December
2006
Friday,
December 29, 2006
K-STATE
TO BE CLOSED TUESDAY, JAN. 2, FOR NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING:
Kansas State University will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 2, in compliance
with an executive order by Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Friday,
December 22, 2006
FIRST
FEMALE GRADUATES THROUGH AVIATION DEGREE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TUSKEGEE
UNIVERSITY AND K-STATE AT SALINA: Chrystal Cole-Bridges has
become the first woman to follow in the footsteps of the famed Tuskegee
Airmen, a feat she wouldn't have been able to accomplish had it
not been for a partnership between Kansas State University at Salina
and Tuskegee University.
K-STATE
STUDENT WINS AWARDS AT RESEARCH CONFERENCE: Erica Cain, a senior
in microbiology, Wamego, was honored for her research on
baculoviruses and the factors that enable them to spread beyond
the midgut of the insects they infect.
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION HONORS THREE K-STATE PROFESSORS: Three Kansas State
University professors recently were recognized by the Soil Science
Society of America at the 2006 annual meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.
Thursday,
December 21, 2006
VIRGINIA
MOXLEY SELECTED AS K-STATE'S DEAN OF HUMAN ECOLOGY: Following
an extensive national search, Virginia Moxley, of Council Grove,
has been named dean of Kansas State University's College of Human
Ecology. Moxley had been interim dean since January 2006. Previously
she had been senior associate dean for scholarship and research
in the college.
K-STATE
BUSINESS DEAN LENDING ACCREDITATION EXPERTISE TO SAUDI ARABIAN UNIVERSITY,
BUILDING FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP: Yar M. Ebadi,
dean of Kansas State University's College of Business Administration,
is helping the university strengthen its ties to Saudi Arabia and
possibly paving the way for more Saudi students to come to K-State.
K-STATE
DISTANCE EDUCATION ENROLLMENT CURRENTLY UNDER WAY FOR SPRING 2007
SEMESTER: Kansas State University is offering adults even more
opportunities to pursue their educational goals through a growing
number of distance education courses.
Wednesday,
December 20, 2006
MORE
THAN 1,350 K-STATE STUDENTS CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION THIS FALL:
More than 1,350 students are candidates for degrees this fall from
Kansas State University. Commencement ceremonies were Dec. 8 and
9 in Manhattan and Salina.
LEADERSHIP
ABILITIES DEFINE K-STATE'S ABDUL YAHAYA'S SELECTION AS COMMERCE
BANK STUDENT HONOREE FOR ENHANCING MULTICULTURALISM: When it
comes to describing Kansas State University's AbdulRasak Toyin Yahaya,
the word "leader" is one some say fits him best.
K-STATE
PROFESSOR CHOSEN AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL:
Kassim Al-Khatib, professor of agronomy at Kansas State University,
has been elected as the next president of the Council for Agricultural
Science and Technology. His one-year term as president of the council
will begin in October 2007.
Tuesday,
December 19, 2006
K-STATE
RECEIVES MAJOR NEW GRANT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE EFFORT: The department
of agronomy at Kansas State University has received a one-year grant
of $1 million from the Robertson Foundation, New York, for outreach
and research efforts into the role of agricultural soils in reducing
global warming.
K-STATE-BASED
NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION AND THE NCAA PARTNER TO SUPPORT
STUDENT-ATHLETES: The National Academic Advising Association
and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have established
a partnership to further student-athlete development and academic
success.
Monday,
December 18, 2006
K-STATE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES SEVEN GRADUATES WITH AWARDS:
The College of Education at Kansas State University presented awards
to seven graduating seniors.
K-STATE
AT SALINA'S STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE TEAM TAKES THIRD PLACE IN
REGIONAL CASE STUDY COMPETITION: Kansas State University at
Salina's chapter of Students in Free Enterprise kicked off its third
year by beating out more than a dozen other schools for third place
in the recent Walgreen's Wrangle I competition at Southern Arkansas
University in Magnolia, Ark.
LEAD
LIEUTENANT IN BTK CASE TO SPEAK TO K-STATE CLASS, BE AVAILABLE FOR
MEDIA INTERVIEWS: Wichita police Lt. Kenneth Landwehr will speak
to the intersession class, "The Social Construction of Serial
Murder," Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, at Kansas State University.
Friday,
December 15, 2006
K-STATE
STUDENT WINS YEARLONG INTERNSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN
LONDON: Kansas State University's Hillary Glasgow, a December
2006 bachelor's graduate in anthropology, has been selected as a
2007-2008 Mountbatten Intern. The Mountbatten Internship Programme
places college graduates in a yearlong internship with an international
business in London.
TWO
K-STATE STUDENTS RECEIVE SPONSORSHIP TO FUTURE AGRICULTURE LEADERS
CONFERENCE: Two Kansas State University students received sponsorships
to a conference by a professional development organization for top
students pursuing careers in the agricultural industry.
Thursday,
December 14, 2006
NEW
ONLINE MASTER'S PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY PLANNING AT K-STATE APPROVED:
Faculty from K-State have partnered with other universities, through
the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance, to develop
the interdisciplinary, interinstitutional degree program. The program
is designed to accelerate the work of those who are building rural
community capacity for a sustainable future.
K-STATE
STUDENTS COMPETE IN ANNUAL COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CONTEST: Fourteen
Kansas State University students competed in the regional round
of the 31st annual Association for Computing Machinery International
Collegiate Programming Contest, sponsored by IBM.
K-STATE
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS INITIATE INAUGURAL STUDENT CONFERENCE:
The first-ever National Architectural Engineering Institute Student
Conference will be led in both planning and host duties by the president
and the national liaison of Kansas State University's Architectural
Engineering Institute's student chapter.
Wednesday,
December 13, 2006
ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE EARNS NEARLY 200 STUDENTS MEMBERSHIP IN PHI KAPPA PHI
HONOR SOCIETY: Kansas State University's chapter of Phi Kappa
Phi, a national academic honor society, has gained nearly 200 new
members.
Tuesday,
December 12, 2006
FOUR
K-STATE STUDENTS SPENDING PART OF HOLIDAY BREAK HELPING FARMERS
AND RANCHERS IN LOUISIANA: Four members of Kansas State University's
chapter of Alpha Zeta, a professional honor society for students
in agriculture, are part of a group of Alpha Zeta members nationwide
heading to Louisiana Dec. 17-22 to help farmers, ranchers and rural
communities still reeling from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Monday,
December 11, 2006
TOPEKA-BASED
CD TRADEPOST PLANS TO USE RESEARCH DONE BY K-STATE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS IN KEY MARKETING DECISIONS: When a group
of marketing students from Kansas State University's College of
Business Administration approached the president of CD Tradepost
about doing a semester-long marketing research project on the company,
he jumped at the opportunity.
K-STATE
SIGNS 2 + 2 AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Kansas State University and Johnson County Community College have
signed a 2 + 2 agreement for a bachelor's degree in food science
and industry.
K-STATE'S
THETA XI FRATERNITY RECEIVES SPECIAL NATIONAL RECOGNITION: The
Alpha Iota chapter of Theta Xi fraternity at Kansas State University
has been recognized as an "All True Men" chapter.
K-STATE
AWARDS STUDENTS $9 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS: More than 5,200
Kansas State University students are academic scholarship recipients
for the 2006-2007 school year. The scholarships total $9 million.
Friday,
December 8, 2006
K-STATE'S
CLEMENTE JAQUEZ-HERRERA RECEIVES GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
TO STUDY ABROAD IN ORVIETO, ITALY: As an architecture student,
Clemente Jaquez-Herrera has become familiar with Italy's rich architectural
past through the slides and photographs he's seen in his classes
at Kansas State University.
RESEARCH
BY K-STATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS LEADS TO URBAN DESIGN INTERVENTIONS
TO INCREASE WALKING, BIKING OPPORTUNITIES: A group of fifth-year
architecture students from K-State's College of Architecture, Planning
and Design have used their emerging knowledge to offer urban design
interventions that can be used in the downtown Manhattan redevelopment
project, as well as redevelopment efforts in other Kansas towns.
K-STATE'S
MORTAR BOARD HONORS FACULTY, AWARDS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Kansas
State University's chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior
Honor Society recently honored several faculty, advisers and mentors,
as well as selected students in their third year of study.
Thursday,
December 7, 2006
K-STATE
AGRONOMY STUDENTS WIN NATIONAL HONORS: Two Kansas State University
students received honors at the 2006 annual meetings of the American
Society of Agronomy, Nov. 10-15, in Indianapolis, Ind.
WORK
BY K-STATE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSOR LARRY BOWNE ON DISPLAY AT CHANG
GALLERY: Drawings by architect, artist and Kansas State University
faculty member Larry Bowne are now on display at K-State's Chang
Gallery in Seaton Hall.
K-STATE'S
BEACH MUSEUM OF ART TO BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS AND TO PREPARE FOR
NEXT EXHIBITION: The galleries at Kansas State University's
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art will be closed Thursday, Dec.
21, through Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, for the holidays and to set up
the museum's next exhibition.
Wednesday,
December 6, 2006
K-STATE
FOOD SAFETY EXPERT SAYS MORE CAN BE DONE TO ENSURE SAFETY OF PRODUCE:
A food safety expert at Kansas State University says the produce
industry must do more to ensure that everyone from farm-to-fork
recognizes food safety risks and that concrete actions are taken
to reduce the risks of dangerous microorganisms.
NEW
STUDENT DIRECTORS FOR K-STATE'S WILDCAT WARM-UP PROGRAM: Kansas
State University has new student directors for Wildcat Warm-up,
a special program designed to improve student retention.
K-STATE
STUDENT FROM TOPEKA PLAYING BAGPIPES AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES:
Michael Wieser, sophomore in theater, Topeka, will play the bagpipes
at several Kansas State University commencement ceremonies Saturday,
Dec. 9, in Bramlage Coliseum.
Tuesday,
December 5, 2006
K-STATE
STUDENT FROM PRATT IS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S FALL
2006 OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN BUSINESS: Audrey Ladenburger, a December
2006 bachelor's candidate in accounting, is the College of Business
Administration's Fall 2006 Outstanding Senior in Business at Kansas
State University.
K-STATE'S
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES TWO FACULTY MEMBERS
WITH AWARDS FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH: Dann Fisher, associate professor
of accounting and Deloitte and Touche Faculty Fellow, has earned
the Kansas State Bank Teaching Excellence Award. Chwen Sheu, professor
of management and Paul Edgerley Chair in Business Administration,
has earned the College of Business Administration Outstanding Contribution
in Research Award.
Monday,
December 4, 2006
K-STATE
GRAD STUDENT RESEARCHING FUNCTION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS IN T-REX:
John Myers, a graduate student in geology, is studying a Tyrannosaurid,
possibly a species of Tyrannosaurus rex. Myers' research relates
to the functionality of the species' forearms by comparing its anatomy
to that of its modern relatives, such as lizards and birds.
K-STATE
STUDENTS JOIN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY:
Kansas State University's Alpha Chi chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron
recently initiated 11 new members.
K-STATE
CROPS TEAM PLACES SECOND AT TWO NATIONAL CONTESTS: The Kansas
State University Collegiate Crops Team placed second at the Chicago
Collegiate Crops Contest and at the Kansas City Board of Trade Collegiate
Crops Contest and Nov. 18 and 21, respectively.
Friday,
December 1, 2006
K-STATE
DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION TO CELEBRATE COMMENCEMENT AND 40TH
ANNIVERSARY: Kansas State University's Division of Continuing
Education will have a reception at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, to
celebrate the commencement of the fall 2006 graduating class of
distance education students. The reception, in the Flint Hills Room
at the K-State Student Union, also will celebrate the 40th anniversary
of the university's Division of Continuing Education.
ASSOCIATE
DEAN OF K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN HONORED
FOR SERVICE TO KANSAS ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATION: Wendy Ornelas,
associate dean of Kansas State University's College of Architecture,
Planning and Design, has been honored for her service to a professional
group for Kansas architects.
LONGTIME
DIRECTOR OF K-STATE'S EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, MEL CHASTAIN,
TO RETIRE: Mel Chastain, director of the Kansas Regents Educational
Communications Center at Kansas State University, will retire Jan.
3, 2007.
K-STATE
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS EARN HONORS AT AMERICAN INSTITUTE
OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS COMPETITION: It was an award-winning time
for Kansas State University chemical engineering students at the
annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
Nov. 12-17, in San Francisco.
K-STATE'S
LAFENE HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FLU VACCINE: Lafene
Health Center at Kansas State University has received an additional
supply of flu vaccine. The vaccine will be available to spouses
and adult children of faculty, staff and students.
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