During the week of Nov. 11, Kennesaw State's Adult and Commuter Student Affairs put together Commuter Student Appreciation Week on the Marietta campus to show their gratitude toward the community of students. CSAW was directed by ACSA Coordinator Jasmine Jackson, who said that KSU's Commuter Leadership Council helped fund the events."These events were successful because of the investment of the...

Kennesaw State saw record enrollment for the Fall 2019 semester, and with this increase, the university is seeking more faculty and academic advisors and has proposed building new dorms for students. "[Students] recognize the immense value and opportunity to be had at Kennesaw State," KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten said to the AJC. This Fall, 37,807 students enrolled at KSU...

Cobb County Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore spoke about nuclear and coal plants in Georgia to Kennesaw State students Thursday, Nov. 14, on the Marietta campus. KSU's Association of Energy Engineers Student Chapter invited Pridemore to speak at its event, titled "Cobb County's Energy Generation Fleet and Economic Development." "Nuclear [plants] through multiple generations have been very controversial. I think...

What Happened On Thursday, Nov. 14, the Italian Government declared a state of emergency as floods in Venice swelled to water levels of over three feet and threatened the destruction of many cultural and historic landmarks, according to National Public Radio. Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro estimated that the damages will cost hundreds of millions of euros, and on Thursday,...

Kennesaw State’s Department of Student Leadership and Service hosted the last Service Saturday of Fall 2019 Saturday, Nov. 16, at McKenna Farms Therapy Services in Dallas, Georgia. The volunteering — which lasted from 9 a.m. to noon — involved maintenance cleaning and landscaping for McKenna Farms, according to the Volunteer KSU entry for Service Saturday.“Service Saturday is to get students...

Due to recent measles outbreaks in Cobb County, Kennesaw State officials have set procedures in place in the event of an outbreak at the university. KSU Medical Director for Student Health Services Dr. Megan Bowles said that as of now, there have been no reported cases of measles among the KSU population. Despite this, Bowles explained that KSU has procedures...

This past June, Kennesaw State junior music performance major and clarinetist Jessica Bell embarked on a three-week journey to the African country of Tanzania with music education and conservation group Daraja Music Initiative. Bell, along with DMI, traveled to Tanzania with a dual purpose — to help teach children the value of music and participate in research and conservation efforts...

With the initiative of one student, the award-winning Kennesaw State Share Literary Magazine is returning as the Waymark Literary Magazine, expected to be published by May of 2020. “Waymark is Share revived,” Waymark creator Mezi Mulugeta said. “We do want to give it more of a stated purpose because Share was more general and only for KSU. Now with Waymark,...

Kennesaw State recently acquired over 9,000 vintage jazz records, giving home to a deep vault of musical history from donors Jack and Lorraine Simpson. Director of Jazz Studies and Senior Lecturer of Saxophone at KSU Sam Skelton is the man behind the records coming to KSU. He was contacted by friend Jeff Simpson, whose father was 93 at the time...

Kennesaw State seniors in the College of the Arts showcased their work in the Fine Arts Gallery during the first week of November. Located in the Stillwell Theatre on the Kennesaw campus, the Fine Arts Gallery held the capstone exhibit where both art and graphic design majors displayed their work made in their collegiate years. “The purpose of students’ capstone...