K-State’s chapter of Mortar Board, the national college senior honor society, has again been recognized as one of the best chapters in the nation. The K-State chapter has received the Golden Torch Award, which is presented to outstanding Mortar Board chapters that go above and beyond the minimum standards for chapters throughout the academic year. [...]
The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at K-State has assisted HG Engineering, McPherson, with the launch of Flextrusion, a tooling system that increases process control in plastic extruders for the tubing and profile industries. “Plastics extrusion is a manufacturing process in which raw plastic material is melted and formed into a consistent profile. This process produces numerous [...]
Cultural historical facts from the mid-1800s of the Wabanaki Indians in Mount Desert Island, Maine, have been preserved through the work of two Kansas State University anthropologists. K-State’s Bunny McBride, adjunct lecturer of cultural anthropology, and her Dutch husband, Harald E.L. Prins, university distinguished professor of anthropology, have detailed the lives of the Wabanaki Indians [...]
Korea’s top publication for designers has named K-State’s interior design program among the top 15 design schools in the world. K-State is the only public university in the U.S. on the list. Design Journal’s special August 2009 report listed 15 schools, dividing them out by whether they were in the U.S. or England. K-State held [...]
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 [...]
Federal stimulus research funding means K-State ecologists will get more help studying the tallgrass prairie. The funding is supporting research opportunities for eight to 10 undergraduate students each summer through 2011. K-State researchers Brett Sandercock and Ari Jumpponen, associate professors of Biology, and Bruce Snyder, instructor of Biology, have received more than $210,000 from the [...]
K-State’s fifth annual Movies on the Grass series will feature more movies and some new venues. Movies on the Grass offers films on current issues, all shown in a relaxed setting with music, entertainment and raffles from local business. This year’s series features some films shown on the K-State campus, with others will be shown [...]
When you walk into Charlene Simser’s office at K-State’s Hale Library, it’s difficult not to notice that she’s a fan of “Star Wars.” There’s the 6-foot-tall cardboard cutout of Darth Vader in the corner; a poster of Yoda, the Jedi master, hangs on the wall behind her desk; a coffee mug that looks like a [...]
The Advanced Manufacturing Institute at K-State has selected several students to serve internships in the fall 2009 semester. The institute’s internship program allows undergraduate and graduate students to advance their knowledge and skills through experience with client projects while being supervised by professionals. “The work I have done at AMI has allowed me to expand [...]
Whether new to campus or returning, living on campus or off, students should always make their safety a priority, said Heather Reed, director of student life. “We want all of our students to be successful in their studies and campus activities, and part of that includes putting safety first,” Reed said. “With a new semester [...]