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New graduate found service through theater at ÈâÈ⴫ý State
December 11, 2023
As a teenager, Issa SolÃs found a community in the world of theater. At ÈâÈ⴫ý, she connected with the concept of immersive storytelling, telling her own story and helping others tell theirs. SolÃs will graduate this week with a bachelor’s in theatre and performance studies, as well as a slew of experiences in building community through theater.
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ÈâÈ⴫ý 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 ÈâÈ⴫ý 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’t 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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ÈâÈ⴫ý State awarded grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety for 17th straight year
December 01, 2023
ÈâÈ⴫ý’s Health Promotion and Wellness department has received a more than $27,000 grant to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program (GYAP) of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the 17th consecutive year that the department in the Division of Student Affairs has received the grant.
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New GPB chief, ÈâÈ⴫ý State alum shares passion and vision for service
November 30, 2023
Growing up the son of a lifelong public servant, Bert Wesley Huffman said a knack for knocking on doors, building relationships and raising money ran through his veins. But so, too, did providing a service to the community. After more than 15 years working in various fundraising and media jobs in the Atlanta area, a decade of which he spent at Georgia Public Broadcasting, Huffman was named CEO of GPB in August. The ÈâÈ⴫ý alum said though he never could have imagined himself in the position years ago, he believes his passion for education, arts, media and service to the state of Georgia placed him exactly where he belonged.
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ÈâÈ⴫ý State receives $2 million grant to boost doctoral education
November 28, 2023
Weeks after finishing his undergraduate degree in biology, Tyler Hill opened his email to a notice of a master’s degree program at ÈâÈ⴫ý that would serve as a stepping stone to a doctoral degree. The email told him about the Peach State Bridges to the Doctorate Program at ÈâÈ⴫ý State. Hill’s success highlights the effectiveness of the Bridges program. Thanks to stories like Hill’s, the program recently received a new five-year training grant renewal worth $2 million from the National Institutes of Health, with professors Melanie Griffin, Martin Hudson, and Kojo Mensa-Wilmot serving as co-principal investigators on the renewal.
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Rocket scientist counting down to final launch of her career
November 21, 2023
The notion that it’s never too late to start something new runs through Karen Gandy’s head now the same way it did in the 1990s. Gandy was then in her 30s, and despite trying several different jobs, she had yet to find a career that ignited her passion. She applied and was accepted to Southern Polytechnic State University, now ÈâÈ⴫ý. That choice launched Gandy’s career in rocket science and down a path in life that she is reflecting on as she prepares for her final satellite launch and then retirement.
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ÈâÈ⴫ý State's Coles College inducts Tommy Bagwell, Lori Kaczynski into Hall of Fame
November 17, 2023
Tommy Bagwell and Lori Kaczynski – two longtime supporters of ÈâÈ⴫ý whose contributions have created educational opportunities for countless students, were recently inducted into the Michael J. Coles College of Business Hall of Fame.
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ÈâÈ⴫ý State senior bridges safety gap for law enforcement with tech startup
November 15, 2023
ÈâÈ⴫ý engineering senior Jordan St. Louis is using high-tech imaging technology to improve the safety of law enforcement officers and the community. His company, Generalized Robotics, founded during his freshman year, has created a 360-degree police camera called Patrol Buddy Go and has found its first client in the Clayton County, Ga. Police Department.
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ÈâÈ⴫ý State professor receives grant to study enzymes linked to cardiovascular disease and cancer
November 13, 2023
A decade-long effort to study protein and enzyme binding could be the key to understanding and preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer. Equipped with a three-year, $405,650 grant from the National Institutes of Health, ÈâÈ⴫ý professor Carol Chrestensen will further investigate the binding process with the help of undergraduate researchers.
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Empty Bowls event combines ÈâÈ⴫ý State art, music and support for students
November 10, 2023
Now in its seventh year, Empty Bowls is one of KSU’s largest fundraisers for Campus Awareness, Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Services. Including Thursday’s event, the program has raised more than $30,000 to support food insecure students on campus through the CARE Pantry.
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