff hone their professional skills while they鈥檙e still in college. Based in the Coles College of Business, Department of Marketing and Professional Sales, the agency is providing marketing services to an expanding variety of businesses and other organizations, while serving as a training ground for its staff, who are all Kennesaw State University students.
-
Triplets each find their own path to success at Kennesaw State
June 12, 2025
Three sisters born minutes apart, but vastly different in terms of interests and career goals, thought about going separate ways for college. But in the end, they found that Kennesaw State University fit all their needs. 鈥淲e did a plethora of research to find a school that鈥檚 right for us,鈥� said Jessica Okafor, triplet to Angela and Benita. 鈥淭here was always at least one missing piece in the schools that we looked through, until we found KSU. We saw that KSU had everything we had interest in, and when we did the tours, the open house, the orientation, I was blown away by how beautiful the school was. I saw my future in just a few seconds.鈥�
-
Kennesaw State educator brings industry experience to the classroom
June 10, 2025
Hopping around a lecture hall in the Burrus Building, Tom Garr approaches individual students with questions and comments that show a sense of care. 鈥淵ou crushed it on your exam,鈥� the lecturer of economics at Kennesaw State University tells one student in his thick, scratchy New York accent. Garr, who was recently promoted from adjunct in the Michael J. Coles College of Business, is crouched in a chair next to her, reminiscent of the way he translates lofty economics concepts to students by using real-world examples. He gets down on their level, is humorous and uses the entire floor.
-
Kennesaw State student wins marketing competition at international conference
May 14, 2025
Kennesaw State University sophomore Valeria Ruiz takes a unique approach to preparing for various student competitions. She rehearses presentations while riding on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Her roller coaster rehearsing paid off recently, as Ruiz won the Perfect Pitch Competition at the 2025 American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans.
-
Kennesaw State students, C-suite executives of Student Managed Investment Fund soon to begin finance careers
May 07, 2025
Equipped with robust internship experiences, the leaders of the Kennesaw State University Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) are full steam ahead into their careers after they graduate this week with Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance degrees. SMIF CEO Matthew Brown and his second-in-command, COO Hannah Hunt, have landed jobs with competitive companies. Brown is headed to Colony Bank in Savannah, Georgia, for a two-year rotational analyst program that will allow him to see all sides of the banking operation. Hunt, meanwhile, will join JPMorgan Chase & Co. in its Atlanta office as an analyst.
-
Kennesaw State's Healthcare Management and Informatics program celebrates 10 years preparing workforce leaders
April 30, 2025
The Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics (MSHMI) program is the first of its kind in Georgia and the only one in the state that takes a truly interdisciplinary approach. Housed in the Coles College of Business, the program extends to the College of Science and Mathematics, the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, and the College of Computing and Software Engineering at KSU, giving its students a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationships that compose the health informatics field.