October 30, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
Shared governance
Events
- Today: K-State co-hosts virtual George Washington Carver Legacy Innovation and Leadership Awards Symposium
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop: Moving Forward With Communal Response
- GSC Professional Development Certificate event: Leadership in Times of Uncertainty
- Bakery Science Club to host holiday sale
- 'Kansas Theatre Works' podcast presents 'Tales of the Weird and Unusual'
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Collegian Media Group students win multiple national awards
- DePaoli publishes article on Guillermo del Toro's vampires
Technology
Campus construction and maintenance
October 29, 2020
K-State students can participate in voluntary asymptomatic testing. Learn more about the asymptomatic testing process in this video from Lafene Health Center.
COVID-19 university updates
- Now is the time to get your flu vaccine
- Celebrate Halloween at home with K-State pumpkin-carving stencils
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
- Technology committee seeking members
- Reminder: Diversity programming quarter 3 applications due tomorrow
Events
- NBAF Laboratorian Training Program informational meeting today
- 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
- Union offers free conference
- Film screening today of 'Woody Crumbo: Spirit Talk' and livestream conversation with director Minisa Crumbo Halsey
- No Stone Unturned executive director to speak today about therapeutic learning center for children with disabilities
- Kelsey Reider to present Division of Biology Seminar
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Ten K-State graduate students selected to present research at Kansas Capitol event
- King places fourth overall at Great Northwoods Sales Competition
- Pre-Law Ambassadors announce newest class of representatives
- Zhang named chair of technical committee for national engineering society
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
October 28, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
Events
- Canceled: Film studies certificate presents virtual screening of horror classic
- McCain Connected hosts the Flint Hills Children's Choir in livestream performances
- Writer, editor Emily Nemens to read from her work via Zoom on Friday, 3:30 p.m.
Kudos, publications and presentations
- K-State students select 2021 Student Ambassadors
- Faculty publish article celebrating 100 years of August Krogh's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Renewable energy research led by ECE professor awarded third prize from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
October 27, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop covering suicide
- What Matters to Me and Why begins Oct. 29
- David C. Poole to present Exercise is Medicine-On Campus Lunch and Learn
- ASI Meat Lab holiday turkey, ham sales now open
- McCain Auditorium offers livestream with blues legend Taj Mahal on Nov. 17
- Civics webinar to address Electoral College, gerrymandering and voter suppression
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Student Success Ambassadors select leadership team for 2020-2021
- History doctoral student publishes book on the liberation of the Philippines
Technology
October 26, 2020
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
KSUnite
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- Out in STEM — oSTEM — to meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 27
- Strengths workshop for students and organizations tomorrow
- Milling Science Club Holiday Sale is on
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
October 23, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
Events
- DMSA offering student support spaces beginning today
- ArtSci grad students invited to virtual lunch hour with the dean
- Today: Fall 2020 Coffee Hour presents Paraguay
- Carl Ade to present Exercise is Medicine-On Campus Lunch and Learn
University life
Technology
October 22, 2020
Provost Charles Taber says we can't become complacent and we must continue to keep the K-State community safe.
From the administration
News and research
- Vote for 2021 K-State Student Ambassadors
- Seven undergraduate students earn scholarships from The Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater Kansas City Education Foundation
- Union Pacific, SGA and College of Business partner to advance inclusion with workshops, video competition
Events
- SGA, Union Program Council host 'The T.O.H.S.S. up: Interactive discussion'
- Spooky Trivia Night at Union Station by JP's
- Cats For Cans
- Safe and timely drug disposal important to keep kids, pets safe during COVID-19
- Explore graduate student research in virtual poster sessions Oct. 23
- Friday's Advanced Safe Zone Workshop has been rescheduled
- Melissa J. Moore to present Division of Biology Seminar
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
Volunteer opportunities
October 21, 2020
President Richard Myers encourages all K-Staters to continue to help defeat this virus and finish the semester strong. Together, we can make K-State shine.
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
Events
- Empathy: An Essential Leadership Skill workshop today
- Eating Healthy on a Budget virtual event Oct. 26-30
- Vanguard Lecture Series guest speaker Daniel Liou
- Brad Behnke to present Exercise is Medicine-On Campus Lunch and Learn
Health and safety
Technology
Campus construction and maintenance
October 20, 2020
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- NBAF Laboratorian Training Program informational meeting today
- 'Growing our Mindset: Difference Makes US Stronger' forum today
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit
- Students invited to virtual Health Career Meet-Up
- Panel of social work graduate programs Oct. 21
- WoodCats present K-State cutting board
- Virtual Academic Integrity Town Hall
- Legal Speaker Series: Rural and agricultural law
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop: 'Understanding Common Mental Health Issues Trans College Students Face'
- Civics webinar to address free speech
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
October 19, 2020
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
From the administration
KSUnite
Events
- Leadership webinars open to all during Spirit of Leadership
- Education Abroad to host virtual information sessions
- K-State music ensembles partner with Liquid Art Winery for Jazz Night on the Patios — Live!
- K-State Fighting for a Cure shirts to be sold at Union Oct. 19 and 21
- Fall 2020 Coffee Hour: Paraguay
- Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority hosts Fair Trade Alpaca Wool Fest
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Student organization award nominations due Nov 1
- 2020 International Coordinating Council Photo Contest results
- Dippold receives prestigious fellowship, leads panel on race and book history
Technology
Volunteer opportunities
October 16, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
News and research
- Something to tweet about: Veterinary student publishes novel report on hernia surgery for parakeet
- Sensory science researchers part of five-year NIH grant
- Application open for 2021 arts, humanities and social sciences Small Grant Program for K-State graduate students
Shared governance
Events
- Celebrate Transfer Week with K-State, Oct. 19-23
- 'Growing our Mindset: Difference Makes US Stronger' forum Oct. 20
- Chapman Gallery at Willard presents 'Cut' exhibition by ceramic artist Kyle Johns
- Fall 2020 Coffee Hour: Turkey
- Livestream Art in Motion Expo
- Artist Talk by Emily Sheehan
October 15, 2020
Students can help fight the spread of COVID-19 by participating in asymptomatic testing. Learn more in this video from Lafene Health Center.
From the administration
KSUnite
From the Kansas Board of Regents
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- Free Saturday Intro to CrossFit class
- National Strategic Selling Institute to host Alumni Panel on Monday, Oct. 19
- Adventure OUT online artist spotlight Saturday, Oct. 17
- Reminder: Seventh annual K-State Fighting for a Cure Day Oct. 24
- 'Let's Talk Art': Livestream conversation today with artist Renée Stout
- Law school application workshop
- Haidong Gu to present Division of Biology Seminar
- Emily Mailey to present Exercise is Medicine-On Campus Lunch and Learn
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Doctoral candidate in nuclear engineering recognized for best poster
- Health and Human Sciences students receive CHIA certification
Technology
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
October 14, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
- Reminder: K-State Alerts test today
- Applications open for NBAF Laboratorian Training Program
- Kansas State University veterinarian has tips for preventing pet obesity
Events
- Today: Free leadership workshop for students and organizations
- Safe Zone Educational Series: LGBT History — Legislating Bodies
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop covering trauma and recovery from interpersonal violence
- Art in Motion Expo at the Beach Museum of Art: A conversation between artist Charles Lindsay, Wired's Kevin Kelly
- University launches online options for Lean Six Sigma certification
University life
- WellCAT Ambassadors recruiting for spring 2021
- Center for Financial Analysis, finance department now accepting applications for Financial Analyst Track Program
October 13, 2020
K-Staters care about each other. Amy Hageman, professor of accounting, and William Hageman, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, explain why they wear face coverings.
KSUnite
Shared governance
Events
Kudos, publications and presentations
October 12, 2020
K-State Today This Week with Wildcat Watch
KSUnite
News and research
Events
- GSC Professional Development Certificate event: Building and Advocating for Inclusive and Equitable Work Environments
- McCain Connected free livestream show: Acoustic guitarist Andy McKee live from the McCain stage
- Fall 2020 Coffee Hour: Turkey
- Legal Speaker Series: Voting law
Health and safety
University life
- Submit your feedback for the student organization event guidance review
- Apply for Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Graduate Fellowship for spring 2021
Personnel changes
Technology
- Cybersecurity awareness training instructions sent to your inbox on Oct. 15
- macOS Big Sur: New release may not work with some applications
Volunteer opportunities
October 9, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
- Livestock Services' renovations boast increased safety and new technology
- EPA extends funding of university's pollution prevention programs
Events
- Jim Brickman supports McCain Auditorium with virtual 'Comfort & Joy at Home 2020'
- Livestream Art in Motion Expo
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
Newsletters, magazines and blogs
October 8, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
Events
- KSUnite: Difference Makes Us Stronger
- Indigenous Peoples Day, live art exhibition and US poet laureate
- Livestream show 'GO NOW! A Tribute to The Moody Blues — Live From London' supports McCain
- K-State Libraries graduate workshop available Monday
- Zewde to present next Ekdhal Lecture 'The Aesthetics of Being'
- Free trial K-State CrossFit Zoom classes
- Livestream talk today by Tom Folk, co-curator, 'Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse'
- Sean Whelan to present Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology Seminar
- 'Let's Talk Art': Livestream conversation with artist Renée Stout
- Ashley Rhodes to present Division of Biology Seminar
Health and safety
University life
Technology
October 7, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
- K-State Alerts test Oct. 14
- Geologist receives three-year National Science Foundation grant
- Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification extends research projects
Events
- KSUnite: Difference Makes Us Stronger
- Mental health and suicide prevention activist: Demetrius Harmon
- Free leadership workshops for students and organizations
- Safe Zone Advanced Workshop covering interpersonal violence in the digital age
- Podcasts, mixed-media delivery bring K-State theatre, dance performances to world
- Virtual Pink Power Luncheon to feature four-time cancer survivor and entrepreneur Oct. 23
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Global Campus student wins UPCEA Outstanding Student award
- Graduate student to complete thesis research at US Department of Energy National Lab
October 6, 2020
COVID-19 university updates
- New program supports student employees who need to stay in quarantine, isolation
- Lafene Health Center's main entrance now open
News and research
- Engineering professor's NSF-funded work could have use in robotics, smart devices
- Applications for CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Program now open
Events
- Mobile food distribution Friday, Oct. 9
- Adulting 101: Car maintenance workshop today
- Civics webinar addresses the power of monuments and flags
- Wildcat behind Burnt Finger BBQ will discuss her barbecue business on Alumni Association's Instagram Live
- Window dressing: New Beach Museum of Art installation best viewed from the outside
- 'Still a Good Time for the Truth: Race in America' virtual dialogue
- Graduate Fellowship information session offered Thursday
- K-State Dance hosts Tanya Birl-Torres for 'Embodying Change' workshop
- APDesign Ekdahl Lecture Series presents architect Carlos Jiménez
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Interior design and fashion studies department names 2020-2021 student ambassadors
- Community School for the Performing Arts instructors open for more lesson availability
Technology
October 5, 2020
K-State Today this week video with Wildcat Watch
COVID-19 university updates
From the administration
KSUnite
- KSUnite Weekly
- KSUnite: Difference Makes Us Stronger occurs on Oct. 13
- KSUnite plenary sessions will feature two nationally known speakers
News and research
- Applications now open for NBAF Laboratorian Training Program
- Center for Financial Analysis launches in College of Business Administration
Events
- Self-care at K-State seminar with Dr. James Guest
- International Coordinating Council Photo Contest reminder: Participate to win prizes
- K-State Fighting for a Cure shirts to be sold at Union Oct. 5 and 7
- Kinesiology department celebrates Exercise is Medicine-On Campus Month
- Proud to be First Student Scavenger Hunt
- K-Staters organize predictive agriculture symposium, registration open
- What Matters to Me and Why lecture series
University life
Kudos, publications and presentations
- Kansas State University students to host SAVMA Symposium online in March 2021
- K-State researchers featured on cover of European journal
- K-State students selected to promote libraries, educate peers
Volunteer opportunities
October 2, 2020
Face coverings save lives. Andrew Smith, professor of practice in journalism and mass communications, shares why he wears a face covering. Be a part of the solution for a healthy community.
COVID-19 university updates
News and research
- Fall 2020 brings university's highest retention, graduation rates
- Polytechnic Campus exceeds freshmen enrollment for the third year in a row
- Online Master of Accountancy now available
- From the KSU Foundation: Rockin' K's offering fan favorites in the Edge Collaboration District at K-State
- Lavis explains girdled trap trees and use for detection of emerald ash borer on campus
Events
- RelTalk series to highlight next generation of relationship scholars
- Alumnus and music video director James Rico talks with students
Kudos, publications and presentations
Technology
October 1, 2020
From the administration
News and research
Shared governance
Events
- Winter graduates invited to attend Grad Expo at K-State Student Union
- K-State Libraries graduate workshop available Monday
- Work by leading art deco sculptor, Kansan featured in new Beach Museum of Art exhibition
- October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Patrick Deneen to give Live Ideas Lecture on Oct. 8 via Zoom
- Today: Civic engagement workshop for student organizations
- Livestream talk by Tom Folk, co-curator, 'Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse'
- Economics Club hosting discussion on school choice
- Martha Smith-Caldas to present Division of Biology Seminar
- 'Resilience and Perseverance: How Engagement Transforms Lives' virtual event today