K-State's Center for Engagement and Community Development to have open house March 9

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

K-STATE'S CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE OPEN HOUSE MARCH 9

MANHATTAN -- An open house for Kansas State University's new Center for Engagement and Community Development will be 3-5 p.m. Friday, March 9, at the center, 202 Ahearn Field House.

The event is open to the public and is an opportunity to find out more about the center.

Launched in 2006, K-State's Center for Engagement and Community Development was created to promote engagement on and off campus in teaching, research and outreach, and to apply K-State expertise on issues of community development across Kansas.

"The Center for Engagement and Community Development is a place where university faculty and community leaders can come together to address community challenges, meet community needs and realize community dreams through effective scholarship-based engagement," said David Procter, the center's director.

More information on the Center for Engagement and Community Development is available at: http://www.k-state.edu/cecd