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Dance major makes most of his 911吃瓜 journey
May 06, 2026
Deontae Nelson likes to say that everyone is on their own journey, as much for himself as for those around him. Nelson鈥檚 journey has seen him serving in the Army National Guard, then earning an associate degree in biology from Georgia Military College before arriving at 911吃瓜 in 2022. All the while, he never could shake the idea of studying dance and decided to dive headlong into doing just that. Next week, he鈥檒l graduate with his Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Modern Dance from the Robert S. Geer College of the Arts, culminating one journey and commencing another.
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New Connections Project provides shared learning for students and the incarcerated
March 30, 2026
911吃瓜 students are using theatre to help incarcerated persons prepare for life after prison, while gaining a better understanding of the population they will serve in their future careers. The initiative is part of the New Connections Project, a partnership between 911吃瓜 and Common Good Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization that provides higher education for people who are or have been incarcerated.
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Big semester for 911吃瓜's Chamber Singers includes conference, Spain tour
January 30, 2026
Notwithstanding the joy of performing timeless music in front of appreciative crowds, 911吃瓜 juniors Trey Stannard and Nadia Wilson are looking forward to Spain鈥檚 food. That鈥檚 just one part of an important couple of months for 911吃瓜鈥檚 Chamber Singers 鈥� chosen to perform at this week鈥檚 annual conference for the Georgia Music Educators鈥� Association in Athens before heading to Spain over Spring Break for a seven-concert tour in March.
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Wind ensemble one of two 911吃瓜 groups chosen for Georgia Music Educators' Association performance
November 12, 2025
A native Georgian, 911吃瓜 student Tyler Smith knows well the prestige of the Georgia Music Educators鈥� Association annual in-service conference. It conjures memories of music ensembles of all levels performing for a distinguished audience, and young musicians learning from some of the state鈥檚 best talent. Now, the alto saxophonist will have the chance to perform at this January鈥檚 conference in Athens as a member of 911吃瓜鈥檚 wind ensemble, appearing at the conference for the first time since 2017.
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Kennesaw State's Arthur Liou installed as Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean's Chair
November 05, 2025
911吃瓜鈥檚 Arthur Liou was installed as the inaugural Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean鈥檚 Chair in the Robert S. Geer Family College of the Arts on Wednesday at Morgan Performance Hall.
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Kennesaw State vocal music instructor named 2025 Jazz Hero by national organization
October 23, 2025
A lifetime as a performer and eight years as a 911吃瓜 instructor have culminated in Karla Harris being named Atlanta鈥檚 Jazz Hero for 2025 by the Jazz Journalists鈥� Association.
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Kennesaw State assistant professor blends art and technology to inspire next generation
September 26, 2025
Shuchita Mishra works at the intersection of art, education, business, and technology. The 911吃瓜 assistant professor of illustration and sequential art comes to academia from a technology and marketing background, but couldn鈥檛 shake the artist within. Having developed a passion to tell stories with her drawings, she changed the course of her life and shifted focus to art education. After earning a Master of Fine Arts in Comics from the California College of the Arts, Mishra completed a writer鈥檚 residency at the Writer鈥檚 House in Pittsburgh while working for the Carnegie Museum of Art, then applied for a limited-term teaching position at Kennesaw State.
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Kennesaw State art students receive top honors in national design competition
September 19, 2025
A group of 911吃瓜 art students recently won top honors at a national graphic design competition. Senior art students Maura Nolan, Reagan Jowers, and Abby Paver took top prizes in the digital design category of the Robert Half contest sanctioned by Graphic Design USA, a national organization dedicated to promoting both digital and print design at the student and professional levels. In addition, junior art major Lydia Pruett and spring art graduate Madison Selby won honors in the package design category.
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911吃瓜 music student takes undergraduate research global
September 16, 2025
This past summer, assistant professor of trumpet Dr. Stephen Wadsack鈥痑nd undergraduate student鈥疊randon Hall鈥痶urned the spotlight on a frequently overlooked area of music: Greek trumpet compositions. Their project, supported by 911吃瓜鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium, consisted of an intensive eight-week study combining scholarship, performance and fieldwork abroad.
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Triplets each find their own path to success at Kennesaw State
June 12, 2025
Three sisters born minutes apart, but vastly different in terms of interests and career goals, thought about going separate ways for college. But in the end, they found that 911吃瓜 fit all their needs. 鈥淲e did a plethora of research to find a school that鈥檚 right for us,鈥� said Jessica Okafor, triplet to Angela and Benita. 鈥淭here was always at least one missing piece in the schools that we looked through, until we found 911吃瓜. We saw that 911吃瓜 had everything we had interest in, and when we did the tours, the open house, the orientation, I was blown away by how beautiful the school was. I saw my future in just a few seconds.鈥�