K-STATE REPORTS RECORD SPRING ENROLLMENTK-State has its largest spring enrollment ever with 21,570 students. The 20th day enrollment figures show that the record extends beyond the Manhattan campus and includes Salina and off-campus students. The K-State student population also is increasingly diverse, now with 2,315 students of color and 1,645 international students -- the largest numbers of both groups for a spring semester. PIERZYNSKI NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND INTERIM DIRECTOR OF K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
Pierzynski replaces Fred Cholick, who became president of the Kansas State University Foundation in February.
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K-State's Gary Pierzynski has been named dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension, both on an interim basis. The appointment is effective Monday, March 1.
Uwe Thumm, physics, and colleagues published "A New Method of Using Quantum-Mechanical Interferences To Image The Motion of Nuclei in Small Molecules," New Journal of Physics, Vol. 10.
K-STATE PRESIDENT PROPOSES BUDGET CUTS COUPLED WITH NEW REVENUE SOURCES
Financial times are tough at Kansas State University and cuts are going to hurt, said President Kirk Schulz during an open budget forum Tuesday.
K-STATE LANDS NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
K-State's national leadership in animal disease research has been recognized with a $12 million U.S. Department of Homeland Security award to create a center of excellence.
The Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases will be headed by Juergen Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor in K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine.
Watch the next edition of K-Statement for more details.
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IKEDA RECEIVES NATIONAL TEACHING AWARD
K-State's Yoshiro Ikeda, university distinguished professor of art, will be presented with the Excellence in Teaching Award at the 44th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The conference will be March 31-April 3 in Philadelphia, Pa.
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ROUTINE TEST OF K-STATE ALERTS MARCH 1
K-State Alerts, the university's emergency notification system, will be tested at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, March 1.
Emergency notification channels to be tested are text messaging, automated phone calls, e-mail to all K-State accounts and the new alert beacons installed in several locations, including Eisenhower, all residence halls, Jardine, Throckmorton, Seaton Hall and court, the new Leadership Studies Building and engineering complex.
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WOMEN'S STUDIES BRINGING JILL TIETJEN TO CAMPUS FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
K-State's women's studies program is bringing author, speaker and electrical engineer Jill Tietjen to campus for a series of events as part of the university's observance of National Women's History Month in March.
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K-STATE GARDENS' 2010 LUNCHEON SERIES BEGINS MARCH 5
The 2010 K-State Gardens Luncheon Series, which begins March 5, will include speakers throughout the year on cultivation of annuals from seed, carefree maintenance of the hardy daylily and home holiday decorating with plants.
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