Campus Facilities News
As the caretakers of our campus, the facilities staff work to continuously maintain and improve our campus.
People with Purpose: Steven Snyder
The places people spend their time can become as meaningful as the memories made there. For Steven Snyder, landscape superintendent, that idea drives his work.
Through team leadership, student mentorship and a service-oriented mindset, Snyder focuses on caring for the landscapes that shape the campus experience while developing the people behind them — finding his purpose in creating a beautiful campus where people can learn, connect and belong. Read the full story.
Closures
A portion of Claflin Road will temporarily be closed to traffic from 7 p.m. Sept. 17 through 10 p.m. Sept. 18 for the Western Star Global Grain and Food Center ribbon cutting and celebration. Kansas State University will close Claflin Road from Umberger Hall east to the east side of Weber Hall.
News
Stay updated with the latest news from the Division of Facilities.
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2026.
- Portions of Claflin Road and parking lots closed Sept. 17-18, Sept. 14
- People with Purpose: Steven Snyder, Aug. 31
- New ATA shuttle route makes getting around campus easier, Aug. 28
- Regular parking permit restrictions resume Aug. 24, Aug. 21
- K-State Parking Services receives national award, Aug. 14
- Renew annual parking permits before July 31, July 10
- Sidewalk closure north of Fairchild Hall starts on June 8, June 5
- Enjoy flexible summer campus parking, May 15
- New phased parking permit pricing to take effect July 1, May 13
- Free vehicle checks for students preparing to travel, May 13
- Navigate summer improvements, May 6
- The countdown is on: Avoid late fees by paying your parking citations, April 22
- Annual space management survey due June 12, April 3
- How are we doing? Complete the Custodial Services survey by April 10, April 1
- Parking garage transitions to the HonkMobile payment app on April 2, April 1
- Volunteers needed for 2026 K-State Day of Service on April 11, March 25
- Two sections of Mid-Campus Drive will be closed starting on March 16, March 11
- Parking meters on the Manhattan campus transition to cashless payments, Jan. 30
- Regular parking permit restrictions resume Jan. 20, Jan.14
- Sustainable tree removal efforts on campus continue throughout January, Jan. 7
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2025.
- Open parking on campus from Dec. 25 to Jan. 20, Dec. 17, 2025
- Help shape campus mobility: Take the K-State Transit Survey, Dec. 10, 2025
- K-State modernizes campus parking with new stall availability sensors, Nov. 21, 2025
- Make the season brighter for Wildcat families, Nov. 10, 2025
- A portion of Mid-Campus Drive will be closed Nov. 7-28, Nov. 5, 2025
- A portion of Claflin Road will be closed on Oct. 25, Oct 22. 2025
- Four easy ways to pay your parking citation, Oct. 1, 2025
- K-State sets campus transformation in motion, Sept. 29, 2025
- K-State's Campus Restoration Act projects approved by the Kansas Board of Regents, Sept. 26, 2025
- New FlexPass parking option available for K-State Parking Garage, Sept. 15, 2025
- Ensure your campus announcements are reaching the right audience, Sept. 5, 2025
- Parking permit and policy updates in effect for Manhattan campus, Sept. 3, 2025
- Parking lot A2 will be closed on Sept. 5, Aug. 29, 2025
- Caretakers of campus: Small but mighty grounds and landscape teams help K-state put its best foot forward, Aug. 25, 2025
- Shine bright: Limestone cleaning project brings new look to campus buildings, Aug. 25, 2025
- New parking management platform streamlines event parking, Aug. 22, 2025
- Regular parking permit restrictions resume Aug. 25, Aug. 18, 2025
- Tree removal at the English/Counseling Services building on Aug.12, Aug. 11, 2025
- A portion of Claflin Road will be closed on Aug. 4, July 30, 2025
- Parking garage moves to cashless payments on Aug. 1, July 25, 2025
- Tree maintenance at Lafene Health Center begins July 14, July 11, 2025
- Parking permit and policy updates effective July 1, June 25, 2025
- Parking garage cleaning begins today, June 23, 2025
- Brains and blueprints: Mary Park brings quiet project leadership to K-State's massive Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, June 2, 2025
- Enjoy open parking on campus this summer, May 19, 2025
- Temporary closures of Claflin and Old Claflin roads, May 16, 2025
- How are we doing? Complete the Custodial Services survey by May 16, May 9, 2025
- Free vehicle inspections for students preparing to travel, May 7, 2025
- The countdown is on: Pay your parking citations before the semester ends, April 23, 2025
- Kansas Board of Regents meeting is April 16, April 16, 2025
- Everything must go: Surplus office furniture giveaway for university departments, April 9, 2025
- Keep your bike safe with K-State registration, March 28, 2025
- Donations 4 Citations successfully raised donations for Cats' Cupboard, March 12, 2025
- Key Control office will be closed March 14-21, March 12, 2025
- E-scooters return to Manhattan campus, March 3, 2025
- Parking Services announces a new way to pay citations, Feb. 28, 2025
- Share your feedback about the Campus Master Plan, Feb. 19, 2025
- Help conserve campus energy and heat, Feb. 19, 2025
- K-State's agenda for the February Kansas Board of Regents meeting, Feb. 12, 2025
- Park on the go with the ParkMobile app, Feb. 12, 2025
- Campus Master Plan town hall Tuesday, Feb. 11, Feb. 10, 2025
- Contract Postal Unit closing March 5, Feb. 5, 2025
- Campus Master Plan: View the preliminary plan Feb. 11, Feb. 3, 2025
- Campus Restoration Act proposals due Feb. 28, Jan. 31, 2025
- New ATA bus route added for peak hours, Jan. 22, 2025
- Parking Services launches Donations 4 Citations program, Jan. 22, 2025
- Prepare for the extreme cold, Jan. 17
- Regular parking permit restrictions resume Jan. 21, Jan. 17, 2025
- Claflin Road is closed between Mid-Campus Drive and Denison Avenue until 5 p.m. Jan. 18, Jan. 15, 2025
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2024.
- Central Mail Services winter break schedule, Dec. 13, 2024
- Complimentary vehicle inspections Dec. 9-13, Dec. 9, 2024
- Open parking Dec. 25-Jan. 21, Dec. 9, 2024
- Kansas Board of Regents November meeting university updates, Nov. 22, 2024
- Part of the Denison Avenue sidewalk closed Nov. 25-Dec. 30, Nov. 22, 2024
- Reminder to keep windows closed during winter months, Nov. 22, 2024
- Key Control Office closed for remodeling on Nov. 18 and 19, Nov. 18, 2024
- Key Control office closed Oct. 31, Oct. 30, 2024
- Share your ideas about the Campus Master Plan by Friday, Oct. 28, 2024
- Campus Master Plan town halls kick off this week, Oct. 21, 2024
- New Flint Hills ATA bus route begins today, Oct. 14, 2024
- Faculty and staff needed to serve on Council on Parking Operations, Oct. 14, 2024
- Ackert Hall water and natural gas service interruption, Oct. 14, 2024
- Save the date: Campus Master Plan town halls, Oct. 4, 2024
- Key Control and Distribution will be closed Oct. 7, Oct. 2, 2024
- Wednesday is K-State Custodial Worker Appreciation Day, Sept. 30, 2024
- Hazardous waste awareness workshop, Sept. 30, 2024
- Take a free ride across campus on the ATA bus, Sept. 25, 2024
- Feedback drives 5 planning themes for Campus Master Plan, Sept. 20, 2024
- Park on the go with the ParkMobile app, Sept. 18, 2024
- College Heights Road east lane closure Sept. 16-20, Sept. 16, 2024
- Dickens Hall south entrance closed Sept. 2-8, Aug. 30, 2024
- Posting announcements on campus, Aug. 30, 2024
- Kimball Avenue to reopen at Denison Avenue intersection Aug. 26, Aug. 23, 2024
- K-State enhancing accessibility, safety across campus, Aug. 21, 2024
- Partial closure of Mid-Campus Drive Aug. 26-Sept.12, Aug. 21, 2024
- Tucker named director of parking and transportation, Aug. 5, 2024
- Lovers Lane closed July 31-Aug. 9, July 29, 2024
- Parking lot A28 closed July 25-26, July 24, 2024
- Director of parking and transportation open forum presentation July 26, July 24, 2024
- Dole Hall service interruption notification, July 24, 2024
- Facilities Central Mail and Storeroom closed, July 24, 2024
- Renew your parking permit by July 31, July 15, 2024
- Reminder: Director of parking and transportation open forum presentation is today, July 15, 2024
- Denison Avenue closed July 15-25, July 12, 2025
- Director of parking and transportation open forum presentation July 15, July 12, 2024
- Travel delays on Denison Avenue July 11-12, July 10, 2024
- Transportation garage and motor pool closed July 8-12, July 3, 2024
- Update your parking account with new license plate info to avoid a citation, June 26, 2024
- K-State Contract Post Office closed temporarily, June 26, 2024
- North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive closed south of Anderson Avenue through June 25, June 21, 2024
- Manhattan campus construction update, June 14, 2024
- Rosanna Carvalho promoted to director of project management, June 12, 2024
- Manhattan Avenue road closure June 17-21, June 12, 2024
- Jeff Barnes to retire from Parking Services June 7, June 7, 2024
- Lovers Lane at Manhattan Avenue to close May 23 for construction, May 22, 2024
- Facilities Customer Service phones not in service May 24, May 22, 2024
- Parking survey completed; next steps, May 22, 2024
- Summer parking on Manhattan campus, May 17, 2024
- Time is running out: Complete the Manhattan campus parking survey by May 15, May 9, 2024
- How are we doing? Complete the Custodial Services survey by May 24, May 8, 2024
- Take a study break and complete the parking survey, April 30, 2024
- Take the Manhattan campus parking survey, April 18, 2024
- Today is the last day to take the Campus Master Plan survey, April 8, 2024
- Have you taken the Campus Master Plan survey?, April 2, 2024
- Service interruption: All campus steam, April 2, 2024
- Join Division of Facilities in celebrating frontline cleaning professionals March 24-30, March 26, 2024
- Update your parking account with new license plate info, March 22, 2024
- Campus Master Plan: a chance for your voice to be heard, March 21, 2024
- Service interruption: All campus steam, March 4, 2024
- University calls for proposals for FY25 deferred maintenance project, Next-Gen K-State 1:1 match for research space innovation, Feb. 26, 2024
- Reminder on campus postings policy, Feb. 26, 2024
- Manhattan Avenue construction update, Feb. 21, 2024
- Facilities Contract Post Office closed temporarily, Feb. 13, 2024
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2023.
- Campus Master Planning effort scheduled to begin in January, Dec. 5, 2023
- Results of deferred maintenance project call for proposals, Sept. 25, 2023
- Campus Creek stabilization and Bayberry Lane project update, Aug. 30, 2023
- Updates to event and visitor parking, Aug. 28, 2023
- Lisa Johnson selected as assistant vice president of planning, design and construction, Aug. 28, 2023
- Parking permits now virtual, ParkMobile app available for hourly parking, Aug. 23, 2023
- Protocol for campus postings, Aug. 22, 2023
- Construction project continues on the east side of Rathbone Hall, Aug. 21, 2023
- Assistant vice president of planning, design and construction candidate open forum, Aug. 17, 2023
- Division of Facilities crews working to improve campus sidewalks, Aug. 8, 2023
- Surplus office furniture sale open to university departments, Aug. 1, 2023
- Parking permits expiring today, purchase and renew online, July 31, 2023
- Reminder: Submit annual Space Survey, July 28, 2023
- Multiple buildings service interruption notification, July 21, 2023
- Deferred maintenance project call for proposals, Feb. 16, 2023
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2022.
- Update on Manhattan campus space relocations, Dec. 14, 2022
- Deferred maintenance project awards, Oct. 6, 2022
- From CFO and Interim vice president for operations: Update on planned building demolitions, Sept. 13, 2022
- Deferred Maintenance Project call for proposals, June 17, 2022
- K-State Parking Services to implement license plate recognition technology, Apr. 19, 2022
- Facilities storeroom offers free COVID-19 PPE supplies for K-State units, Jan. 11, 2022
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2021.
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2020.
- Campus building assessment and space utilization studies, April 29, 2020
- Essential personnel only; most campus buildings locked, March 23, 2020
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2019.
- Kansas Board of Regents June meeting agenda items, June 19, 2019
- Kansas Board of Regents May meeting agenda items, May 15, 2019
- Kansas Board of Regents April meeting agenda items, April 17, 2019
- Kansas Board of Regents March meeting agenda items, March 20, 2019
- Kansas Board of Regents February meeting agenda items, February 19, 2019
- Kansas Board of Regents January meeting agenda items, January 16, 2019
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2018.
- Kansas Board of Regents November meeting agenda items, November 7, 2018
- Kansas Board of Regents September meeting agenda items, September 18, 2018
- Kansas Board of Regents June meeting agenda items, June 20, 2018
- 2019 City University Project Fund projects, May 21, 2018
- Kansas Board of Regents May meeting agenda items, May 16, 2018
- Kansas Board of Regents March meeting agenda items, March 14, 2018
- Kansas Board of Regents February meeting agenda items, February 13, 2018
- Kansas Board of Regents January meeting agenda items, January 17, 2018
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2017.
- Kansas Board of Regents December meeting agenda items, December 20, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents November meeting agenda items, November 14, 2017
- Fiscal Year 2018 Budget update, October 18, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents September meeting agenda items, September 20, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents June meeting agenda items, June 14, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents May meeting agenda items, May 17, 2017
- 2018 City University Project Fund projects, April 26, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents April meeting agenda items, April 19, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents March meeting agenda items, March 14, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents February meeting agenda items, February 14, 2017
- Kansas Board of Regents January meeting agenda items, January 18, 2017
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2016.
- Kansas Board of Regents December meeting agenda items, December 14, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents November meeting agenda items, November 16, 2016
- University names building for former vice provost and dean Elizabeth Unger, November 7, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents October meeting agenda items, October 18, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents September meeting agenda items, September 15, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents June meeting agenda items, June 15, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents May meeting agenda items, May 17, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents April meeting agenda items, April 19, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents March meeting agenda items, March 22, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents February meeting agenda items, February 15, 2016
- 2016 Space Migration final proposal selections, January 26, 2016
- Kansas Board of Regents January meeting agenda items, January 20, 2016
Here are the communications from the Division of Facilities for 2015.
- Kansas Board of Regents December meeting agenda items, December 15, 2015
- Kansas Board of Regents November meeting agenda items, November 17, 2015
- 2016 Space Migration Planning Project underway, November 3, 2015
- Kansas Board of Regents October meeting agenda items, October 12, 2015
- 2015 Space Migration Planning Project outcomes, August 24, 2015
- 2015 Space Migration final proposal selections, June 1, 2015
- 2015 Space Migration Planning Project underway, April 6, 2015
- Planning for campus space reallocation, March 13, 2015