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Kennesaw State student exploring the use of robotics in agriculture
March 11, 2025
As the first person in her family to attend college in the United States, Andrea Martinez Angulo has long been imbued with a tireless work ethic. It was instilled in her by her parents, who brought her to the U.S. from Jalisco, Mexico at 4 years old as her father pursued his career ambitions, and it continued as she was introduced to STEM as a student at Kennesaw Mountain High School. Today, she is well on her way to breaking new ground in robotics as a student in Kennesaw State University’s Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.
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New Kennesaw State events series promotes virtue of civility
March 10, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence is a topic that has launched sometimes heated debates around the world. Last week, however, generative AI was a topic of a discussion held with respect and collegiality at Kennesaw State University. The structure of KSU’s event was intentional. Dubbed Marketplace of Ideas, the back-and-forth discussion on development and regulation of AI between Bill Franks, director of KSU’s Center for Data Science and Analytics, and cybersecurity attorney Camille Stewart Gloster kicked off the Civility Series. A program of the Division of Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership and Institutional Development (OLI), the Civility Series is a slate of events meant to promote and model the virtue of civility within the university community.
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Kennesaw State alumna leverages international affairs degree to lead Global Village Project
March 07, 2025
Elizabeth Elango has long been enthralled with the idea of becoming a diplomat, sparked by an urge to see the world beyond her native Cameroon and by a shared interest in global affairs with her father, former Kennesaw State University history professor Lovett Elango. In 1997, Elango graduated from KSU with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and afterward, a master’s degree in African studies at Yale University, where she earned a Fulbright scholarship to Zanzibar, Tanzania. Today, she leads a school for refugee girls in Decatur, the only one in the country.
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Kennesaw State nursing student collects competitive scholarships, thrives in leadership positions
March 06, 2025
Just a sophomore at Kennesaw State University, Aliyah Johnson is well on her way to becoming a leader in the community. She holds numerous student leadership roles while balancing the rigorous courseload in the Wellstar-Tom and Betty Phillips Elite Honors Nursing Scholars program. Her name can be found in the rosters of various registered student organizations, and her commitment to her studies has landed her five competitive scholarships.
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Phone app boosts Kennesaw State's Takeout Club waste reduction initiative
March 05, 2025
A program where takeout food containers at Kennesaw State University dining halls are returned, washed, and reused has seen its effectiveness skyrocket through use of a phone app. KSU’s Takeout Club program has been in existence for years, but when dining services managers pivoted to an app called Fill it Forward, the return rate for meal containers increased significantly. The system lets dining managers keep accurate track of the inventory of containers in circulation, as well as letting them and Takeout Club members know how much waste is being diverted from garbage dumps – more than a half ton so far.
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Kennesaw State boosts tech profile with launch of CYPHR
March 04, 2025
A research center launched by Kennesaw State University in January seeks to boost the university’s profile in technological advancement and specialize in extended reality and artificial intelligence research. The Center for Cyber Physical Realms (CYPHR) aims to position itself as a national leader through the creation of immersive training modules and adaptive virtual environments that hold transformative potential in healthcare, education, and national defense.
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Kennesaw State student prepares for career in health care with long-term research project
March 04, 2025
Kennesaw State University biology student Shifa Jiwani has spent hundreds of hours on a research project that explores how bacteria can synthesize arsenic-containing antibiotics to kill neighboring competitors.
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Kennesaw State graduate program shines at national orthotics and prosthetics conference
February 27, 2025
A current student and two graduates of Kennesaw State University’s Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program earned honors recently at the Hanger Live Conference in Nashville, a celebrated event in the prosthetics and orthotics industry. Second-year MSPO student Jen Self earned the Student Research Award, and recent graduates Joyc’lynne Williams and Brianna “Taylor” Beard were named Residents of the Year. The three were among a nationwide pool of applicants.
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Student ignites passion for singing in Kennesaw State's Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music
February 26, 2025
Passion drove Marissa Alban to Kennesaw State University and from one potential career path to another. She came to KSU to study nursing, a field driven by the passion of its practitioners. Unable to shake her love and talent for singing, however, she channeled her passion into a music major with a focus on vocal performance, where she remains on a path toward a career as a professional singer.
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Kennesaw State president, provost lead Honors course on leadership
February 25, 2025
It’s not every day that students get the opportunity to take a class with the two highest ranking administrators on campus. However, Kennesaw State University President Kathy S. Schwaig and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Ivan Pulinkala are redefining what it means to be a university leader. This semester, they led HON2400, an Honors Discovery course called “Cultivating Leadership Skills,” offering their expertise and wisdom to about two dozen students. Schwaig shared her personal leadership journey, and Pulinkala focused on the theoretical principles of leadership.
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