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Student success
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Kennesaw
State University's "First-Year Experience"
as a "Program to Look For" in its "America's
Best Colleges 2005" edition spotlighting
excellence in higher education.
A partnership between KSU and the Atlanta
Falcons is making it possible for players to
complete their college degrees at the team's
Flowery Branch training complex. Professors
travel to the northeast Georgia facility to
teach classes to a handful of players who
are just a few credits short of earning
their degrees.
Academic excellence
A partnership between KSU and the People's
Republic of China brought to campus 24 city
government workers from the city of Hangzhou
who received their master of arts in public
administration degrees at the summer 2004
commencement ceremony. An additional 40+
Chinese students arrive in October to begin
the program.
The Coca-Cola Foundation has given $50,000
in support of campus efforts to recruit
promising minority students to become
educators. The Future Scholars Program, a
collaboration between the Bagwell College of
Education and the College of Humanities &
Social Sciences, offers minority high school
students the opportunity to take college
education courses and gain teaching
experience by tutoring elementary school
students.
Internationalization
The American Council on Education selected
KSU as one of only eight institutions in the
country for a new study, "Global Learning
for All," focusing on best practices in
promoting international student success.
KSU's commitment to the importance of
international outreach is reflected in the
International Center's name change to the
Institute for Global Initiatives.
As a co-sponsor of the national Initiative
to Educate Afghan Women, KSU awarded a full
four-year scholarship to a woman from
Afghanistan who began her education in fall
2003. Through the initiative, a second
scholarship was awarded to a woman graduate
student who began her studies in fall 2004.
More than 1,500 strong, KSU's international
students hail from 129 countries. The
2004-2005 academic year is being celebrated
as the Year of France. In support of the
Year of France, various departments have
sponsored special events focusing on the
culture, language and people of France. For
a full list of events and initiatives, see
the Year of France Web site.
Civic engagement
On January 22, 2007, the Holocaust Education
Program unveiled three new exhibitions in
partnership with the Atlanta History Center.
Parallel Journeys: World War II & the
Holocaust through the Eyes of Teens. This
exhibit tells the stories of dozens of
teenagers who were witnesses, participants,
and often victims of this brutal conflict.
The KSU Center will also showcase a second
exhibition, V for Victory: Georgia Remembers
WWII, a traveling exhibit from the Atlanta
History, which chronicles Georgia's role in
WWII and tells the heroic stories of Georgia
soldiers who served their country.
The exhibit also features a component of The
Butterfly Project, a program initiated by
the Holocaust Museum Houston, as an effort
to represent the children who perished in
the Holocaust. The goal of the project is to
collect 1.5 million hand-crafted
butterflies, one for each child victim. All
of the exhibit are free and open to the
public.
Ethical leadership
The RTM Center for Leadership, Ethics &
Character gained approval for a name change
to the RTM Institute for Leadership, Ethics
& Character. This name change reflects the
work the institute was already doing as an
interdisciplinary organization striving to
impact the lives of students and faculty
while also serving as a link between KSU and
the business community.
Thanks to a $1 million grant from The
Goizueta Foundation, Feland L. Meadows,
Ph.D., recently became the first holder of
The Goizueta Foundation Chair in Early
Childhood Education at Kennesaw State
University's Bagwell College of Education.
This endowed chair enables Kennesaw State to
become the first institution in Georgia to
develop certificate and bachelor's degree
programs preparing teachers to serve
children from birth to 5 years of age.
Research
In partnership with the Healthcare Georgia
Foundation, KSU's Center for Community
Healthcare has begun Phase I of an 18-month
program aimed at developing culturally
sensitive diabetes education and
intervention programs. The $200,000 grant
from Healthcare Georgia kicked off the
Initiative for Diabetes Educational
Advancement for Hispanics/Latinos.
National rankings, awards, grants and
honors
Kennesaw State University's CyberTech
program received a $1,030,714 grant from the
National Science Foundation through the
NSF's Information Technology Experiences for
Students & Teachers program. This three-year
project will involve collaborations with 10+
high schools in northwest Georgia. In
addition, CyberTech received a $50,000 grant
from the UPS Foundation to support the
continued growth of this educational
initiative. CyberTech promotes diversity and
improves achievement while introducing high
school students from traditionally
under-represented groups to the possibility
of a career in the sciences, particularly
computer science.
Kennesaw State University has been
designated as a Center of Academic
Excellence in Information Assurance
Education (CAEIAE) by the National Security
Agency. This designation recognizes Kennesaw
State's commitment to academic excellence
when teaching students who will safeguard
our nation's information systems. KSU is one
of only two institutions in the state to
receive this designation.
The Cobb Microenterprise Center, which helps
low- and moderate-income individuals start
their own businesses, has been selected to
receive a Microenterprise Development
Program grant from Hewlett Packard. The HP
grant will range from $150,000 to $250,000
and will include technology equipment and
tools. It will be supplemented by services,
support and training as needed.
The master of science in conflict management
program, housed in the Department of
Political Science and International Affairs,
received the University System of Georgia
Board of Regents' Award for Excellence in
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