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Author: Tom Reust

Agricultural Economics Tailgate

1515KSU football game group priced tickets through Agricultural Economics for the October 8th game against Texas Tech.
If you are interested in purchasing tickets to the KSU vs Texas Tech football game and want to sit with others from Ag Econ, we have reserved group tickets. Deadline to purchase these specially priced tickets is July 29th.  You will need to follow these directions to purchase yours.
TICKETS: K-State vs. Texas Tech
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Saturday, October 8
$30.00 per ticket
Deadline: Friday, July 29

To purchase tickets please use the following instructions.
1. Visit www.kstatesports.com/grouptickets
2. Enter the promo code: AGFB16
3. Click on ‘Find Tickets’ to purchase tickets. Please ignore all messages and make sure to click Find Tickets.
4. Use the pick your seat map to select your seats. Click the purple sections to view available tickets. Available tickets will be shown in green. Click on the green dots to select your tickets.  After selecting your seats click ‘add to cart’.
5. Enter the word verification and click ‘continue’.
6. Select ‘Print at Home’ ($5) for your delivery method.
7. On the next screen click ‘checkout’ to purchase.
The deadline to order tickets at this price is Friday, July 29.  If you have issues using the promo code please contact the K-State Ticket Office at 785-532-7606.

The Agricultural Economics Department will also be hosting our annual tailgate
before the football game against Texas Tech on Saturday, October 8th.
We will send more details on the tailgate when game time is determined.

A Letter from Department Head Allen Featherstone

Welcome to the spring E-Newsletter.  In this edition we’ll be taking a look at some of our programsAllen Featherstone within the department that provide outreach to our surrounding communities and global partners.  Finding a way to process data into useful analytical tools, which gives leaders a wider range of tools to accomplish their mission, remains one of our core functions within the department of agricultural economics.

 

In that light, we’ll be taking a look at the office of local government (OLG).  This unit is led by Dr. John Leatherman.  Leatherman works with his staff of young professionals and student assistants to aggregate fiscal data on the fiscal fitness for local government.  The team then presents the data to local community leaders, giving a deeper insight into the inner workings of their respective organizations.

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Office of Local Government Update

The Office of Local Government(OLG) has become a leader in regional government economic analysis.  OLG executive director, Dr. John Leatherman, founded the unit and continues to guide the program in its present day.  OLG specializes in community finance analysis, but has moved on to other problem areas by giving expert advice on current issues found in local government.

From the beginning OLG has highlighted the benefits of providing fact driven advice to its customers. Leatherman founded the program after seeing a need in communities for more data driven consulting to address a sometimes volatile fiscal environment.  With just a small initial capital investment from the university Leatherman set about to build the large bulk of data used by the program by first copying massive reams of municipal reviews and expenditures all across the state.

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Leatherman “U”

Emily Mollohan
Emily Mollohan

Dr. John Leatherman says he finds some of the most rewarding work in educating his student staff.  He calls it “Leatherman University”.   One former “LU” student, Emily Mollohan, was recruited into the OLG program during her freshman year of college, and believes the workplace experience gave her the majority of her professional acumen she uses today.

Mollohan said, “I learned such a wide variety of skills that I have been able to apply them in multiple facets, such as internships and graduate school.”

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Center for Risk Managment Education and Research Update

The Center for Risk Management Education and Research (CRMER)continues with great momentum into its fourth year this spring. Since the start of 2016 the Center for Risk Management Education & Research witnessed substantial growth, including welcoming the largest class of Student Fellows in program history.  The new class is comprised of 24 undergraduate and graduate students from across eight different majors. The Center continues to deliver high quality educational experiences as it hosts more than seven industry guest speakers on campus this spring semester and facilitates various industry visits around the country for Student Fellows to learn direct risk management practices from industry leaders.  The current class of Student Fellows is looking forward to a trip to Washington D.C. this May to meet with several risk management experts working in the D.C. metropolitan area.

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