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Civics and Civility Summit II — Civic Education through Service-Learning February 4 and 5, 2009, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Topeka, Kan.
"Engagement occurs when collaborative partners - both on and off-campus stakeholders - work together to address a public need in a way that is both reciprocal and mutually beneficial. Through engagement, K-State endeavors to fulfill its historic land grant mission."
David E. Procter, Director of CECD
Engagement News
- September 29, 2008 KSU's Center For Engagement & Community Development Receives USDA Funding Approval (PDF).
- September 26, 2008 ICDD and David Procter host a town-hall forum encouraging civil public discource on community issues — A letter to the editor at the Manhattan Mercury.
- August 18, 2008 K-State's ICDD and CECD Present Workshop on Facilitating Public Conversations at Canadian Conference
- July 25, 2008 Tonganoxie: Committee makes plans to revitalize downtown
- June 23, 2008 Four Projects Receive Funds From K-State Center for Engagement and Community Development
- June 6, 2008 K-State Helps With First Rural Grocery Summit
- June 4, 2008 A cartload of challenges: Small-town grocers meet to find ways to keep their shoppers close to home
- April 24, 2008 K-State's Rural Grocery Store Summit to Gather Small-Town Solutions
- March 10, 2008 USDA Rural Development Invites Applications For Renewable Energy Loans and Grants
- February 29, 2008 K-State Center for Engagement and Community Development awards engagement incentive grants
- February 1, 2008 K-State's David Procter to Present First Larson Lecture of Spring Semester
- January 29, 2008 New K-State Lab Provides Quick, Reliable Pharmacological Services to Researchers Along the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor
- January 28, 2008 K-State's Greek Community, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy Sponsoring Open Dialogue on Energy Problem
- January 24, 2008 K-State to Establish Cooperative Extension at Fort Riley
- January 14, 2008 K-State's Advanced Manufacturing Institute Assits John Deere in Development of Special Pin Joints
- January 14, 2008 K-State's Pollution Prevention Intern Program is Helping to Reduce Waste, Save Dollars for Kansas Businesses
- January 3, 2008 K-State to Host Public Forums on Renewable Energy, Food and Sustainability
More Engagement News
Featured Organizations
- The Center for Hazardous Substance Research provides assistance to communities affected by hazardous substance issues.
- The KSU Research Foundation promotes the licensing and commercialization of intellectual property.
CECD Engages Kansas
Celebrating engaged work at Kansas State
The Center was a full house on September 11, when more than 50 people stopped by to participate in the "Celebrating KSU Engagement 2008-2009 Kick-Off Event."
The purpose of the event was to showcase all of the great things that the people of Kansas State have been able to accomplish with grant monies from CECD. Provost Nellis and Daryl Buchholz, Associate Director for Extension and Applied Research were both in attendance to recognize the work being done.
CECD sponsors engagement incentive grants, helps Kansans
Each semester CECD sponsors engagement incentive grants. "These incentive grants are intended to increase collaborations between the K-State campus and communities on public issues of need around Kansas and throughout the world," said David Procter, center director. Incentive grants can serve as a stimulus that moves a great idea to action. In spring 2008, four proposals received funding. A summary of each project is listed below.
Professor Reaches Out to Kansas City Neighborhood
The neighborhood Washington Wheatley, Kansas City, Mo., was in need of assistance. It faced problems with housing possession, crime and availability of jobs.
CECD awarded Sheri Smith, associate professor in the department of landscape architecture/regional and community planning at Kansas State University, an Engagement Incentive Grant in fall 2006 in order to carry out this project.
WaterLINK: Water Quality Improvement Through Service-Learning
WaterLINK is an environmental service-learning program aimed at infusing community-based learning into the college classroom. The program engages instructors and students at Kansas colleges and universities in projects that aid in the restoration and protection of Kansas water resources.
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Technology, the Economy, and the Workplace
- Patents. K-State patents, corporate patent sites, country patent databases, federal patent resources, fee-based patent resources, and more.
- Technology Development. Development resources at K-State including the Commercialization Leadership Council, K-State Research Foundation, Advanced Manufacturing Institute, and more.
- Technology Transfer. Technology transfer office at K-State, other universities, the state of Kansas, and more.
- Business Development. Resources available to Kansas, including KTEC, Wichita State Center for Entrepreneurship, Kauffman eVenturing and more.