The K-State Rodeo took place this past week on September 6-8 at CiCo Park. There was a great crowd and great weather to kick off their season. Results are as follows:
Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture has once again been recognized as a top 10 college by Niche.com in its annual ranking of the Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences. In the 2025 list, K-State ranks No. 8.
The Niche.com ranking is based on an analysis of academic, admissions, financial and student life data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, plus millions of reviews from students and alumni.
“We are once again honored that K-State is included in Niche’s top 10 list for 2025 Best Colleges for Agricultural Sciences in America,” said Ernie Minton, Eldon Gideon dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension. “Niche.com’s data and survey results show what we are passionate about — academic excellence, faculty approachability and student experience.
“A key component of K-State’s vision to become the ideal next-generation land-grant university is the College of Agriculture’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative,” added Minton. “This includes not only new, state-of-the-art facilities across campus, but also new teaching and research approaches that will enable us to recruit and retain world-class faculty and researchers.
“Through our teaching we will educate and strengthen the future leaders and workforce of agriculture, preparing them to tackle the opportunities and challenges they face and help feed a hungry world,” Minton said.
Niche.com list of top 10 agriculture schools include:
No. 1 Cornell University
No. 2 University of California — Davis
No. 3 Texas A&M University
No. 4 North Carolina State
No. 5 Purdue University
No. 6 University of Florida
No. 7 University of Illinois Urbana — Champaign
No. 8 Kansas State University
No. 9 University of Georgia
No. 10 Oklahoma State University
Recruitment Events
The Presence of Purple was out and about this weekend with students attending the Kansas State Fair and the Youth Horse Show at the American Royal in Kansas City. Both were successful opportunities to interact with future K-State students and alumni.
K-State Animal Sciences & Industry Mentors and College of Agriculture Ag Ambassadors teamed up to have a booth between livestock barns this past week at the Kansas State Fair on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. With a ‘Cats win on Saturday, there was a lot of excitement and traction through the booth.
The K-State Horse Judging Team hosted a Quarter Horse Judging Clinic September 7 during the Quarter Horse Show at the American Royal in Kansas City. Team members hosted a giveaway and spent time interacting with the 55 participates sharing information about being K-State College of Agriculture students.
UPCOMING EVENTS & CONFERENCES:
Join us for the 24th Beef Stocker Field Day to be hosted on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the KSU Beef Stocker Unit in Manhattan. Attached is a copy of the program. Online registration information can be found at asi.ksu.edu/stockerfieldday. If you are faculty, staff or students and you’d like to attend, you can register complimentary at https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2tmnZWL0uEV2tZI. If you’d like to join for just the lunch portion, please let Katie Smith know in advance by Thursday, September 19 so there are accurate meal counts. You can pick up a lunch ticket in advance from Katie in 218 Weber Hall.
We have a great program lined up for you. We’ll offer practical information and management tips to help achieve greater flexibility and optimize your stocker operation in the evolving beef industry. We will be serving a bbq beef lunch. The day will conclude with a good old-fashioned prairie oyster fry.
DEPARTMENT NEWS
|
NOTE: Days are grouped around industry segments. Students encouraged to review companies attending each day through Handshake, as there may be opportunities of interest on multiple days. Day 1 – Tuesday, September 24 Agriculture, Food, & Environment Health Professions Veterinary Medicine Day 2 – Wednesday, September 25 Business & Leadership Art, Architecture, Design, & Communications Humanities, Education, Societies, Law, & Government Day 3 – Thursday, September 26 Engineering, Construction, & Math Sciences, Computers, & Info Systems |
UPCOMING SEMINARS
CONSTRUCITON
If you’d like your birthday added to the list, please email Stacey Chard at schard@ksu.edu.
OPEN POSITIONS:
Professor (Assistant/Associate/Full) Position(s):
Unclassified Staff Position(s):
University Support Staff Position(s):
Part-time Position(s):
Professional Opportunities(s):