2025 Southeast Chief Student Affairs Officers Annual Meeting

Kennesaw State University is pleased to host the Southeast Chief Student Affairs Officers (SECSAO) 2025 Annual Meeting. 

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw State University Main Campus

Event Dates: Monday, February 3, 2025 - Wednesday, February 5, 2025

SECSAO 2025

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Meeting Agenda

TIME DETAILS LOCATION
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Registration and Check-In Embassy Suites Lobby  
5:15 PM Shuttle departs Embassy Suites for Convocation Center    
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception and dinner   President’s Box, Convocation Center  
7:35 PM Last Shuttle departs Convocation Center for Embassy Suites  
7:45 PM - 9 PM After Hours Mix and Mingle Embassy Suites/Ruth’s Chris
TIME DETAILS LOCATION
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Shuttles to Campus; Late Check-In   Carmichael Student Center, University Rooms ABC 
9:30 AM – 12 Noon  Meeting (all-SECSA)  Carmichael Student Center, University Rooms ABC
12:00 PM   Lunch Zuckerman Museum of Art  
1:15 PM -3:30 PM  Meetings (Vice Presidents and Deans of Students, separately)   Carmichael Student Center, University Rooms ABC
3:30 PM   Shuttle departs Carmichael for Embassy Suites    
3:30-4:30 PM   Optional Tours and Shuttles  TBD
5:30 PM   Shuttle departs Embassy Suites for Evening Activity    
5:45 – 7:30 PM   Dinner Horned Owl Brewing  
7:30 PM   Final Shuttle departs Dinner and returns to Embassy Suites    
TIME DETAILS LOCATION
9:00-10:30 AM   Meeting Embassy Suites  
11 AM Pick up Bag Lunches, depart    Embassy Suites  
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Hotel Information

Preferred Hotel:  
Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta-Kennesaw Town Center 
620 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 
Direct: 770 659 6106 Hotel: 770 420 2505 
 
The Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel in Kennesaw is the only upscale full-service hotel in the Town Center area. Our spacious two-room suites boast comfort and convenience, offering the finest state of the art amenities you want when staying at a hotel. Guests can take advantage of our full living room area with sleeper sofa, separate sleeping area, in suite wet bar, microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker available in each suite. We have an indoor pool and 24-hour fitness center. Conveniently located 1 mile from KSU.   
  
Each guest at Embassy Suites by Hilton Kennesaw will enjoy the following amenities: 

  • Spacious two-room suites with a large bedroom and separate living area   complete with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, two flat panel televisions, dinette table, and full size sleeper sofa
  • Complimentary full cooked-to-order breakfast buffet with omelet station served daily
  • Complimentary evening reception with beverages of choice from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  •  Complimentary on-site fitness center and pool
  •  Complimentary parking
  •  Complimentary standard High Speed Internet Access
  •  HHonors® Rewards
  •  Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Lounge located in the lobby also provides dinner, room service and catering. 

For the KSU Rate please give corporate ID  0560027944 

The group cutoff date is Sunday, January 12th, 2025 @ midnight. 

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Getting to Kennesaw State University

  • View Kennesaw State University, campus maps for visual map, parking and direction information.

    For GPS directions use: Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA.

    Kennesaw State University's Kennesaw Campus is located in Cobb County, 20 minutes north of Atlanta on I-75 one exit north of Town Center Mall. Take the Chastain Road Exit number 271 and turn left if northbound on I-75 (turn right if southbound). Go to the third light if northbound (second if southbound) and turn right onto Kennesaw State University Drive just beyond the field on your right.

  • The closest airport from Kennesaw State is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). 

  • If you would like to use public transportation, you can ride MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) from the airport to the Arts Center MARTA station, then take CobbLinc Rapid 10 Route to either the Kennesaw State University (KSU-Kennesaw Campus) or the Busbee Park-and-Ride Lot. 

  • Please visit the ATL Ground Transportation tab Limousine and Taxi Services for information on taxi  services.  Estimated taxi fees are between $65 - $80 from the airport to Kennesaw.  

     

  • Uber and Lyft service from ATL airport

    Estimation of UberX from ATL airport is $35-$50  and of Lyft is $30-$45. 

    Pickup location at Atlanta Airport.

    To access Uber or Lyft, download the Uber app or Lyft app from the App Store on iOS or the Play Store on Android, create an account if necessary (you will be asked to provide your credit card information), and request a ride in the app.

    Note that these fees are depend on the demand which is affected by the time of the day you arrive.