The theater program will present the play “As Bees in Honey Drown” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3 in East Stadium’s Purple Masque Theater. The play is being performed, directed and produced by K-State theater students. Life, art and the practice of reinvention sum up the satirical comedy “As Bees in Honey Drown” by Douglas Carter-Beane. [...]
K-State will officially break ground on its new Child Development Center at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the building site on the east end of Jardine Drive. The $5 million project will allow for the on-campus care of around 70 more children than is presently possible. The new center will be 32,000 square feet [...]
When it comes to the certified public accounting examination, K-State ranks high nationally in passing rates for some first-time candidates taking the rigorous test. According to recently released 2008 uniformed certified public accounting exam results, K-State ranks seventh nationally on passing rates for one section of the four-part test taken by first-time candidates with advanced [...]
Taken yesterday on the roof of Seaton Hall, where K-Staters are trying out a rooftop garden, Here’s more information about the garden, from a July 15 news release: Two faculty members from Kansas State University’s College of Architecture, Planning and Design have taken gardening to new heights. R. Todd Gabbard, assistant professor of architecture, and [...]
L.A. Theatre Works, a premiere radio theater company, will make a stop at McCain Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, for a special double bill of two of the greatest masterpieces of science fiction and adventure: “War of the Worlds” and “The Lost World.” The performance will be preceded by a McCain Conversation hosted [...]
Girls in the 10th-12th grades from across the state will pair up with K-State female science, technology, engineering or mathematics students for Shadow Day, Tuesday, Oct. 13. High school participants, teamed with K-State student mentors, will attend class, tour campus, eat lunch at the K-State Student Union, participate in the workshop “Choosing a College Major [...]
Twenty Wildcats from four generations have earned the Bob and Janis Moore family the distinction of being K-State’s 2009 Family of the Year. The Moore family will be recognized at the K-State football game against Tennessee Tech on Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of the university’s Family Day activities. “Each family member is a dedicated [...]
With residence halls filled to capacity, K-State officials knew in August that enrollments would be stable for the fall semester. The 20th day enrollment figures, announced today, show record numbers of students with 23,581; students of color with 2,488 and on-campus enrollment in Manhattan of 20,206. Last year’s total enrollment was 23,520, with 2,278 students [...]
Growing oyster mushrooms in recycled dorm lofts is one way that Kansas State University students are learning about sustainable farming practices through hands-on work and research projects at a K-State student farm. Rhonda Janke, K-State associate professor of horticulture, teaches a course on sustainable agriculture and worked with students to start the Willow Lake Student [...]
Former Fort Riley Commander Lt. Gen. Robert E. Durbin and his wife, Diana, will address the importance of military families in a lecture marking the official opening of K-State’s new Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families. The lecture, “Army Family Strong: Lightening Their Load,” will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, [...]