September 30, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
- K-State expands testing to offer voluntary asymptomatic testing for students, rewards available
- Updates on COVID-19 in K-State communities
From the administration
News and research
- How to avoid the fake news trap
- K-State Marching Band selling discount cards for physical and online vendors
Events
- Reminder: Attend today's virtual lecture with K-State common book author William Kamkwamba
- The shows must go on: McCain Auditorium launching new livestream series
- First Friday with Ebony Theatre and a Broadway star
- Register for Asian American Student Union's Civic Engagement Event this Thursday and Friday
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop covering 'The Realities of Interpersonal Violence on College Campuses'
- You're invited: Virtual retirement celebration for Sandra Stith
- Ed Symposium goes virtual and doubles as recruitment event
- 21st K-State Beef Stocker Virtual Field Day is Thursday
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Vote to honor your favorite faculty for Mortar Board's annual Faculty Recognition Ceremony
- Sauer and Roberts provide keynote address for Arizona conference
September 29, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
Events
- Registration open for K-State Homecoming Virtual 5K Run/Walk
- Research and the State abstract deadline submission extended
- Meet the Social Worker panels
- Carnegie Mellon professor addresses Nineteenth Amendment and social change in free civics webinar
Kudos, publications and presentations
- McNair Scholars present summer research at 2020 MKN McNair Heartland Research Conference
- Krush receives 2020 K-State Global Campus Excellence in Online Teaching Award
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
September 28, 2020
K-State Today this week video with Wildcat Watch
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
- A statement from the Big XII Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
- Day of Remembrance: Say Their Names on Sept. 30
- Register to vote and create a voting plan today
KSUnite
Events
- 2020 International Coordinating Council Photo Contest: Participate to win prizes
- Career Center and Out in STEM collaborate to host clothing drive for Career Closet
- Fall into the Polls: Asian American voter education and civic engagement
- RelTalks public scholarship series providing resources for specific challenges of 2020 kicks off this week
- Legal Speaker Series: Immigration law
- APDesign Ekdahl Lecture Series begins Sept. 30
Health and safety
University life
- $1,000 scholarships available for 60 K-State students to take courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Apply to Pre-Law Ambassadors
Kudos, publications and presentations
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
- September issue of Diagnostic Insights is now online
- September 2020 Lifelines — College of Veterinary Medicine newsletter
Volunteer opportunities
September 25, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
Events
Health and safety
University life
Technology
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
Volunteer opportunities
September 24, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
News and research
Events
- Reminder: State of the University address
- K-State Libraries graduate workshop available Monday
- Eva Horne to present Division of Biology Seminar
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Future leaders: 32 freshmen named to Quest honorary
- 2020-21 Kinesology Student Ambassadors named
- Three fraternities take top prize internationally
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
September 23, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
- Updates on COVID-19 in K-State communities
- Lafene Health Center offering walk-in flu vaccine clinics this week
From the provost
News and research
- Petrescu to lead graduate education at Kansas State University
- Graduate student awarded NBAF Scientist Training Program fellowship
- Veterinary medicine students participate in tortoise anesthesia research
Events
- Reminder: Attend Sept. 30 virtual lecture with K-State common book author William Kamkwamba
- Hispanic Heritage Month Panel: '¡Si Se Puede: Setting Educational Goals to Achieve Our Dreams!'
- K-State and Wichita State Pathway to Nursing Program info session available for current students
- K-State Law Fair at All-University Career Fair
- Poet Kimiko Hahn to read from her work via Zoom on Friday, 3:30 p.m.
- UFM presentation explores women's suffrage in Kansas
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State Choirs hosts Virtual Lecture Series for students
- Engineering faculty members receive named positions
September 22, 2020
K-State WellCAT Ambassadors hosted an Instagram Live Q&A with Kansas Health Secretary Dr. Lee Norman. Watch a video recording of the session.
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
Events
- Wildcat Mini-Dialogues Tuesday, Sept. 29, 3-4:30 p.m.
- Adulting 101: How to be an informed voter
- 'Manage Your Money. Reach Your Dreams': Virtual event with financial comedian Colin Ryan
- Office of First-generation Students to host virtual graduation celebration
- Free civics webinar to address Indian sovereignty and the US Constitution
- Next Wildcat Chat in series will focus on the arts
Kudos, publications and presentations
September 21, 2020
K-State Today this Week with Wildcat Watch
KSUnite
News and research
Events
- GSC Professional Development Certificate event: Exploring Non-Academic Job Opportunities
- International Student and Scholar Services presents fall 2020 Coffee Hour series
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- APDesign Professor Schwartz publishes new book
- Rubin receives N4A research award and publishes article
September 18, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
- Reminders about the face coverings and physical distancing policy
- A summary of university updates related to COVID-19
News and research
Shared governance
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Architectural engineering student earns Gold Award industry scholarship
- K-State Percussion Studio hosts lineup of special guest artists for fall semester
Technology
September 17, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
- Message from KSU Foundation President and CEO: Carl R. Ice to retire from BNSF Railway
- Research Weekly
News and research
- Fall 2020 graduation application deadline
- Laptops now available for checkout in Hale Library
- New research finds leadership training contributes to more engaged workforce at nonprofit organizations
Events
- Join today: Community Action Talk on free speech
- Activities Carnival on Sept. 23
- K-State Libraries graduate workshop available Monday
- Fredrik Inglis to present Division of Biology Seminar
- This Friday: Research presentations by two K-State graduates
- Free Saturday Intro to CrossFit Class, sign up today
University life
- Nominations open: Commerce Bank Presidential awards for diversity
- DMSA accepting applications for Joey Lee Garmon Scholarship
Kudos, publications and presentations
Volunteer opportunities
September 16, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
Events
- Reminder: Community Action Talk Sept. 17 to focus on free speech
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop — K-State Family Center
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Civil engineering assistant professor named White House Fellows national finalist
- Professor Vladimir Krstic receives TreanorHL Faculty Award
Volunteer opportunities
September 15, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
- Grant supports research to mitigate COVID-19 in meat and poultry processing facilities
- Local health care experts provide support in creating world-class physician assistant program at K-State
Events
- Free webinar series sponsored by College of Education center explores challenging issues
- K-State celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Center for Advocacy, Response and Education available for presentations
- Movies on the Grass
Personnel changes
September 14, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
- Workshops available at Counseling Services
- Lafene Health Center offers COVID-19 testing at no charge for students, faculty and staff
KSUnite
News and research
- President Richard Myers proclaims Sept. 12-20 as Welcoming Week at Kansas State University
- Reminder: Office of Student Financial Assistance is relocating
Shared governance
Events
- Community Action Talk Sept. 17 to focus on free speech
- K-State Proud volunteer training sessions
- Last chance: First-year students invited to Wildcat Dialogues
- Career Center will host All-University Career Fair online
- GSC professional development certificate event
- Register for free webinar on training next set of STEM education researchers
- Join the College of Business Inclusion Summit
- Join the fight against cancer: Seventh annual K-State Fighting for a Cure Day Oct. 24
- Online group advising sessions for public health graduate students
- Economics Club welcomes Shoshana Weissmann to speak about occupational licensing
- Constitution Week: 'Implicit Bias and the Law' talk
- Virtual Education Abroad Fair
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Three doctoral students earn UDP Graduate Student Awards
- Five incoming students awarded new multicultural scholarship
- K-State recycling shares fall move-in results
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
September 11, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the provost
From the Kansas Board of Regents
Shared governance
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
September 10, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
News and research
- Physics professor Sayre working on two newly funded NSF grants
- Phase three funding awarded for DARPA CASE program involving K-State faculty
Shared governance
Events
- Out in STEM — oSTEM — to meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 15
- Building Inclusive Student Organizations workshop today
- Today: 'Let's Talk Art' livestreamed conversation with artist Doug Barrett
- K-State Libraries graduate workshop available Monday
University life
- Truman Scholarship Foundation campus application open
- Goldwater Scholarship campus applications open
Kudos, publications and presentations
September 9, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
Shared governance
Events
- Starting today: The Konza Student Table serves free weekly, nutritious meals to students every Wednesday
- Community Action Talk Sept. 17 to focus on free speech
- Updates to mobile food distribution procedures
- Career Center offers Virtual Drop-In Advising
- Save the date for Spirit of Leadership
- K-State Garden Hour: September gardening webinar schedule
- Virtual 2020 Urban Food Systems Symposium set for every Wednesday in October
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
Volunteer opportunities
September 8, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
- Office of Student Financial Assistance is relocating
- Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Research and Conference Grants
Events
Health and safety
University life
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
September 4, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
- Wildcats encouraged to stay in Manhattan, Salina, Johnson County this holiday weekend
- Tips to reduce COVID-19 risk while having a social life
- A summary of university updates related to COVID-19
Shared governance
Events
- Today: Virtual Game Night with International Coordinating Council
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program information session offered Sept. 8
- 'Let's Talk Art' livestreamed conversation with artist Doug Barrett
- K-State MTD production season adjusts to mix-media performances
Kudos, publications and presentations
- College of Veterinary Medicine announces 2020 class of Early Admission Scholars
- Master's student and former faculty in mass communications recognized with conference award
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
September 3, 2020
Testing is the most effective way to know your COVID-19 status. See what the process looks like at Lafene Health Center.
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
News and research
- Distinguished graduate faculty award winners show excellence in research, graduate teaching
- Kansas State University and Stormont Vail Health announce strategic partnership
- APDesign student receives inaugural Judith Major Award
Shared governance
- Diversity programming funding applications due Friday
- Tuition and Fees Strategies Committee seeking applicants
Events
- Lafene Health Center offers Adulting 101 workshops this fall
- Reminder: Livestream Common Work of Art/K-State First Book Celebration today
- K-State Libraries announce schedule for fall graduate workshop series
- Sevin to discuss alternative careers for STEM majors and broader impact
University life
- Apply to be a 2021 K-State Student Ambassador before Sept. 23
- Counseling Service offering men's engagement therapy group
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
- Cybersecurity: Be aware of phishing attacks
- Reminder: HRIS and KSIS maintenance scheduled for Sept. 6
September 2, 2020
From the president
COVID-19 university updates
Shared governance
Events
- 2020 Royal Purple yearbook distribution and pickup
- College of Veterinary Medicine Virtual Student Ambassador Panel today
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Leadership development program selects 21 students as next Cargill Fellows
- K-State Rodeo scholarships awarded
September 1, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
Events
- Sign up to be a small group facilitator for Wildcat Dialogues
- Virtual Game Night with International Coordinating Council
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
- Volunteers needed for biomedical engineering research
- Apply by Sept. 3 to become a K-State Libraries student ambassador