Kansas State University

In this issue

From the administration

• Letter from A.D. John Currie: Packed weekend for athletics

News and research

• Visitors from Costa Rica meet with journalism faculty and students, learn about university branding efforts
• National grant to help five Kansas postsecondary schools increase STEM graduates from underrepresented groups, meet state's workforce needs

Events

• Dance, acrobatics, music and more part of performance by Quixotic at McCain Auditorium
• Dark comedy 'God of Carnage' looks at what happens when parents behave badly
• Geography faculty candidate to present on the Yangtze River, China
• Center for Sustainable Energy announces 2014 Energy Symposium
• Join the fight against breast cancer
• Quiet place to eat and study for nontraditional and veteran students

University life

• ACIC seeking peer mentors

Kudos, publications and presentations

• Dietetics students receive scholarship from international food service organization

Personnel changes

• Distinguished alumna joins A.Q. Miller School as visiting professor and scholar

Human resources, benefits and training

• Printed W-2 forms mailed

Volunteer opportunities

• Find out about your metabolic health, body composition and aerobic capacity — and get a free breakfast