Kennesaw State's Academy for Inclusive Learning and Social Growth held its sixth annual Disability Mentoring Day in Prillaman Hall on Thursday, Oct. 24. AILSG’s annual event, sponsored by Amerigroup, provides students with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn and develop skills that will help them in post-graduation job success, AILSG Executive Director Neil Duchac said. Professionals from Amerigroup partner with...

Kennesaw State Professor of Economics Roger Tutterow believes there is no need to fear for an upcoming recession in 2020, despite mainstream economists predicting one to occur. “I think that the risk of a full-blown recession in 2020 is still no more than one chance in three,” Tutterow said. “That’s clearly an elevated risk versus what we might typically see...

What Happened? A spokeswoman for 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Elizabeth Warren announced Friday, Oct. 4, the firing of one of Warren’s senior staff members for what was said to be inappropriate behavior. According to CNN, Warren’s campaign team received multiple complaints over the past two weeks of national organizing director Richard McDaniel. The campaign’s decision to fire McDaniel came after...

What Happened? On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Democratic Party House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump, according to NBC News. The inquiry charges him with betraying his oath of office and compromising national security. The Hill reported that Trump allegedly pressured Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate...

Kennesaw State's College of Computing and Software Engineering partnered with Florida-based firm Haskell to develop a new virtual reality training aid for its employees, announced in a KSU press release on Thursday, Sept. 12. The project, known as the Hazard Elimination/Risk Oversight program, was originally conceived by Haskell’s corporate venture arm Dysruptek, according to KSU News. The program brings the...

Kennesaw State announced Lesley Netter-Snowden as the new assistant vice president for Campus Services on Thursday, Aug. 29.“I’m absolutely excited about it,” Netter-Snowden said. “The interim position is such a unique opportunity because you get the chance to test out the job and I realized how much I loved it so I’m very excited about the opportunity.”According to the KSU...

After Kennesaw State named its new chief diversity officer earlier in May, Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler has since began her position as the fall semester ensues. Carey-Butler will be responsible for leading the development of diversity and inclusion initiatives by establishing measurable goals to broaden perspectives around diversity and inclusion among the university community and its partners, according to KSU News....

Kennesaw State’s College of Science and Mathematics selected 11 students from the Birla Carbon scholars program on July 1 to each receive a $4,000 stipend to pursue their individual research interests. According to the CSM, scholars will participate in a 10-week program working together with tenured CSM faculty members who will serve as mentors. The scholars will present their final...

What happened? According to AccuWeather, Barry downgraded to a tropical rainstorm Monday evening after downgrading to a tropical depression Sunday afternoon. Multiple states announced flood warnings July 15 after the storm ran through Louisiana causing life-threatening flooding and over 70,000 power outages. According to CBS, the tropical storm carried winds of up to 45 mph and left people in Louisiana...