K-Statement
UNGER ON SABBATICAL AS PART OF PHASED RETIREMENTElizabeth Unger, who for 13 years has been K-State's vice provost for academic services and technology as well as dean of continuing education, started a six-month sabbatical July 1 as part of her phased retirement. When she returns she will take up an advisory role related to learning and technology in the university's Information Technology Assistance Center. Unger's new title will be professor of computing and information sciences, and vice provost and dean emerita. She plans to research and develop innovative technology for learning, teaching, research and outreach. STUDENT INFORMAION SYSTEM MODULE UP AND RUNNINGThe implementation of the admissions module of the new student information system was completed the first week of June. This is the first step of the phased plan for the student information system, which is on target for completion in July 2008. The admissions module will be used by internal administrative staff to process applications for the fall 2008 semester. There are many new features of the admissions module that will streamline the student application and admit process and allow for data to be stored and organized more efficiently. The timeline for other modules includes the financial aid module, February 2008; the student enrollment module, March 2008; and the student financials module, June 2008. In July 2005, the financial information system was the first to go live . For more information, visit http://www.laster.k-state.edu OH, BY THE WAY...FREE HEARING SCREENING, EXAMINATIONS OFFERED In recognition of the importance of hearing to communication, the speech and hearing center is offering free hearing screenings and video examinations through July 26. The video examination shows the eardrum on a monitor. Any K-State employee is eligible for this service, but there are a limited number of test slots available. Call 532-6879 to schedule an appointment time. The hearing screening will take about 20 minutes. Let the receptionist know you are participating in the Better Hearing and Speech Screening Program. TUITION GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR DEPENDENTS, SPOUSES Tuition grants available for dependents, spouses To be considered, applicants must complete and return the 2007-2008 K-State Spouse/Dependent Grant application. Applicants must complete all three sections, including the signature requirements. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the eligibility criteria. For more information about eligibility and a link to the application, visit http://www.k-state.edu/sfa/grants/sdg.htm WILL PREPARATION AT NO COST Members of the K-State Teachers and Employees Association optional life insurance plan may have a will prepared for themselves and spouse at no cost. For information, members may call Hyatt Legal Plans at 1-800-821-6400. When contacting the toll-free number, callers will be asked for a group number. The number is 34817. For information about membership, contact benefits administration at benadmin@k-state.edu or call 532-6277.
ON CAMPUS - July13
The Red State Blues Band, which includes several K-Staters, is one of the acts performing at the Little Apple Jazz Festival, which runs from 4:30-11 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at City Park, 1101 Fremont St. Sponsors include the K-State Student Union Program Council and Manhattan Parks and Recreation. The event is free. For more information, visit The Red State Blues Band is, from left: Pete Garfinkle; Karen Garrett, associate professor of plant pathology; Seth Galitzer, systems coordinator for computing and information science; Steve Travers, Mike Herman, associate professor of biology; Walter Dodds, professor of biology; and Bernd Friebe, research professor of plant pathology. 16 McCloud is touring the country -- with at least one stop in each state -- in support of his latest book, "Making Comics". McCloud also is the author of "Understanding Comics" and "Reinventing Comics." 18 19 Sustainability workshop 25 26 27 Ongoing |
An incubator for innovation
A new campus building set aside to build local industry from K-State research was dedicated recently. Leaders from K-State, Manhattan and state organizations gathered for a dedication ceremony and ribbon-cutting June 27 at the Manhattan-K-State Innovation Center at K-State Research Park. Read more
Are things looking hairy for Harry
J.K. Rowling's seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series hits bookstores this month, and there is no shortage of anticipation among Harry Potter fans. Philip Nel and Karin Westman are no exceptions. Read more
UP CLOSE
Picking up the pieces
Five weeks after a 1.7-mile-wide killer tornado hit Greensburg, two programs from the College of Human Ecology remained on site, helping the rural community cope. Read more
PLAUDITS
TODD, ALLEN EARN NEW TITLES
Mary Todd has become director of the Women's Center at Kansas State University. Formerly the center's assistant director and a crisis advocate for the past five years, Todd takes over for Susan Allen, who has been named director of nonviolence education for the university.
Todd, a K-State graduate, coordinates response to victims and oversees the center's programs and services. Allen, director of the Women's Center since 1996, will work with members of the campus and Manhattan communities on nonviolence issues. She also will organize the Community Campaign for Nonviolence from an office in the UFM House.
HAWLEY HEADS APPAREL, TEXTILES, INTERIOR DESIGN
Jana M. Hawley, an internationally known scholar in textile recycling and the apparel industry, has been named head of the department of apparel, textiles and interior design in the College of Human Ecology. She began her duties July 1.
A Fulbright scholar to India and a native Kansan, Hawley comes to K-State from the University of Missouri, where she served as an associate professor and state extension specialist in textile and apparel management. She was named Kemper Fellow at Missouri, the top award given for university teaching.
She has been published in such professional journals as Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Journal of the Textile Institute and Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences. She also has contributed chapters to books on textile recycling and to the book "Religion, Dress and the Body."
HUMAN ECOLOGY MAKES PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS
Briana S. Nelson Goff, at left, has been promoted from the college's interim assistant dean for academic affairs to associate dean for academic affairs, while Denis Medeiros has become the college's permanent associate dean for scholarship and research.
Goff is an associate professor in marriage and family therapy in the college's School of Family Studies and Human Services. She coordinates the Kansas All-Hazards Behavioral Health Program.
In his new duties, Medeiros, at right, will advance scholarship and research initiatives, oversee research, lead professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students, administer agricultural experiment station projects in human ecology and develop collaborative partnerships on campus and with other organizations and institutions. A prominent scientist and leader in the field of human nutrition, Medeiros will continue as head of the department of human nutrition.
POINTS OF PRIDEK-State at Salina solar boat team makes a splash Students from Kansas State University at Salina made a big splash at the 2007 Solar Splash, the world championship of intercollegiate boating, June 13-17 in Fayetteville, Ark. K-State at Salina's Solar Boat Team took fourth place in the qualifying races, sixth in the slalom, eighth in endurance and ninth in sprint. Combined, K-State at Salina's overall rank was eighth out of 15 teams. Points in the competition are earned in several categories, starting with technical reports that are submitted in advance of the competition. Once the competition begins, the workmanship of the boat and visual displays are evaluated. Boats also compete in five on-the-water events. |
NOTEWORTHY
Michael Kanost, professor and department head in biochemistry, contributed to research featured in Science. Kanost joined researchers from around the world in contributing to "Evolutionary Dynamics of Immune-Related Genes and Pathways in Disease-Vector Mosquitoes" in the June 22 issue of Science.
Wall celebrates K-State's innovators
The future of innovation meets the successful innovations of K-State's past at the Manhattan-K-State Innovation Center.
Staff working at the building wanted some aspect of the building's design to highlight K-State innovation and to honor the inventors, said C. Ruth Nellis, director of knowledge resources for the National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization. That idea became the Wall of Innovation.
"We have developed a wall that highlights different aspects of innovation that have occurred at K-State," Nellis said.
She said the design concept grew from an idea presented by Rod Mikinski of Game Face Images, and the exhibit layout and hanging were done by Jay Nelson and the Strecker-Nelson Gallery. The initial display highlights themes of protecting and improving our food supply, aiding in the fight against terrorism, exploring space and the limits of flight, searching for innovative ways to enhance student learning and improving animal and human health. The centerpiece of the display is an enlarged photograph of the College of Veterinary Medicine's former Serum Plant, which once stood within the boundary of today's K-State Research Park.
"This location, within the 'new' research park south of Kimball Avenue and west of Manhattan Avenue, has been the site of research and innovation at Kansas State University for nearly 100 years," said Ralph Richardson, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
It was the location for production of an early innovation, an anti-hog cholera serum. The Kansas State Agricultural College's department of veterinary medicine and later K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine have been involved with the development of vaccines since 1898.
A reception is being planned to honor those individuals whose inventions have been highlighted on the wall, Nellis said. The public can view the wall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
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 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 www.k-state.edu/affact/ • For additional information, call the office of affirmative action at 785-532-6220 or come by 214 Anderson Hall. |