Next-Gen K-State

Operational Excellence

To achieve our vision of becoming a leader as a next-generation land-grant university, a much stronger, less-siloed, more unified operational framework is needed. Learn more about the new organizational structures being put in place to drive operational excellence across the university.



Operational Excellence Framework: IT Transformation
Learn how we will be transforming how we manage, monitor and staff our IT services to serve as a strategic partner of all academic and administrative units with cybersecurity as a cornerstone to success.
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Provost Office Academic Innovation Organizational Framework
Learn about the new academic innovation structural framework for the Provost Office to better support growing enrollment and accelerating academic innovation across the university.
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Tech Transfer, Commercialization, Corporate Engagement and EcoDevo
View the latest communication about our process for elevating our tech transfer/commercialization function and corporate engagement/economic development functions.
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Organizational Framework Update, Phase 2, Summer 2023
Learn about the new strategic enrollment management structural framework being put in place to drive excellence and bring a more holistic focus on students and their academic career success and wellbeing.
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Organizational Framework Update, Phase 1, Spring 2023
Read about the new structural framework implemented in June 2023 focused on excellence in human resources, information technology, data, assessment, and institutional research, and risk management.
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Share Your Questions and Ideas

Have a question, concern, idea, or suggestion you'd like to share? Please submit you questions and ideas to nextgen@k-state.edu.