USDA GRANT TO FUND K-STATE'S RURAL GROCERY STORE INITIATIVE: To help small towns sustain their local food suppliers, the Center for Engagement and Community Development at Kansas State University has begun a Rural Grocery Store Sustainability Initiative, which recently received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development office.
K-STATE DEPARTMENT OF ART OFFERING GALLERY TALK, ART LECTURE: The art department at Kansas State University is sponsoring upcoming presentations by two artists. Nelson Smith will have a "Gallery Talk" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Willard Hall's Chapman Gallery, while Michael Braley, design director at VSA Partners Inc. in New York, will present an art lecture at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in the K-State Student Union's Little Theater.
EDUCATION CAREER FAIR AT K-STATE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS: Kansas State University's annual Fall Education Career Fair, organized by K-State career and employment services, will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in the K-State Student Union Ballroom.
FOUR K-STATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS EARN HONORS IN BAYER STONE COMPETITION: Several Kansas State University architecture students received honors in the recent Bayer Stone Competition and for a video project related to the competition.
K-STATE PROFESSOR AND CONTRIBUTOR TO NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING WORK LOOKS AT NEXT WAVE OF RESEARCH IN GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE: Charles W. Rice, K-State professor of agronomy, is doing more than just sitting back and enjoying the Nobel Prize-winning status of his efforts. He and other researchers at K-State and its partner institutions already are hard at work pursuing the next phase of research that will find agricultural solutions to climate change.
BUSINESS HONORARY AT K-STATE SPONSORING FUNDRAISER FOR TRIBLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, K-STATE CANCER CENTER: The Kansas State University chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, the national professional business fraternity, will have a poker run fundraiser from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Aggieville.
GARMIN DONATES NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT TO K-STATE AT SALINA: A recent donation by a navigation and communications device company will help students in the new avionics certificate program at Kansas State University at Salina learn about installing and repairing navigational systems in aircraft.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT K-STATE HONORS 11 ALUMNI FOR CAREER SUCCESS: The Kansas State University College of Engineering will honor 11 alumni for professional career accomplishment during the first 20 years following their graduation. The honorees will be recognized at ceremonies on the K-State campus Saturday, Nov. 3.
TRAVELING BY CAR WITH YOUR PET? K-STATE VETERINARIAN SAYS PET RESTRAINTS WILL MAKE THE TRIP SAFER FOR ALL: As a practicing veterinarian, Susan Nelson has seen some pretty gruesome injuries following accidents where pets had been improperly restrained in vehicles.
CIRRUS CO-FOUNDER DALE KLAPMEIER TO SPEAK AS PART OF K-STATE AT SALINA'S STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE LECTURE SERIES: Dale Klapmeier, vice chairman of Cirrus Design Corporation, will be the speaker for Kansas State University at Salina's fourth annual Students in Free Enterprise Lecture Series.
SUCCESS IN GAINING SCHOLARSHIPS FOCUS OF K-STATE WORKSHOP: Success in attaining scholarships is the focus of a Kansas State University EXCITE! for ninth- and 10th-grade girls, Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Clarion Hotel in Manhattan. EXCITE! stands for EXploring sCIence, Technology and Engineering.
CITIZENSHIP, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOCUS OF TWO CONFERENCES AT K-STATE: Kansas State University will be the host to two conferences relating to citizenship and civic engagement. Both conferences will be at the K-State Alumni Center.
FIVE TO BE INDUCTED INTO K-STATE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING HALL OF FAME: The Kansas State University College of Engineering Hall of Fame has five new members. Induction to the hall is the highest honor bestowed on its alumni by the college.
K-STATE AT SALINA'S BILL GROSS RENEWS MASTER CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATUS: William "Bill" Gross, chief flight instructor and professor of aviation at Kansas State University at Salina, has earned Master Certificated Flight Instructor accreditation from the National Association of Flight Instructors.
SUE PETERSON RECEIVES KRAUSE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM K-STATE'S ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY: Kansas State University's chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is recognizing Susan "Sue" Peterson with its Robert S. Krause Alpha Tau Omega Outstanding Campus Leader Award.
'STICKS AND STRINGS' CONCERT AT K-STATE TO FEATURE GUEST ARTISTS JERRY AND MARLENE TACHOIR: Kansas State University students will present their semiannual "Sticks and Strings" concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in K-State's All Faiths Chapel auditorium.
K-STATE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENT'S POSTER PRESENTATION EARNS HONOR: Min Gui, a doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering, Manhattan, earned second-place honors for a poster presentation on reliability of electricity distribution systems.
K-STATE STUDENTS: BRING YOUR TABLE-MANNER QUESTIONS TO K-STATE ETIQUETTE WORKSHOP: A prospective employer takes you out to dinner. What should you choose to drink? To eat? And what's to be done about that carrot on the carpet? These and other questions will be on the table at an upcoming dining etiquette workshop led by Patrick Pesci, director of the hotel and restaurant management program.
K-STATE'S SUBBARATNAM MUTHUKRISHNAN AND BARBARA VALENT NAMED FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE: Two more Kansas State University faculty have been designated fellows by the world's largest general scientific society. Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, university distinguished professor of biochemistry, and Barbara Valent, university distinguished professor of plant pathology, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
K-STATE SOCIOLOGISTS USING DEPT. OF ENERGY GRANT TO PROBE SOCIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ETHANOL PLANTS IN KANSAS AND IOWA: Scientists and economists are no strangers to discussions about alternative fuels, but a recently announced research grant means that some sociologists at Kansas State University are joining the conversation.
FORT RILEY COMBATIVES TEAM TURNS K-STATE TRAINING INTO TROPHY: Fort Riley soldiers trained by Kansas State University instructors brought home accolades from the recent All-Army Combatives Championship in Fort Benning, Ga., including an all-Army champion in the 140-pound weight class.
CANADIAN NOVELIST TO SPEAK AT K-STATE NOV. 2: Québec novelist Arlette Cousture will speak on "The Novelist and the Creative Process" at Kansas State University 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in the K-State Student Union Room 213.
KANSAS COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN NAMES K-STATE SENIOR FROM OLATHE AS COUNCIL'S OUTSTANDING STUDENT MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Aimee Klimek, a senior in secondary education at Kansas State University, is this year's Outstanding Student Council for Exceptional Children Member of the Year for the state of Kansas.
CONTINUING EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS HONOR K-STATE WITH NATIONAL AWARDS: A Kansas State University distance education program and distance education technology have received national awards from two continuing education organizations.
K-STATE CROPS TEAM WINS REGIONAL CONTEST AGAIN: For the 13th year in a row, the Kansas State University Crops Team placed first overall in the Central Region Collegiate Crops Contest.
K-STATE OFFERING COMPARATIVE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS CLASS: K-State's comparative food and agriculture systems course, AGEC 710, introduces students to the agricultural and cultural situations in the Mercosur, European Union, Russia and the former Soviet Union, East Asia, Oceania, South Asia and sub-Sahara Africa.
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN STUDENTS AT K-STATE PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS, DISPLAY WORK: Projects by student participants in the spring and summer 2007 academic internship programs of the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design are now on display through Nov. 9 in the Chang Gallery and the first floor hallway of the east wing of Seaton Hall.
AN EXERCISE IN EFFICIENCY: K-STATE POOLS EXPERTISE WITH CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: Carbon footprints. The rising cost of gasoline. Coal, wind or solar power. Energy issues are promoting much discussion today, including in Kansas. And they're all researchers at Kansas State University's Center for Sustainable Energy think about.
SIDEBAR: K-STATE RESEARCHERS FINDING WAYS TO MAKE ETHANOL EVEN MORE
ECO-FRIENDLY: Praveen Vadlani, an assistant professor of grain science and industry, is taking ethanol to the next level. He's investigating how to best use one of ethanol's key co-products, distillers grains. Vadlani is a researcher with K-State's Center for Sustainable Energy.
K-STATE'S A.Q. MILLER SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS WINS KNIGHT FOUNDATION GRANT: K-State's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications was among the 25 proposals selected to receive a part of the $25 million in grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to help invent the future of journalism.
CITY OF WICHITA, K-STATE TO OFFER FREE WORKSHOP TO SHOW HOW TO SAVE ON DIESEL COSTS AND REDUCE AIR POLLUTION: Kansas State University's Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the city of Wichita are sponsoring the Diesel Technologies and Equipment Expo, a free workshop from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Sedgwick County Extension and Education Center, 7001 W. 21st North, Wichita.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AWARDS SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO K-STATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS: Several students studying architecture at the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design have received American Institute of Architects scholarships for the 2007-2008 academic year.
BLACK STUDENT UNION PRESIDENT AT K-STATE WANTS TO TAKE ORGANIZATION TO EVEN HIGHER LEVEL: Over the past 40 years, Kansas State University's Black Student Union has become a place where lifelong friendships begin and leaders of the future are born, said Bryon Williams, the organization's president this year.
DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES TO PRESENT LANDON LECTURE AT K-STATE: Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be a Landon Lecturer at Kansas State University. His speech will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in K-State's McCain Auditorium.
GRADUATE STUDENTS TAKING ON NEW 'FRONTIERS' AT K-STATE, USING MULTIMEDIA AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO RESEARCH: This summer, Ryan Bradburn, a second-year veterinary medicine student at Kansas State University, had the chance to investigate the realities of border security up close and personal.
K-STATE AT SALINA TO OFFER DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE IN AIRPORT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: Kansas State University at Salina will offer a new airport planning and management course through continuing education beginning in spring 2008. The course will be offered online with some field components, including an actual airport inspection.
K-STATE A MODEL FOR COURSE ACCESSIBILITY: Andrea Blair wants all students at Kansas State University to have equal educational opportunities. While this could be said about most K-State faculty, Blair, the director of the university's disability support services, has been making it easier for faculty to comply with K-State's new course accessibility standards policy through some online help.
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP CAN LEAD K-STATE STUDENTS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Kansas State University is enticing students to learn more about financial assistance by offering a chance at a $200 scholarship just for attending the university's 11th annual Scholarship Workshop.
K-STATE STUDENTS WIN TOP HONORS IN NATIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN COMPETITION: Two recent graduates of Kansas State University's landscape architecture program are the recipients of a top award in the annual American Society of Landscape Architects' National Student Design Competition for work they completed while at K-State.
K-STATE DEBATE TEAM RANKED SECOND IN THE NATION AFTER STRONG START: The Kansas State University debate team recently received a No. 2 national ranking following a strong showing by team members at the varsity, junior varsity and novice levels.
DIRECTOR OF K-STATE'S VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICIANS: Dr. Gary Anderson, director of the Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, was recently elected vice president of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
ACADEMIC ADVISING MASTER'S DEGREE AVAILABLE THROUGH K-STATE DISTANCE EDUCATION: Kansas State University, in partnership with the National Academic Advising Association, will offer a master of science degree in academic advising through K-State distance education.
HEATHER WISE, K-STATE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND PRODUCT DESIGN STUDENT, WINS DESIGN COMPETITION: Heather Wise, Bucyrus, a fourth-year student in Kansas State University's interior architecture and product design program, claimed first place in the 2007 Institute of Store Planners' annual student design competition.
K-STATE THEATER PRESENTS 'SCAPINO!': The theater program at Kansas State University will present the play "Scapino!" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-3 in East Stadium's Purple Masque Theater.
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE BY K-STATE COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY OCT. 19: The Kansas State University College of Human Ecology's annual Celebration of Excellence will be Friday, Oct. 19. The event brings together alumni, faculty, students and guests to celebrate the ways the college changes lives through teaching, research and outreach.
MAKING A SOLAR HOUSE A HOME: K-STATERS DESIGN FURNISHINGS FOR D.C. DECATHLON: It's not enough for a solar-powered house to harness the sun efficiently and keep its carbon-neutral occupants cozy and in clean clothes. They also need a place to sit. And sleep. And eat. That's where Kansas State University students in the interior architecture and product design department are the experts.
THIRD-YEAR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS PITCH IN AT K-STATE'S SOLAR HOUSE: Kansas State University's Gary Coates swears the students who chose him as their third-year design instructor this semester knew what they were letting themselves in for: sleepless nights, endless days and constant reminders that what they design, someone, somewhere will have to build.
K-STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE DEVELOPS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR CESSNA: The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at Kansas State University has developed a metal bonding machine for Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita.
K-STATE AT SALINA FACULTY, STUDENTS WRITE AWARD-WINNING PAPER: A group of faculty and students from Kansas State University at Salina's department of engineering technology recently won first place for their interdisciplinary project paper at the American Society for Engineering Education's Midwest regional conference, Sept. 19-21, in Wichita.
CHIP WINSLOW NAMED TO K-STATE'S JARVIS CHAIR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: Professor William "Chip" Winslow has been selected as the 2007-2008 Jarvis Chair of Landscape Architecture in the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design.
K-STATE RESEARCHERS EMBARK ON A HALF-MILLION DOLLAR STUDY TO DETERMINE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS: When the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service needed to take a serious look at animal identification systems, they came to experts at Kansas State University.
EXPERT ON NONPROFITS TO DELIVER K-STATE LOU DOUGLAS LECTURE OCT. 30: An activist dubbed one of the most powerful people in the nonprofit sector will speak about "Our 40-Year Journey From Charity to Change" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, as part of Kansas State University's Lou Douglas Lecture Series.
K-STATE ALUM, CANCER EXPERT TO SPEAK ON SPEEDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS: Robert Kinders, who earned his Ph.D. in biology at Kansas State University in 1981, will return to campus to present "A New Approach to Drug Development at the National Cancer Institute."
K-STATE CAMPUS HEALTH FAIR OCT. 24 AT K-STATE STUDENT UNION: Lafene Health Center's 17th annual Campus Health Fair at Kansas State University, "Get in the Fast Lane to Good Health," will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the K-State Student Union courtyard.
K-STATE'S REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING PROGRAM RECEIVES HONOR: The regional and community program at Kansas State University has received the 2007 Ad Astra Award from the Kansas chapter of the American Planning Association.
K-STATE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FAIR OCT. 24: Kansas State University's annual Graduate and Professional School Fair will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Ballroom of the K-State Student Union.
K-STATE'S MCCAIN PERFORMANCE SERIES TO FEATURE A NIGHT OF BLUES: Kansas State University's McCain Performance Series will present Solid Blues, a performance by award-winning blues artists, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in McCain Auditorium.
K-STATE'S HALE LIBRARY CONCERT SERIES TO FEATURE PIANIST MIA VASSILEV: Kansas State University's Hale Library Concert Series will present a performance by pianist Mia Vassilev at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in the Hemisphere Room, which on the library's fifth floor.
K-STATE COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK OCT. 27-NOV. 3: Kansas State University's Community Service Week, Oct. 27-Nov. 3, will provide 150 K-State students and community members with a wide range of activities.
K-STATE CHEERLEADER ASHLEY SMITH IN ONLINE SPIRIT COMPETITION: Ashley Smith hopes fans of the Kansas State University Wildcats will head to their computers for some highly spirited online voting -- for her. Smith, a junior in marketing and a K-State cheerleader, is competing in the 2007 Athlon Sideline Spirit Contest.
K-STATE'S QUEST HONORARY SELECTS 33 NEW MEMBERS: A freshman honorary society unique to Kansas State University has named its new members for the 2007-2008 school year. Quest is organized by K-State's chapter of Blue Key, a senior leadership honor society that promotes student leadership in high school and college. Quest was founded at K-State in 2004 and remains exclusive to the university.
K-STATE TRANSPORTATION CENTER TO HAVE YOUNG DRIVER SAFETY FAIR: The Kansas State University Transportation Center will host a young driver safety fair from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in Fiedler Hall. The fair is part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 15-20.
VETERINARIAN DAN RICHARDSON TO LEAD K-STATE OLATHE INNOVATION CAMPUS: A nationally known expert in biosciences and animal health is joining Kansas State University in January as head of the university's Olathe Innovation Campus. Veterinarian Dr. Daniel C. Richardson is currently vice president, Pet Nutrition Center and chief animal welfare veterinarian for Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. In his new post he will be chief executive officer of the K-State Olathe Innovation Campus Inc.
SIDEBAR: COMMENTS ON DAN RICHARDSON'S APPOINTMENT TO LEAD K-STATE OLATHE INNOVATION CAMPUS: What people are saying about the appointment of Dr. Daniel Richardson as chief executive officer of Kansas State University's Olathe Innovation Campus Inc.
K-STATE FOOD SCIENCE CAFE OFFERS INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION: The first monthly Food Science Cafe will be 7-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Bluestem Bistro, 1219 Moro, in Manhattan's Aggieville district. Everyone is invited to attend this public conversation about food safety, hosted by Douglas Powell, K-State associate professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology and scientific director of the International Food Safety Network.
K-STATE TAKES TEAM APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING, COMBATING FOODBORNE PATHOGENS E. COLI 0157 AND SALMONELLA: Understanding the ecology of two dangerous foodborne pathogens and devising ways to combat them is a big job. That's why Kansas State University has a team of seven researchers and six collaborators taking on E. coli 0157 and salmonella.
K-STATE GRADUATE STUDENTS PRESENT PAPERS AT NATIONAL RICKETTSIOLOGY MEETING: Four Kansas State University graduate students received travel awards from the American Society of Rickettsiology to attend and present papers at the recent 21st meeting of the organization in Colorado Springs, Colo.
CONSULTING ENGINEER TO SPEAK AT K-STATE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ROHLES LECTURE SERIES: Preston McNall, owner of and consultant with Phoenix Engineers, will be the featured speaker of Kansas State University's Fred Rohles Distinguished Speaker Series at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Fiedler Auditorium, a part of the K-State engineering complex.
BURDEN'S KYLE BAKER NAMED SEPTEMBER AGRICULTURE STUDENT OF THE MONTH AT K-STATE: Kyle Baker, junior in animal sciences and industry, Burden, has been named the September Agriculture Student of the Month at Kansas State University.
K-STATE MICROBIOLOGY EXPERT DEVELOPS TEST THAT CAN MAKE CLOSING HAWAII'S BEACHES BECAUSE OF BACTERIA LEVELS SPEEDIER, MORE EFFECTIVE: Daniel Y.C. Fung, professor of food science at K-State, has developed a water quality test that can tell Hawaiian authorities in a matter of hours, rather than days, whether a beach should be closed because of contamination.
K-STATE RESEARCHER RECEIVES AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO RURAL MENTAL HEALTH FIELD: Kansas State University's Charlie L. Griffin has received the Victor I. Howery Memorial Award given each year by the National Association for Rural Mental Health to an individual who has made contributions to the rural mental health field.
K-STATE SCIENTISTS RECEIVE FUNDING TO ENHANCE FOOD PRODUCTION IN AFRICA: An international team of scientists led by Kansas State University researchers has been awarded a four-year grant from Intsormil, the Sorghum/Millet Collaborative Research Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to improve sorghum and pearl millet production in West Africa.
K-STATE STUDENTS WIN HONORS AT DIVISIONAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS: Several geography students from Kansas State University earned honors at the recent meeting of the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers.
K-STATE CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE MASAO HORIBA AWARD FOR RESEARCH WITH MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES: Chris Culbertson, associate professor of chemistry, has won a 2007 Masao Horiba Award for "Rapid Analysis of Individual T-Lymphocyte Cells on Microfluidic Devices." He will receive the award Wednesday, Oct. 17, during a special ceremony at Kyoto University in Japan, where he also will present a lecture describing his research.
K-STATE'S CENTRAL STATES MARCHING FESTIVAL OCT. 20: High school marching bands from across Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri will show off their skills and style at the 21st annual Central State Marching Festival Saturday, Oct. 20, at Kansas State University.
K-STATE PROFESSOR HELPED AUTHOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNING UNITED NATIONS REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE: The Nobel Peace Prize won by Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has a Kansas connection. Chuck Rice, Kansas State University professor of agronomy, served with more than 100 other climate change experts from across the world to prepare the full report on mitigation.
STRANGE AND EERIE HAPPENINGS AT K-STATE'S HALE LIBRARY: Little green men from Mars and things that go bump in the night are the focus of a new exhibit at Kansas State University's Hale Library.
K-STATE'S MCCAIN PERFORMANCE SERIES TO FEATURE A NIGHT OF MAGIC AND ILLUSION: Kevin and Cindy Spencer will bring their Theatre of Illusion to the McCain Performance Series at Kansas State University. The Spencers, who are magicians, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in McCain Auditorium.
K-STATE NAMES CAROL SHANKLIN INTERIM DEAN OF GRADUATE SCHOOL: Carol Shanklin, a veteran administrator and educator in food service and dietetics at Kansas State University, has been named interim dean of the Graduate School. Since August she has been the school's acting dean; before that she served as associate dean.
K-STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE RECEIVES GRANT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at Kansas State University has been awarded $510,000 over three years from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to provide business and technical assistance to Kansas entrepreneurs and businesses.
K-STATE TRANSPORTATION CENTER SEEKS COMMUNITY HELP WITH LOGO DESIGN: The Kansas State University Transportation Center is sponsoring a logo design contest. Entries should reflect the purpose of the newly formed center, which coordinates research, education and outreach efforts in transportation engineering.
FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE AT K-STATE'S LAFENE HEALTH CENTER: Kansas State University's Lafene Health Center is sponsoring several flu vaccine clinics in October and November. The vaccine is available for students, faculty and staff, as well as spouses and children age 18 or older of K-State faculty, staff and students.
K-STATE PROFESSOR, IOWA EDUCATORS HELP CREATE NEW GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION STANDARDS DEALING WITH NATURAL DISASTERS IN BANGLADESH: American students will soon find out what the South Asian country of Bangladesh and the Midwestern state of Iowa have in common.
K-STATE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSOR'S WORK RETURNS TO CABLE TV HOME SHOW: An apartment designed by Larry Bowne, assistant professor in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design at Kansas State University, will be part of an upcoming episode of "Small Space, Big Style" on Home & Garden Television.
FOUR K-STATE STUDENTS NOMINATED FOR RHODES AND MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS: Four Kansas State University students have been selected to represent the university in competition for Rhodes and Marshall scholarships. Both scholarship programs provide full funding to support two years of study in England. Rhodes scholars study at Oxford University. Marshall scholars may study at any university in the United Kingdom.
TIP SHEET: K-STATE'S SCHOOL OF FAMILY STUDIES AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFERS VARIETY OF PROJECTS, RESEARCH TO AID MILITARY FAMILIES: Kansas State University's School of Family Studies and Human Services is on "active duty" with the U.S. military through $13 million in research and projects this year alone to help military families.
K-STATE'S PROJECT SOLAR HOUSE TAKES SHAPE ON NATIONAL MALL: Laura Wilke, a Columbus, Neb., graduate student in architecture, has been in Washington, D.C., tag-teaming with other students to erect the Kansas Project Solar House on the National Mall.
K-STATE TO PREVIEW PRE-HEALTH OPTIONS FOR WOULD-BE WILDCATS: Three fall "career nights" in Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka will help guide prospective students along the many paths Kansas State University has blazed toward careers in the health professions.
POPULAR K-STATE TRAVELING LECTURE SERIES PROVES TO BE A HIT WITH KANSAS STUDENTS: Kansas high schools and community colleges have the opportunity to bring Kansas State University's best faculty and administrators to speak to their classroom or entire student body free of charge.
K-STATE PRESIDENT JON WEFALD TO DELIVER DISTINGUISHED LECTURE FOR COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Jon Wefald, president of Kansas State University, will be the fall 2007 speaker for the College of Business Administration's Distinguished Lecture Series. He will speak at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in McCain Auditorium.
COMMUNITY WORK EARNS K-STATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENT HOLSTROM SCHOLARSHIP: Clemente Jaquez-Herrera, graduate student in architecture, has been awarded the John E. Holstrom Alpha Tau Omega Architectural Scholarship for his public-spirited achievements during his time at Kansas State University.
KANSAS WIND FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM, K-STATE WIND APPLICATIONS CENTER SELECT RURAL SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE WIND TURBINES: The Kansas Wind for Schools program and the Wind Applications Center at Kansas State University selected the schools to each receive a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine as part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Wind for Schools initiative.
TEAM OF K-STATE STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR 2007 SOLAR DECATHLON: K-State is among the 20 universities and colleges competing in the 2007 Solar Decathlon, where student teams design, build and operate homes that are powered entirely by the sun. The competition is Oct. 12-20 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but K-State and the other teams have already arrived to begin assembling their homes.
K-STATE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE OFFICIALS WORKING TO HELP ERADICATE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: Administrators from Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine are traveling to South America to learn what K-State can do to help eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in the Western Hemisphere.
K-STATE'S CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE ENGAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM: Kansas State University's Center for Engagement and Community Development and the Kansas Campus Compact are sponsoring the K-State Engagement Symposium: A Focus on Service Learning and Engaged Scholarship. The symposium will be 1-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Cottonwood Room at the K-State Student Union.
K-STATE INSTITUTE OF CIVIC DISCOURSE AND DEMOCRACY'S FALL LECTURE TO FEATURE WILLIAM KEITH: Kansas State University's Institute of Civic Discourse and Democracy fall presentation in its Lecture Series in Civic Discourse will feature William Keith, professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
K-STATE AT SALINA STUDENT'S DONATION TO HELP AVIATION MAINTENANCE RESEARCH: One Kansas State University at Salina student is not waiting until after graduation to give back to his school. Firas Mandour, a senior in aviation maintenance, recently donated the fuselage of a Cessna 188 Agwagon to the department of aviation at K-State at Salina.
PHYSICIST RETURNS TO K-STATE TO DELIVER 2007 NICHOLS LECTURE: William Spencer, who earned his master's degree in mathematics and his doctorate in physics from Kansas State University, is to deliver the annual Ernest Fox Nichols Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Hemisphere Room of Hale Library. Admittance is free.
AVIATION SAFETY MINOR IS NO ACCIDENT AT K-STATE AT SALINA, WHERE LEARNING SAFETY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES ARE BEING TAUGHT AS JOB SKILLS: K-State at Salina's aviation safety minor was started as a way to expand the aviation program. It was developed based on a survey the school conducted to see what industry was looking for in a safety program, according to Eric Shappee, associate professor of aviation.
K-STATE CEREMONY TO THANK CARGILL FOR MILLION-DOLLAR DONATION: The faculty and students of Kansas State University's leadership studies and programs are heading to the gridiron to show their appreciation to a special donor.
K-STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES IN HALE LIBRARY PLANS SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FOR AMERICAN ARCHIVES MONTH: The university archives at Kansas State University is planning a "purple celebration" of American Archives Month with "K-State Lives@University Archives" Friday, Oct. 19.
K-STATE LARSON LECTURER TO PRESENT 'MEDICINE IN THE TRANSKEI OF SOUTH AFRICA': Dr. Richard Baker, a board certified orthopedic surgeon, will present "Medicine in the Transkei of South Africa" as part of Kansas State University's Vernon Larson International Luncheon Series.
PANEL DISCUSSION AT K-STATE TO DISCUSS MINORITIES IN THE PRISON SYSTEM: Minorities in the American prison system will be the topic of the panel discussion "The Untold Tale: Mass Incarceration, the Drug War and Racial Justice" at Kansas State University.
K-STATE EVENING COLLEGE TO OFFER COURSES FOR SECOND HALF OF 2007 FALL SEMESTER: Kansas State University's Evening College will be offering courses for the second half of the fall 2007 semester beginning Monday, Oct. 15, for people interested in continuing their education and completing their degrees.
ASSISTANT DEAN SHARES LESSONS FROM BRYN MAWR SUMMER SESSION: Though they came from widely different backgrounds and institutions, attendees at this summer's Institute for Women in Higher Education at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania faced many of the same issues, said Emily Lehning, assistant dean of student life at Kansas State University.
DONATION LETS K-STATE AT SALINA RESTART HELICOPTER PROGRAM: A $500,000 donation to Kansas State University at Salina has been turned into an airborne opportunity for K-State at Salina students.
INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPERT TO PRESENT UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE, HEADLINE INTERIOR DESIGN SYMPOSIUM AT K-STATE: David Oakey, an international expert on green design and sustainability, will present a University Distinguished Lecture at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, in Forum Hall at the Kansas State University Student Union.
K-STATE'S BIOSECURITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE SPELLS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES: College students have been known to work any variety of odd jobs, from waiting tables to selling textbooks in the university bookstore. But working in a high-level biocontainment facility isn't on a lot of resumes. For six Kansas State University students, that's a daily reality.
BAUHAUS ARCHITECT TO DELIVER ANNUAL EKDAHL LECTURE OCT. 8: Alfred Jacoby, a German architect known for rebuilding destroyed synagogues, will present "The Historical and the Abstract" as the fall 2007 Oscar Ekdahl Memorial Lecture of the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design.
K-STATE WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TO FOCUS ON DISASTER RESPONSE: When a tornado hits or a hurricane strikes, engineers and scientists are among the first on the scene to help return life to normal. To demonstrate to young women the role they can play in such a response, the GROW, or Girls Researching Our World, program at Kansas State University will host "Engineers and Scientists to the Rescue."
K-STATE THEATER TO PRESENT OFF-BROADWAY HIT 'STOP KISS': The Kansas State University theater program will open its 2007-2008 season with performances of the off-Broadway hit "Stop Kiss" by Diana Son at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11-13 and Oct. 17-20 in Nichols Theater.
SOCIAL THREATS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON COURT OUTCOMES TOPIC OF AWARD-WINNING PAPER BY K-STATE DOCTORAL STUDENT IN SOCIOLOGY: A Kansas State University graduate student's paper that examines how social threat may influence individual criminal court outcomes has been honored as the best in a competition sponsored by the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.
K-STATE ALUMNI SURVEY REVEALS GRADUATE SATISFACTION: Each year, Kansas State University's office of assessment conducts a survey of alumni. This year, the survey reveals that 453 out of 457 students who participated said they would still choose to attend K-State if given the chance to do it over again.
K-STATE OBSERVING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCT. 8-11: Kansas State University will observe Fire Prevention Week Oct. 8-11 with a variety of free activities for students, faculty, staff and the general public. Events will be offered on both the Manhattan and Salina campuses.
K-STATER TO SERVE ON STUDENT AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Bryant Blank, a third-year veterinary medicine student at Kansas State University, has been elected an executive committee officer of the Student American Veterinary Medicine Association.
At K-State's Beach Museum of Art: PARTY SET TO CELEBRATE OPENING OF NEW WING, NEW EXHIBITIONS: After a summer of preparation, Kansas State University's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art will throw a party Sunday, Oct. 21, to welcome visitors to its new wing and new exhibitions.
SIDEBAR: K-STATE PROFESSOR'S COPPER-CLAD PICKUP TRUCK PARKS AT BEACH MUSEUM OF ART: Kansas State University's Elliott Pujol has waited 30 years to get a decent campus parking place for his 1960 Dodge. With the Sunday, Oct. 21, opening of the new wing of K-State's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Pujol's "Copper Truck" will occupy a place of pride in the outdoor Stolzer Family Foundation Gallery.
SIDEBAR: NEW EXHIBITION AT K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM OF ART TO SHOWCASE FABRIC ARTIST WHO REGARDS SEWING MACHINE AS 'JUST ANOTHER POWER TOOL': No one outside a sweatshop drives a sewing machine as hard as China Marks. This former sculptor transforms her vast collection of fabric scraps into often disturbing figures and fables by intensive sessions of stitching and re-stitching. Only an industrial-grade machine is up to the task.
SIDEBAR: HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN'S PRINTMAKING COMES TO K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM OF ART: The first major exhibition of women's contributions to American printmaking during the first half of the 20th century will go on display Sunday, Oct. 21, at Kansas State University's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art.
AEROSPACE CONSULTANT TO TEACH COURSE ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AT K-STATE AT SALINA IN SPRING 2008: A veteran Army Blackhawk pilot who organized unmanned aircraft missions in Afghanistan will bring his expertise on such craft to aviation students at Kansas State University at Salina in spring 2008.
K-STATE VETERINARY LAB ROUTINELY TESTS FOR BLUETONGUE VIRUS; LAB DIRECTOR SAYS STRAINS FOUND IN KANSAS, U.S. USUALLY LESS-VIRULENT: Livestock producers in the United States should be cautious but not overly fearful of bluetongue virus, according to a veterinary laboratory director at Kansas State University.
AMERICAN HUMANICS SPONSORSHIP ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF AMY BUTTON RENZ: The Amy Button Renz American Humanics Management Institute Sponsorship has been established in honor of Renz, president and CEO of the Alumni Association at Kansas State University. It will provide financial assistance annually to fund students' participation in the American Humanics Management Institute, beginning in 2008.
K-STATE WINS REGIONAL AWARDS FROM UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Kansas State University has received multiple Great Plains Region awards from the University Continuing Education Association for its distance education faculty, staff and technologies.
K-STATE'S MCCAIN PERFORMANCE SERIES TO FEATURE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY AND CHORUS: The fourth performance in Kansas State University's McCain Performance Series will feature the Kansas City Symphony and the Kansas City Chorus. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in McCain Auditorium.
K-STATE'S PURPLE MASQUE THEATER PRESENTING 'DOWN THE ROAD': Kansas State University's Purple Masque Theater is presenting Lee Blessing's "Down the Road" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-6. The theater is in East Stadium.
K-STATE'S JUSTIN HALL GALLERY TO FEATURE EXHIBIT ABOUT KANSAS CITY GARMENT GIANT NELLY DON: The story of Nelly Don -- the woman, the company and the legend -- will be told in an exhibition opening Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Kansas State University.