Enhance Your Engagement
Events and K-State Initiatives
The 2025 K-State Community Engagement Visionary Plan set the stage for President Linton's Next-Gen K-State, a university-wide strategic planning initiative to define our future as a Next-Generation Land-Grant University. Learn more on how President Linton is engaging with Kansas communities to structure a plan that is visionary, meaningful and responsive to the needs of Kansans at https://www.k-state.edu/next-gen/
Regional Community Visit Schedule
Visit the Regional Community Dashboard to view K-State's reach as we cover the state purple.
Fall 2024 |
Spring 2025 |
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Nov. 13-20: Saline, Ellis, Lincoln, Beloit, and Barton Counties |
More to come! |
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Fall 2023 |
Spring 2024 |
| Oct. 4-5: Allen County | Feb. 6-7: Jackson County |
| Nov. 7-9: Barton, Ellis, Norton, Phillips, and Smith Counties |
Mar. 5-7: Reno and Seward Counties |
See our StoryMap of where we have been.
Professional Development Events for
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Selecting a Journal for your Community-Engaged Scholarship (Hosted by Michigan State University) |
Mar. 21, 2025 |
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Community Engagement in the Arts: Exploring Arts-Based Engaged Scholarship |
Mar. 6, 2025 |
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Fundamentals of Publishing Your Community-Engaged Scholarship |
Feb. 21, 2025 |
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Assessing Community Engagement: Exploring Outputs Versus Impact |
Feb. 11, 2025 |
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Preparing and Evaluating Engagement Dossiers (Hosted by Engagement Scholarship Consortium) |
Jan. 22, 2025 |
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College of Arts and Sciences : Engagement and Outreach Social (Hosted by The Chapman Center for Rural Studies) |
Aug. 30, 2024 110 Leasure Hall |
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Spotlighting engaged opportunities for K-State faculty and staff |
Nov. 28, 2023 Noon-1:30 p.m. Staley School of Leadership | Rm. 201 |
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Oct. 18, 2023 10-11:30 a.m. K-State Student Union | Ballroom |
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Drafting and Evaluating Engagement Dossiers (Virtual session hosted by Engagement Scholarship Consortium) |
June 22, 2023 11am-Noon Zoom |
Course Design Workshop: Fundamentals of Service-Learning
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Apr. 10, 2023 1:30pm-3:30pm Staley School of Leadership | Townhall |
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Apr. 5, 2023 12:00pm-1:00pm Staley School of Leadership | Townhall |
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When Everyone Leads... Small Group Book Discussion A free copy of the book will be given to the first 100 individuals who register and commit to joining a discussion group. |
Apr. 5, 2023 1:00pm-2:00pm Staley School of Leadership | Townhall |
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Feb. 15, 2023 11:00am-12:00pm Staley School of Leadership | Townhall |
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Spotlighting engaged opportunities for K-State faculty, staff and students |
Nov. 28, 2022 12:00pm-1:00pm Staley School of Leadership | Rm. 247 |
Looking for an opportunity to be involved on-campus or in the community? The Office of Engagement is the front door to a swathe of experiences and opportunities. Contact us at ooengage@k-state.edu.
Conferences
- Engaged Scholarship Consortium-
The ESC is composed of higher education member institutions, a mix of state-public and private institutions. As part of its remit to work collaboratively to build strong university-community partnerships, it organizes annual conferences anchored in the rigor of scholarship, and designed to help build community capacity. Learn more: https://engagementscholarship.org/
ESC 2025 - Engagement Scholarship Consortium |
Virginia Tech Oct. 6-9, 2025 |
2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference |
Oregon State University Oct. 9-10, 2024 (Pre-conference Oct.7-8, 2024) |
2024 ESC Call for Proposals |
Deadline to submit proposal for 2024 conference: April 8, 2024 |
Signature Partnerships
2020 Carnegie Partnerships:
- Bulk Solids Innovation Center
- City of Manhattan Partnership
- Flint Hills Summer Fun Camp
- Future Vets Helping Future Pets
- Kansas City Kansas Public Schools 21st Century Learning Environments
- Kansas State University - Fort Riley Partnership Program
- Making the Leap: The Future of Small Museums and Historical Societies
- Project 17
- Project EXCELL
- Rural Grocery Initiative (RGI)
- Science Communication Initiative
- Tap to Togetherness
- Thrive!
- Water Technology Farms (KCARE)
- Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship
Sort by: Alphabetical - Colleges/Departments - Social Concern Categories
A-D
- ARTSmart Early Childhood and Family Programming
- Advancing Child Nutrition Programs in Kansas
- Agricultural Training Facility Prototype
- Beef Cattle Institute (BCI)
- Big 12 Engineering Consortium
- Bringing Archaeology Home
- Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Center on Aging: Circle of Care
- Chemistry Demonstration Shows
E-I
- E Pluribus Unum: Unity in Diversity
- Food Science Institute
- Food Security and Leadership
- Future Vets Helping Future Pets
- HandsOn Kansas State
- Infusing System Design and Sensor Technology in Education (INSIGHT)
- Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families
- International Grains Program
- International Service Teams (IST)
- Get It - Do It!
- Girl Scouts Wellness Promotion in Northeast Kansas
J-L
- Kansas City Design Center (KCDC)
- Kansas Alliance for Healthy Positive Schools (KAHPS)
- Kansas Rural Health Works (KRHW)
- Kiowa County Media Center
- Knowledge Based Economic Development, LLC (KBED)
- Konza Environmental Education Program (KEEP)
- K-State's Adult Education Program Engagement with the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth
- K-State Family Center
- K-State Institute for Academic Alliances (IAA)
- K-State Olathe Innovation Campus
- K-State Speech & Hearing Center
- K-State Technology Development Institute (TDI)
- K-State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- K-State Veterinary Medicine - Kabul University Vet Clinic Partnership
- Language and Culture with Community
- Lost Kansas: Recovering the Stories of Places and People Going Home: Hidden Stories of the Flint Hills
M-P
- 4-H Military Partnerships
- Movies on the Grass (MOG)
- Northview Learning Garden
- Parks for the People
- Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI)
- Powercat Financial Counseling (PFC)
- PRIDE Program
- Project 17
- Project EXCELL (Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning)
Q-Z
- Rural Grocery Initiative (RGI)
- Science Communication Initiative
- Small Town Studio: The Eureka Project
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)
- Sustainable Urban Gardening Program
- Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
- UFM Community Learning Center
- U.S. - China Center for Animal Health (USCCA)
- Veterinary Health Center
- Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS)