Kennesaw State University Hosts Listening Sessions On Presidential Search
The Kennesaw State University listening sessions will take place at 2:30 p.m. Monday on the Kennesaw campus and at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the school’s Marietta campus. The Board of Regents has started its national search for the next KSU president and hopes to have a list of finalists by May.
Kennesaw State University will host two listening sessions next week in its search for a new president. Former President Sam Olens just ended his short, rocky tenure at the school.
He led the school for about a year and was widely criticized for his response to cheerleaders kneeling during the national anthem before football games.
KSU senior Cory Hancock hopes Olens’ replacement won’t run away from the controversy.
“Kennesaw State really needs a president to come in and say, ‘Hey, we’ve got all this stuff in the past. We’re going to acknowledge that, but we’re going to grow from that,’” he said.
Hancock says he’s also looking for a president who’s transparent with the university community.
He’s hopeful students turn out for the listening sessions Monday and Tuesday to share their thoughts.
“They are the ones paying the money to go here. They’re the ones paying to get this education. As a student myself, I just want to see the best for the university that we all attend,” he said.
The Board of Regents has started its national search and hopes to have a list of finalists by May.
The listening sessions will take place at 2:30 p.m. Monday on KSU’s Kennesaw campus and at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the school’s Marietta campus.
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