March 31, 2020
Karen Goos, vice provost of enrollment management, provides details on resources for current and future Wildcats.
From the administration
News and research
- Students in need encouraged to apply for emergency funds
- College of Veterinary Medicine continues to offer essential services to Kansas and beyond
- Graduation regalia returns
- Students: Help your home away from home
- New Coffman chair seeks to maximize value of undergraduate teaching resources at K-State
- Teaching & Learning Center launches Teachers Thriving Remotely video series
- Zechariah Rose, Jacob Worm elected new SGA president, vice president at K-State Polytechnic
Events
- Safe Zone Faculty and Staff Introductory Training
- Poets to read from their work via Zoom
- Additional Libraries graduate workshop offered on systematic reviews
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Keen co-authors textbook
- Senior leadership honorary Blue Key selects members for next academic year
- Johnson to serve on advisory committee for APLU
March 30, 2020
President Richard Myers praises K-State faculty, staff and students for their resiliency and solidarity during the past few weeks.
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
- Biology researcher receives NSF CAREER award to measure soil microbe, grazer interactions
- Keep Teaching, Keep Learning: K-State demonstrates cyber land-grant university leadership
Events
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Research featured in recent issue of Physics Review Letters
- Tillman Family Undergraduate Scholarship awarded to four undergraduate students
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
March 27, 2020
The #kstatestrong family is here for you. Watch a compilation of this week's videos.
From the provost
News and research
- Students invited to Virtual Town Hall with K-State administrators
- From KSU Foundation: K-State establishes #KStateStrong Emergency Response Fund
- University launches online public health graduate certificate
Events
- Graduate Student Council hosts Zoom coffee hour
- 2020 Drumline, Classy Cat and Color Guard online auditions
- 'Mandeville's Fable of the Bees' lecture postponed
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State students earn scholarships from Kansas City chapter of ASHRAE
- Aspiring educators participate in annual literacy events
- Phi Theta Kappa recognizes K-State for exemplary transfer pathways
Technology
March 26, 2020
Athletics Director Gene Taylor offers tips to stay physically and mentally active.
From the administration
News and research
- Have general COVID-19 questions? Call Riley County information hotline
- Journalism and mass communication graduate program ranked among Top 10 of nation's affordable online graduate degrees
- Simple at-home activities can help you stay healthy during stressful times
- Beach Museum of Art offers online engagement tools for continued art experiences
- Jeannie Brown Leonard shares remote learning success tips
Events
Health and safety
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Architectural engineering student wins top ASHRAE scholarship
- Alumni Association names 2020 International Leadership Award winners
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
- Hale Library Blog: New challenges, same objective
- March 2020 Lifelines — College of Veterinary Medicine newsletter
March 25, 2020
Faculty Senate President Tanya González describes balancing work and family and thanks faculty for their hard work.
News and research
Events
University life
March 24, 2020
Student Body President Jansen Penny describes resources for student engagement in an online environment.
From the administration
News and research
- Students: Help your home away from home; complete 2020 Census
- COVID-19 swabbing station opened in Riley County
- Student organization registration opens April 1 with support sessions available this week
- K-State Libraries' Morse Scholarship canceled for this year
- All that COVID content: Communications and Marketing can help make it accessible
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State student receives international veterinary scholarship
- Thompson-Laswell awarded Top Author Award by Top Hat
- K-State Sales Team places third in the Challenger Sales Institute Regional Sales Competition
Technology
- Adobe Creative Cloud available to students, faculty and staff
- Who is listening to your conversations through your smart devices?
March 23, 2020
President Richard Myers offers words of encouragement during this difficult time.
From the president
From the administration
News and research
- Updated: How to contact services of Division of Student Life during limited operations
- New website available to students seeking information about learning remotely
- K-State Collegian to supplement suspended print papers with online newsletters
- Summer education abroad programs canceled
- Kansas telecommunication companies sign FCC pledge
- Riley County bans public gatherings of more than 10 people
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Reminder: Nominate your 2020 Faculty Member of the Year
- Health and Human Sciences' Bronwyn Fees named an ACE fellow
- Should child care centers replace breakfast grains with protein-rich foods?
Personnel changes
March 20, 2020
News and research
- K-State Campus Store resources and solutions
- Letter from the editor of the Collegian: An update on Collegian coverage going forward, a promise
Shared governance
Events
Health and safety
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
March 19, 2020
From the administration
K-State Today special
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
- Transitioning to remote course delivery
- KDHE issues new mandates for quarantine and isolation of travelers, close contacts and those being tested
- Carl and Melinda Helwig invest in naming the biological and agricultural engineering department at K-State
Events
- Browzine workshop offered March 23 via Zoom
- Mobile food distribution postponed
- McCain Performance Series cancels or reschedules remaining shows; offers refund, gift certificate options
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Student broadcasters/podcasters honored in national and statewide awards
- College of Veterinary Medicine hosts annual Phi Zeta Research Day
March 18, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- K-State offers mental health support
- Updates to Cats' Cupboard online order system
- Kansas State University earns five stars in worldwide university rating system
Events
- In-person activities canceled for 16th annual Interior Design and Fashion Studies Student Symposium
- Chester E. Peters Lecture canceled
Technology
- K-State software licenses page is being updated
- March 27: Tapping Social Media with NCapture and NVivo 12 Plus
March 17, 2020
From the administration
- A special update from AD Gene Taylor
- A letter from Alumni Association President and CEO Amy Button Renz regarding COVID-19
K-State Today special
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
- KSU Foundation to serve you virtually beginning Tuesday, March 17
- Continuation of K-State Libraries' services for students
- Application due date correction: Apply for the Morse Scholarship by April 3
- Parking Services suspends operations
- University Printing reduced operations
Events
- Kansas State University takes lead in Kansas for climate change education project
- March 31 Huck Boyd Lecture canceled
- University Anti-Discrimination Zoom training sessions canceled
- Roundup in Hays is canceled
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Three graduate students receive awards for their State Capitol poster presentations
- New research improves understanding of nanomedicine for cancer treatment
Technology
March 16, 2020
K-State Today special
News and research
- SafeRide services suspended until fall 2020 semester
- Park and Ride shuttles to suspend operations
- Cats' Cupboard begins online order service
- Comcast, Charter offer free home internet
- KDHE issues new recommendations for quarantine and isolation of travelers, close contacts and those being tested
Events
- Today's K-State Libraries' grad workshop available online only
- What Matters to Me and Why lecture postponed
- Libraries' Hale of a Time event postponed
- Relevant Resilience: 'The Art of Self-Care' canceled
- Division of Biology Seminar Series canceled for rest of semester
University life
Personnel changes
March 13, 2020
News and research
- Practice social distancing to mitigate spread of novel coronavirus
- Union services affected by COVID-19
- Recreation Complex and pool temporary closure
- K-State Athletics update
- K-State's McCain Performance Series announces cancellation of several shows
- Beach Museum of Art temporarily closed
- Q&A with Fulbright Scholar James Arvanitakis
- Stone House Child Care Center temporarily closed
Events
March 6, 2020
Focused in Friday: Cupola on Holtz Hall.
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
Events
University life
- Mortar Board Outstanding Student Scholarship application
- Award nominations now open for Division of Student Life
Technology
March 5, 2020
Chemistry lab from 1898. Photo courtesy of the Morse Department of Special Collections.
From the administration
News and research
- University issues travel ban for countries with warnings
- From KSU Foundation: Hearst Foundations grant $100K to K-State's MAPS Summer Bridge experience
Events
- 'The Old Chisholm Trail' talk today at Beach Museum of Art
- Engineering a Dream 2020
- Wine All You Want at JP's Sports Grill
- 25th annual Dog-N-Jog 5K/10K and 1-mile Pup Trot
- Cats' Cupboard spring break hours and additional resources
- Reminder: Graduate Student Writing Retreat applications due Wednesday, March 18
- Sigma Alpha Iota to present women in music recital
- Fulbright scholar James Arvanitakis to present 'Challenges Confronting Contemporary Democracies'
- Blue Key Senior Honorary and K-State Strengths to host annual Strengths in Action event
University life
- K-State Alumni Association accepting applications for 2020 Homecoming Committee
- Chimes Junior Honorary applications close March 8
Kudos, publications and presentations
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
March 4, 2020
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- Register for spring 2020 K-State Launch competition
- Live Ideas Undergraduate Journal contest March 15
- Save the date: 24th annual Travel and Dining Auction April 3
- JMC 'How I Landed My Job' Speaker Series, featuring Charlene Lake
- 'Chine-Colle and Quick Color' artist lecture and workshop by printmaker Ashley Taylor
- K-State band concert March 4
- K-State College Advising Corps is hiring: Attend an info session on March 5
- Daniel D. Liou to present spring 2020 Vanguard Lecture March 25
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Members of Pi Kappa Phi assist K-State recycling program
- Milling science student attends Buhler Swiss Milling School
- K-State Sales Program hosts inaugural High School Sales Competition
March 3, 2020
From the administration
News and research
- Reminder: K-State Alerts test today
- Personal financial planning to become a department
- K-State celebrates International Year of Plant Health: Plant Health for Healthy Humans
Events
- Out in STEM meets tonight in 204 Union
- Center for Engagement and Community Development to host inaugural Community Engagement Opportunities Fair
- Relevant Resilience: 'What's Your Mindset?'
- Themed trivia night at Union Station by JP's tonight
- 'Growing our Mindset' forum to discuss diversity in the workplace
- Pre-law and political science host legal speaker Kim Helvey
- David Fletcher to present APDesign Ekdahl Lecture March 4
University life
- Spring break hours at the Union
- Travel awards available for 2020 SciComm Conference
- Applications due March 4 for pre-law and nonprofit leadership trip to Washington, D.C.
- New online intersession course explores perfect podcasting
Technology
March 2, 2020
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
From the administration
KSUnite
News and research
- From KSU Foundation: Announcing second All In for K-State, day of giving, in support of Textbooks 2.0
- Apply for the Morse Scholarship: $3,000 for a community-minded summer project or internship
Events
- Big 12 Virtual Career Fair March 25
- 'PolleNative' a Master of Fine Arts exhibition by Dee Roof
- Hospitality Management Club now accepting preorder for bierocks
- Tendai Gadzikwa to present Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics seminar
- Safe Zone offers student and community member introductory training
- Artist lecture and workshop by designer and printmaker Sam Pierson
- Retirement celebration for Union’s accounting specialist
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State's Black Student Union wins Outstanding Big XII Council of the Year
- Recyclemania week three results