May 31, 2024
Click the image above to watch the latest Next-Gen 'Cats video, where President Linton chats with Eric Figge and Ryan Zecha about how the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering’s facilities are enhancing the experiences of the K-State community.
News and research
Events
- McCain Performance Series season ticket subscription packages return June 3
- Join a faculty discussion on 'AI in the Workplace'
- Summer undergraduate research programming available
Human resources and benefits
- Mindful Communication for Supervisors offered June 12
- Understanding Legal and Ethical Responsibilities of Supervisors offered June 12
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
- 'Something to Chew On' podcast features Rural Grocery Initiative program leader Rial Carver
- May Lifelines veterinary newsletter is now online
May 29, 2024
Arslan Munir is teaching satellites to maneuver into and keep themselves in various stable orbits over their lifetimes with the help of AI. Click the image to learn more in Seek magazine.
From the president
News and research
- Kansas State University receives $25M matching award from Kansas Legislature
- 'Upon a Time' exhibition encourages Beach Museum of Art visitors to create adventure stories
Events
- Attend executive director of Powercat Financial candidate open forums
- Music theatre camp 'Myths and Legends' offered in July
Human resources and benefits
- Effectively Utilizing K-State Policies and University Handbook offered June 10
- Fire extinguisher training dates for summer 2024
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Sarachek awards recognize outstanding doctoral candidates and support early career success
- Kilgore premieres new composition at International Trumpet Guild Conference
- Grain science and industry faculty receive honors
- Colby Community College transfer student receives scholarship thanks to K-State Transfer Partner Award
- Hinman to perform with Kansas City Symphony
- HandsOn Kansas State celebrates volunteers and highlights service impact
- Nikkel earns UPCEA professional certificate
May 24, 2024
Updates from leadership
News and research
- K-State faculty, student recognized for exceptional teaching, leadership with Presidential Awards
- Grain science and industry researchers receive USDA funding for chlorine dioxide research
- TDI performs 3D scanning of historic Marlatt Homestead
Events
- Student Success Center grand opening to be held June 6
- Associate registrar for student services candidate virtual open forum today
- Planning for Open House 2025 begins
Human resources and benefits
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Morse scholarship winner to develop food recovery efforts in Manhattan
- Leadership communication student and faculty awarded mini-grant to facilitate Nigerian Leadership Development Program
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
Memorial services
May 22, 2024
Carl Ade works as liaison between K-State and Stormont Vail to strengthen multidisciplinary teams in modern research. The partnership allows collaborative teams to advance research, teaching and patient care. Click the image to read more in Seek magazine.
Events
- Campus community invited to engage with Mandela Washington Fellows
- Catch the 'Cats in Ireland in 2025
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Xiaomao Lin receives Fulbright US Scholar Award to Finland
- K-State Salina's drone expertise helps keep Kelce Jam festivalgoers safe
Technology
- New K-State Research and Extension Bookstore website is live
- Take the snooze out of your PowerPoint presentations
Campus construction and maintenance
- Facilities Customer Service phones not in service May 24
- Lovers Lane at Manhattan Avenue to close May 23 for construction
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
- The Scoop on K-State releases next episode featuring K-State 105 initiative
- Parking survey completed; next steps
May 20, 2024
Kansas State University continues its commitment as the university for Kansans. Click the image watch a video that highlights two years of presidential community visits across Kansas.
News and research
- K-State highlights ongoing engagement from two years of presidential community visits
- K-State breaks ground on Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation
- K-State's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center recently hosted Foreign Animal Disease tabletop exercise
Events
- Attend University Support Staff Recognition Ceremony May 22
- Computer science department hosting keynote presentation June 7
Personnel changes
- Joseph Awika named department head of grain science and industry
- Zac Malcolm to serve as College of Arts and Sciences director of recruitment
- Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center welcomes new advisors
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Veterinary Medicine presents scholarships and awards during annual banquet
- APDesign's Virginia Brunner-Livingston earns IDEA Staff Excellence Award
- Research and teaching awards presented at Division of Biology's annual awards ceremony
- Woods publishes new book based on research about smart home technology
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
- Diversity Programs Office to host summer programs
- Weekly global religious, spiritual and nonreligious observance information
May 17, 2024
Updates from leadership
News and research
- Generous gift advances music master class series and extension programs at K-State
- Center for Hazardous Substance Research to receive $4M EPA grant to assist tribal nations
Events
- Entomology department, Popenoe Entomology Club partner with Flint Hills Discovery Center on pollinator education
- Farewell reception for Melinda Cro June 5
- Associate registrar for student services candidate virtual open forum today
- 'Party Mix' exhibition by visiting artist Cori Crumrine
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kirkham and Prasad named top 1% of highly cited researchers
- Students earn awards for excellence in research, use of K-State Libraries resources
- Pathway to nursing programs sends inaugural cohort across graduation stage
Technology
University life
May 16, 2024
Updates from leadership
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
- Rural Kansas needs health care providers. K-State's first physician assistant cohort is stepping up.
Shared governance
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Salina recognizes students with campus awards
- K-State theatre professor directing summer productions in Kansas City
Volunteer opportunities
May 15, 2024
Updates from leadership
- Internal search for interim vice president for research
- Kansas Board of Regents May meeting agenda items
News and research
- Four K-State professors receive top award for undergraduate teaching excellence
- K-State to host Nyle DiMarco, author of 2024 common book 'Deaf Utopia'
- Fiscal year-end deadline reminders
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Veterinary Medicine scholarships and awards promote diversity and inclusion
- Despite unrest in Haiti K-State-CEMARCH partnership hosts May Day activities
University life
Volunteer opportunities
May 14, 2024
News and research
- K-State lands $6M grant led by Feed the Future Innovation Lab on Sustainable Intensification
- Rosowsky appointed to new role at Arizona State University
Events
- DCM to offer May Social Media Roundtable session to staff, faculty
- Free breakfast May 15 at Chick-fil-A in Union
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Research showcase highlights progress of Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics
- Theatre students earn scholarships
- College of Agriculture awards five for graduate-level success
University life
May 13, 2024
Events
- Register now for the summer Online Course Design Institute
- K-State Student Union executive director candidate open forum May 14
- Associate registrar for student services candidate virtual open forum today
Human resources and benefits
Technology
University life
Volunteer opportunities
May 10, 2024
Congratulations to our graduates
From the president
Updates from leadership
- K-State Alerts upgrades, changes launch today
- Select Anderson Hall offices to relocate for summer construction
Events
- Science communication professional development webinar offered May 13
- Call for session proposals for AI Symposium extended to June 1
Human resources and benefits
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Concrete Canoe team wins regional competition, advances to nationals
- Mortar Board Senior Honor Society selects 2024-2025 class
- K-State engineering honor society inducts new members
- Bohren named 2024 Animal Sciences and Industry Outstanding Senior
- College of Health and Human Sciences announces outstanding senior award winners
- Silveru and Parks honored with Dr. Susan Ariola Bosco Putting Students First Awards
- Biology presents Haymaker Award to outstanding seniors
- Agronomy graduate student awarded Association for Women Geoscientists scholarship
- K-State esports wins NECC National Championship
- Stock, Gaffield receive Larry Corah Graduate Student Awards
- K-State's Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Climate Resilient Cereals visits Bangladesh
- Valent named inaugural recipient of NCRA agInnovation Research Innovation Award of Excellence
- Anthropology hosts annual symposium, honors current students with awards
- Students receive National Beef Packing Company awards
- Political science department recognizes undergraduate and graduate students
University life
- 2024-2025 Leadership selected for K-State Student Union organizations
- Students invited to apply to serve as peer mentors
Volunteer opportunities
May 9, 2024
Windows of the historic Farrell Library and Great Room
Updates from leadership
- Reminder: All-University Awards Ceremony today
- Search begins for two corporate engagement positions
- Research Weekly
Events
- First-generation Student Center to host graduation celebration May 10
- Masaki Uchida to present Chemistry Seminar
- Spectrum Center providing rainbow tassels for commencement
- Join Prairie People Happy Hour on May 30
Personnel changes
- College of Arts and Sciences names Mary Cain associate dean for research and graduate studies
- Professor in engineering and technology appointed
- Hagenmaier to retire from Global Campus on May 25
- Maria Beebe retiring from K-State after 26 years
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Andrew Hope selected as Fulbright US Scholar
- Gardiner Angus Ranch honors renowned K-State agricultural economist
- English department honors students, faculty with spring awards
- Division of Biology names most promising students
- K-State students awarded nuclear engineering scholarships from the US Department of Energy
- Students recognized as outstanding and resilient seniors from the College of Business Administration
- Brown announced as Mistler Outstanding Blue Key Alumni Award recipient
- Graduating seniors and scholarship recipients in physics recognized
- Kilgore performs concerto with Salisbury Symphony Orchestra
- APDesign graduates recognized for achievements in APDPro
- McKenna Johnson awarded Michael E. Brown Alpha Tau Omega Mortar Board Leadership Scholarship
- Industrial and manufacturing systems engineering students recognized for outstanding achievements
- School of Music, Theatre, and Dance honors faculty with inaugural awards
- Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center recognizes outstanding graduates
- College of Business Administration announces fellowships and excellence award
University life
- Time is running out: Complete the Manhattan campus parking survey by May 15
- Summer hours for K-State Libraries
May 8, 2024
Faculty and student researchers at K-State are helping to make AI magic happen. Click the image to learn more about how they are making artificial intelligence smarter and safer in the new issue of Seek magazine.
News and research
- ADM donates $1 million to agricultural innovation at Kansas State University
- Successful completion of Elsevier negotiation for e-journals and All-Access e-books package
- Microbial Innovations for Climate-Resilient Agriculture seeks career seed grant applications
Shared governance
Events
- Join K-State 105 at a May 14 networking hour
- College of Arts and Sciences announces open presentations for associate dean for student success and engagement
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kaus granted Blue Key honorary membership
- College of Health and Human Sciences announces annual faculty and staff awards
- Two students named Muir Alpha Tau Omega Blue Key Leadership scholarship winners
- Students selected for 2024-2025 K-State Sales Team
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
May 7, 2024
K-State Olathe campus
Events
- Sigma Xi to present Science Café on May 8 with President Linton and Vice President Rosowsky
- Canceled: Drop-in portraits on May 17
- Lab skills workshop for young researchers offers hands-on training
- Join Konza Prairie Wildflower Walks on June 2
- Pre-Professional Advising hosting study break
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Education announces outstanding students and future teachers
- Blue Key Senior Honorary selects 2024-2025 members
- History department announces graduate award recipients for summer 2024
- Bailey publishes second edition of drama therapy book
- Pesnell named recipient of Michael C. Holen Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award
- NRES awards graduate fellowships for fall 2024
- Outstanding sociology students celebrated with awards and scholarships
- Advisor Forum presents May Charlie Award
- Kramer receives AEI's Outstanding Architectural Engineering Educator Award
- Keller joins career services thoughtleaders webinar
- Geography and geospatial sciences department recognizes student scholarship recipients
- Biological and agricultural engineering department recognizes outstanding students
Technology
University life
Volunteer opportunities
- K-State Parents and Family Program seeks volunteers for orientation panel
- Complete Teaching and Learning Center's end-of-year survey
May 6, 2024
KSUnite
News and research
- K-State's 2024-2025 Coffman chair to explore effects of AI on education, develop resources for educators
- K-State engineering alumnus to be recognized with honorary doctorate
- Reminder: Submit annual space survey
- Upcoming publishing schedule for K-State Today
Events
- Summer veggie box subscriptions from K-State Willow Lake Student Farm
- K-State Student Union executive director candidate open forum May 7
- Attend Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Showcase today
- 'Philoctetes' performance dates Sept 26-29, cast announced
- Last opportunity to reserve your spot for May Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training
Human resources and benefits
- New FLSA salary threshold announced
- Kansas WISE well-being and mentoring programs available for state of Kansas employees
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Graduate School recognizes faculty for exceptional graduate student mentoring
- K-State junior selected as honorable mention for Udall scholarship
- College of Health and Human Sciences recognizes outstanding graduate students
- Mechanical and nuclear engineering department presents its graduate student awards
- Economics department recognizes outstanding undergraduate students
- History department announces undergraduate scholarship recipients
- Union presents year-end honors
Technology
- Verifying future enrollment with an Advanced Registration certificate
- New Microsoft Planner is available in Teams
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
- K-State celebrates STEAM innovation at Kansas Science Festival
- Weekly global religious, spiritual and nonreligious observance information
May 3, 2024
Updates from leadership
News and research
- Students honored at statewide youth entrepreneurship competition led by NetWork Kansas, K-State partners
- K-State students selected for Fulbright Program cultural exchange awards
- K-State Salina aviation student project raises donations for hospitalized children
- Dean of K-State Global Campus Karen Pedersen announces retirement
- Schmit part of newly funded center tackling big questions in molecular and cellular bioscience
Events
- K-State Army ROTC to host Spring 2024 Commissioning
- David Ochner to present senior organ recital
- Political science department to host presentation about sports diplomacy
- Music teaching associate professor hosts recruitment day, Bassoon Afternoon
- Baseball hosts KU this weekend in the Sunflower Showdown
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- 2024 President's Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals
- 2024 University Support Staff Award of Excellence
- Accounting department scholarship gala awards more than $508,000
- Mechanical and nuclear engineering department hosts award ceremony
- New student orientation leaders selected for summer program
- Civil engineering department hosts 106th annual Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference
- Powercat Financial receives donation at end-of-year celebration
Technology
- Reminder: New Canvas integration for course reserves coming soon
- Phishing scams: Watch out for job scams
University life
- Wildcats Forever scholarship winner announced
- Silver Key to host Boys and Girls Club with K-State baseball
- Teaching a teacher: The anatomy of a unique graduate student
May 2, 2024
Updates from leadership
News and research
- K-State launches online graduate certificate in strategic health communication
- Academic programs completed by 21 students at K-State Olathe
Events
- Upcoming professional development opportunity: Evaluating the Scholarship of Engagement
- Staley School of Leadership to host graduation reception
- Unwind with free yoga next week and learn Noontime Yoga’s summer schedule
- Recital of music from the Silk Road
- Gardens display tulips for sale
- 'Cats Connect summer edition serves faculty and staff
- Students to present capstone research projects
- K-State Air Force ROTC to host spring 2024 commissioning
- K-State to host summer computer science and teaching training workshops
- Free Flint Hills Festival Saturday, May 4
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Marking its 50-year anniversary, the Beta of Kansas Chapter inducts 52 Phi Beta Kappa members at K-State
- Staley School faculty publish on emergent practices for leadership learning and development
Technology
- Zoom minimum version requirement May 4
- IT Service Desk, Equipment Checkout and Media Studio summer schedules
University life
May 1, 2024
While much is known about how the human body functions, plenty of questions remain. Answering these questions is the mission and passion of researchers at K-State. Click the image to read more in Seek magazine.
Updates from leadership
News and research
- K-State students to serve as speakers, musicians at spring 2024 commencement ceremonies
- Office of Research Development announces spring Faculty Development Awards and University Small Research Grants
Events
- Second Building Next-Gen Leadership workshop begins May 8
- Veterinary college to livestream White Coat Ceremony May 3
- K-State community invited to retirement celebration for Kevin Carnes
- TLC Professional Development Series: Teaching Chat
- Attend Senior Dance Concert on May 2
- Reminder: Register for Summer Advising Institute
- Associate registrar for student services candidate virtual open forum today
- Kip Ludwig to present as part of CNAP colloquium speaker series
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kaliramesh Siliveru and Emily Tolbert receive K-State research and mentoring awards
- Education Abroad office wins university award for enhancing diversity
- K-State Business Innovation Challenge awards nearly $10,000 in scholarships to competition winners