As head of research at Mississippi State University, Kirk Schulz knew very well how much of an asset a major research university would be in a bid to land the nation’s most advanced animal health laboratory. The research expertise at Mississippi State was an integral piece of the overall package that earned the state a [...]
Financial times are tough at K-State and cuts are going to hurt, said President Kirk Schulz during an open budget forum Tuesday. “I expect you all to say this is going to hurt because we are not going to be able to do something that our campus community is used to,” Schulz told a crowd [...]
From K-State to Congress: After serving as K-State’s second president from 1879-1891, John Alexander Anderson went on to succeed in politics. He served six terms as a U.S. congressman from Kansas. Source: University Archives. An inauguration on hold: The Spanish influenza delayed the formal inauguration of William Jardine, K-State’s seventh president, for three months. The [...]
The last week of September will be an especially busy one for Kansas State University’s new President Kirk Schulz and the K-State family. From Sept. 23 through Sept. 25, Schulz will take part in a full slate of events designed to celebrate his new role as K-State’s 13th president. Events open to the public include: [...]
The upcoming inauguration of Kirk Schulz as K-State’s 13th president will include the debut of a new academic custom at the university. Being carried at the head of the inaugural procession will be K-State’s first-ever academic mace. A large wooden staff or club, the mace was used in the Middle Ages to protect kings during [...]
Kansas State University stands ready to respond to Gov. Mark Parkinson’s challenges. That’s the word from K-State’s new president, Kirk Schulz. “Since I came to K-State to move an already excellent university aggressively forward, we have been working with K-State students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends as the first step in setting a new strategic [...]
Due to overwhelming response to attend the presidential inauguration of Kirk Schulz, organizers have moved the event to Bramlage Coliseum. The change in venue necessitated a change in date as well. “We want everyone who wishes to attend the inauguration to be able to do so,” said K-State President Kirk Schulz. Charles Reagan, chief of [...]
Kirk H. Schulz will be inaugurated as Kansas State University’s 13th president Sept. 23. The inauguration and a reception will be open to the public. Charles Reagan, chief of staff and associate to the president, said the inauguration will be in McCain Auditorium at 2 p.m., with a reception immediately following in the K-State Alumni [...]
The Kansas Board of Regents released its recent review/audit of Kansas State University today, Friday, June 19, and the decision to do so was greeted positively by new K-State President Kirk Schulz. “We agree with the regents that it is the correct decision to release this report in a spirit of openness and transparency,” Schulz [...]