KSU Signature Events

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Event Funding and Signature Request Process

A process for colleges and departments to submit event requests for financial and signature event consideration was implemented in Spring 2019 to support university level and department level events throughout the year to engage with our community, offer students opportunities to network, and celebrate student success.

  • A process for colleges and departments to submit event requests for financial and signature event consideration was implemented in Spring 2019 to support university level and department level events throughout the year to engage with our community, offer students opportunities to network, and celebrate student success.  

     

    Beginning in FY2024, the event funding and signature request process will be combined with the One Time Funding request process through The Office of Fiscal Services – Office of Budget & Planning. Events which were previously awarded Annual Signature Event status and/or funding will need to request funding for each fiscal year by completing the One-Time Funding Request Form. 

     

    In order for an event to be considered a signature event and/or qualify for funding, please note the following objectives:

     

    ·      Is the event important to the stature of the University?

    ·      Does the event contribute to the KSU culture?

    ·      Is the event a recruiting opportunity?

    ·      Will the event support the reputation of KSU?

     

    Funding is not guaranteed.  Funding requests will be based on the established criteria noted above and a sliding scale will be used to evaluate university level funding opportunities.  

     

    If you have any questions regarding your submission, please contact the Office of Budget & Planning at budget@kennesaw.edu or 470-578-6315

Kennesaw State University Signature Events

  • The Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement will provide fun, Instagram-able moments for graduates to officially be welcomed to the Alumni Family. New graduates will exit the Convocation Center after their respective Commencement ceremonies and gather on the Green to celebrate.

  • The CCSE Fall Hackathon will bring 200+ students and dozens of representatives from industry partners together. Creating an opportunity for students to interact with potential internship and job possibilities, showcase their talent, and develop their computing skills. Industry sponsors provide scholarships/awards for students and help strengthen the relationship between KSU and our business community.

    For more information, please visit their website.

  • The Collegiate Recovery Scholarship Breakfast highlights the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university and supports the vision of KSU. It raises awareness and accentuates the diverse, uniquely attainable, and endlessly impactful potential in every student we serve and provides hope for students recovering from substance use disorders and mental health concerns.

    For more information, please visit the CYAAR website.

  • Ethics Awareness Week is part of a comprehensive Ethics and Compliance Program. This Program includes a system-level Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct, on-board ethics training, periodic ethics refresher training, compliance audits, special reviews, and an Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline.

    For more information, please visit the Ethics Awareness Week website.

  • Launched in 1999, the NCSC is the largest collegiate sales competition in the world. The NCSC hosts top students and faculty from the best university sales programs in North America. It provides soon-to-be sales graduates with a venue for sharpening their sales skills in a highly competitive environment and networking with peers and faculty from across the United States.

    For more information, please visit Coles Center for Professional Selling.

  • PechaKucha is a storytelling type event where featured faculty share twenty slides of their research in 20 seconds. This allows the audience to enjoy a series of research presentations in a shorter time frame, allows faculty to share their work with the KSU Community, and provides a networking opportunity.

    For more information, please visit the Office of Research website.

  • President's Reception hosts current and future KSU donors from all over the Atlanta Metropolitan area, providing an opportunity to thank the community for their ongoing support of KSU. Following the reception, guests are invited to take in a performance that highlights collaborations between the College of the Arts and another KSU college.

    For more information, please visit the College of the Arts website.

  • These awards honor faculty, staff, and students of Kennesaw State University (KSU) whose actions, activities, and/or accomplishments in diversity support the pursuit of excellence towards making KSU a more inclusive and welcoming university.

  • This annual event features roughly 30 teams of first-year mechanical engineering students competing to design, build, and test pumpkin launching devices. The event is built upon the academic coursework requirement for first-year mechanical engineering students and provides the opportunity to apply classroom principles to real-world applications.

    For more information, please visit the Mechanical Engineering website.

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