February 28, 2018
The stately Fairchild Hall was built in 1894 for a cost of $70,000. A minor addition came in 1903 with the construction of a second story on the building's southern end.
Events
- Paraguayan Student Association's first spring Paraguayan Social is today
- It's time for 'Spring Break NOT Spring Broke!'
- Pickering duo to present organ and cello recital
- A Moment of Mindfulness: Cultivating Self-Compassion
- Seventh annual disco party to support Kansas State University cancer research April 6
- Talk by Tim Mehigan, Oz to Oz Fulbright scholar, on Thursday, March 1
- No Bakery Science Club sale today
- Brian Geisbrecht to present Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar on March 1
- KSDB hosting mental health roundtable
University life
- K-State cares: Services available for students in crisis
- Apply for Taiwan Study Abroad Scholarship by March 1
- Sarachek Fellowship and Travel Awards application deadline is Friday, March 2
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Panel of Topeka High students present in Goodson's core teaching class
- Dining center unit director recognized for watermelon recipe
February 27, 2018
Lights illuminate K-State's College of Business Building.
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Kat Chats to present 'Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorders: Not Just a Female Problem'
- K-State Dance Day 2018 for ages 8 and up
- Asian American Student Union hosts Panda Express fundraiser today
- RSVP by March 2 for CliftonStrengths for Students Gallup educator seminar
- Reminder: How I Landed My Job lecture today
- March at K-State: Music, drama, art and more showcased on campus
- American Ethnic Studies Showcase lectures 2018 begin today with Jessica Falcone
- Microaggressions: A Safe Zone advanced training today
- Amanda Seales to present 'Sideye Seminar: Identifying and Defying Everyday Forms of Sexism'
- K-State Theatre presents 'Who Will Talk to the Boys?'
- Presentations due March 1 for Engagement Symposium on April 12
- School of Music, Theatre, and Dance hosts inaugural Recorder Workshop
- Legal Life Hacks Panel
- K-State American Chemical Society Student Affiliate hosting fundraiser at McAlister's Deli tonight
- ADHD awareness event today
Kudos, publications and presentations
Volunteer opportunities
February 26, 2018
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
News and research
- Hormel Foods helps K-State's Cats' Cupboard feed hungry students
- We're listening: The K-State Libraries seek feedback through survey
Shared governance
Events
- Union Station by JP's grand opening is March 1
- Kansas City Royals and Chiefs marketing executives to present in Sports Marketing Speaker Series this week
- The Library and Your Research: Retaining Rights to Promote Your Research today
- Get your personal finance questions answered with a free cup of coffee at Powercat Pick-Me-Up
- Pre-Vet Club hosting fundraiser at Fuzzy's
- K-State JMC to host How I Landed My Job talk with public relations alumna Danielle Calhoun
- Former member of Westboro Baptist Church to share message of empathy and tolerance
- MFA candidate exhibition features work of Benjamin Ingle
- April 7 open house marks a day of fun, adventure at K-State Olathe
- Strengths in Action event March 8
- Support graduate students in 3 Minute Thesis finale
- Interactive theatre session to promote difficult dialogues about inequities in STEM undergraduate education
Health and safety
Kudos, publications and presentations
Human resources, benefits and training
Volunteer opportunities
February 23, 2018
Focused in Friday: Chairs in the Barry and Deni Greenberg Commons in Regnier Hall.
From the president
News and research
Events
- McCain Performance Series kicks off March with Shakespeare, Austen
- Journalism and Mass Communications Ambassadors to host Panera Fundraiser Feb. 26
- A.Q. Miller School to host screening of National Geographic 'From the Ashes' film
- Graduates students in MFA program featured in Manhattan Arts Center exhibition
Kudos, publications and presentations
February 22, 2018
Snow covers the ground at the Kansas State University Manhattan campus.
From the administration
Shared governance
Events
- Academic Coaching program hosting ADHD awareness event
- K-State geologist to discuss deep-time paleoclimatology
- Visiting art historian Angi Elsea Bourgeois to lecture Monday
- Open house set for NACADA research center
- Peter Dorhout to be featured speaker on 'What Matters to Me and Why'
- Division of Biology presents Monserrate Roman Feb. 23
- Capitol Graduate Research Summit rescheduled
- Safe Zone advanced training event today on promoting accessibility on campus
- HPV vaccine expert to present Bascom Lecture March 12
Volunteer opportunities
February 21, 2018
The clock that stands north of Holtz Hall was provided by donations from the classes of 1968, 1971, 1973 and 1974. Each face of the four-sided clock is inscribed with one of these class years.
News and research
- Applications due March 28 for $3,000 Morse Scholarship Award
- 'Teach less, better' is key concept in social studies symposium
- Gates Cambridge selects first Kansas State University student for international scholarship
- Connect with universitywide inclusion news and events on the KSUnite website
Events
- Join K-State Libraries tomorrow for a copyright workshop on fair use
- Bakery Science Club sale today
- Google Earth co-creator and native Kansan Brian McClendon to speak at K-State on Feb. 28
- Teng-Leong Chew to present Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar on Feb. 22
- K-State geographer to discuss role of limnology in understanding lakes
- Sign up to eat at McAlister's Deli to support the K-State American Chemical Society student affiliate
- Kansas State Polytechnic offering UAS training for law enforcement
- Taking steps to better health: Walk Kansas starts March 18
- Strengths Week Gallup Student Leader Event
- Romantic musical comedy opens Feb. 23 in Purple Masque Theatre
Kudos, publications and presentations
Volunteer opportunities
February 20, 2018
Purple lights shine at the K-State Student Union.
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet at McCain Auditorium Feb. 22
- Documentary screening, panel discussion on 'Talking Black in America' Feb. 26
- Faculty Senate to host spring 2018 open forums
- Kat Chat: 'Don't Stress! De-Stress!'
- K-State Orchestra to present 'The Prairie Ascendant' tonight
- K-State Strengths Week 2018: #DiscoverStrengths
- Filmmaker Peter Bratt is upcoming Lou Douglas Lecture speaker
- JMC How I Landed My Job lecture series to feature food industry marketer Terry Schroff
- Vietnamese Student Association hosting Freddy's fundraiser today
- Science on Tap: 'Dancing in the rain — sex and survival of rainforest birds'
University life
- K-State Alumni Association seeks nominations from Wildcat community for Alumni Excellence Award
- Snyder Leadership Legacy Fellows program application window closes Feb. 23
Kudos, publications and presentations
February 19, 2018
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
From the administration
News and research
- New campus lunch destination to open Feb. 20
- College of Education hosts 2018 ‘We the People’ state championships
Events
- Exploring our democracy is focus of activities through February at Kansas State University
- Graduate students presenting Kansas-related research at Capitol Graduate Research Summit
- Join Honor and Integrity System for K-State Integrity Week
- New Orleans Saints and Pelican's motion graphics manager and K-State alumnus Ben Fallin to speak as part of Sports Marketing Speaker Series
- Business Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 21
- Exhibit registration is open for All-University Open House
- Cats For Inclusion Community Dialogue today
- RSVP deadline for Boyer/Switzer Lecture and Luncheon is Feb. 21
- Next International Coffee Hour is Feb. 23
- The Library and Your Research: Getting A Head Start with the ETDR Writing Template today
University life
- WellCAT Ambassadors accepting applications for fall 2018
- Reminder: Applications for Chimes Junior Honorary due Feb. 23
Volunteer opportunities
February 16, 2018
Focused in Friday: Engineering design elements at the Engineering Complex.
News and research
- More than 50 students studying online receive scholarships from Kansas State University
- Finalists announced for Three Minute Thesis
Events
- Tournées French Film Festival
- Presale tickets end today for K-State Rodeo this weekend
- Paraguayan Student Association hosts first spring Paraguayan Social
- Visiting artist lectures by Wendy Edwards and Jerry Mischak Feb. 20
Kudos, publications and presentations
- American ethnic studies professor invited to participate in decolonial feminism philosophy workshop
- Babcock publishes research grant report
February 15, 2018
Memorial Stadium from the east on a football game day in 1924. Courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
From the Kansas Board of Regents
Shared governance
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Students at KSDB take first place in national competition
- K-State faculty assume leadership role in new publication for special needs practitioners
February 14, 2018
A rose blooms in the summer at the Kansas State University Gardens.
Events
- Bakery Science Club sale today
- Information sessions for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Truman scholarships begin today
- K-State 48 Film Festival offers intermediate video editing workshop this Thursday
- International Coordinating Council hosting game night on Friday
- Woodland burning workshop planned Feb. 28
- News deserts topic of Huck Boyd Lecture in Community Media by Penny Abernathy
- Presentation abstracts for Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture due Feb. 16
- Beach Museum of Art hosts Early Expressions student art show, reception
- Join Counseling Services for A Moment for Mindfulness: Love and Kindness today
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
February 13, 2018
In 1961, a 40-rank pipe organ was installed in All Faiths Chapel.
From the administration
- Provost names search committee for College of Veterinary Medicine dean
- Kansas Board of Regents February meeting agenda items
- Legislative update
News and research
- Travel awards available for 2018 SciComm Conference
- Students invited to participate in National College Health Assessment
Events
- Student art exhibit launches Living Democracy Project at K-State
- Horticulture Club to host annual rose sale
- Kat Chats to present 'The Language of Love' today
- Science Cafe at Radina's today
- Sign up for a Manhattan Public Library card at Hale Library
- Mortar Board Senior Honor Society hosts 'Last Lecture' by Dave Dreiling
- Nonprofit practitioner panel Feb. 16
- 'Water Stories by Lynn Benson' exhibition opens today
- Sign up for Oxfam hunger banquet at K-State Student Union
- National Ground Water Association McEllhiney Lecture by Todd Halihan
- Barry Bradford to present Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar on Feb. 14
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Theatre students recognized at American College Theatre Festival
- Winter issue of Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains just released
Human resources, benefits and training
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
February 12, 2018
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
News and research
- Burton scholarships help four students at Kansas State Polytechnic put their dreams in flight
- K-State partners with Cambodian university on sustainable agriculture and nutrition
Shared governance
Events
- K-State Proud campaign week Feb. 12-17
- K-State Rodeo returns to Weber Arena
- Tatonetti to present about Indigenous HIV/AIDS activist Carole laFavor
- Kansas Forest Service fire program coordinator to retire
- Pickering to perform 30-minute organ recital Wednesday
- Eat at Chipotle tonight to support the Fountain Wars Design Team
- The return of Three Minute Thesis Feb. 13 and 27
- The Library and Your Research: Discover-Use-Manage, An Overview of Data and its Lifecycle today
- College of Education to host Qualitative Research Open House
- Safe Zone Advanced training on raising awareness about sexual violence offered tomorrow
- Tyjaun Lee to present Boyer/Switzer Lecture Feb. 23
- Chinese Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Dog is coming Feb. 16
- Translational and Comparative Oncology research symposium March 17
- Communicators' Brown Bag group to tour Seaton/Regnier Hall Thursday
- Ford to present 'Designing for Resilience, Equity and Democracy'
University life
Volunteer opportunities
February 9, 2018
Focused in Friday: The windows of Fiedler Hall.
From the administration
News and research
- Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol features five students from Kansas State University
- American Airlines Flight Education Grant boosts Kansas State Polytechnic aviation education outreach efforts
Events
- K-State Stock Pitch Competition offers $10,000 in cash awards for student teams
- 'The Anthropologist' film screening
- Deadline today: Apply for Graduate Student Leadership Development program
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Cyber defenders score high in national competition
- Mock Trial teams finish strong at second tournament of the season
Volunteer opportunities
February 8, 2018
Icicles form in a tree near Dole Hall.
News and research
- College of Engineering names Hossain to department head position
- Kansas State University, Eisenhower Presidential Library renew partnership agreement
Shared governance
Events
- Friday, Feb. 9 deadline to apply to Graduate Student Ambassador program
- Reminder: Application deadline for education abroad opportunity in Japan is Feb. 15
- 'After the Burn' artist talk by Erin Wiersma today
- Annual Tuba Valentines available from Tuba and Euphonium Studio
- First Black Faculty and Staff Alliance Book Club meetings Feb. 12 and Feb. 20
- K-State Confucius Institute to host Chinese Culture Fair on Feb. 18
- German program to host 'Spotlighting Louise Brooks: From the Kansas Prairie to the German Silver Screen' Feb. 24
- Stephanie Shames to present Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar today
Kudos, publications and presentations
Volunteer opportunities
February 7, 2018
Built in 1911, the former gymnasium was named for Ernest R. Nichols, president of K-State from 1899 to 1909.
News and research
- Sky's the limit for Kansas State Polytechnic student and his dream of flying
- K-State convenes meeting for top researchers of sustainable food systems
Events
- Menu Madness contest invites healthy recipe submissions
- Bakery Science Club sale today
- University distinguished professor Wayne Goins to share Feb. 8 What Matters to Me and Why talk
- Send a Valentine's Tap-A-Gram to someone special
- Kansas Natural Resources Conference focused on conservation delivery in changing times
- Use and misuse of water featured in artist Lynn Benson's exhibition at Beach Museum of Art
University life
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance provides free tax preparation
- Staley School of Leadership Studies accepting class leader applications
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Architectural engineering students win local chapter scholarships
- K-State Legislative Advocates meet legislators in Topeka
- Natural resource societies recognize conservation champion
Volunteer opportunities
- Individuals who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer needed for study
- Groups of consumers who prefer rare steak needed for tasting panels
February 6, 2018
A squirrel digs in the snow on the K-State Manhattan campus.
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Union Station by JP's grand opening set for March 1
- Fundraiser at Freddy's to support K-State Veterinary Voyagers
- Community invited to Distinguished Young Alumni presentations Feb. 27
- Vendors needed for K-State Farmers Market
- Kat Chat: 'Connecting the Dots: Recognizing Depression'
- 'Anyone CAN Exercise': Join kinesiology students for fun free classes
- Gilman Scholarship for education abroad information session today
- Graduate Student Council professional development seminar: 'Presenting Your Thesis in Three Minutes or Less'
- K-State to host 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
- Kansas Forest Service and K-State Research and Extension-Clark County to host post-fire tree planting workshop
University life
- Campus application open for Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships
- Call for presentations for April 12 Engagement Symposium
- Juniors: Apply for Mortar Board Senior Honor Society
Kudos, publications and presentations
Campus construction and maintenance
February 5, 2018
Snow blankets the Kansas State University Gardens.
News and research
Events
- Greek Experience Day 2018
- K-State Athletics' Joni Smoller and Adam Prough kickoff spring Sports Marketing Speaker Series
- High school sophomores get an early taste of college life at K-State
- 14th annual Drag Show tickets now available
- First Coffee Hour session for the spring semester is Feb. 9
- Fourth annual Housing Fair Wednesday
- Graduate Student Council meeting today at noon
- College of Business Administration brings BIG Dream Gathering to K-State
- The Library and Your Research: Managing Citations and References with Refworks today
- K-State Proud College Week
- CARE office to host Men's Engagement Group
- Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to present lecture Feb. 6
- Reminder: An Evening With Peter K. Dorhout, American Chemical Society president
- Engineering Career Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and Wednesday, Feb. 7
University life
February 2, 2018
Focused in Friday: A fountain at the Kansas State University Gardens.
Events
- Beach Museum of Art hosting Family Valentines Workshop Saturday, Feb. 3
- Last day to register for graduate student Three Minute Thesis Competition
- Staley School of Leadership Studies partners with Harvesters to host mobile food distribution
- Double the enjoyment: Broadway smash 'Jersey Boys' at McCain for two shows
University life
- K-State First accepting nominations for inaugural First-Year Advocate Awards
- 64 Ways to Practice Nonviolence
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Doctoral student awarded dissertation research fellowship award
- New ASHRAE scholarship winners rank university high in total dollars awarded
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
February 1, 2018
In 1885, the library was housed in the northeast corner of present-day Anderson Hall. Courtesy of Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- 'Not Without Laughter' opens today
- K-State geographer to discuss market-based ecosystem services conservation
- Save the date: An evening With Peter K. Dorhout, American Chemical Society president
- K-State Confucius Institute to host lecture, 'The Culture Surrounding Traditional Chinese Clothing'
- Art, music, drama and more warm up February at K-State
- Doc's Ukulele Orchestra features K-State faculty and friends
University life
- Silver Key sophomore honorary applications open now
- Reminder: Nominate a librarian for the Hobrock Award by Feb. 14
- Learn Flint Hills wildflowers — on Facebook
- Nominate a K-State student for an Alumni Association award
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Best Paper award for doctoral student in mechanical engineering
- Craig among artists awarded medical school art commission