K-Statement -- Dec. 15, 2010/Vol. 33, No. 17

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K-STATE OLATHE GRAND OPENING SET FOR APRIL 26

Kansas State University will have a grand opening celebration for its new K-State Olathe campus April 26, 2011.

K-State Olathe, just east of Kansas Highway 7 on College Boulevard, will bring together the university's expertise in animal health and food safety and security. The first building is the International Animal Health and Food Safety Institute, a $28-million, 108,000-square-foot facility that will house research, education and commercialization programs in its laboratories and classrooms.

The grand opening will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an afternoon open house for the public.

NOTEWORTHY

Geraldine Craig, associate professor of art, presented "Nature as Axis: Hmong Green is Blue," 24th annual national conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, Oct. 27-29, School of Visual Arts, New York, N.Y.

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ON CAMPUS

'BIG SHOTS: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANDY WARHOL'
Andy Warhol (United States, 1928-1987), /Witch (Margaret Hamilton)/, 1980, K-State, Beach Museum of Art, gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

The Beach Museum of Art has a new Andy Warhol photography exhibit running Jan. 12 to April 3. The exhibit includes selections from 100 Polaroids and 56 gelatin silver black-and-white images donated to the museum by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program.

Warhol collected many photographs of celebrities, and after 1976 he was never without a camera himself. He took nearly a roll of film a day, leaving more than 60,000 photographs in his estate. The Beach Museum's photographs were made between 1971 and 1987, the year of his death. During this period the artist was at the height of his fame and notoriety.

Warhol began his career in commercial advertisement in New York and was instantly recognized for his unique style. Nearly all of the screenprinted images of celebrities and commercial products, such as soup cans and Coca Cola bottles, for which he became known, were based on photography.

One Polaroid in the Beach Museum of Art collection shows Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's 1939 "The Wizard of Oz," in costume. Another black and white print presents party companion Bianca Jagger, whom Warhol met in 1971 after she and Mick Jagger were married.

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PICTURE PERFECT

For creative professional images, contact university photographer David Mayes at 785-532-6304 or photo@k-state.edu

For a gallery of Mayes' photos, go to: http://ksuphoto.zenfolio.com

OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFIED

• A recording of classified job opportunities is available 24 hours a day on the Employment Information Line, 785-532-6271.

• A list of employment opportunities is posted at http://www.k-state.edu/hr/

• For additional information, call 785-532-6277 or come to the Division of Human Resources in 103 Edwards Hall. Applications are accepted 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays.

UNCLASSIFIED

• A complete listing of vacancies can be seen at http://www.k-state.edu/affact/

• For additional information, call the office of affirmative action at 785-532-6220 or come by 214 Anderson Hall.

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GIFTS FROM CAMPUS SPREAD WILDCAT HOLIDAY CHEER

Trying to fit holiday shopping into your schedule can be harder than fitting Santa down a chimney. But Kansas State University makes shopping easy with a variety of gift ideas.

MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR AWARDED CONOCOPHILLIPS FACULTY SPONSORSHIP

Michael Chilton Michael A. Chilton, associate professor of management, has received $25,000 from the ConocoPhillips faculty sponsorship program.

The award will go toward supporting Chilton's efforts to expand his existing curriculum and incorporate new, advanced technologies to enhance the management information systems program at K-State. Read more

BALTRIP RECEIVES BUSINESS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP

Kimetris Baltrip, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications at Kansas State University, has been named a Business Journalism Professors Seminar Fellow by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

Baltrip was one of 15 professors chosen for the fellowship. She will attend the Business Journalism Professors Seminar, Jan. 4-7, in Phoenix, Ariz. Read more

OH, BY THE WAY

URBAN GARDENING SEMINAR JAN. 10-12

The seminar "Brownfields and Urban Gardening" will be offered Jan. 10-12 in 1052 Rathbone Hall.

The seminar will focus on urban soils and safe gardening practices. Participants will hear from experts on contaminants in urban soils and progress in urban agriculture. Read more

NEW BOOK COMMEMORATES 150 YEARS OF KANSAS BEEF

The College of Veterinary Medicine, Beef Cattle Institute and Frontier program are commemorating the upcoming 150th anniversary of the state of Kansas with the release of the coffee table-style book "150 Years of Kansas Beef." Read more

FORGET WHISTLING -- THIS PROFESSOR WALKS WHILE WORKING

Eight hours hunkered over her work in Justin Hall. Two hours commuting from her home outside Council Grove. Deb Sellers had become a master at sitting, and she did not like it one bit.

Sellers is an assistant professor of family studies and human services and extension specialist in adult development and aging at Kansas State University. She knows the problem of too much sitting. She also knows one solution.

If you pass her office today, you may hear light footsteps. Sellers is hard at work…and walking. Read more

ON-SITE AND ONLINE TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

K-State is offering Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training Jan. 3-5.

The sessions include a 40-hour training course and an eight-hour refresher course, both to keep first responders of hazardous materials safe, effective and certified to handle hazardous waste emergencies. Read more

PROGRAM HELPING LATINA, LATINO STUDENTS EARN TEACHING DEGREES IS HONORED

A K-State 2+2 program created for nontraditional Latino and Latina students who want to teach in southwest Kansas has received the 2010 Outstanding Service to Underserved Populations Award from the Association for Continuing Higher Education.

The award was presented at the association's recent annual conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Read more

LARGE ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY

Faculty and staff are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception for the Large Animal Research Center

The ceremony will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 17, at 2705 Denison Ave., near the intersection of Denison and Marlatt Avenues.

Tours of the new facilities will be given to interested parties.

DISCOUNT PROGRAMS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES

State of Kansas employees -- including K-State employees -- are eligible for many discounts from cell phones and computers to restaurants and more. Read more

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