November 30, 2018
Focused in Friday: A memorial east of Bushnell Hall commemorates damage from a tornado that struck campus June 11, 2008.
News and research
- Ten Kansas State University graduate students earn honors at Research and the State
- Electrical and computer engineering Senior Design Expo showcases undergraduate student projects
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Professor of music teaches master classes in Hong Kong and Singapore
- Marketing department hosts inaugural K-State Marketing Symposium
- Engineering Extension Kansas Energy Program debuts escape room based on energy efficiency
- Cherie Stueve named Military Spouse Fellow of the Year by the FINRA Foundation
University life
Volunteer opportunities
November 29, 2018
Five students play in the snow south of present-day Anderson Hall, circa 1898. Courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
Shared governance
Events
- More than 1,500 students candidates for degrees at fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 7-8
- Faculty and staff invited to holiday reception Dec. 14 at president's residence
- Attend a Dec. 4 open forum to provide feedback on the new Hale Library plans
- Johnson Cancer Research Center announces passing of former director Rob Denell
- Support our littlest Wildcats through the K-State Center for Child Development Giving Tree Project
- Division of Biology will host Mike Barker for Nov. 30 seminar
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Commencement ceremonies feature students as speakers, singers, musicians and more
- Biology and English GTAs earn Graduate Student Council Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence
- Phillips 66 Business Ethics Case Competition awards $5,000 to K-State students
- Steve Stockham receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
- Muriago performs in New York City, Texas and Shanghai
University life
November 28, 2018
A female cardinal eats a berry on the Manhattan campus.
News and research
Events
- 'WinterDance '18' features original choreography, multiple dance styles
- Students to present projects for final design review on Dec. 5 in K-State Student Union
- Retirement reception Nov. 29 for Bill Adams, Vern Wirka
- Last day: K-State Gardens hosts annual poinsettia sale
- Choral department's Festival of Holiday Music to feature special guest gospel artist Curtis Gulledge
- Vote for the best picture book of 2018 at the 11th annual Mock Caldecott
- Electrical and computer engineering hosts seminar speaker Gregory Finnigan
- Beach Museum of Art to host Family Holiday Workshop Saturday, Dec. 1
- K-State Confucius Institute to host traditional-style Chinese thread-bound bookmaking workshop
- Art department to host DX Media Lab
- No Bakery Science Club sale this week; holiday sale still on
- K-State Association for Computing Machinery to host Hour-of-Code event for youth
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Student Union receives design awards
- Lifetime achievement award for emeritus professor Larry Erickson
- Hospitality management students place second at international competition
- K-State Launch awards $7,500 to student entrepreneurs
Technology
University life
November 27, 2018
Snow blankets the Kansas State University Manhattan campus.
News and research
Events
- 'The Voice' season four winner Danielle Bradbery will perform free concert
- Internationally recognized entomology researcher to give seminar
- Psychological sciences department to host Graduate Research Convocation
- Los Angeles-based performance artist to offer performance workshop, gallery talk and solo show
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
University life
November 26, 2018
The north side of Anderson Hall, which is named in honor of John Alexander Anderson, the university's second president.
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
- Class cancellations, employee information for Monday, Nov. 26
- Hill's Pet Nutrition commits major donation for new Pet Health & Nutrition Center at Kansas State University
Events
- Along the Silk Road: Explore art that links Asia to the West in new Beach Museum of Art exhibition
- K-State faculty and staff invited to participate in Wildcats Forever Networking Night
- ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series event with Russell Vance postponed
- Opportunity to present research on new and/or social media to rural businesses
- 2018 Vanguard Lecture Series to feature AnaLouise Keating
Human resources, benefits and training
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Air Force ROTC cadets receive orientation flights from Fort Riley's Combat Aviation Brigade
- Burrack and Urban present national webinars
- K-State CrossFit club raises money for Wounded Warrior Project
- Jackson named Kansas School Counselor of the Year
- K-State recycling reaches out
Volunteer opportunities
November 21, 2018
A turkey statue in the Kansas State University Gardens.
Events
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
November 20, 2018
Engineering Hall at Kansas State University in the fall.
News and research
- Thankful Thursday: Enrollment management, marketing and financial aid offices at Kansas State Polytechnic make giving back part of their mission
- Veterinary faculty cultivate research collaborations and information sharing in Paraguay and Argentina
- Time to give thanks and show support to local shelters and community agencies
Events
- Gallery Walk with performance artist Dan Kwong and Aileen June Wang
- Introduction to Qualtrics training offered Nov. 28
Technology
November 19, 2018
Purple lights shine at the Berney Family Welcome Center.
KSUnite
News and research
Events
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Sabuhi Sardarli recognized as Professor of the Week
- Global Campus receives pair of UPCEA Central Region awards
November 16, 2018
Focused in Friday: Kramer Dining Center
News and research
Events
- Provost Taber to speak at Nov. 28 New Faculty Institute luncheon
- Annual poinsettia sale today at the K-State Gardens
- Reminder: K-State Book Network student, faculty/staff award submissions due Dec. 7
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Sales Team brings home top individual, third-place team awards from International Collegiate Sales Competition
- Schumm awarded lifetime achievement award by Marquis Who's Who
- Architectural engineering and construction science students and faculty rank high in regional competition and leadership positions
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
University life
Volunteer opportunities
November 15, 2018
A winter scene at Anderson Hall in 1939. Courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
News and research
Events
- 'EAB @ K-State' workshop to address higher education topics Nov. 19
- 'The Voice' season four winner Danielle Bradbery will perform free concert
- Arts and Sciences Ambassadors host fundraiser today at Panda Express
- Women in STEM invited to attend Nov. 28 graduate student professional development luncheon
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
- Professional development funding deadline approaching
- K-State Today, K-State Today Student Edition fall break schedule
- Cats' Cupboard holiday break hours and community resources
November 14, 2018
Lights shine in a greenhouse at the Kansas State University Gardens.
News and research
- Study finds that participation in fantasy sports relates to higher levels of sports betting, online gambling
- Applicants sought for state's first NSF Research Traineeship grant
- Naked mole rats provide unique mentoring and research opportunity
- K-State Online: Spring 2019 courses have been created
- Apply by Nov. 23 for Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative funds
Events
- 'It's all about water' Global Food Systems meeting
- Geology department seminar Nov. 15 to feature Stephen Hasiotis
- Office of International Programs to present 2018 International Education Awards Ceremony and Reception
- Save the date for annual FETE workshop and jump-start your spring semester
- Eat at Fuzzy's Taco Shop and support local flood relief
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Maureen Olewnik elected president of global cereal grain science association
- K-State Crops Team places third in Australian universities crops competition
- K-State piano students among winners of state competition
- American ethnic studies professor publishes new book on Asian American feminisms and women of color politics
- Beta Sigma Psi fraternity members assist K-State recycling program
Volunteer opportunities
November 13, 2018
Fall colors sprinkle the ground.
Events
- November Science Cafe to discuss origins of the 1918 pandemic influenza
- Office of Institutional Equity to host senior investigator candidate presentations
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Speaker Series welcomes the Kansas City Royals
- Alpha of Clovia to host Soup for the Soul philanthropy
- Transgender Day of Remembrance gallery show and speaker
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar welcomes Peter Guengerich from Vanderbilt University
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State anthropologist publishes in Science magazine
- Future teacher receives multicultural scholarship, technology award
- Grain science professor receives prestigious award
- Choma represents Arts and Sciences at 25th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring
- Philip Hardwidge chosen for Chinese higher education consortium
- Philosophy professor releases free new logic software
University life
November 12, 2018
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial features two semicircular limestone walls. One of the walls bears the engraved names of the 42 students who died in the war or who are missing in action. The other wall bears an inscribed quote from Abraham Lincoln.
KSUnite
News and research
- K-State Police advise campus about phone calls
- Green energy: Wind energy agreement will provide savings, 50 percent of electricity needs for Kansas State University Manhattan campus
- Kansas State University awarded prestigious Troops to Teachers grant
- Reminder: Laboratory Safety Renovation Program proposals due Nov. 16
Shared governance
Events
- College of Arts and Sciences invites December graduates to have lunch with the dean
- Activist Luc Bensimon to join campus Transgender Day of Remembrance rally
- Support the K-State Bands by eating at Wingstop on Wednesday
- International Education Week 2018 continues
- Celebrate Geography Awareness Week with two GIS workshops
- Family Holiday Workshop Dec. 1 at the Beach Museum of Art
Kudos, publications and presentations
Campus construction and maintenance
University life
November 9, 2018
Focused in Friday: A Powercat on a chair at Call Hall.
News and research
- Student scholarships awarded at Kansas City One Health Day
- Kansas State University launches Kansas insurance undergraduate certificate
- Yelich Biniecki hosts two scholars as part of ERASMUS+ exchange program
- Dates for online Tevals, create online Tevals now
- K-State United Way campaign has started
- University police conclude note investigation
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Dayton publishes book on World War I American poetry
- Hosni to receive ABET Fellow Award
- Staley School of Leadership Studies receives Outstanding Support for International Initiatives Award
- Kinesiology faculty present at annual Kansas Physical Therapy Association conference
- Australian-American Fulbright Commission to receive International Innovative Education Program of the Year Award
University life
- Encourage students to serve abroad in summer 2019
- Mortar Board Senior Honor Society seeks nominations for 2019-2020 class
- Submit to Live Ideas undergraduate journal
November 8, 2018
The sundial at the center of the Quad.
From the administration
- FY 2019 budget update
- Research Weekly
- Nominations open: Commerce Bank Presidential Awards for Diversity
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
Events
- Science Communication Week: Exploring 'The Food Explorer'
- On anniversary of the end of WWI, Pinkall and Arrington present 'Voices on the Western Front'
- Division of Biology presents Rebecca Safran Nov. 9
- Join K-State Libraries for an Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative information session
- Visiting artist Bri Murphy to present workshop and lecture
- RSVP for Nov. 15 What Matters to Me and Why talk featuring Annelise Nguyen
- K-State Oz to Oz Fulbright scholar to speak on fostering business ethics
- Research and the State graduate student poster session today
- Office of Pre-Law Advising hosts Washburn University School of Law's David Pierce
- 'Picturing Kansas' features Kansas artists at the Beach Museum of Art
- Faculty information meetings today to discuss Guatemala education abroad program
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator to give 2018 King Lecture today
- It's time for Thrifty Gifting
Human resources, benefits and training
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Center for Advocacy, Response and Education awarded VOCA grant for fourth consecutive year
- K-State chapter of Beta Alpha Psi named a Superior Chapter by national organization
- Scientist continues work on ceramics to create 'super' turbines
Technology
- Tapping Social Media with NCapture and NVivo 12 Plus session offered Nov. 16
- Grading in KSIS training for fall 2018 now available
Campus construction and maintenance
Volunteer opportunities
November 7, 2018
An aerial view of Anderson Hall.
From the administration
News and research
- K-State Libraries announce subscription materials for nonrenewal
- Shellenberger Hall first floor computer lab closed, no Bakery Science Club sale today
Events
- Lacy's Fresh Fare and Catering to host Veterans Day breakfast
- Global Campus to offer interactive webinar on academic integrity
- International Education Week starts today
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar welcomes Philip Bates from Washington State University
- SUNY distinguished professor emeritus to deliver public lecture on China's architectural heritage
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation team presents at 2018 national evaluation conference
- K-State drama therapy program director wins Teaching Excellence Award
- Ritterbush elected to Plains Anthropological Society board of directors
- Lynn Ewanow to be honored as 2018 International Educator of the Year
- APDesign 10-year honorees return to campus
Technology
November 6, 2018
The Kansas State University Gardens offer many walking paths and sitting areas.
News and research
Events
- Science on Tap presentation focuses on using molecules to deactivate chemical weapons
- KSDB, Collegian and Channel 8 News to host election coverage
- Career Center to host Creative Career Meet-Up Nov. 13
- Art department presents visiting artist exhibition 'My Other Half' by Sungyeoul Lee
- Grad students and advisers: ETDR walk-in help sessions Nov. 6-16
Human resources, benefits and training
- 2018 Discretionary Day must be used by Dec. 29
- No vacation leave accrual with Nov. 30 paycheck
- Time for reviews
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State engineer Aguilar a plenary speaker at international conference in SE Asia
- Agricultural education student named National FFA Star in Agriscience
- Geographer hosts workshop in Russell to enhance community's streetscape and foster economic development
University life
November 5, 2018
Dew collects on a blade of grass on the K-State Manhattan campus.
From the president
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
- Seek the fall issue of K-State's research magazine
- Reminder: Science Communication Week features adventures with 'The Food Explorer'
- College of Veterinary Medicine recognizes 27 staff with title of veterinary nurse
Events
- Don't miss 'Culture Mixmaster Zhang Hongtu' exhibition on view at Beach Museum of Art
- Kansas City Sports Commission CEO Kathy Nelson to speak in Sports and Entertainment Management Speaker Series
- Party at the Polls on Election Day
- K-State choirs explore distinct cultures and time periods through two unique concert events Nov. 5-6
- K-State joins national first-generation student celebration day
- Last three days to buy tickets for this year's International Food Festival
Personnel changes
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Veterinary Medicine selects 2018 class of Early Admission Scholars
- Interior design program ranked in top 10 by DesignIntelligence
- K-State employees earn honors and appointments from CACUBO
- K-State first-generation students attend Ad Astra Conference for third year
- Biosecurity Research Institute staff present at American Biological Safety Association International Conference
Campus construction and maintenance
November 2, 2018
The World War II memorial, "Tags of Honor," in the center of the circular drive in front of McCain Auditorium.
News and research
Events
- K-State meat sale today, place your holiday order
- Math department offers national competition in computational linguistics for high school students
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Business students' study abroad experiences explored in new published study
- Anthropology faculty and students present at Plains Anthropological Conference
- Virginia Naibo delivers distinguished plenary lecture at Argentine Mathematical Union annual meeting
- College of Agriculture faculty and student attend international conference
- David Yetter gives two-week short course in Nanjing, China
University life
November 1, 2018
East Waters Hall and the judging pavilion — visible between the wings in this photograph — were built in 1913, followed by West Waters Hall in 1923. The building is named for President Henry J. Waters. Courtesy of Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
- Drugs from bugs: NIH grant supports development of unique psoriasis treatment at Kansas State University
- Kansas Science Communication Initiative offers Science Communication Awards
Events
- Reminder: Training available during Supplier Showcase and Safety Fair
- Division of Biology Seminar Nov. 2 welcomes University of Kentucky's Rebecca McCulley
- Mark your calendars for International Education Week
- University support staff fall 2018 open forum is today
- Global Campus to offer virtual access to OLC Accelerate conference
- Zapotec tribal elder Doris Alfaro Marquez to give talk
- Curator's talk: Joby Patterson to share research on Norma Bassett Hall
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Craft named outstanding faculty member for NASPA IV-West region
- Follow-up mission in Uganda for USDA Borlaug Fellowship Program
- Collegian Media Group takes home awards from National College Media Convention
- Multicultural Engineering Program selects inaugural 2018-2019 student advisory board
- College of Human Ecology recognizes outstanding alumni and friends at annual Celebration of Excellence