K-STATEMENT
FOR KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY and STAFF
K-STATEMENT index Feb. 22, 2007 / Vol. 29, No. 15
CLINTON TO GIVE NEXT LANDON LECTURE
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, will give a Landon Lecture at K-State Friday, March 2. His lecture, the 148th in the series, will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum.
"With President Clinton coming to K-State to give a Landon Lecture, we have now welcomed all recent presidents to the Landon podium," said Charles Reagan, chair of the Landon Lecture series. "Ronald Reagan spoke twice -- first in 1967 when he was governor of California, and in 1982 when he was president. We then welcomed Richard Nixon in 1970, President Gerald Ford in 1978, George H.W. Bush in 1985 when he was vice president, President Jimmy Carter in 1991, and President George W. Bush in 2006. In all, six U.S. presidents and three foreign presidents have given Landon Lectures at K-State."
Following his two terms in office, Clinton founded the William J. Clinton Foundation, which focuses on childhood obesity in the United States, climate change, global poverty and HIV/AIDS around the world.
Admission to the lecture is free, but a ticket will be required. Landon Lecture patrons will receive their tickets by mail. Students, faculty and staff may pick up their tickets 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Thursday, Feb. 22, or until the allotment is exhausted. Faculty and staff tickets will be available on the northwest side of Bramlage. K-State at Salina students and faculty-staff will be notified by e-mail when tickets are available to be picked up.
Any remaining tickets will be available for the general public Friday, Feb. 23, beginning at 10 a.m. at the northwest ticket windows at Bramlage Coliseum.
Reagan said the doors to Bramlage Coliseum will open at 2:30 p.m. and everyone must be seated by 3:15 p.m.
OH, BY THE WAY...
NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR FELLOWSHIP, AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
The application deadline is March 16 for the $2,500 Presidential Distinguished Faculty Award for the Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research and the $1,000 Presidential Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Student in Research at K-State. Contact Anita Cortez at 532-5864 or cortez@k-state.edu with questions.
Faculty award information:
http://www.k-state.edu/provost/
academic/awards/presfacundres.htm
Student award information:
http://www.k-state.edu/provost/
academic/awards/presundstures.htm
Applications are due this spring for the Big 12 Faculty Fellowships and the K-State Mentoring Awards for Women and Minorities in the Sciences and Engineering. Both competitions will provide funding for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Award: Applications are due to the provost's office May 1. Contact Al Cochran with questions at 532-4372 or
cochalw@k-state.edu. For more information, go to: http://www.k-state.edu/provost/academic/
big12/big12guide.htm
K-State Mentoring Award for Women and Minorities in the Sciences and Engineering: Applications are due to the office of the provost March 22. Contact Ruth A. Dyer, 532-6224 or rdyer@k-state.edu, with questions. Application requirements and selection criteria may be found on the provost's Web site: http://www.k-state.edu/provost/
academic/mentor.htm
PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING
The application deadline for the 2007-2008 president's scholarship for classified employees is April 13.
The scholarship is a one academic year scholarship awarded to an outstanding classified employee taking classes on a full-time basis or to multiple classified employees taking classes on a part-time basis for completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at K-State. For further information and an application form, call the Division of Human Resources at 532-6277 or visit http://www.k-state.edu/hr/benefits
ON CAMPUS
FEBRUARY-MARCH-March 9
Seaton Hall exhibit
The exhibit "Transforming the Textiles in Architecture" by Shani Chambers will be available weekdays through March 9 in the Chang Gallery, Seaton Hall.23
Black History Month event
After Hours: The Late Noir: Black History Month Variety Show will be from 8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 23 in the K-State Student Union Courtyard.27, March 8
Provost's Lecture Series
James Neal, vice president for information technology and university librarian, Columbia University, will speak on "Chaos Breeds Life: Imperatives Defining the Future Relevance and Impact of the Academic Research Library" at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Hemisphere Room, Hale Library.Jack Dangermond, co-founder and president of a privately-held Geographic Information Systems software company, will speak on "GIS Vision and Enabling Technology" at 1:30 p.m. March 8 in Fiedler Auditorium, Fiedler Hall.
March 1-3
K-State opera
K-State Opera Theater will present "Cosi Fan Tutte" at 8 p.m. March 1-3 in McCain Auditorium. Tickets are available at the McCain Box Office, 532-6428.March 4
McCain performance
Leahy, a celebration of Irish music and dance, will give a performance at 7:30 p.m. March 4 as part of the McCain Performance Series. Tickets are available at http://www.k-state.edu/mccain or at the McCain Box Office, 532-6428.March 5
Adamchak lecture
Kenneth M. Johnson, professor of sociology at Loyola University in Chicago, will present "The Changing Face of Rural America" at 7 p.m. March 5, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union.The lecture is part of the Donald J. Adamchak Distinguished Lecture Series in Sociology.
March 7
Classified Senate meeting
Classified Senate will meet at 12:45 p.m. March 7 in the K-State Student Union Staterooms 1 and 2.March 8-10
Cultural Studies Conference
K-State's 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference will be March 8-10, and focus around the theme of "Entertainment!"The conference's keynote speaker will be gender theorist Judith Halberstam. She will speak at 8 p.m. March 8, in the Banquet Room at the K-State Alumni Center.
At 3:30 p.m. March 10, Francesca Royster, author of "Becoming Cleopatra: The Shifting Image of an Icon," will address the subject of "What We Talk About When We Talk About Lil' Kim: Sexuality, Respectability and Black Feminist Futures." The talk will be in Room 207 at the Union.
The conference also will include a performance by El Vez, "The Mexican Elvis."
The conference, at the Union, is free for K-State undergraduates; registration is $30 for K-State faculty, staff, graduate students and alumni. Registration will be available on the second floor of the Union from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 8 and 9, and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 10. More information on the conference, including a schedule of presentations, is available online at http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/
March 29
Leadership seminar
Intergenerational Leadership: Bridging the Gap Between Generations, the 11th Annual K-State Leadership Seminar, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29, in the K-State Student Union's Forum Hall. Register at http://www.dce.ksu.edu/conf/
leadershipseminar
Building a community
Students are beginning to move into the first newly constructed building at the Jardine Apartment Complex. * Jardine, the on-campus apartments at K-State, held a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 13 for the new building. Read more
In the fight
Two researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine are looking at stem cell therapy in the treatment of lung cancer. Read more
UP CLOSE
A video culture
Michael Wesch, assistant professor of anthropology, created a video explaining Web 2.0, the "second wave" of Web-based services allowing people to network, share and collaborate online. The video, posted Jan. 31, was the most popular video on the Internet Feb. 5, according to Technorati.com; the No. 1 featured video on YouTube Feb. 9; and has been featured in more than 5,000 blogs. Read more
PLAUDITS
STEPHENS RECOGNIZED BY ALMA MATER
Sutton Stephens, associate professor in the department of architectural engineering and construction science, was selected by the Senior Professors Council of the University of Missouri-Rolla to receive a Civil Engineering Exemplary Young Alumni Award from the Academy of Civil Engineers.
This award recognizes young alumni of the University of Missouri-Rolla civil, architectural and environmental engineering departments who have distinguished themselves through outstanding professional activities.
The award will be presented at the Academy of Civil Engineers Banquet in April at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
KENNEDY CENTER FESTIVAL RECOGNIZES K-STATERS
Several faculty members in speech communication, theater and dance received awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for their work on the K-State fall 2006 production of the musica "Urinetown."
Honorees include Kate Anderson, associate professor of theater, who was recognized for direction; David Ollington, assistant professor of dance, for choreography; Dana Pinkston, associate professor of theater, for costume design; and Kathy Voecks, assistant professor of theater, for set design. In addition, Paul Creekmore, a December 2006 alumnus in electrical engineering and theater, was recognized for lighting design.
The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is a national theater program recognizing and improving the quality of university theater in the United States. The regional conference was held at Iowa State University in Ames, Jan. 21-27.
K-STATE WORKSHOP HONORED BY HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
The workshop "Crisis Response Project: Ready, Set, Plan, " sponsored by K-State, will be honored with the Association for Continuing Higher Education's Region 8 Exceptional Program Award.
The award will be presented Feb. 23 at the Association for Continuing Higher Education Region 8 conference.
K-Staters being recognized by the award include Kristina Boone, professor and head, department of communications, College of Agriculture; Betty Stevens, associate vice provost for technology partnerships and associate dean, Division of Continuing Education; and Debbie Hagenmaier, program coordinator, Division of Continuing Education. Boone was the committee chair for the workshop.
VALENT NAMED FELLOW OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Barbara Valent, university distinguished professor of plant pathology, has been named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society.
She will be honored at the July 2007 annual meeting of the society, in San Diego, Calif.
The American Phytopathological Society is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases and their control.
Valent, a fungal molecular geneticist, joined the K-State faculty in October 2001 and was named a university distinguished professor of plant pathology in 2002.
POINTS OF PRIDE
K-State offering online nuclear engineering courses
Nuclear engineering courses are no longer out of reach for many students at Big 12 universities, thanks to online classes offered by K-State and three partner institutions through the Big 12 Nuclear Engineering Program.
"With rising energy costs, demand for engineers with knowledge of nuclear science and technology has increased dramatically," said Mo Hosni, professor and head of K-State's department of mechanical and nuclear engineering. "Over the last two decades many university nuclear engineering programs were cut, creating a serious national shortage for nuclear-trained engineers."
Faculty from K-State, along with other universities with nuclear engineering programs, will teach online nuclear engineering courses to students at the other eight Big 12 universities.
NOTEWORTHY
Susan Rodgers, English, published the short story "Outside," New England Review, Vol. 27, No. 4.
Design by K-State professor to be featured on HGTV
Work by Larry Bowne, assistant professor of architecture, will be featured in two upcoming episodes of the show "Small Space, Big Style" on cable's Home and Garden Television or HGTV.
The first episode, called "Flowing with Style," will premiere at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. Bowne's project, a New York City apartment full of hidden storage, is one of four spaces featured.
The design of the apartment transformed a small studio in a terra-cotta masonry building formerly used as a printing house. The renovation included sliding glass panels and a free-standing storage unit which divided the narrow space into a sequence of rooms. The scope included interiors and custom furnishings.
The airdate for Bowne's second episode will be announced soon.
OPPORTUNITIES
CLASSIFIED
• A recording of classified job opportunities is available 24 hours a day on the Employment Information Line, 785-532-6271.
• A list of employment opportunities is posted at www.k-state.edu/hr/
• For additional information, call 785-532-6277 or come to the Division of Human Resources in 103 Edwards Hall. Applications are accepted 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays.
UNCLASSIFIED
• A complete listing of vacancies can be seen at www.k-state.edu/affact/
• For additional information, call the office of affirmative action at 785-532-6220 or come by 214 Anderson Hall.
