Kennesaw State student organization OwlSwap called for the university to join a workers’ rights organization Tuesday, March 26, after the school contracted a company that allegedly committed labor violations. OwlSwap, a student organization that works to “ensure ethical, sustainable fashion alternatives" at KSU, sent a letter to KSU President Dr. Pamela Whitten in October 2018 requesting that KSU join the...

What Happened? President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 21 that requires colleges and universities across the U. S. to certify that they protect free speech on campus in order to receive federal funding. The order will force 12 federal agencies that grant research funding to universities to add a clause into existing agreements with institutions. According to...

Kennesaw State held a Healthcare and Wellness Practice Marketing Conference, developed by the University of Georgia's Small Business Development Center, for students and business professionals on March 14. The conference focused on utilizing the latest trends in digital marketing and marketing research to increase practice profitability, bring in more patients and increase brand awareness. Expert speakers included Tracey Christensen and...

Kennesaw State's College of Continuing Education and the Analytics and Data Science Institute announced a partnership on March 13 to improve access to three certificates for graduate students and professionals. The certificates include Applied Statistics using "SAS," Applied Statistics using "R" and Applied Data Science using "Python." Associate Dean of the Graduate College and Director of the Analytics and Data...

The Lutzie 43 Foundation spoke to KSU students in the Convocation Center on Wednesday, March 20, about spreading awareness of distracted driving to prevent fatal accidents. The Lutzie 43 Foundation was created in 2014 to honor the life and preserve the legacy of Philip Lutzenkirchen, who was a student-athlete at Lassiter High School as well as a successful football player...

The Voter Friendly Campus Designation Program named Kennesaw State "Voter Friendly" on March 13 for the university's efforts to engage students in political processes. The "Voter Friendly" designation refers to how well KSU has committed to and implemented a plan to get students involved in the democratic process. The university's plan, which began in 2017, involves a partnership with TurboVote,...

Kennesaw State held its fourth annual Unconference event Friday, March 22, at the KSU Center to showcase innovative practices designed to increase student success in college courses. Instructional Designer and part-time Professor of Technical Communication Tiffani Reardon said that the event, hosted by KSU’s Distance Learning Center, is a professional day of development for faculty teaching online, hybrid and technology-enhanced...

Kennesaw State’s University Information Technology Services opened a new computer lab on the Marietta campus on March 18 to provide students the same services offered at the Kennesaw campus. The lab resides in room 160 in the lower level of the Academic building, also known as the "H" building. It features 18 high-end computers with software specific to STEM majors,...

Kennesaw State's Bagwell Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity and the Young America's Foundation invited Steve Forbes to the Coles College of Business on Friday, March 15, to discuss tax policy. According to a KSU's website, Forbes was invited to educate students on the ongoing battle between economics and ethics. Forbes gave a lecture titled, "Driving Economic...

This article has been updated since its original publication. Members from Kennesaw State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the WellStar College of Health and Human Services received the university's first grant focused on the social sciences from the National Institutes of Health in nearly a decade in February for their bid to research health disparities among African-American men....