Kansas State University

Meetings and events

ArtSci Awards Celebration

Fri., Feb. 9 | 5-7 p.m.
RSVP was required by Jan. 31. Contact Marcia Locke, marcia@ksu.edu, if you’d like to attend.

Coffee Collab – Environmental Sustainability

Wed., Feb. 28 | 10-11:30 a.m.
123 Leadership Studies Building
RSVP and Interest Form

Enjoy coffee and pastries while learning from and networking with ArtSci colleagues involved in a variety of environmental sustainability projects.

If you are interested in this topic, please complete the RSVP and Interest Form even if you don’t plan to attend, so that we can learn about the sustainability work in the college and gauge the level of interest for future activities.

For more information, contact Laura Hohenbary, laura8@ksu.edu.

Faculty Meeting

Thu., Mar. 7 | 3:30-5 p.m.
004 King Hall and Zoom

ArtSci Drop-By

Thu., Mar. 7 | 5:15-7 p.m.
Union Station by JP’s, K-State Student Union 

Enjoy relaxed social time with friends, colleagues and acquaintances from around the college. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Watch for an invitation email with RSVP form.

Important dates to know and remind students

Feb. 9 – A/Pass/Fail Option Request Deadline
Feb. 12 – Census: 20th Day Deadline to change program/plan for Spring 2024
Feb. 12 – Last Day for 50% Refund (16-week classes only)
Feb. 20 – Last Day to Drop Classes – no ‘W’ grade(s)
Feb. 26 – College of Arts & Sciences Graduation Application Deadline to be in Commencement Program (allowing time to review and approve hundreds of applications before university deadline of March 4)

March 10-17 – Spring Break

View full Academic Calendar

Office of the Provost awards

Nominations for the following university awards are due by 4:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5. Follow the links for more info or contact Tanya González, interim associate provost for institutional effectiveness, tgonzale@k-state.edu. 

• University Outstanding Department or Unit Award for Enhancing Diversity
• University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research
• University Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Student in Research

Office of Research Development awards

Faculty Development Awards and University Small Research Grant applications are due by 5 p.m. March 4.

• Faculty Development Award: Support for travel to international meetings or to meet with program officers from potential external sponsors. For travel/projects occurring Jan. 1 to June 30, apply in the fall. For travel/projects occurring July 1 to Dec. 31, apply in spring.  
• University Small Research Grants: Seed grants to support early research, scholarly activity and other creative efforts.

Learn more and see fall 2023 awardees.

Recognize outstanding graduate students

Nominate graduate students for recognition at the Graduate Student Council End-of-Year Banquet. The college can recognize 10 outstanding graduate students who have received recognitions in their fields during the 2023-2024 academic year. To nominate a grad student, email a brief description of their extraordinary achievement to Laura Hohenbary, laura8@ksu.edu. 

Doug Benson student award for promoting diversity

The College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee invites applications for the Professor Douglas K. Benson Award. This student award provides $500-1,000 and honors Benson’s tireless advocacy on diversity issues at K-State and beyond. The deadline is March 15. More info is on the Benson Award page.

Cancer research awards for grad students and faculty

K-State’s Johnson Cancer Research Center offers competitive award programs for faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Graduate student award applications are due Feb.16 and faculty award applications are due March 1. Learn more from this announcement.

Nominate a graduating student for an Alumni Association award

Nominate a graduating student for one of 18 Alumni Association awards recognizing accomplishments in leadership, service, advocacy and academics. Deadline is March 7. Learn more 

Show ArtSci staff some love!

K-State Human Resources is accepting nominations for five unclassified professional staff and three university support staff awards in a variety of categories. More info is in this announcement.

And don’t forget the university’s monthly Staff Spotlight Award program.

Girls Researching Our World needs activity facilitators

Faculty, staff and student organizations are invited to design and facilitate hands-on STEM activities for middle school students at the Girls Researching Our World (GROW) workshop March 2. Proposals are due Feb. 16. More info is on the Workshop Facilitators page. 

Please welcome our new HR staff members! 

Dedra Schweir, dedra@ksu.edu, HR Representative, started in November. She manages student hire requests, payroll corrections and the inboxes. 

Angel George, angeldominick14@ksu.edu, HR Analyst, started in January. She will manage HR for Art, Geology, History, Media & Comm, Modern Languages, Psych Sciences and Social Transformation Studies. 

As a reminder, Allison Oberle, allisonoberle@ksu.edu, manages HR for Dean’s Office, BMB, Chemistry, Geography, Political Science, SASW and Statistics.

History professor involved in PBS documentary airing Feb. 20

Phil Tiemeyer, associate professor of history and author of award-winning book Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants, was interviewed and served as historical advisor for the documentary, “Fly with Me,” scheduled to air at 8 p.m. (CST) Feb. 20 on PBS.

“Fly with me” tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.

“[Flight attendants were] being marketed, basically, as a Barbie doll, and yet doing more and more complex work,” said Tiemeyer. “There’s a fundamental incompatibility between these two things.”

Watch PBS’s “Fly with Me” trailer.

2016 ArtSci grad named 2024 Distinguished Young Alum

Modern languages and political science graduate Jill Applegate ’16 is one of two 2024 Distinguished Young Alumni named by the K-State Alumni Association. Applegate is currently a Skadden Fellow at the Neighborhood Defender Service. After studying at K-State, she earned a juris doctor from the University of Texas at Austin.

Of the things she learned at K-State, she had this to say:

“I even had the privilege of learning about migration from immigrant farm workers themselves while working as a research assistant for Alisa Garni in the sociology department, which was an invaluable opportunity to put names and faces to what I was learning in the classroom.”

Read her full interview with the Alumni Association.