K-State Accounting Students Place Third in the Nation at Deloitte’s Audit Innovation Campus Challenge
MANHATTAN — Six Kansas State University College of Business Administration students placed third in the nation in the final round of the Deloitte Audit Innovation Campus Challenge at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas.The K-State team includes Julianna Poe, sophomore in operations and supply chain management, and Brent Thein, junior in accounting, both from Manhattan; Riley Jacobson, junior in […]
College of Health and Human Sciences names 2023-2024 student ambassadors
MANHATTAN — The College of Health and Human Sciences welcomes the 2023-2024 student ambassadors. The student ambassadors work on- and off-campus to promote the college to alumni, friends, prospective students and families, and current K-State students.Returning ambassadors are Taylor Sweat, senior in athletic training and rehabilitation sciences, Bel Aire; Natalie Burdick, senior in communication sciences and […]
K-State Faculty Recognized for Exceptional Teaching, Leadership with Presidential Awards
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is honoring three faculty members for their excellence in teaching or leadership with the 2023 Presidential Awards.University leadership surprised the recipients in their classrooms to notify them of the awards. Lonnie Hobbs Jr., doctoral student and graduate teaching assistant in agricultural economics in the College of Agriculture, is receiving the Presidential Graduate […]
USD 383 Superintendent Named Recipient of Prestigious Dan and Cheryl Yunk Award
MANHATTAN — Marvin Wade, superintendent of Manhattan-Ogden USD 383, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Dan and Cheryl Yunk Award for Excellence in Educational Administration from Kansas State University’s College of Education.The Yunks were each exemplary teachers and administrators throughout their careers in the Manhattan-Ogden school system. Established in their honor, this award recognizes the importance […]
K-State names Schuh to lead agricultural research
Longtime North Dakota faculty member impressed with state’s reputation in agriculture By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Jane Schuh, a longtime and decorated faculty member at North Dakota State University, has been selected to lead the research program in Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture. Schuh is a veteran […]
K-State geographer publishes study on the value of private properties for biodiversity conservation
MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University geographer is part of an international team that is showing the vital role private properties play in protecting native species in Brazil.Marcellus Caldas, professor of geography and geospatial sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and assistant provost for international collaboration and education programs, and colleagues in Brazil and Spain recently […]
K-State students win awards at annual international design competition
MANHATTAN — A team of students from the GE Johnson Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science brought home two awards from a design competition hosted by the Architectural Engineering Institute, or AEI, held April 13 in Denver. The AEI International Student Design Competition is an event that brings together talented architectural engineering students from around the […]
Choose the Arts Camp Offered in Marysville and Valley Heights
Registrations are being accepted for Choose the Arts, a weeklong summer camp that provides arts education for elementary students. The camp will be held at Valley Heights Junior-Senior High School May 22 through May 26; the camp will be repeated in Marysville May 30 through June 2. The camp is sponsored by the Marshall County […]
Federal Transportation Funding Announced for North Central Kansas
BELOIT, KS, May 1, 2023 — North Central Regional Planning Commission has been named an awardee of two different programs offered through the U.S. Department of Transportation. “We are fortunate to have received both awards in a highly competitive process at the federal level,” said Debra Carlson Ohlde, NCRPC Strategic Development Advisor. Based in Beloit, the […]
Annual Flushing and Flow Testing of Fire Hydrants
“On Monday, May 1st, the Clay Center Fire Department will begin the annual flushing and flow testing of fire hydrants in the city. The flushing process will begin in the North East corner of the city and continue for approximately 3 weeks. This necessary maintenance is to ensure that all fire hydrants in the city […]