Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State congratulates the 982 Owls named to the University's Dean's List, which recognizes students for their academic achievement during the Summer 2023 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least nine credit hours and with a term grade point average of at least 3.5 were named to the list.

Kennesaw State University has named 971 students to the President's List in recognition of their academic excellence for the Summer 2023 semester. To achieve this honor, each undergraduate student must have completed at least nine semester hours with a term grade point average of 4.0.

The Birla Carbon Scholars Symposium marks the completion of an intensive summer research program that allows students to apply their studies toward sponsored projects under the guidance of Kennesaw State faculty mentors. The Birla Carbon scholars are chosen based on the recommendations of faculty members, submission of an undergraduate research project abstract, and a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Kennesaw State University student Emma Hunt has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics scheduled for Paris. Hunt, an exercise science major, earned her spot in the Olympics by winning a silver medal in the speed climbing world championship in Bern, Switzerland.

Baseball brought Kennesaw State student Yemi Agesin face-to-face with the leader of one of the world's leading technology companies, Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook. The senior computer science major created a baseball game app that was selected as one of the top entries in Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference Swift Student Challenge.

To satisfy an elective course requirement for the KSU Journey Honors College, nursing major Trinity Johnson stumbled upon a class in data science. During that course, Johnson uncovered a raw talent for analytics and wound up being the youngest student to place in Kennesaw State's Analytics Day data science competition.

In combining her love of the environment and her love for chemistry, KSU senior Ariane Charland-Martin helps create conjugated polymers from which organic electronics can be made and that can be degraded when their usefulness has passed. That excites Charland-Martin, who feels she is doing something to reduce pollution and help the environment.

Kennesaw State University has named nearly 5,400 students to the President's List in recognition of their academic excellence for the Spring 2023 semester. To achieve this honor, each undergraduate student must have completed at least nine semester hours with a term grade point average of 4.0.

Throughout his journey at Kennesaw State University, Dalton Shaver found a unique passion that combines his interest in international affairs with his skills in math modeling. From an internship with the Air Force to undergraduate research on Operation Enduring Freedom, Shaver readied himself for a career in the defense industry.

Kennesaw State University congratulates the more than 7,100 Owls named to the University's Dean's List, which recognizes students for their academic achievement during the Spring 2023 semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in at least nine credit hours and with a term grade point average of at least 3.5 were named to the list.

Aspiring doctors Emily and Calvin Ghasemi are receiving on-the-job training of a sort. Along with excelling in their classes, presenting research projects and participating in student groups while carrying full course loads at KSU, the siblings care for their mother, who has multiple sclerosis.

In one moment, Heru Crooks' life trajectory changed when he was paralyzed in a car crash in 2016. Crooks, now a Kennesaw State sophomore, says that unfortunate turn of events actually gave him the clarity to see his future as a scientist studying stem cell treatments - the same treatments that helped him recover sooner than his doctors expected after the accident.

Rachel Kaplan's career journey started in the great indoors, and now you'll find her studying songbirds in the great outdoors. Kaplan changed career trajectories to follow a burgeoning interest in wildlife science and earned a Master of Science in Integrative Biology degree from Kennesaw State.

Savannah Tuschl's childhood curiosity about other cultures never slowed down. Tuschl, a KSU summa cum laude graduate and the Department of World Languages and Cultures' 2022-23 Outstanding Student, will work in Ecuador for 27 months with the Peace Corps in the area of youth and family development.

Avani Shah's competitive streak paid off as she entered college and got to work challenging herself. Shah helped launch the Honors Advisory Leadership Council, where she later served as president; interned at Fortune 500 companies; and participated in peer mentoring and various student organizations.

Spellbound by the prostheses in science fiction movies like "The Terminator" and "I, Robot," Adesua Ojeifoh brought that passion to Kennesaw State's Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program. She is graduating with a master's degree - and a mission.

The Office of Undergraduate Research hosted the Spring 2023 Symposium of Student Scholars, featuring 658 students, 375 research projects, and 199 mentors. The event is held twice each year to give undergraduate and graduate researchers across all disciplines an opportunity to present their work to a broader audience.

Kennesaw State University's Wellstar College of Health and Human Services hosted its annual Research and Engagement Day, highlighting the college's research, scholarship and community impact. "For me, RED is a day of celebration," said Mark Geil, associate dean of research and operation of Wellstar College.

The KSU Graduate College hosted its 3-Minute Thesis, challenging master's and doctoral students to condense their research into a three-minute oral presentation. "The 3MT competition provides a wonderful opportunity for students to build confidence in presenting their research in straightforward and engaging ways," said Dean Juliet Langman.

Kennesaw State University junior Derek Price II has received a Barry M. Goldwater scholarship, awarded each year to the nation's top undergraduate scholars in the sciences, mathematics and engineering. A meeting with fellow engineering students as a freshman set Price on his path toward research, which he pursued through KSU's First-Year Scholars program.

Kennesaw State junior Gabriel James strives to leave things better than she found them and positively impact people and the world. While double majoring in environmental science and theatre and performance studies, James is a senator for sustainability in the Student Government Association and president of the EcoOwls student organization.

Kennesaw State mechanical engineering major Kevin Tran is creating his own 3D-printed lab prototypes for testing and research. Tran also is one of four Research Students of the Year for the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.

Each spring, college students are selected for the Georgia Legislative Internship Program to experience the legislative process up close. During the current General Assembly session, five Kennesaw State GLIP interns - all political science majors - shared their highlights, expectations and motivations for participating in the program.

Senior Sydnee Goode created a movement for Black artists and musicians at Kennesaw State that will continue after she graduates. As president of the Black Musicians Coalition, Goode celebrates and uplifts Black culture and excellence through the performing arts.

Kennesaw State students Gabrielle Jones and Summer Williams just made history at the University, but it wasn't easy. They became the first to complete Scrappy's Bucket List, a challenge designed to boost student engagement.

Kennesaw State students Gabriela Citino, Dinesh Reddy and Md Jobair Hossain Faruk have been chosen to participate in RCE Greater Atlanta's SDG Futures Fellowship, aiming to make a difference in the world through sustainable development education and leadership. The SDG Futures Fellowship strives to educate participants on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as develop leadership and professional skills.

Being a teacher is one of those unique fields in which many describe their choice of profession as a calling. The next generation of educators in Kennesaw State's Bagwell College of Education are hopeful and ready to make a positive impact.

Four Kennesaw State University students showcased their research at Posters at the Georgia State Capitol, an annual presentation of undergraduate research to state legislators. Brittany Aguilar, Kimberly Gomes, Emma Smalley, and Dalvin Ross were among the 40 students from across the state selected for the presentation.

It's all physics all the time for Kennesaw State junior Christopher Woolford, between his coursework, lab research and virtual internships with both NASA's Glenn Research Center and the Department of Energy's Fermi National Laboratory. And it's the life he has wanted since developing a love of physics in high school.

As the Kennesaw State community celebrates Black History Month, the newest chapters of the University's history are being written today by outstanding Black students. Join us in marking Black History Month at KSU by meeting a few of those students who are making history today.