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.
Latest Campus impact
Painting the city
K-State funding fuels a student artist’s eye-opening, immersive big-city experience Elizabeth Bachman, a K-State fine arts major, had her first art class at age 3. Her high school was encircled by farmland in rural Kansas. Recently, Bachman experienced a change of scenery as she traveled […]
Hummus against hunger
A K-State student aims to fight food insecurity with sorghum hummus In many countries outside the U.S., sorghum is a common crop grown for human consumption and a staple food product in most households. At K-State, graduate student Madeleine Pike is exploring ways to transform […]
A future in the preserved past
With K-State support, a student finds her place in the museum world Art has long reflected the values, beliefs and passions of cultures around the world. Preserved in art museums, these stories are meant to be shared and enjoyed by all — a sentiment […]
Sweaty faces to frozen keys
No matter the weather, the K-State Marching Band never misses a beat: A K-State band member from the sunny shores of Florida shares her band experience One moment, you’re playing an instrument while the sun is warming your skin and sweat is dripping down […]
Bridging generations
Two K-State freshmen created a pen pal program between nursing home residents and students for a class project. What started as a civic engagement project in Alice Piovezana’s philosophy class quickly turned into an active pen pal program reaching the hearts and minds of students […]
Recovering the fallen
K-State Ph.D. student is leading the mission to recover and identify MIA WWII service members In the winter of 1944, an American B-29 was rammed by Japanese aircraft during a bombing raid. The B-29 exploded, separating the cockpit from the tail and rendering the […]
Galle Gift establishes College of Education Deanship at Kansas State University
MANHATTAN — Nelson and Marilyn Galle of Manhattan, Kansas, have made a financial commitment to name the deanship in Kansas State University’s College of Education. The gift, which establishes the Nelson and Marilyn Galle Dean in the College of Education position, will strengthen the largest […]
No longer nameless
Squirrel-naming fun brings big boost to campus causes At 11:59 p.m. on April 8, 2026, 1,246 squirrels at Kansas State University celebrated a new beginning. The wait for their new names was finally over! As part of K-State Day of Giving, Wildcats could name […]
More than a patient
Putting humanity back in healthcare — community service experience helps K-State pre-med student remember what medicine is all about Becoming a professional healthcare worker is a hard journey. Through the rigor and stress of learning about the human body and how to treat patients, […]
The difference a day can make
K-State Day of Giving returns April 8 So you say you bleed purple — you’ll have a chance to prove it when K-State Day of Giving returns for its second year on April 8! It may be just another Wednesday for most, but for the people and programs of K-State, it’s one of the most important days of the year. Over 24 […]