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November 1, 2022

Greater Kansas City community visit starts today, follow along on K-State social media

Submitted by Division of Communications and Marketing

As part of the new Kansas State University presidential community visit initiative, K-State will host a community visit in the Greater Kansas City area on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and Wednesday, Nov. 2. Check out K-State's Instagram and Facebook stories on Nov. 2 to follow the community visit events throughout the day.

The visit includes activities to engage with, listen to and learn from Kansans in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. View a schedule with full details for the Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 Greater Kansas City community visit.

President Richard Linton and K-State Connected 'Cats students will lead several events, including community conversations, recruitment activities and events to highlight university partnerships and K-State Research and Extension relationships. The Connected 'Cats students include Rosa Cano, junior in human resources management, and Malik Jenkins, senior in life science and pre-veterinary medicine, both from Kansas City, Kansas; Stacia Mendoza, senior in finance, Lenexa; and Camden Mayfield, senior in mechanical engineering, Overland Park.

K-State continues traveling the state as part of the new presidential community visit initiative that focuses on the people of Kansas and their communities. The initiative consists of nine community visits throughout the state this academic year. See where K-State has been and where the university is going next

A communications toolkit is available to help K-Staters share a consistent message about the university's relationships, partnerships and contributions throughout the state of Kansas. The toolkit offers a pathway for any university unit to plug in to the initiative and help share stories of engagement across the state.

Access the communications toolkit on the community visit website. Please be prepared to enter your K-State eID and password to access the information.