December 2011
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN?
Connecting a major to a career is a challenge for many students. The Academic and Career Information Center offers a section on its website—What can I do with a major in?—where students can find a list of majors linking to career information to help start the exploration process.
ACIC’s career specialists can also help students explore and connect their career goals with academic programs at K-State. They specifically meet with students who want to take career assessments, explore what jobs are possible for a major, search the career library for ideas, find information on graduate schools, and more.
Check out the majors and career list
http://www.k-state.edu/acic/majorin
Find out more about ACIC’s services
K-STATE IS TOPS IN SEVERAL FIELDS
K-State continues to rack up more accolades, and the most recent are in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design, the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and the Department of Physics. Landscape architecture; architecture; and interior architecture and product design have been ranked among the top 10 graduate programs by DesignIntelligence magazine.
The K-State robotics project team from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering recently won top honors from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for the fifth consecutive year. And according to U.S. News and World Report, the atomic, molecular, and optical physics program is one of the top programs in the nation.
Find out more about the DesignIntelligence rankings
http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/nov11/designintel110411.html
Learn more about engineering team awards
Check out the physics rankings
ORDER STUDY SNACKS FROM T•H•E BAKERY
Families at home can show their K-Staters living in the residence halls how special they are by sending them a delivery of fresh-baked products from T•H•E Bakery. Send a care package for finals, celebrate a birthday, or just show you care. Finals week is December 11-16!
Explore the menu
http://housing.k-state.edu/bakery/
Check out how to order
http://housing.k-state.edu/dining/thebakery.php
FALL COMMENCEMENT IS APPROACHING FAST!
If your student graduates this December, the details are getting down to the final wire. Ceremonies for the Graduate School and for the College of Technology and Aviation are on Friday, December 9; the rest of the ceremonies take place on Saturday, December 10.
Find commencement instructions and FAQs here
http://www.k-state.edu/registrar/c_d/
COEN FAMILY IS K-STATE’s FAMILY OF THE YEAR
A family with three generations of K-Staters was named K-State’s Family of the Year during Family Day on September 17. More than 20 Coen family members are current students or alumni.
Learn more about the family’s K-State connection
http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/sept11/family91611.html
GET INVOLVED WITH THE PFA
The Parents and Family Association helps you connect to K-State. Our website keeps you up to date on events like Family Day and Open House, which give you the opportunity to come to campus and spend the day with your student.
Through the Parents and Family Advisory Board, you can participate in student recruitment events in Kansas and out of state. You can also help us raise funds to support scholarships and make enhancements to student life at K-State.
Learn about the PFA
http://www.k-state.edu/parentsandfamily/
Stay in touch on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/kstatepfa
HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
Call the parent hotline at 785-532-2222, or e-mail pfa@k-state.edu.