May 31, 2018
From the president
Research
News and research
May 30, 2018
Updates from leadership
News and research
Human resources and benefits
May 22, 2018
The butterfly bush is one among many flowers grown at the Kansas State University Gardens.
From the provost
News and research
- University's online engineering master's programs No. 1 in national ranking
- Morse Scholarship award winner works to organize Manhattan's renters and influence housing policy
Shared governance
Human resources and benefits
- Stop the Bleed training offered June 1
- Title IX: Recognizing and Reporting Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence training offered June 6
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Book on student debt featuring K-State professor's chapter wins AERA award
- Phebus named to national food safety committee
- Fraternity and sorority councils at K-State name Jordan Kocher as director
May 21, 2018
A bee collects pollen from a flower on the Manhattan campus.
Updates from leadership
News and research
- KSU Foundation: New online giving interface launches today
- Veterinarian offers summertime safety tips for your pets
- Summer reading: Resources for gardeners
- Sudden flush of plant growth has ticks flourishing
Events
- Union Station and Fast Track summer hours
- Award-winning National Rural Grocery Summit June 25-26 in Manhattan
- In Manhattan for the summer? Join Noontime Yoga
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Aviation maintenance professor Andrew Smith selected for Kansas State Polytechnic's prestigious McArthur Award
- Stefan Bossmann named one of the 50 Kansans You Should Know
- K-State crops judging team completes a successful spring season
Campus construction and maintenance
May 18, 2018
Focused in Friday: WWII "Tags of Honor" Memorial
From the president
News and research
- Wheat Genetics Resource Center Industry/University Cooperative Research Center awarded Excellence in Innovation and Economic Engagement honor
- College of Education honors new graduates
- Franke retires after 34 years as a faculty member
Events
- Ruth A. Dyer's retirement reception set for Friday, May 25
- Wheat Genetics Resource Center field day today
Human resources and benefits
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kansas State University selected for veterans arts residency by National Endowment of the Arts
- K-State sales team wins Western States Collegiate Sales Competition
- Student leaders reflect on year, receive awards
- K-State alumnus and faculty elected to executive board of the International Clarinet Association
- Graduate students complete 2018 Leadership Development Program
Campus construction and maintenance
- Summer road construction at Jardine Drive, Mid-Campus Drive intersection
- Service interruption: Electricity shut off for Anderson, Eisenhower, Holton and Holtz halls Saturday
University life
May 17, 2018
Nichols Hall, built in 1911, was named for Ernest R. Nichols, president of K-State from 1899 to 1909. The building was gutted by fire Dec. 13, 1968, and it reopened in fall 1985.
Updates from leadership
- Reminder: President invites K-Staters to take Budget Model Guiding Principles feedback survey
- Reminder: Strategic enrollment management planning meeting
- Research Weekly
From the Kansas Board of Regents
Events
- Celebrating 90 years of K-State Family Day
- Attend a faculty event: Human nutrition, health and food consumption
- Free Saturday Intro to CrossFit class
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kansas State University student from Athol among 2018 Cargill Global Scholars
- APDesign students complete another successful year of APDPro
- Beach Museum of Art curator Aileen June Wang to talk on 'The Art of Lynn Benson' in Alma
- K-State theatre professor helming Starlight Theatre production
- Physics graduate student work leads to grant award
- Odde presented the Jay B. Dillingham Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence
May 16, 2018
Purple coneflowers grow at the Kansas State University Gardens.
Updates from leadership
Events
- Black Faculty and Staff Alliance Brown Bag Lunch Series: Diversity Among Us
- Retirement reception for three faculty in horticulture and natural resources
- Performance testing for athletes in eighth grade and up
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Architectural engineering and construction science department awards more than $300,000 in scholarships and fellowships
- Veterinary students study for diversity and inclusion certification
- Carroll pens chapter on multicultural student retention
- K-State animal science students excel at undergraduate research symposium
- K-State takes reserve champion Sweepstakes Award at 2018 NACTA Judging Conference
University life
May 15, 2018
Water splashes on a sedum growing at the Kansas State University Gardens.
News and research
- K-State Olathe students receive scholarships from industry partners
- K-State Innovation Lab partners with Peace Corps, Senegal government to improve small-scale farming
- Leading the way: Survey finds Kansas State University provides best value for educational buck in Kansas
Events
- UAS First Responder Symposium June 1 at Kansas State Polytechnic offers information, networking opportunities
- 'Jam Session: Musical Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Beach Museum of Art'
Human resources and benefits
Health and safety
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
May 14, 2018
Purple and white tulips bloom on Kansas State University's campus near Anderson Hall.
Updates from leadership
KSUnite
News and research
- College of Agriculture Dean John Floros to become president at New Mexico State University
- Shelter medicine hires two full-time faculty
Events
- Reminder: Week of Welcome 2018 call for event information
- K-State Marching Band to host scholarship golf tournament Saturday
Human resources and benefits
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Division of Biology undergraduates recognized for outstanding achievements
- More psychological sciences students receive awards
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
May 11, 2018
Focused in Friday: The historic Conservatory at the Kansas State University Gardens.
News and research
- Exceptional undergraduate scholarship earns students Kirmser research awards
- Outstanding academic and research work at the doctoral level earns three students Sarachek awards
- Dandaneau resigns from K-State post
Events
- College of Education documentary to air Sunday on KCPT
- History department celebrates graduates, scholarship and award winners
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Phi Kappa Phi selects new members for academic excellence
- Celeste Bartles earns College of Business Administration's Outstanding Senior Award
- K-State Student Union Employee Achievement Awards
- APDesign announces 2018 Heintzelman and Kremer prizes
- Cosgrove receives the ADVANCE Postdoctoral Researcher Travel Fund
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
May 10, 2018
Students file into the south end of Memorial Stadium during the 1934 Commencement ceremony. Photo courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
Updates from leadership
- University budget process continues for FY 2019
- Reminder: President invites K-Staters to take Budget Model Guiding Principles feedback survey
- Research Weekly
News and research
Events
- Union Station by JP's hosts graduation buffet
- College of Education faculty on KMAN today
- Inaugural first-generation students' graduation reception to take place Friday, May 11
- Council on Parking Operations open forum canceled
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Nutrition, dietetics and sensory science master's student receives Fulbright Award
- Education abroad: Students earn scholarships for study plans across the world
- Stephens named to CUPA-HR national board of directors
- Geography department honors students with awards
- Endowment Fund, Winter Family and K-State Student Union award Winter Scholarships
- Social work program recognizes outstanding students, alumni and community professionals
- Sociologists honor students at annual signature event
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
May 9, 2018
World War I Memorial Stadium was built to honor the 48 students, faculty and graduates who died while serving their nation during the First World War.
News and research
- Postgraduation report shows success for Kansas State University graduates
- Physicist joins major international project mapping universe's expansion
- Twelve K-State Olathe-based students earn graduate degrees
- New SGA president, vice president at Kansas State Polytechnic make peers' needs focus of their leadership
- Hale Library renovation gets underway May 14
Events
- Farewell celebration for Provost April Mason today
- McCain Performance Series ends season with a Tupperware party at the Wareham
Kudos, publications and presentations
- University recognizes 12 graduating seniors with special honor
- First Scholars Program inaugural cohort completes fourth year with remarkable retention rate
- Trio of College of Business students recognized by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
- Poster forum highlights engineering undergraduate research
- Sapiens Symposium highlights anthropology students and alumna
- Soumia Bardhan named recipient of 2018 Curriculum Development Grant
- Research team travels to Omaha to present on LGBTQ religiosity
- College of Human Ecology recognizes outstanding graduate students
Technology
Campus construction and maintenance
May 8, 2018
Vanilla Crunch is just one of the popular ice cream flavors served at Call Hall.
Updates from leadership
News and research
- K-State Olathe researchers use emojis to develop a modern face scale for product testing
- Three Kansas State University researchers awarded more than $415,000 to study microbiomes
- New options for obtaining a degree in statistics
Events
- Global Campus to host webinar on building a culturally inclusive online classroom
- Support JMC Ambassadors at Panda Express today
- Communication studies department to host senior colloquium research presentations
- Reminder: College of Human Ecology to host retirement receptions for Sally Yahnke and Karen Pence
- College of Veterinary Medicine to host special diagnostic workshop on endemic and emerging diseases in June
Human resources and benefits
Health and safety
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology awards 29 outstanding seniors
- Accounting department awards more than $260,000 in scholarships, inducts two into K-State Accounting Hall of Fame
- Staley School of Leadership Studies selects LEAD 212 class leaders for fall 2018
- Dunja Peric presents invited seminar at University of Colorado, Boulder
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
- Summer hours at the Union
- Center for Student Involvement to close student organization registration Friday
- Congratulate spring 2018 distance graduates through virtual commencement
May 7, 2018
Viburnum, a flowering shrub, begins to bloom outside of Hale Library in the spring.
Updates from leadership
KSUnite
News and research
- Setting the tone: Graduate-to-be wraps up six years as student commencement organist
- K-State Today, K-State Today Student Edition summer schedule
Events
- Associate dean for Graduate School candidate open forum May 9
- Young Writers' Workshop now accepting applications for June program
- 3DI team leadership training open for new applicants
- Lacy's Fresh Fare and Catering adjusted hours for end of semester and summer
- Marching Band to host scholarship golf tournament May 19
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Students in business course provide diversity and inclusion consulting to two companies
- Black Student Union awards Stacey Hall Humanitarian Award to Choma family
- Martinez publishes article evaluating effect of mindfulness in middle schoolers with discipline referrals
University life
- Nominations open for 2018 Iman Outstanding Faculty Awards
- Academic Achievement Center selects new ambassadors and executive board
- Successful first two semesters for K-State Cats' Cupboard; reminder of summer hours
Volunteer opportunities
May 4, 2018
Focused in Friday: A trail winds through The Meadow, a learning landscape of native plants adjacent to the Beach Museum of Art.
Updates from leadership
News and research
- Veterinary intervention helps Kansas bald eagle fly again after lead poisoning
- Kansas State Polytechnic partnering with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism to provide UAS training
Events
- Alianza hosting year-end celebration today
- Beloved history faculty member retires after 53 years
- K-State student study break
- Hale Library offers a multiday De-Stress Fest
- Natural resources and environmental science students to present research projects
- Enjoy Panda Express today and support the Pre-Dental Club
- French students to perform scenes from Corneille's 'Le Cid'
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Two College of Human Ecology students recognized by university as Extraordinary Student Award winners
- Music program recognizes students for excellence at annual Honors Recital and Awards Ceremony
- Leadership selected for Union organizations
- Theatre professor contributes chapter on writer Sam Shepard
May 3, 2018
Students participate in a May Fete in circa 1916, an annual event at K-State from 1910 to 1929. Courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the president
Updates from leadership
News and research
- Kansas State University refreshes online general business bachelor's degree
- Resubmit hazardous waste pickup forms
Events
- Farewell celebration for Provost April Mason May 9
- May, August graduates attend K-State Alumni Association's Grad Bash today
- Local plant sale to benefit Kansas State University Gardens
- Week of Welcome 2018: Call for event information
- Manhattan High School students share visual story telling collaboration at Beach Museum of Art
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Honoring some of the best at K-State
- Civil engineering student awarded national scholarship
- Students honored by psychological sciences department
- K-State student chapter hosts Day of Science event
- K-State faculty serve on leadership team for RETHINKING Behavior
- College of Human Ecology students recognized for research and creative inquiry
Technology
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
May 2, 2018
Kansas State University Polytechnic's new wind turbine. Together with the installation of solar panels, the new energy sources are projected to save 1,060,508 kilowatt hours.
Updates from leadership
News and research
- Success by degree: Nearly 3,400 graduating from Kansas State University
- New partnership between Kansas State University and Mesa Airlines assists pilot students on Polytechnic Campus with paying for CFI certificate
- K-State part of $5 million grant to address water scarcity
- College of Veterinary Medicine gains membership to Clinical and Translational Science Award One Health Alliance
- Prestigious fellowship to help Air Force ROTC member earn doctorate
- Colbert Hills Golf Course celebrates 18th anniversary
- In face of collections cuts, K-State Libraries ask for feedback from faculty and campus community
Shared governance
Events
- Reminder: All-University Awards Ceremony today
- Sweet Solutions bake sale today
- K-State's Ebony Theatre hosts First Friday May 4
- Pamper yourself at Panda Express and support JMC Ambassadors
- Home Free comes to McCain May 8
- Animal sciences and industry department hosts undergraduate research forum
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Anita Cortez is the 2017-2018 KAWSE Award recipient
- New album featuring K-State’s tuba professor Steven Maxwell is released this week
- Maldonado Franzen presents at regional conference
- Bailey is keynote speaker at Active Aging Expo
- Students and faculty recognized by Gamma Sigma Delta
Technology
May 1, 2018
A spotted cucumber beetle rests on a flower on the Manhattan campus.
Updates from leadership
- From Provost Mason and Vice President Bosco: Invitation to strategic enrollment management planning meeting
- Legislative update
News and research
- Commencement ceremonies feature students as speakers, vocalists and musicians
- Higher education delegation from Indonesia meets with K-State faculty and staff
Events
- Reminder: Preview North Campus Corridor designs, plans on May 3
- University/community Knowledge Based Economic Development partnership celebrates 10th anniversary
- Geography Colloquium examines recent research on debris flow hazards
- Save the dates: Karen Pence and Sally Yahnke retirement receptions
- Davina Rhodes to be featured speaker for May 2 Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Plant pathology director shares wheat blast expertise with Blue Ribbon Study Panel
- Staley School of Leadership Studies selects first cohort of Cargill Fellows
- K-State has been ranked among the best hospitality management programs in the country
Technology
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
- January 2019 intersession course proposals due June 15
- K-State hosts inaugural eSports day at College of Business