Source: Emily Lehning, 785-532-6237, lehning@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, kmayes@k-state.edu

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

K-STATE STUDENTS ESSENTIAL TO PLANNING 2010 ALL-UNIVERSITY OPEN HOUSE

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's 2010 All-University Open House will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 24, on both the Manhattan and Salina campuses.

Open house is an annual event to show the public and prospective students what K-State is all about. Interactive displays, fun activities, games, informational booths and more will highlight all aspects of K-State, including student life, research and academic programs.

A core group of K-State students serve on the All-University Open House Coordinating Committee, which helps organize the event.

"Our students intimately understand K-State," said Emily Lehning, assistant vice president for student life. "They help make the university what it is. Having them involved in putting together the All-University Open House each year has been key to the event's success for the last 31 years."

Students on K-State's 2010 All-University Open House Coordinating Committee include:

Kathy Sexton, junior in pre-professional secondary education, Abilene, representing the College of Education; Molly Hinman, senior in mass communications, Andover, student life exhibits co-chair; Matt Poje, senior in accounting, Bonner Springs, representing the College of Business Administration.

From Greater Kansas City: Sarah Jones, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, Mission Hills, special events chair; Chris Wallace, senior in psychology, Olathe, entertainment chair for Bosco Plaza; Maggie Davidson, sophomore in business administration, entertainment chair for the quad, Erin Runnels, third-year student in veterinary medicine, representing the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Kent Schmidtberger, junior in industrial engineering, student life exhibits co-chair, all from Overland Park; and Sarah Kuhlmann, senior in management and marketing, Shawnee, representing the College of Business Administration.

Jennifer Heim, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, Hoxie, public relations chair; Kayla Jones, senior in management and marketing, Hutchinson, representing the College of Business Administration; Donnie Hampton, senior in management and management information systems, Leavenworth, student chair, All-University Open House Coordinating Committee; Jill Hedberg, junior in life sciences, Marquette, representing the College of Arts and Sciences; Dana Oehmke, senior in family studies and human services, Palmer, representing the College of Human Ecology.

Dalton Henry, senior in agricultural economics and agricultural journalism and mass communications, Randolph, representing the College of Agriculture; Danielle Spellmeier, sophomore in pre-professional elementary education, Sabetha, representing the College of Education; Amanda Hassman, senior in elementary education, Salina, representing the College of Education; and Vanessa Emming, third-year student in veterinary medicine, representing the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Aimee Schumacher, junior in hotel and restaurant management, representing the College of Human Ecology, both from Wichita.

From out of state: Carissa Loehr, second-year student in interior architecture and product design, Eagan, Minn., representing the College of Architecture, Planning and Design; and Anna Sommer, senior in mechanical engineering, Kearney, Mo., representing the College of Engineering.