Kansas State University

Dear Colleagues,

As we enter the fifth week of the semester, most of our students are settled in their classes and demonstrating how well they can succeed. Some of your students may not be doing as well they could be, so I want to remind you that early intervention works!

To help such students, one of our departments recently asked its faculty to identify struggling students and report them to the central advising and undergraduate studies team of their department. This kind of early alert system has been shown to be very effective in providing students Continue reading “A note from the Dean’s Office” →

Black History Month events

The Tournées French Film Festival will be Feb. 20 – March 2

Cuban percussionist visits K-State

Poet Geffrey Davis to read from his work, speak on diversity and creativity this week

Professor emeritus of Art, Margo Kren, to discuss her work Feb. 19 at Beach Museum

Geography Colloquium on Friday examines climate change adaptation

Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Grants available for students

Nominate a student for a K-State Alumni Association award

Reminder about Global Food Systems Innovation grants

Advisors: Apply now for professional development grants

Uwe Thumm, Physics, to present Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture

February

20 – Senior Day
20 – Emeriti requests due to Dean’s Office
24 – Last day to drop a regular session course without a W
27 – First year faculty are notified of or non-reappointment for 2015-2016
27 – Deadline to submit course and curriculum changes to be considered at the April 2nd Arts & Sciences Faculty meeting

Click to find the Spring 2015 calendar under Academic Affairs

It’s not always easy to catch everything that’s happening in our college on K-State Today. Here are a collection of stories of things that made headlines in our college over the last few weeks:

27th annual Kansas State University Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture

A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications students visit Costa Rica in joint tourism class in January

Five of the six K-State students featured at Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol from ArtSci

Uwe Thumm, Physics, receives Humboldt award for lifetime research achievements

Criminologist ‘hacks’ the hacker, explores meaning of hacking

Sociology alumna to discuss state’s role in women’s suffrage movement

The goal of this eNewsletter is helpful and relevant to you, our ArtSci faculty and staff. If there is something we missed or should include in future issues, email your suggestions and feedback to Tom Roesler at troz@k-state.edu.

Dear A&S Colleagues,

Now that we have hit the ground running and are three weeks into the semester, things are moving along quite nicely. Last week, we came together to celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I would like to thank all of those who attended and supported these events and specifically the Arts & Sciences’ Teach-In on the State of Civil Rights. I especially would like to thank Dr. Tanya Gonzalez, associate professor of English and Chair of the College of Arts & Sciences Diversity Committee, for her leadership on this event. I have received a lot of positive feedback about the Teach-In.

February is not only the month that we celebrate people whom we love, but it is also Black History Month (BHM). As a child, I always wondered why Black history was Continue reading “A note from the Dean’s Office” →

K-State Online: More Canvas walk-in workshops added

Call for nominations: Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award

Nominations open for staff awards of excellence

Community Café for Racial Justice

Registration now open for Digital Humanities Symposium on Feb. 27-28

Michigan’s CRLT Players to visit K-State Feb. 5, focus on helping GTA’s, faculty and administrators

Call for nominations for Putting Students First Award for Outstanding Service to Students

February

5 – CRLT Players performances (GTAs and new faculty are invited)
5 – ArtSci Faculty meeting, 4 p.m., EH 015
6 – Transfer Visit Day
6 – Instructor Intersession proposals due to Global Campus
20 – Senior Day
20 – Emeriti requests due to Dean’s Office
24 – Last day to drop a regular session course without a W
27 – First year faculty are notified of or non-reappointment for 2015-2016
27 – Deadline to submit course and curriculum changes to be considered at the April 2nd Arts & Sciences Faculty meeting

Click to find the Spring 2015 calendar under Academic Affairs

It’s not always easy to catch everything that’s happening in our college on K-State Today. Here are a collection of stories of things that made headlines in our college over the last few weeks:

Biology graduate student wins Konza Prairie Volunteer Award

Mulready-Stone publishes book on youth in wartime Shanghai

K-State nominates four ArtSci students for Truman Scholarship

Four ArtSci students nominated for Goldwater Scholarship

Five ArtSci students earn honors for presentations at annual K-INBRE bioscience symposium

The goal of this eNewsletter is helpful and relevant to you, our ArtSci faculty and staff. If there is something we missed or should include in future issues, email your suggestions and feedback to Tom Roesler at troz@k-state.edu.