Kansas State University

In this issue

Updates from leadership

• Kansas Board of Regents April meeting agenda items

News and research

• New agreement to bring Taiwanese pre-veterinary students to Kansas State University
• K-State Olathe partnership encourages KC-based entrepreneurs
• New von Waaden scholarships benefit graduates of Washington County, Manhattan high schools majoring in business at Kansas State University
• Landmark environmental book influences scientists 55 years after its release
• History scholar from Australia visits K-State through Oz to Oz program
• Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab leads West Africa conference

Events

• Bakery Science Club sale today
• CARE to host documentary screening April 20
• Invited lecturer to present 'Physical Activity, Aging and Well-Being' Thursday
• Workshop today: Get insider tips from student ambassadors
• Fly a kite with K-State's Confucius Institute
• K-State Air Force ROTC to commission 10 cadets as officers in the Armed Forces
• Director of Kansas State Polytechnic's Upward Bound program to speak on panel at Kansas Wesleyan University
• Gamma Sigma Delta to host Undergraduate Research Showcase April 21
• All students invited to meet with employers

Human resources and benefits

• Human Capital Services thanks employees for participation in the 2017 Professional Development Needs Assessment
• State Employee Health Plan dependent audit

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Scholarship honoring former Sen. Kassebaum-Baker awarded to five incoming freshmen
• Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge awards $75,000 to student entrepreneurs
• K-State senior elected president of national organization
• Kinesiology department awards 2017-2018 scholarships
• Hamilton to give presentations at international conferences
• Assistant professor of art recently awarded Research Design and Creation Fellowship

University life

• January 2018 intersession course proposals due June 30

Volunteer opportunities

• Participants needed for nutrition research study