Kansas State University

Imagine coming from a high school with about 100 students to a major university with more than 20,000 students. Kyler Wineinger, a junior from Tribune, KS, made this transition to Kansas State University after graduating from Greeley County High School.

Wineinger is pursuing a general management degree and has always been interested in business. In high school he was able to take an accounting course, which he described as a “getting my toes in the water” type of introductory business class. The location of K-State is what attracted him the most.

With family in Topeka and grandparents that live about an hour away from Manhattan, Wineinger is in close proximity to his family. He also knew friends who already were attending K-State, which also helped in his transition to the university. Since starting his business major, he has had no problems getting involved.

Within the College of Business Administration, Wineinger participates in Professional Advantage events and is matched with an Executive Mentor. He likes the breadth of opportunities Professional Advantage provides, ranging from interview skills, resume checks, and other useful seminars. One of the most memorable PA events is negotiating salaries because it provided important items to consider when settling on a base salary with your employer.

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The K-State College of Business Administration recognized how important you are in preparing students for a four-year degree. We invite you to a free High School Educator Workshop event on Thursday, June 5.

Join us for a day of networking, interactive activities, and connect with K-State students, alumni, faculty, and staff. You will learn more about our majors, programs, and academic student services that can help guide your students down a successful career path.

Click here to register for the High School Educator Workshop and learn more about the day here.

By registering for the High School Educator Workshop you will learn more about K-State and our business majors, how you can implement business education in your classroom, and gain a better understanding of why we are a top-ranked business school.

Hope to see you at the workshop on June 5!

Combining accounting, graphic design and playing guitar is one unique combination of interests. Kelly Gawlak, a junior from Wichita, blends all three together to shape her K-State experience.

She began her K-State academic career as a graphic design major. Her interest in the field stemed from her involvement with the student newspaper in high school and working with design programs. She eventually realized that graphic design was more of a hobby and not something she would want to do as a full-time career.

“After finishing my freshman year I really felt like it wasn’t where I was supposed to be and I did a lot of research. I basically went through K-State’s list of majors in every college and narrowed it down to what I’d be good at,” said Gawlak.

Gawlak consulted a few students she knew pursuing an accounting degree and decided to declare the major. She likes accounting because the discipline is meticulous and detail oriented, just like graphic design. Gawlak is still able to use her graphic design skills to create banners and signs for the Professional Advantage Program. She likes having the opportunity to create graphics and come up with themes in a less stressful environment.

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