Initiatives
Thinking about the future and finding innovative ways to reach our goals as a university community.

K-State 2025
Defining who we are as a university, creating a vision of where we hope to be in the
future and identifying how we are going to get there. Learn more about K-State 2025 initiatives:

The Case for Kansas State University in Australia (PDF)
K-State 2025 provides a strong case that we need to pursue additional international
opportunities and collaborations between our faculty, staff, and students and colleagues
from abroad.
Corporate Engagement
The landscape of corporate giving across the country is shifting, with industry moving
away from traditional philanthropy to a focus on return on investment in their university
relationships.
Report of the Research Infrastructure Task Force
The future of research at Kansas State University deserves serious discussion as we
move forward with the K-State 2025 initiative. Since January, the Research Infrastructure
Task Force (RITF) has been meeting with the charge of taking a broad, overarching
approach in examining our research enterprise.
NCAA Certification Self-Study
The self-study process is an important opportunity for K-State to step back and critically
examine strengths, weaknesses and opportunities related to the welfare of our student-athletes,
and to continue the tradition of our athletics program in a manner complementary to
the university's overall goals.

K-State in Iraq
K-State President Kirk Schulz visited Iraq in November 2010 as a guest of Fort Riley's
Big Red One. While serving as K-State's ambassador to the Middle East he toured the
Army base, visited landmarks in the area and met with K-State students and alumni
in Basra.
