Kansas State University

Updates from leadership

• Monthly letter to campus from President Schulz

Events

• Union director's retirement reception to be July 13

Health and safety

• On the road, off the phone

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Internal medicine resident receives presentation award

Publications and presentations

• English professor discusses radical children's literature at national conference

Financial services

• Annual accounts receivable report due July 27

Campus construction and maintenance

• Shellenberger Hall natural gas service to be interrupted Thursday

News and research

• Literature a compelling medium for social change, say leaders of reading program for incoming freshmen

Health and safety

• The do's and don'ts of power strips

Kudos, publications and presentations

• K-State athletics department nationally honored

Publications and presentations

• Women's studies professor presents research on Lois Lowry and Suzanne Collins at national conference

Technology

• Information technology services purchases campuswide digital signage license

Campus construction and maintenance

• Bluemont Hall elevator to be inoperable Thursday
• Select Bluemont Hall restroom service to be interrupted Thursday

Updates from leadership

• Finalists announced for interim associate provost for international programs

Research

• Making the call: Marketing expert finds attachment to cellphones more about entertainment, less about communication

News and research

• Professor says cooperation needed but in short supply for reducing debts

Events

• 2011 Little Apple Jazz Festival lineup announced

Events

• Final candidate to interview for director of K-State Student Union

Publications and presentations

• Entomologist presents research at international symposium
• Art professor's etching exhibited in International Print Center New York's exhibition

Gifts

• Lost Kansas towns are found again with $400,000 gift to K-State's Chapman Center

News and research

• Aistrup named new interim dean for College of Arts and Sciences

Events

• Playwright Donald Jolly to read from his work Monday
• Beach Museum curator to host panel on Maude Mitchell

Personnel changes

• College of Engineering introduces new assistant dean

Publications and presentations

• Psychology professor elected to American Psychological Association board

Campus construction and maintenance

• Throckmorton Hall fume hoods to be inoperable Monday-Friday
• Chalmers Hall to undergo variety of service interruptions Wednesday and Thursday
• Justin Hall elevators non-operational to July 29

News and research

• We need YOUR help to beat KU in the Take Charge Challenge
• Ready, set, grow: Kansas counties get help from Advanced Manufacturing Institute to expand economic development opportunities

Publications and presentations

• Entomology professor presents at international meeting on cultural heritage pests

Gifts

• Porter honors family through $1 million bequest to K-State

Updates from leadership

• Search committee appointed for the interim associate provost for international programs

Research

• Youth camp provides opportunity for athletic conditioning and participation in research
• Plant pathologist finding Kansas wheat fields a molecular battleground this season

News and research

• Order your new faculty staff parking permit online
• Financial incentives offered to returning students to break their housing contracts

Health and safety

• Slip, trip and fall prevention

Publications and presentations

• Architectural engineering professors help revise professional engineering exam
• Sorghum research published in trade magazine
• Management professor joins editorial board of international journal

Gifts

• Chartwells dining services supports K-State students both body and mind thanks to new scholarship

Technology

• Registration open for instructional game design workshop
• IT service forms now available on one website

Research

• In Europe and the U.S., consumer views on cloned products breed different results

Events

• High ropes challenge at K-State Challenge Course

Publications and presentations

• Geography professor presents at international workshop in France

Research

• Downward spiral: Amid declining home prices and a stagnant market, study says stopping foreclosure delay will bring improvement

News and research

• Second candidate to interview for director of K-State Student Union

Personnel changes

• Lyall accepts new position at Metropolitan State College

Publications and presentations

• Political science professor presents research in Ireland
• Architecture professor presents at international conference

Campus construction and maintenance

• Throckmorton Hall fume hoods to be inoperable Monday through Friday
• Chem/biochem fume hoods undergoing maintenance Tuesday and Wednesday
• Anderson Hall chilled water to be interrupted Tuesday

News and research

• Road test: Click It or Ticket drive a success on campus

Shared governance

• Highlights from the June 14 Faculty Senate meeting

Personnel changes

• Dean of College of Education beginning phased retirement after end of 2011-2012 academic year

Publications and presentations

• Psychology faculty and graduate student present at national meeting

Campus construction and maintenance

• Hale Library to undergo variety of maintenance interruptions beginning Monday

News and research

• Central mail services to limit automation mail service

Human resources and benefits

• Read the June HealthQuest wellness newsletter

Health and safety

• Disaster assistance loans available for flash flood victims
• Free centrifuge and rotor safety clinic June 22 and 23

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Electronic dissertation earns K-State plant pathologist elite award
• Engineering professor elected vice president of national organization

Publications and presentations

• Professor presents at 2011 Digital Landscape Architecture Conference

Technology

• Gaming workshops offered this summer and fall

News and research

• First candidate to interview for director of K-State Student Union

Human resources and benefits

• HealthQuest EAP June News: Workplace Change

Health and safety

• Surviving the hot weather: Tips for identifying and surviving heat-realted illness

Publications and presentations

• Geology faculty and students present research at conference
• Grain science and industry emeritus faculty recognized by the Ad Astra Kansas Initiative
• Physics professor published in Nature Physics
• Modern languages professor presents at French conference

Technology

• K-State Online usage statistics

Events

• Wizard rock and more coming to Manhattan library

Health and safety

• Quarterly Sprinkler Systems Testing June 14, 2011

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Engineering professor named editor-in-chief of journal
• Paper selected for top award
• Architectural engineering program featured in industry newsletter

Campus construction and maintenance

• Throckmorton Hall electricity to be interrupted on Wednesday
• Throckmorton Hall electricity to be interrupted on Wednesday and Thursday

Updates from leadership

• Office of general counsel offers additional ethics information

News and research

• Lost in translation: Children's books not always successful as movies
• Climate change exchange: Carbon sequestration research draws visiting Chinese scientist to K-State
• Rec services offering personal training special

Events

• HandsOn K-State, Movies on the Grass sponsoring free movie June 17
• Faculty/Staff Golf Tournament
• Specific times announced for arts and sciences public forums
• Jazz in June hosted by K-State Libraries

Human resources and benefits

• Anger management workshop slated for June 29

Publications and presentations

• Borgarelli, KuKanich to present in Denver
• Psychology faculty and students publish research

News and research

• Finalists set for interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
• K-State Research and Extension gets grant to build garden at health center

Events

• History professor, photographer George Kren makes art of artists and art connoisseurs in 'Makers Framed'

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Keeley earns teacher fellow honor
• Shoemaker being honored by American Horticulture Society
• College of Agriculture faculty earn honors from Gamma Sigma Delta

Publications and presentations

• Agriculture faculty and colleagues publish in PLoS One
• Jaeger presents short course

Campus construction and maintenance

• Service interruption notification: Throckmorton electricity, June 16

Updates from leadership

• Schulz tells animal health summit how research expertise is making K-State a national leader
• K-State employees can't accept free baggage offer from American Airlines

News and research

• Serving students: Derek Jackson named director of housing and dining services
• Extended deadline: January 2012 intersession class proposals

Health and safety

• Tips for preventing physical overexertion

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Faculty help tractor team top international field

Publications and presentations

• Chakrabarti presents refereed poster at annual conference of NAFSA

Campus construction and maintenance

• Fire sprinkler system testing June 14

News and research

• Summer heats up with research experiences for undergraduates at K-State

Events

• Richard Williams retirement reception June 15
• Buckeye Creek Art Studio featured in K-State Student Union exhibit

Publications and presentations

• Beebe and Thurston-González present at annual conference

Technology

• First of 50 new basic technology classrooms completed
• iPad user group meeting Tuesday, June 14: Photo apps
• Linking updatable data to a timeline with Microsoft Visio

Campus construction and maintenance

• Service interruption notification: Kedzie Hall electrical service, June 18

News and research

• Infectious disease expert with international research experience selected to lead Biosecurity Research Institute
• Development, environment and creative writing in the Amazon Rain Forest

Events

• Manhattan Municipal Band concert tonight
• Free registration for on-campus employers for Part-Time Opportunities Fair

Health and safety

• Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls

Campus construction and maintenance

• Service interruption notification: Throckmorton overhead lighting, June 9
• Service interruption notification: Throckmorton overhead lighting, June 8

News and research

• Proposals now being accepted for the 2011 Axio Learning Conference
• K-State football single game tickets now on sale
• On a mission: Workshop for science teachers highlights K-State Olathe's outreach in food safety

Events

• Free portraits for faculty and staff

Health and safety

• Keeping the lights on: Report any non-operational outside lights

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Fulbright Award takes Thurston-Gonzalez to Korea for cultural, educational exchange

Campus construction and maintenance

• Service interruption notification: East wing of Seaton and Seaton Court electricity
• Claflin Road to experience restricted traffic flow, June 8-10, 12
• Start of something new: Lovers Lane turning one way to accommodate Justin Hall construction

News and research

• Assistance available for K-State students impacted by recent Manhattan flooding

Events

• Retirement reception to honor Beach Museum director

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Phi Beta Kappa names Johnson, Hohenbary honorary members

Publications and presentations

• Mass communications professor's book to examine academic commons
• Psychology faculty, students present at conference

Gifts

• Gift of $100,000 helps to establish the next generation of innovators

Technology

• iTAC to offer free social media class

Campus construction and maintenance

• Throckmorton building heat to be interrupted Monday

News and research

• From the Great Depression to a great restoration: project adds new life to historic Overmyer murals

Human resources and benefits

• Have vegetables, will travel: Kansas HealthQuest to track nutrition in virtual race across Kansas

Personnel changes

• Counseling Services announces new hires

Health and safety

• Campus-wide safety inspections to continue, initial results announced

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Biochemist to serve on prominent medical advisory council

Publications and presentations

• Researchers published in protein science journal
• Geographer published in prestigious environmental research journal
• Beach Museum collections manager presents at national museum conference
• Research team published in scientific journal

Events

• Faculty, staff invited to interact with youth during 4-H Discovery Days

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Phi Kappa Phi initiates faculty members
• Advancing discovery: Nguyen cited for mentoring of undergraduate researchers

Publications and presentations

• Linder published in Australian religious history journal
• Murdie presents to symposium in Germany

Technology

• Malware for Macs hits campus
• Using a brainstorming diagram in Microsoft Visio 2010
• IT summer cleanup, cleanout tips

Campus construction and maintenance

• Rathbone Hall Fire Sprinkler Line Interruption, June 1