Kansas State University

K-State Dairy Days took place on Monday, February 12 at the Meadowlark Extension District Office Complex in Seneca, KS, and Tuesday, February 13 at the Amish Community Building in Hutchinson, KS. Both events had great attendance with a lot of interaction and questions from dairy farmers across Kansas.

Speakers and topics are outlined here: 2024 Dairy Days Agenda

Photos from event can be found here: 2024 Dairy Days

Thank you to the Kansas Dairy Commission for sponsoring lunch during both meetings.

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Henry C. Gardiner Scholars. Since 2012, the Henry C. Gardiner scholarship application process has created an environment for qualified students to compete for elite undergraduate scholarships. Thirty-three students applied for the 2024-2025 Henry C. Gardiner scholarships. Academic standing, community service, work ethic and future goals are taken into consideration. A panel of K-State faculty and industry leaders review the applications. Finalists are selected and compete in a rigorous interview process. The students are academically elite agriculture undergraduates enrolled at K-State and plan to continue careers in agriculture.

The 2024-2025 Henry C. Gardiner Scholars pictured with Mark Gardiner (L to R) are: Katrina Turner, Derby, Kansas; Lauren Thompson, Woodville, Wisconsin; Preston Dunn, Saint John, Kansas; August Hulse, Culver, Kansas; Grace Fike, Westmoreland, Kansas; and Kiley Andersen, Sebastopol, California.

The Henry C. Gardiner Scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions of Gardiner customers, friends and family continuing the legacy of Henry Gardiner. To date, 54 undergraduate students have received $250,500 in scholarships.

The K-State Collegiate Rodeo was hosted in Weber Arena this past weekend February 15-18. The event set record attendance with nearly 12,000 people attending over four days.

See photos of the event: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBeHVv

Participation Numbers:

Big thank you to all who helped and supported the largest event ran by students on campus. If you missed it, you can watch the archive on CowboyChannel app.

• Academic Quadrathlon Schedule:
  Monday, Feb. 19 – 6 p.m. start – Weber Hall – Lab practicum and written exam
  Tuesday, Feb. 20 – 6 p.m. start – Weber Hall – Quiz bowl and oral presentation
  Thursday, Feb. 22 – 6 p.m. start – Alumni Center – (for members of top 9 teams on written exam) Final events, placings & CoCo Bolo’s prime rib catered meal
• Cattleman’s Day: If you are encouraging students to attend Cattlemen’s Day, please encourage them to register at https://bit.ly/KSUcattlemensdaystudent.
• Stockman’s Dinner: The 2024 LMIC Stockman’s Dinner will be hosted on Thursday, February 29, honoring Galen and Lori Fink as the Stockman of the Year.  The event will begin with a social at 6:00 pm followed by dinner at 6:30 pm and will be at the Stanley Stout Center.We are requesting some volunteers from our ASI family to help with serving the meals.  We have two scheduled timeframes where we are requesting help.  If you are interested you can sign up by using this link or emailing Katie directly. Volunteers will be served a steak dinner! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WXWUJja_nlQEoidoki17eFmFW1Stz7COM2vq3Kdvdlc/edit?usp=sharing
• Town Hall meeting Feb. 20 for K-State faculty and staff –

  President Richard Linton will host a town hall for faculty and staff from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the K-State Alumni Center. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend in person. A live stream will be available for those unable to attend in person.

  The town hall panel will include Linton, Interim Provost Mercer, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Marshall Stewart, members of the President’s Cabinet and Division of Information Technology leadership.

  The town hall will be streamed on the president’s communications webpage. Access will require a K-State eID to view the session. The video also will be archived at that same site.

SEMINARS: 

• Meat Science Seminar
  • Jordan Looper, “Compositional Differences Among Types of Mechanically Separated Chicken and Their Influence on Physicochemical Attributes of Frankfurter-Type Sausages” – Monday, February 26, 2024.
• Monogastric Nutrition Seminar
  • UPDATE: Katelyn Gaffield, “Impact of amino acids in modulating muscle growth and development in swine” – Tuesday, February 27 at 12:00 p.m. in Weber 121.
• Ruminant Nutrition, Growth, and Management Seminar
  • Harleigh Johnson, “Extending color display life of meat through dietary supplementation of vitamin E ” – Monday, February 26 at 4:30 p.m. in Call 205
• Physiology and Animal Breeding Seminars
  • Kate Nelson, “Social status influences adult Ossabaw learning and working memory during the development of a novel feeding cognition test” – Tuesday, February 27 at 8:30 a.m. in Weber 146 or via Zoom, https://ksu.zoom.us/j/92695446761?pwd=UTRBMjc3dURGSU5GdHhTQTRSWEhiZz09 (Meeting ID: 926 9544 6761, Passcode: 247396)

ASI FACULTY & STAFF BIRTHDAYS: 

• Abbey Nutsch – February 21
• Casy Winn – February 25

If you’d like your birthday added to the list, please email Stacey Chard at schard@ksu.edu.

OPEN POSITIONS:

• Dairy Teaching and Research Center Manager – To apply, go to https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/515771/dairy-teaching-and-research-center-manager
• Animal Technician Supervisor (Dairy Unit) – To apply, go to https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/jobs/job-announcements.html.

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• Tarleton State University, Ph.D Position – Environmental Impact on Cattle Developmental Programming.  Ph.D. Assistantship_Contreras_TSU

UPCOMING EVENTS:
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February 19, 20 & 22 – Animal Sciences Academic Quadrathlon
February 21 – Faculty Meeting – 146 Weber Hall
February 29 – Stockmen’s Dinner – Stanley Stout Center
March 1 – Cattlemen’s Day – Weber Hall
March 1 – Legacy Bull & Female Sale – Stanley Stout Center
March 2 – Junior Beef Producer Day – Weber Hall
March 10-17: Spring Break
March 16 – Junior Sheep Producer Day – Weber Hall
March 20 – Faculty Meeting –  146 Weber Hall
April 6 – K-State Open House
April 6 – Little American Royal – Weber Arena
April 17 – Faculty Meeting – 146 Weber Hall
April 27 – Wildcat Showdown – Cico Park
May 6-10 – Finals week
May 10-11 – Manhattan Campus Commencement
May 15 – Faculty Meeting – 146 Weber Hall
June 12 – Faculty Meeting – 146 Weber Hall

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