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Category: 2016

King Successfully Defends Thesis Research

Story by Eryn Carter, junior (ACJ)

When it comes to pasture management, Audrey King is now the expert. Graduating in May with her master’s degree in agricultural communications, King is on the last leg of her graduate thesis research project.

Audrey King discusses the theoretical basis for her thesis research.
Audrey King discusses the theoretical basis for her thesis research.

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Moyer to Investigate AGED Teacher Impact on Students

Story by Eryn Carter, junior (ACJ)

Cheyenne Moyer, an agricultural education graduate student, is starting her thesis with excitement and high hopes. Her research will focus on secondary education students in Kansas agriculture programs decision to pursue a future career in agricultural education.

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University of Florida Graduate Student Seeks Alumni Help in Assessing the Career Readiness of Agricultural Communication Graduates

A doctoral student at the University of Florida is conducting a study to assess the career readiness of agricultural communication graduates. He is interested in determining how we can improve our agricultural communication programs to better serve graduates as they enter the workforce. UF photo Continue reading “University of Florida Graduate Student Seeks Alumni Help in Assessing the Career Readiness of Agricultural Communication Graduates”

Audrey King to Defend Master’s Thesis

Audrey King will defend her master’s thesis this Friday the 22nd at 2:00pm in Umberger Hall room 313.

Her thesis, entitled Communicating Towards Resiliency: Identifying the Barriers and Social Constraints Related to Grazing Best Management Practices in Kansas and Oklahoma, seeks to understand why producers do not adopt BMPs.

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Students Attend ACT Professional Development Conference

Two undergraduate students and one graduate student attending the 2016 ACT Professional Development Conference held in Stillwater, Oklahoma on January 14-16.

Jill Seiler, Audrey Schmitz, and Audrey King enjoyed a meal at Eskimo Joe's while attend the ACT PDC.
Jill Seiler, Audrey Schmitz, and Audrey King enjoyed a meal at Eskimo Joe’s while attend the ACT PDC.

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Program Alumni Inducted into Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame

From the Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame

A Kansas State alumni was inducted into the Nebraska Journalism Hall of Fame in 2015. The Hall of Fame recognizes distinguished journalists who have made significant contributions to print, their communities, the state, or the nation.

Richard L. “Dick” Fleming was born on February 24, 1931, the son of Roy and Lucy Fleming of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The family moved to the Fleming family farm at Paola, Kansas in 1948.

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