K-State Today Daily announcements for faculty and staff at Kansas State University. http://www.k-state.edu/today Fri, 17 May 2013 08:32:20 CDT From the administration Four finalists to be interviewed for CEO and vice provost for K-State Olathe Four finalists have been identified for the position of CEO and vice provost of the K-State Olathe campus. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8804&category=from_the_administration&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8804&category=from_the_administration&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Research Research shows black box could increase safety, efficiency of collegiate flight training Flight operations quality assurance, or FOQA, the system contained in an aircraft's black box, could improve the safety of collegiate flight training programs in the future, according to research conducted by J.D. Swinney. http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may13/blackbox51713.html?id=8799&category=research&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may13/blackbox51713.html?id=8799&category=research&referredBy=todayRSSFeed News University to build new residence hall and dining center Kansas State University is increasing its popular on-campus housing options with a $70 million project. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8797&category=news&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8797&category=news&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Events Careers in agricultural sciences, plant pathology are focus of June 12 program in Manhattan Undergraduate college and high school students are invited to attend a free program Wednesday, June 12, in Manhattan to learn about the array of career possibilities in plant pathology and agricultural sciences in general. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8793&category=events&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8793&category=events&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Kudos I-Center scholars finish 2012-2013 grant projects Nine math undergraduate students and four math graduate students were awarded I-Center Research Scholarships during academic year 2012-2013. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8781&category=kudos&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8781&category=kudos&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Kudos K-State Salina students place at SkillsUSA state competition Four Kansas State University Salina students placed at SkillsUSA's recent aviation maintenance technology state competition at Wichita Area Technical College. http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may13/skillsusa51713.html?id=8800&category=kudos&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may13/skillsusa51713.html?id=8800&category=kudos&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Publications and presentations College of Education has strong presence at national AERA conference Debbie Mercer, dean of the College of Education, along with 18 faculty and graduate students attended the annual American Educational Research Association's, or AERA, annual conference in San Francisco April 27-May 1. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8779&category=publications_and_presentations&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8779&category=publications_and_presentations&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Safety Notification changes in the select agent program Researchers are asked to review inventories and notify the university select agent program if using any listed biological toxins. We need to know who has any quantity of these biological toxins. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8790&category=safety&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8790&category=safety&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Maintenance Campus energy audit May 20-24 Johnson Controls and Kansas State University are preparing to embark in an energy saving audit of Kansas State University campus buildings, for the purpose of locating energy saving opportunities. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8788&category=maintenance&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8788&category=maintenance&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Maintenance Stone repair to the west end of Nichols Hall to begin May 21 The stone repair project will begin on Tuesday, May 21, with completion by Aug. 16. http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8787&category=maintenance&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8787&category=maintenance&referredBy=todayRSSFeed Maintenance McCain's west sidewalk to be closed, replaced starting May 20 K-State facilities will be replacing around 1,800 square feet of sidewalk on the west side of McCain Auditorium, east of the round chiller. Work will begin on Monday, May 20, http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8786&category=maintenance&referredBy=todayRSSFeed http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=8786&category=maintenance&referredBy=todayRSSFeed