Kennesaw State’s search committee for the next dean of the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology announced four finalists on Thursday, Feb. 28, including information about each candidate and their on-campus presentation schedules.
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Recent KSU lawsuits echo Whitten’s experience at UGA
Kennesaw State settled two lawsuits filed by student groups in October last year after changing its policies relating to free speech, echoing a similar lawsuit filed by a student group at the University of Georgia in 2014.
Outside the Nest: Hijacking suspect killed after Dubai flight makes emergency landing
A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing on Sunday after a man attempted to hijack the plane, according to NBC.
Events held to address racial climate on campus
Two events were held on Kennesaw State’s campus that addressed recent racial incidents including reports of racial profiling, rumored threats of a racially fueled shooting and the exposition of a discriminatory group chat.
Graduate student receives national scholarship for health informatics
A Kennesaw State student in the Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics program, received the $5,000, 2019 Richard P. Covert Scholarship for Management Systems during the week of Feb. 10.
Faculty-utilized federal grant app reaches 100,000 installs
A federal grant application, Grants.gov, recently reached 100,000 installs from users, grant professionals and Kennesaw State faculty on both its iOS and Android platforms.
University adopts new uniform logo as part of rebranding process
Kennesaw State’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing issued a campus wide email on Feb. 18 addressing its adoption of the new “KS” mark as the official university logo, replacing all other images.
Bike-sharing app to be implemented on Kennesaw campus
Kennesaw State’s department of parking and transportation plans to bring Zagster, a bike-sharing app, to the Kennesaw campus after implementing the service on the Marietta campus more than a year ago.
Architecture professor honored with practice, leadership award
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and American Institute of Architects awarded a Kennesaw State professor with the 2018-2019 Practice and Leadership Award for effective teaching, scholarship, outreach, professional practice and leadership.
KSU names four finalists for College of the Arts dean search
Kennesaw State’s search committee for the next dean for the College of the Arts announced four finalists on Feb. 20, along with the schedule of each candidate’s on-campus presentations.
Outside the Nest: Bar shooting in Mexico leaves five dead
Five people were killed and another five wounded Saturday after gunmen opened fire at a bar in Cancún, Mexico.
KSU president named among Georgia’s Top 100 Influential Women
Kennesaw State President Dr. Pamela Whitten was recognized on Georgia’s list of Top 100 Influential Women by Engineering Georgia magazine in its January and February 2019 issue.