Mon., Nov. 6 | noon-1 p.m. | 301 Calvin Hall
Free pizza with the deans! If you didn’t pre-register but want to come, email Kate Williamson, kate89@ksu.edu, before 11:15 a.m. to see if there’s space for you.
CANCELED – Grad Brunch & Pics with Willie – CANCELED
Join K-State Dance for this annual show to keep your spirit warm! Featuring original choreography by K-State faculty and guest artists in jazz, modern, and tap styles.
Thu., Nov. 9 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
The social work program, in the department of sociology, anthropology and social work, will host a Social Work Career Day, where you can network with social service agencies and learn about career options. Lunch will be provided. Advance registration is required.
A panel of English alums will talk about their paths to careers in publishing, librarianship, grant writing, law and academic coaching. This event is open to all students including non-English majors. For more information, email english@ksu.edu.
Alumni dish on getting career-ready and being a professional!
ArtSci Alumni Career Panel members Trevor Starks ’13, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Logan Stacer ’18, Communication Studies; Matt Casey ’08, Economics; Lisette Corbeille ’16, Psychology and Women’s Studies
We hosted an Alumni Career Panel and Networking event Oct. 26. Four recent Arts and Sciences alums with impressive careers talked about their college-to-career journeys and gave advice for current students and recent grads. Watch our Facebook Live video.
International Education Resources
Celebrate K-State International Education Week Nov. 8-17
Take advantage of K-State International Education Week, Nov. 8-17, to become more internationally and interculturally aware and learn about K-State’s many Education Abroad opportunities. Several activities are planned to inform the K-State community about international initiatives that make our campus a rich and diverse global arena. K-State joins the U.S. Departments of State and Education in celebrating this week to promote programs that prepare future leaders for a global and inclusive environment.
See what an Education Abroad group trip can be like
Michael Wesch, professor of anthropology, took a group of students to Vietnam last spring. Although short, the trip allowed them to immerse themselves in the Cao Dai religion. Watch Dr. Wesch’s video on YouTube.
The college’s Diversity Committee invites applications for the Arts and Sciences Diversity Lecture Series Grant, due Nov. 15. Awards are typically $500-1,000.
All first-year students are encouraged to participate in Wildcat Dialogues, an intercultural learning and leadership event. Plan to attend at 7-9 p.m. Wed., Nov. 8, and help create a community of belonging for all. Reserve your spot by Sun., Nov. 5.
Mental health and other support
With final exams coming up in one month, it’s natural to feel stressed out. Know the resources that are available to all students, including you, and don’t be afraid to seek assistance. (Please note: some office names may have recently changed.)
Geology students find unsafe levels of nitrate in Barton County wells
K-State and Barton Community College students, led by K-State’s Matthew Kirk, associate professor of geology, partnered on a year-long analysis of private water wells in Barton County and found nitrates at levels considered unsafe for human consumption.
The students are part of the Kansas Groundwater GEOPAths undergraduate research program supported by the National Science Foundation and K-State’s geology department.
K-State Physicists collaborate with 2023 Nobel laureates
The physics department, where every undergraduate can participate in research, has close ties with this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Researchers in the department’s J.R. Macdonald Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Laboratory have been collaborating with the Nobel laureates on attosecond research for years.
The three Nobel laureates—Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillie—created new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules. They demonstrated a way to create attosecond pulses of light that can be used to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy. (An attosecond is so short that there are as many in one second as there have been seconds since the birth of the universe.)
K-State researchers have contributed significantly to attosecond science, which seeks to understand and control light-matter interactions at timescales commensurate with electronic motion in atoms and molecules. Such interactions play a critical role in chemical and biological processes like photosynthesis, cell replication and energy flow, and vision.
Students got to talk with area employers at the Helping Professions Networking Night event that our college co-sponsored with the College of Health and Human Sciences Oct. 19. Exhibitors included disabilities, counseling, health care and child/family service providers, school districts, police departments and more. See more about the event and exhibitors.
Halloween fun in the Dean’s Office
Halloween was a scary-good time in the Dean’s Office Center for Student Success and Engagement! The office crew decorated doors and visitors voted for their favorite. Sonya Baker’s “Wild Cat Door” won.
Academic program specialist Frank Bailey and visitors from the social transformation studies departmentThe winner of the door décor contest!
Priority enrollment for Spring 2024 begins Oct. 23. Check your enrollment date in KSIS by clicking on the Student Center tile. On the right, the Enrollment Dates box indicates the date and time you can enroll.
Your advisor’s contact information is just below the Enrollment Dates in your KSIS Student Center. You can schedule an enrollment appointment with your advisor using Navigate; just log into KSIS and click on the SSC-Navigate Student tile or use the Navigate App.
Meet with your advisor in advance to select courses and place them in your shopping cart so you’re ready to enroll on your enrollment date and time. After you meet with your advisor, please complete the Academic Advising Survey you will find in your KSIS Student Center Holds. Once the survey is complete, the hold should be removed within 10 minutes.
Planning to graduate in December?
If you plan to graduate in December but have not applied for graduation, please apply as soon as possible. Sign in to KSIS with your eID and password, click “Academic Records” and then “Application for Graduation.” If you can’t remember if you’ve applied or you’re just curious about a status update, please do the same. Further instructions can be found online.
The final deadline to apply forgraduation is Dec. 8. The deadline to be in the Commencement program was Oct. 2.
Undergraduates must wear purple regalia, which can be purchased from K-State Campus Store. If you alreadybought black regalia from the store, youcan exchange it for purple. The purple costs $5 more.
Important Dates
Oct. 27 – Last Day to Withdraw from regular session course(s)–‘W’ grade(s) on transcript
Nov. 1 – Deadline to apply for Arts and Sciences Research Awards
Nov. 11 – Veterans Day (K-State is open and classes are in session.)
Nov. 19-26 – Thanksgiving Break: No Classes
Nov. 23-24 – Thanksgiving Holiday Observed: Campus Closed
Arts & Sciences military, veterans and military-affiliated students are invited to have lunch with the deans of the college. This is a great opportunity to ask the deans questions, learn about resources to help you during your time at K-State, and get free lunch!
Representatives from the USO, Office of Veteran Affairs and Miltary Student Services will be present.
Build professional relationships with a variety of employers throughout the area. This event is for anyone thinking about a career in a range of fields, including social services, social work, mental health, community engagement, youth organizations, social justice organizations, criminal justice system, family advocacy.
Learn more, including which employers are slated to attend.
Cosponsored by College of Health and Human Sciences
Four dynamic Arts and Sciences alumni who have built exceptional careers will discuss their experiences in environmental, sustainability, humanities, nonprofit and government work. Hear how they developed their careers, how their college experiences helped, and advice for entering the job market. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and network.
Matt Casey ’08 (economics)
K-State’s Executive Director of Government Relations
Logan Stacer ’18 (communication studies)
Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Heartland Arts KC
Lisette Corbeille ’16 (psychology and women’s studies)
Daytime Crisis Therapist, Pawnee Crisis Stabilization Center, Manh.
Trevor Starks ’13 (fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology)
Coordinator for New Species Recovery Program with Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks.
First-generation students are invited to have lunch with the deans of the college. Come chat with the deans, ask questions, learn about resources, and get free lunch!
Take advantage of K-State’s Career Center!
Professional and Graduate School Fair
Wed., Oct. 11 | 2-4 p.m. | Union Courtyard
Prepare for your next step towards a graduate or professional degree. Get information about educational programs and opportunities from a variety of schools. Students and alumni are encouraged to attend, regardless of major or graduation year!
Wildlife and Natural Resources Career Meet-Up Wed., Oct. 18 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Berney Family Welcome Center
K-State students can connect with employers and educational programs. Limited to no more than about 25 organizations so that networking feels casual and less pressured than a traditional career fair. See Handshake for more information.
Pre-professional advising events for pre-health, pre-law, pre-vet
Visit our Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Opportunities page to learn about $1,000 research awards for semester-long projects, finding a faculty mentor, and travel awards to present at conferences or conduct research off-campus. Applications are due Nov. 1.
Internships and research awards for social sciences and humanities
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies offers many undergraduate research and internship opportunities, particularly in social sciences and humanities. Museum internships can be done on campus or in the Manhattan or other communities. The center sponsors a limited number of paid internships and internships for course credit. Opportunities are described on its Student Internships page. For a spring opportunity, students should act in October.
Write a fiction or non-fiction work on a topic related to anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, psychology or other social science discipline for your chance to win a cash prize! Deadline is Oct. 27.
Apply for a professional laboratory training fellowship!
You could receive paid training to work in a high-containment diagnostic, animal or insectary laboratory. Undergraduate students and recent B.S. graduates are invited to apply for summer 2024 fellowship positions in the NBAF Laboratorian Training Program. Informational seminars will be offered Oct. 12 and 20 and Nov. 1. Learn more.
Tochukwu Onyebum and Jallow Muhammed, graduate students in geology, received prestigious awards from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Onyebum studies seismicity (earthquakes) and mantle geodynamics with Dr. Claudia Adam. Muhammed examines seismic attributes using statistical methods and machine learning with Dr. Raef Abdelmoneam. read more
Modern languages and math students represent Arts and Sciences at supporter appreciation dinner
Our thanks to Ash Leslie, senior in modern Languages (French and Spanish) and Arts and Sciences Ambassador, and Jayci Shepard, junior in mathematics with a minor in statistics and Math Ambassador, for talking to supporters at the KSU Foundation’s Arts and Sciences Celebration Sept. 22! They shared how their unique College of Arts and Sciences experiences have impacted them.
Ash is interested in pursuing legal translation to better support the growing multilingual community in the Midwest. He recently returned from a fully funded study abroad semester where he learned translation techniques from a renowned authority while experiencing life in Aix-en-Provence, France, and earning credits towards his degree.
Jayci is interested in applied data science and is currently pursuing hands-on research in image scatter and resolution with a faculty mentor. Jayci is in the Honors Program, for which she developed a personalized study of differential equations in Shakespeare and presented her research findings to her peers in English.
We’re here to help. For support, contact: Arts and Sciences Center for Student Success and Engagement 107 Calvin Hall
785-532-6904 | artsci@k-state.edu
Hours: Mon-Fri | 8-noon and 1-5
This newsletter is distributed to all current K-State College of Arts and Sciences students via email listserv. Past issues are available on the college’s Newsletter page.
By Spintz Harrison, teaching associate professor of American ethnic studies
Thu., Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m.
