Campus impact
You don’t have to look far to see the impact of philanthropy at K‑State. Gifts power everything from scholarships and professorships to new buildings and major scientific breakthroughs. See what your gift can do.
The makings of a modern classroom
Leveled-up learning spaces fuel new teaching methods. A classroom is a classroom is a classroom, right? Wrong. In the modern academic landscape, antiquated learning spaces struggle to keep pace. K-State’s new and renovated classrooms are equipped with interactive technology that streamlines the delivery and […]
Beyond theory
Gifts fuel K-State’s applied learning initiative Is there a correlation between high-flavonoid foods and cancer? That is just one research project Duru Dogan ’24 tackled during her undergraduate years at K-State, where she majored in statistics, political science and French. She also studied abroad […]
Sustaining the mission of principled business
The Center for Principled Business (CPB) at Kansas State University has received a transformative leadership-level gift to support the long-term sustainability of its mission. This significant anonymous investment marks a milestone in the center’s growth and reflects a growing momentum among supporters who believe […]
Latest Campus impact
Finding the fit
How the K-State College and Career program opens the door to success Not every high school student in Kansas will choose to go to Kansas State University after graduation, but that doesn’t stop K-State from helping them find their path. Kansas State College and […]
Growing a future in policy
K-State student explores agricultural advocacy in Washington D.C. with the Morse Scholarship Washington D.C. is known as the home for politics in the United States, but Erin Driscoll’s D.C. experience exposed her to something closer to home: the importance of agricultural policy and advocacy […]
Growing from space
K-State and NASA collaborate for the health of Kansas agriculture NASA scientists stopped by Flickner Innovation Farm for their “Space for Ag” tour with a different kind of space mission: working side by side with Kansas farmers to improve American agriculture. While NASA provides […]
The road to rural veterinary medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine students see firsthand what it takes to be a rural vet. A recent survey of more than 200 Kansas livestock producers revealed a concerning trend — nearly 60% believe there’s a shortage of veterinarians in the state. The Veterinary Training […]
Kansas to Costa Rica
College of Education students explore classrooms beyond Kansas K-State College of Education students trekked through the Costa Rican rainforest every morning to reach two rural schools on their study abroad trip. The K-Staters took advantage of the opportunity to teach students in the local […]
Behind the algorithm
Pascal Hitzler builds a more accountable AI Many people use AI for restaurant recommendations, studying for their next quiz or maybe they don’t even know they’re using it. But how does it actually work? For Pascal Hitzler, university distinguished professor of computer science and […]
About the architect
How did Erasmus T. Carr go from building prisons to becoming the supervising architect for one of Kansas’ best-designed buildings? As most kids do, Carr spent his childhood years learning bricklaying and carpentry in his time away from school. He began his career as […]
A head start on AI
K-State professor is teaching young students the power of AI Each year, K-8 students visit K-State’s Manhattan campus for Coding Camp, a camp that exposes students to the power of AI. The 2026 event drew more than 100 kids, hoping to take home bragging […]
Mapping knowledge
K-State professor builds knowledge graphs and improves AI trustworthiness To the average person, a knowledge graph may look like gibberish on a spreadsheet. But for others a knowledge graph can impact the world. Assistant Professor of Computer Science Hande Küçük McGinty has developed knowledge […]
Carrying the legacy
K-State student receives scholarship honoring our nation’s military As an award-winning master’s student in architecture, Nathan Keener knows the value of hard work and perseverance. Because of his own hard work and his dad’s military service, Keener recently received a Valor Scholarship in Honor […]