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Category: April 1, 2015

A note from the Dean’s Office

Benjamin_bioGreetings Colleagues!

Even though we just finished spring break and the redbud and tulip magnolias are blooming all over campus, Summer School is fast approaching. Department heads have prepared the lists of courses for this summer, so I thought I’d take a moment to write a reminder about summer school to the larger A&S community.

First, summer school must pay for itself. We receive no additional funding from the university or the state to offer Continue reading “A note from the Dean’s Office”

Announcements

Chief George Tiger gives keynote address to kick off K-State Alumni Powwow

Cultural performances, special guests and more set for grand opening April 7 of Kansas State University’s Confucius Institute

Improve your communication: Spots still open for free National Science Foundation Workshop

Arts & Sciences Diversity Lecture Series Grant applications due April 15

Art department announces a new minor

April blooms with music, art, dance and more at Kansas State University

Mortenson to become School of Music Dean at Baylor University

Kinders & Bilbrey, Biology & Psych Sci alumni, selected as K-State Fellows

The Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous, April 2

College Calendar

April

2 – Arts & Sciences Faculty meeting, 4:00 p.m., EH 015
3 – KSU Alumni Powwow event: Film Screening with Artist Rodrick Pocowatchit “The Dead Can’t Dance”, 1:30 p.m., Student Union Little Theatre
10 – KSU Alumni Powwow event: “PowWow 101” w/ Errol “Scotty” Brown Eyes, 1:30 p.m., Student Union Courtyard
11 – All-University Open House, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
23 – KSU Alumni Powwow event: Christopher Cornelius keynote at Multicultural Engineering Ceremony, 11:30 a.m., Student Union Ballroom. RSVP required.

May

10-15 – Final Exams
15 – Graduate School Commencement
16 – Undergraduate Commencement

Click to find the Spring 2015 calendar under Academic Affairs

ICYMI: In Case You Missed It

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:

Two ArtSci students nominated for national Udall Scholarships

Biology graduate student to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

KSDB-FM students win multiple awards in Kansas Association of Broadcasters Competition

New album featuring MTD’s Pinkall tops Billboard charts

Weekend of Performing Arts Brings Purple to Kansas City

Saxophone professor featured as guest American artist for SaxFest Costa Rica International

K-State theatre students expand their own ‘modern family’ with trip to Los Angeles

Pink and Purple Polyester Party Supports Johnson Cancer Research Center

Political Science graduate program ranked number one

K-State journalism student wins prestigious Telly Award

Journalism students win big at Kansas Association of Broadcasters