Kansas State University

KSU ASI HEADLINES: For highlights from September, visit the K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry Facebook page at https://fb.watch/mT1ghvbhb7/ or YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV3w6DI7Xs0.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – HENRY C. GARDINER GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS LECTURE: The Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture will be hosted Tuesday, October 9, at McCain Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. This year’s featured speaker is Greg Doud, incoming CEO & President of National Milk Producers Foundation. Admission to the lecture is free.

Dr. Cassie Jones was selected to receive the 2023 Mark and Eva Gardiner Innovation and Excellence Faculty Award. She will be recognized at the lecture.
Learn more about this event here.

WELCOME BABY O’QUINN: Congratulations to Dr. Travis O’Quinn and his wife, Megan, on their new baby boy, Ethan Gene O’Quinn. Ethan was born on Saturday, September 30 and was 8 lbs 6 oz and 20 1/4 long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSING OF PROFESSOR DON KROPF: It is with sadness we learned of Professor Don H Kropf’s passing on September 25, 2023. Obituary and funeral information is pending but will be handled by Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan, KS. https://www.ymlfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Donald-Kropf?obId=29230901

 

SEMINARS: 

• Meat Science Seminar
  • Maria Eduarda-Coelho, Journal Club “Muscle tissue engineering in fibrous gelatin: implications for meat analogs” – Wednesday, October 4 at 12:30 p.m. in Weber 121.
  • Ashton McGinn, “Exploring the industry’s response to consumer’s health concern’s with processed meats” – Wednesday, October 11 at 12:30 p.m. in Weber 121
• Monogastric Nutrition Seminar
  • Mikalya Spinler, “Effects of Heat Stress in Finishing Pigs” – Wednesday, October 11 at 12:30 p.m. in Weber 146
  • Ty Kim, “Effect of sugar source and level on nursery pig performance” – Wednesday, October 18 at 12:30 p.m. in Weber 146
• Ruminant Nutrition, Growth, and Management Seminar
  • Stefan Knecht, “Mode of Action and Applications of Lubabegron Fumarate in Finishing Cattle” – Monday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Call 205
  • Carlee Salisbury, “Implications of Excess Dietary Nitrogen for Maintenance Energy Requirements of Cattle” – Monday, October 16 at 4:30 p.m. in Call 205

ASI FACULTY & STAFF BIRTHDAYS: 

• Travis O’Quinn – October 1
• Jeremy Filby – October 4
• Scott Beyer – October 9
• Bill Hollenbeck – October 26

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 I (Swine Unit) – To apply, go to https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/515792/animal-technician-i.
• Animal Technician Supervisor (Dairy Unit) – To apply, go to https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/jobs/job-announcements.html.
• Animal Technician II (Dairy Unit) – 1 position – To apply, go to https://careers.pageuppeople.com/742/cw/en-us/job/512403/animal-technician-ii.
• Animal Technician II (Dairy Unit) – 1 position – To apply, go to https://careers.pageuppeople.com/742/cw/en-us/job/510744/animal-technician-ii.

 

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• University of Minnesota, St. Paul Dairy Unit Manager –

  http://employment.umn.edu/ (search for Job Opening ID 357968).

• Montana State University, Assistant Professor of Equine Reproductive Physiology – https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/38203

• Utah State University, Assistant or Associate Professor of Dairy Cattle Nutrition – https://www.usu.edu/hr/jobs/, position # 2023-6988