Media advisory: Media invited to attend Nov. 14 K-State Unity Walk, KSUnite
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017
Kansas State University students, faculty and staff are joining together for the K-State Unity Walk and KSUnite on Tuesday, Nov. 14. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University and the Manhattan community are joining together for the K-State Unity Walk to Anderson Hall from 1-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14. The walk is a symbolic introduction to KSUnite, which will occur from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on the Anderson Hall lawn. Media are invited to attend.
KSUnite is a communitywide program to reaffirm who we are, what we value and what we stand for. The Kansas State University administration has approved a rare closure of all classes and offices from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 14, so that students, faculty and staff can participate.
Jack Ayres, student body president, and Darrell Reese, president of the Black Student Union, are hosting the program. The Rev. Troy Bowers will give the invocation and President Richard Myers will provide a message of unity and outline steps that all K-Staters can take as the community moves forward.
Read the K-State Today announcement about the event.
NEWS MEDIA LOCATION: KSUnite will take place on the lawn in front of Anderson Hall. Media can find a reserved section on the lawn's south sidewalk, just off Vattier Street and near the World War II Memorial. The reserved media section will be near an audio distribution box. If you plan to attend the event, please email media@k-state.edu or call 785-532-2535.
MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS: An audio distribution box will be available. However, no power source will be available for electronics or equipment; please make sure all equipment is fully charged.
NEWS MEDIA PARKING: Vattier Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during the event and open to pedestrians only. If you have a parking pass from K-State News and Communications Services, you may park in any nonreserved or nonhandicap student or faculty/staff parking space. The K-State parking garage, south of the K-State Student Union, is $1.50 an hour on a space-available basis. Please allow ample time for parking. See an interactive map of campus.
LIVESTREAM VIDEO: A livestream video with closed captioning will be available at k-state.edu/ksunite. A Facebook Live stream will be available at facebook.com/KState. No satellite feed of video and sound bites from the event will be available.
NEWS MEDIA HELP: Staff with K-State News and Communications Services will be available and can answer additional questions.
