K-State inviting military families from Fort Riley to learn more about K-State at the All-University Open House April 14

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News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

K-STATE INVITING MILITARY FAMILIES FROM FORT RILEY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
K-STATE AT THE ALL-UNIVERSITY OPEN HOUSE APRIL 14

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University is saving a special spot for soldiers and their families at K-State's All-University Open House, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14.

Open house is an opportunity to learn more about the university's academics and campus life through tours, interactive exhibits and games. Open house also includes children's activities, food and entertainment.

This year's open house will have a hospitality tent for members of the military and their families. The tent will be west of Bosco Plaza, which is outside the K-State Student Union. At the tent, visitors can enter a prize drawing, meet K-State students and talk with campus representatives from admissions, student financial assistance, housing and academic departments. Representatives will be able to answer questions about K-State programs that serve soldiers and their families, including information on a special tuition adjustment that gives military personnel stationed on active duty in Kansas and their dependents the in-state tuition rate.

Open house activities include entertainment, like an Air Force ROTC parade at 10:30 a.m. in Memorial Stadium, a performance by the Kansas City Marching Cobras drill team at noon on the Bosco Plaza and much more. Walking tours of campus will be available every half hour, starting from the admissions booth at the Union. Shuttles will leave from the south side of the Union every 15 minutes to take visitors all over campus, including the Jardine Apartments, currently undergoing a $104 million redevelopment project. The complex offers housing and community amenities to K-State students who are married, have children or who are single non-traditional students.

More information about open house, including a complete listing of events, is available at http://consider.k-state.edu/openhouse/

More information about what K-State offers military personnel and their families is available at http://consider.k-state.edu/admissions/military.htm