Flint Hills region

Event kickoff breakfast

Manhattan

Community open forum

410 S. Third St., Manhattan

Everyone is invited to attend this community event, where President Richard Linton and K-State students will host a dialogue about university and community connections and the student experience. A focus will be on the future of enhancing the successful partnerships and positive relationships with and between communities that comprise the Flint Hills region.

Net Positive Studio

220 Willow St., Ogden

Join an engaged community partnership conversation about a leading example of connection and engaged learning. This project brings together Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity, Manhattan Area Technical College, the Ogden community, and K-State College of Architecture, Planning & Design students and faculty to collaborate in providing affordable net-zero housing to strengthen and sustain communities.

SAVE Farm

9680 N. 52nd St., Riley

Join an engaged community partnership conversation about an innovative agricultural training organization designed to provide education and healing for service members, veterans and their families on a pathway to a career in agriculture. SAVE Farm students, alumni and program leaders will provide a program overview and a dialogue with partners representing the Nature Conservancy, the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts, government agencies, K-State and others who support program advancement and delivery.

Supporting child care

406 C Miller Dr., Wamego

Join an engaged community partnership conversation that shows the importance of ensuring excellent early childhood care for the citizens of Pottawatomie County and its economic development. Hear from partnership leaders with K-State Research and Extension, Pottawatomie County and Wamego Public Schools' Central Elementary School and join a facilitated conversation about the importance of the collaborative child care coalition.

Flint Hills Breadbasket

905 Yuma St., Manhattan

Through HandsOn Kansas State, volunteer at a nonprofit food pantry in Manhattan by organizing and restocking shelves at the pantry. The Flint Hills Breadbasket is a nonprofit food pantry that strives to minimize hunger and poverty in our community through the distribution of food and other essential items.

All volunteer slots have been filled for this event.

Serving to promote food security

300 Griffith Dr., Manhattan

Experience local elementary students, teachers and staff partnering with K-State student volunteers to officially re-open a community learning garden. The team will clear and prepare the site for the school year and learn about importance of youth exposure to gardening and growing their own produce.

All volunteer slots have been filled for this event.

Advancing entrepreneurship

CivicPlus
302 S. Fourth St., Suite 500, Manhattan

Join an engaged community partnership conversation about advancing entrepreneurship in the Flint Hills. Community leaders and representatives from multiple K-State units will discuss their successes and challenges in the community entrepreneurial ecosystem with an emphasis on a future vision for access to resources and community connection.

Mobile food distribution

Kansas State University, 1831 Olympic Drive, Manhattan

Participate in a mobile food distribution to address food insecurity in our community. Through HandsOn Kansas State, community members, K-State students, faculty and staff volunteers will work together to organize and distribute food. Food is delivered by Harvesters, a regional food bank serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Harvesters mobilizes communities to create equitable access to food and addresses the root causes and impact of hunger.

All volunteer slots have been filled for this event.

Calling all 'Cats
Registration starts at 6 p.m., program starts at 6:30 p.m.
K-State Alumni Center Ballroom
1720 Anderson Ave., Manhattan

Interested in becoming a Wildcat? Don’t make the world wait. We invite all interested students and their families to attend this evening event. Hear from current students and mix and mingle with experts. Learn about how you can have lasting experiences while you earn a K-State degree on your way to a great job.