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New scholarship the culmination of 肉肉传媒 State alumni family success

May 30, 2024

Tanasia Kenney has plenty of childhood memories at 肉肉传媒. Her mother, former KSU employee Jacqueline Hand, frequently brought her to campus, where she was known as 鈥淛ackie鈥檚 daughter,鈥� and became familiar with staff and faculty. Now a reporter for McClatchy news publications, Kenney is just one member of a KSU alumni family.

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肉肉传媒 State honors former administrator Harris Travis with new exhibit

May 03, 2024

Excited gasps punctuated a Saturday afternoon in 肉肉传媒鈥檚 Engineering Technology Center as a crowd gathered around the unveiling of a new, permanent exhibit honoring the late Rev. Harris Travis. The unveiling took place during the second annual Hornets Homecoming, an event hosted by the Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) Alumni Society honoring those who graduated from Southern Polytechnic State University.

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肉肉传媒 State receives Insight Into Diversity 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award

May 01, 2024

肉肉传媒鈥檚 Alumni Association received the 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Alumni Award honors alumni associations鈥� programs, culture, and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, inclusion and a sense of belonging for all alumni.

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肉肉传媒 State alumna returns to campus as nursing faculty member

February 14, 2024

While working as a substance use disorder counselor at Ridgeview Hospital, Lisa Reyes-Walsh鈥檚 supervisor told her, 鈥淵ou know, you鈥檙e a nurse through and through.鈥� That reset the course for Reyes-Walsh鈥檚 life, though she never fully left counseling behind. She earned a bachelor鈥檚 in nursing from 肉肉传媒 in 2011, and, now an assistant professor of nursing in KSU鈥檚 Wellstar School of Nursing, Reyes-Walsh has applied her knowledge of substance use disorder and ability as a counselor to educate nurses who can care for patients struggling with substance use issues.

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Ph.D. graduates join the ranks of peacebuilders

January 23, 2024

Songwriter Hal David said it best with the lyrics to 鈥淲hat the World Needs Now is Love.鈥� This past December, the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences鈥� School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development (SCMPD) graduated two Ph.Ds. who are committed to working toward a more peaceful, even more loving, world. Graduates Isaac Andakian, Ph.D., and Nashay Lowe, Ph.D. are ready to apply their conflict management and peacebuilding expertise to shape a more harmonious future.

Eighteen-year-old KSU graduate preparing for graduate school

January 11, 2024

At 18, most students are just beginning their college careers. But for Amari Cody, it鈥檚 the age she earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from 肉肉传媒.

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肉肉传媒 State management graduate aims to climb to the top of their sport

December 13, 2023

With a slight scowl, Mary Tankersley solemnly stares at a rock wall at Stone Summit climbing gym in 肉肉传媒 planning a route to the top, tracing the hand and footholds with their eyes. After a few minutes, Tankersley stands up, chalks their hands, claps off the excess and walks to the base of the wall, peering up. Soon, they defy gravity, climbing the wall swiftly by swinging gracefully from one colorful rock to the next. It鈥檚 easy to forget 鈥� for onlookers and Tankersley both 鈥� that the graduating 肉肉传媒 senior has only one leg.

肉肉传媒 State graduate encourages women to join the construction industry

December 12, 2023

Graduating 肉肉传媒 student Temi Aladegbemi said her career choice was inspired by what caught her eyes outside car windows while growing up. 肉肉传媒 State was the first university Aladegbemi visited for a tour, and from the moment she arrived on the Marietta Campus, she knew her place was in the College of Architecture and Construction Management. A first-generation college student graduating on Dec. 12, Aladegbemi has been active in campus activities from her earliest days at KSU.

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New graduate found service through theater at 肉肉传媒 State

December 11, 2023

As a teenager, Issa Sol铆s found a community in the world of theater. At 肉肉传媒, she connected with the concept of immersive storytelling, telling her own story and helping others tell theirs. Sol铆s will graduate this week with a bachelor鈥檚 in theatre and performance studies, as well as a slew of experiences in building community through theater.

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肉肉传媒 State programs help alumnus grow app that rewards students

December 06, 2023

Juggling school, extracurricular activities and earning spending money will be easier for students as a new phone application developed by a 肉肉传媒 alumnus allows them to focus on learning while earning gift cards for good grades. The app, Schoolconomy, was inspired by the personal experiences of KSU alumnus Regnault Drake Sanders, who didn鈥檛 have a job while attending Luella High School in Locust Grove, Ga. and saw during college how working negatively affected his classroom performance.

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