- Judging Reunion: Mark your calendars for April 12, 2025, as we bring back the K-State Judging Team Reunion! Join us for a day of celebration, kicking off with a golf tournament and wrapping up with an evening banquet honoring the success of the 2024 teams.
Register now: https://www.asi.k-state.edu/events/judging-reunion/ - Call for nominations: 2025 Alumni and Faculty Awards – Each year the K-State College of Agriculture recognizes exceptional alums and faculty who have demonstrated, through their participation, commitment and leadership, distinction to themselves, their profession, the K-State College of Agriculture and Kansas State University. These awards honor living alumni and faculty who personify the College of Agriculture’s tradition and excellence. This year, the awards will be presented in April and nominations are due March 14, 2025. To learn more and submit a nomination, click here
- Kansas State University promote 74 faculty members, 30 receive tenure: As announced in the K-State Today, seventy-four Kansas State University faculty members are receiving promotions in rank, with 30 faculty members earning tenure to go into effect July 1. Of the promoted faculty, nine represent the College of Agriculture.Earning promotion to full professor are Brian Coffey, agricultural economics; Jennifer Ifft, agricultural economics; Elizabeth Yeager, agricultural economics; Romulo Lollato, agronomy; Kelly Getty, animal sciences and industry; Travis O’Quinn, animal sciences and industry; Jeremy Marshall, entomology. Earning promotion to associate professor with tenure are Logan Britton, agricultural economics; Katie Starzec, communications and agricultural education.
Congratulations to the listed faculty members. To read the full announcement, click here.
- UPCOMING DEFENSE:
- Mariana Paredes defends “Use of qualitative and quantitative microbial data to determine if turkey pre-chill and post-chill sampling are predictive of Salmonella enterica contamination in ground turkey” on Monday, March 24 at 1 p.m. in 201 Wayne Franklin Student Leadership Conference Room.
- Sidney Munk – Thursday, April 3 at 1 p.m. in Call Hall 205.
- Jessica Smallfield – Friday, April 4 at 10:30 a.m. in Call Hall 226.
- UPCOMING SEMINARS
- Meat Science – Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Weber 111
- March 5 – Sam Stickley – Journal Club – Impacts of Stepwise Aging/Freezing Process and Repeated Freezing on Meat Quality, Physicochemical and Biochemical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Beef Loins
- Monogastic Seminar – Wednesday 12:30 p.m. in Call Hall 140
- Ruminant Nutrition, Growth, and Management Seminar – Monday at 4:30 p.m. in Call Hall 205.
- March 10 – Jonn Frey – Comparative Diet Selection by Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Grazing/Browsing Native Pastures
- March 24 – Allen Schwartz – Effects of Cottonseed Processing and Variety on Gossypol Concentrations and Implications for Dairy Cattle
- Animal Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Seminar –
- March 11 – Muhammad Ajmal –https://ksu.zoom.us/j/97112401692?pwd=FlP2BlWSJDablovYpb5bZPGpb9S3jx.1Meeting ID: 971 1240 1692
Passcode: 701782
- March 11 – Muhammad Ajmal –https://ksu.zoom.us/j/97112401692?pwd=FlP2BlWSJDablovYpb5bZPGpb9S3jx.1Meeting ID: 971 1240 1692
OPEN POSITIONS:
Professor (Assistant/Associate/Full) Position(s):
None at this time.
Unclassified Staff Position(s):
- Farm Manager/Farm Shop & Operations Manager – To apply, go to https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/farm-manager-manhattan-kansas-united-states
University Support Staff Position(s):
None at this time.
Department Student Employment Position(s):
https://www.asi.k-state.edu/studentsuccess/student_employment/
If you are interested in adding a job to this page, please email Emily Grund.Professional Opportunities(s):
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Assistant or Associate Professor, Swine Nutrition and Management – Learn more here.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Assistant or Associate Professor, Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainability – Learn more here.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Assistant or Associate Professor, Precision Animal Nutrition – Vitamins and Minerals – Learn more here.
- Tennesse Tech, Assistant Professor of Animal Science – Learn more here.
- Meat Science – Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Weber 111