Media advisory: RSVP now to attend Feb. 6 open forum for K-State community visit to Jackson County
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
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ANNOUNCEMENT: As part of the Kansas State University presidential community visit initiative, K-State will host a community visit in the Jackson County region on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and Wednesday, Feb. 7. The visit includes activities to engage with, listen to and learn from Kansans in Holton and the Jackson County region.
President Richard Linton and K-State Connected 'Cats students will lead community conversations and events to highlight university partnerships and K-State Research and Extension relationships. The Connected 'Cats students include Jaye Hrencher, senior in marketing, Hiawatha, and Jerilyn Nelson, first-year veterinary medicine student, Soldier.
Tonya Barta, president and CEO of The Farmers State Bank, Holton, will serve as the local host for the Jackson County community visit.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: View a schedule with full details for the Feb. 6 and 7 Jackson County community visit.
Media are invited to attend the keynote event: a community open forum from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at The Courtyard Event Center, 426 Pennsylvania Ave., Holton. President Linton and K-State Connected 'Cats students will host a dialogue about university and community connections and the student experience. The event also will include free K-State Call Hall ice cream.
Additionally, surprise educator awards will be distributed at area high schools. Media members should contact media@k-state.edu to attend these events and to get further details.
ARRANGEMENTS: Media members attending the Feb. 6 community open forum should RSVP to media@k-state.edu by noon Monday, Feb. 5.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: A brief media availability with President Richard Linton and the K-State Connected 'Cats students will occur shortly after the open forum ends. The open forum will be from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at The Courtyard Event Center, 426 Pennsylvania Ave., Holton.
QUESTIONS: Please contact staff with K-State News and Communications Services at 785-532-2535 or media@k-state.edu with questions.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY VISIT INITIATIVE: The K-State community visit initiative focuses on the people of Kansas and their communities. K-State is visiting multiple communities throughout the state to listen to and learn from the Kansans who live there. Learn more about the community visit initiative.
The community visits are an important part of the K-State 105 initiative, which is Kansas State University's answer to the call for a comprehensive economic growth and advancement solution for Kansas. The initiative leverages the statewide K-State Research and Extension network to deliver the full breadth of the university's collective knowledge and solution-driven innovation to every Kansan, right where they live and work.
Additionally, K-State 105 forges the connections and partnerships that create access to additional expertise within other state institutions and agencies, nonprofits and corporations — all part of an effort to build additional capacities and strengths in each of the 105 counties in the state.
