Opportunities for K-State Faculty/Staff
What would you like to do?
'Cats Connect
- Facilitate discussions with K-State faculty/staff using provided question cards during six one-hour sessions with a small group. Serve the K-State campus community by moderating conversations and building community within the group. .
HandsOn Kansas State
- Choose from varying community-engaged service opportunities in the Manhattan area like food distribution, working within local organizations, and more. .
K-State First Book Dialogues
- This year, Wildcats are reading "Callings: The purpose and passion of work," by Dave Isay. As part of a series of events centered on this book, the Dialogues event will feature presentations followed by small-group breakouts led by volunteer facilitators. Sign up to faclitate a small group. You'll receive training, an exclusive T-shirt, and an opportunity to grow your skills. Learn more about K-State First Book Dialogues.
'Cats Connect
- Participating in a 'Cats Connect group helps you build community, practice active listening, build empathy and understanding for others' stories, and so much more. Grow your perspective and meet new Wildcats for one hour a week, for just six weeks. .
HandsOn Kansas State
- Volunteering with HandsOn Kansas State gives faculty/staff a ground-up perspective when it comes to planning and managing a large-scale volunteer event. Every task, big or small, matters when it comes to serving within our communities. Choose from varying time commitments, organizations, and more. .
K-State First Book Dialogues
- This year, Wildcats are reading "Callings: The purpose and passion of work," by Dave Isay. As part of a series of events centered on this book, the Dialogues event will feature presentations followed by small-group breakouts led by volunteer facilitators. All faculty and staff are welcome! Join as an attendee or sign up to faclitate a small group. You'll receive training, an exclusive T-shirt, and an opportunity to grow your skills. Learn more about K-State First Book Dialogues.
James R. Coffman Leadership Institute
- This institute offers faculty and unclassified staff a unique opportunity to refresh and enhance their leadership skills and knowledge through in-person facilitation over the course of four days. It serves as a launching point for continuous leadership development, professional networking, and empowerment of Kansas State University professionals. .
K-State Strengths
- K-State is a CliftonStrengths-based campus, offering students a Strengths assessment prior to their first semester, and Strengths Peer Coaching Sessions any time, all at no cost. Become a Strengths champion and integrate Strengths learning in your classroom or organization. Unlock your Strengths to develop a deeper understanding of your leadership style, choices, beliefs and actions, then work with your students or fellow faculty/staff members to do the same. The Strengths team also offers workshops and trainings for groups across campus. .
North Central Extension Leadership Development (NELD)
- The NELD program is built for extension professionals and meant to build leaders throughout extension networks at all levels and provides them with the vision, courage, and tools to lead in a changing world. .
What Matters to Me and Why
- This informal lunch-time event gives us the chance to hear a personal narrative from a fellow member of faculty/staff that sheds light on choices, beliefs, values, and motivations. Hear colleagues share their personal stories, and build connections with others universitywide. This leadership lecture series includes lunch! .
Staley School of Leadership
252 Leadership Studies Building
1300 Mid-Campus Dr. N.
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6085
leadership@k-state.edu