Kansas State University

When Allan Sicat ‘03, former U.S. Army officer, earned his degree online, he had no idea what impact he’d make on his alma mater a decade later.

To transition from military to civilian life and prepare for the corporate world, Allan completed an online master’s degree in engineering management. Because of his professional accomplishments and distinguished career service in the years following graduation, Allan was selected as the Division of Continuing Education’s first Alumni Fellow in 2011.

The honor of serving in this new role for the division, coupled with his affinity for the university, gave Allan a strong desire to give back to K-State. So he did something else that had never been done before—he started a scholarship fund specifically for distance students involved in the military.

Continue reading “Helping Those Who Serve: New Scholarship Assists Military Distance Students” →

Master of Psychology with an Emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MIOP)

Sometimes the most important component of a distance program happens face-to-face.

Each summer, students in the Master of Psychology with emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MIOP) program travel to K-State’s Manhattan campus. There, they experience an intensive two-week session that both students and instructors call the “heart and soul” of this hybrid distance program.

Continue reading “Distance Program Spotlight” →

The Division of Continuing Education awarded the following scholarships to degree-seeking distance education students during the 2012–2013 academic year (fall or spring term):

• Maurine Allison O’Bannon Memorial Scholarship ($1,000):
  Cynthia Naylor, Dawn Van Horn, Shay Dodson, Amy Buscher, Karyn Raney, Angela Giancaterino, Melissa Routt and Claudia Montoya Nunez

• Office of Diversity Scholarship for Distance Education Students ($1,000):
  Kristina Cale and Rebecca Sombatchareun

• Division of Continuing Education Scholarship for Distance Education Students ($900 undergraduate; $1,200 graduate):
  Ashley MacKinnon, Daina Bitters, Kerri Langdon, Patrick Gere, Karyn Raney, Kyra Thornburg, Tiffany Weight and Kristina Cale

How You Can Help
Find out more about developing or contributing to a distance education scholarship fund by contacting Tracy Robinson at 785-532-7568 or tracyr@found.ksu.edu.

2013 Alumni Fellow

Brigadier General Mark R. Stammer ’99 serves as the Division of Continuing Education’s 2013 Alumni Fellow.

Brig. Gen. Stammer was among the first cohort of students to complete a Kansas State University master’s degree in adult, occupational and continuing education offered through Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

View Brig. Gen. Stammer’s video testimonial.

Spring 2013 Graduates

More than 175 distance education students graduated in Spring 2013, including academic advising program graduates who attended on-campus ceremonies (shown at left). View graduate names and a video commencement program at the Virtual Commencement website.

New Professional MBA Online

Starting this fall, Kansas State University will offer a Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) online for working professionals. Learn more at K-State’s Professional MBA Online website.

Continue reading “Announcements” →

Michael Feingold, food science and industry ’13, received the 2013 DCE Extraordinary Student Award at the Division of Continuing Education’s Honors and Awards Reception. View Michael’s video testimonial.

Melissa Duff, senior in general business administration, was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society for business programs accredited by the Association to Advance College Schools of Business. View Melissa’s story.

Linda Yarrow, assistant professor of human nutrition, won a finalist designation for the National University Technology Network’s Shirley Davis Award for Excellence in Blended Learning.