Kennesaw State's Graduate Student Association made an announcement last month that it can no longer provide travel funding opportunities due to a new KSU policy beginning July 1. Vice President for Student Affairs K. C. White said that the new Student Activities and Budget Advisory Committee policy allows all registered student organizations to request annual budgets and supplemental funding. Since...

Kennesaw State selected four undergraduate students to present their research to legislators and other individuals at the Posters at the Georgia State Capitol event last month. The students selected and researched various topics across multiple disciplines including biology, psychology and mechanical engineering. Olivia Lauzon presented her research on hormonal influences on emotion regulation and how the relationship can heighten the...

Kennesaw State named four new deans for its colleges in March and April, ending a period since June 2018 in which nearly half of the colleges did not have permanent deans. According to the KSU's website, new deans have been named for KSU’s College of the Arts, College of Professional Education, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Southern...

Kennesaw State announced a partnership with the Department of State April 1 to establish a Diplomacy Lab to provide collegiate innovation toward solving unique global concerns. “This program gives [KSU] a chance to demonstrate our research capability as an R2 powerhouse to the federal government,” Diplomacy Lab Coordinator Sherrill Hayes said. Hayes said that this program will give KSU students...

This article has been updated since its original publication. Kennesaw State student activist group KSUnited said that KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten refused to condemn racism during a meeting with student representatives on Wednesday, April 3. Student organizers from KSUnited provided the Sentinel with notes they took during the meeting between the student representatives and Whitten. According to the notes,...

Kennesaw State's Turning Point USA chapter hosted Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv and ex-police officer Brandon Tatum Wednesday, April 10, in the Prillaman auditorium to discuss their belief that citizen gun ownership can save lives. Tatum served as a police officer in Tucson, Arizona, for six years and Kashuv is a student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...

What happened?United States Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the United Nations Security Council on April 10, urging the U. N. to revoke the credentials of Venezuelan ambassador Samuel Moncada, CBS reported. Pence voiced his support for Juan Guaido, the interim President of Venezuela, and encouraged the U. N. to recognize Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Guaido proclaimed...

The Zeta Chi chapter of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity launched a fundraiser in February aimed at raising $20,000 to buy a track chair for a local Vietnam War veteran. The fundraiser will help support the Independence Fund through KA’s "Operation KAre," standing for knowledge, awareness, results and empowerment, the fraternity's philanthropy mission for this year. Operation KAre’s 2019 mission is...

Boston nonprofit organization Campus Compact named Kennesaw State geography major Artis Trice a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow last month for his efforts in conservation."This is a great honor to be named the Fellow for the 2019 year," Trice said. "It is a chance to work with a lot of leaders as well as to draw inspiration from some of the...

Kennesaw State sent an email to students Friday, April 12, promoting the launch of the new Campus Concierge service designed to answer questions about university policies, procedures and other concerns. First-Year Studies instructor Kathryn Wilhite said that KSU's University College created the Campus Concierge for students and their families in February in an effort to streamline the communication process between...