K-State at Salina to offer aviation and technology management classes at Fort Riley

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News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-826-2642, kmayes@salina.k-state.edu

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

K-STATE AT SALINA TO OFFER AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CLASSES AT FORT RILEY

SALINA -- Aviation and technology management classes at Kansas State University at Salina will soon take off at Fort Riley.

Faculty from K-State at Salina will begin offering classes in the aviation maintenance, professional pilot and technology management curriculums starting March 26. Enrollment begins immediately.

The office of educational innovation and evaluation at K-State studied the educational needs at Fort Riley last fall and found that more than 70 percent of survey respondents wanted to earn a college degree. Earlier this semester, faculty from K-State at Salina studied interest on post and found a demand for the college's aviation and technology management classes.

K-State responded accordingly.

"I am extremely pleased to expand our service in providing quality, relevant education programs to our military, especially our partners at Fort Riley," said Jon Wefald, K-State president. "Our aviation and technology programs, faculty and student services are a natural fit for the needs of the new Combat Aviation Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division. We are fully committed to doing whatever is needed to help these special Americans meet their academic goals while serving in uniform, and doing so in a manner that is most convenient to the soldiers and their families."

K-State at Salina faculty members Andrew Smith, Jimmy Splichal and Greg Stephens will be teaching courses in the aviation maintenance, professional pilot and technology management curriculums, respectively.

The classes will be offered in evenings and will take place every eight weeks. Enrollment for the classes is available now at http://www.salina.k-state.edu/army or by contacting Larry Graham, K-State program assistant, at 785-784-5930 or ldgraham@k-state.edu.