Awards and Organizations Advised by Student Life
Awards
Extraordinary Student Award
This award is given to students who have overcome unusual obstacles (for instance, a disability, illness, a difficult family issue, or a major life challenge) and have been able to succeed in their educational pursuits.
Putting Students First Award
This award, which was started in 2006, recognizes one faculty and one full-time institutional advancement staff member who have had a major impact on the lives of K-State students over a number of years.
Organizations
Multicultural Student Honor Society
This group recognizes students of color for their academic achievement, encourages and fosters intellectual pursuits through a community of scholars, and creates opportunities for these students to help others achieve academic success.
Silver Key
Silver Key is a sophomore student honorary that emphasizes community service. To be eligible for Silver Key, students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average.
Event hosted by OSL and Mortar Board
Academic Decathlon
The Academic Decathlon™ is a team competition where students match their intellects with students from other schools. Students are tested in ten categories:
art, economics, essay, interview, language and literature, mathematics, music, science, social science, and speech.
Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores. Winning teams advance through the local, regional, and state levels of competition. The state champions compete at the national finals.