Campus impact
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Latest Campus impact
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 […]
Show some love
Iconic Anderson Hall seeks generous Wildcats to restore its historic glory — and sustainable future By Marisa Larson ’93, ’16, KSU Foundation staff Imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, or St. Louis without the arch. Now imagine the K-State campus without Anderson Hall. Scary […]
Cattle detectives
Veterinary students race to uncover the secrets of the dead before nature takes its course As the sun rose each morning, teams of K-State veterinary and graduate students were already on their way to uncover that day’s medical mysteries at feedlots in Kansas, Oklahoma […]
What does it mean to be ‘K-State Proud’?
True stories of students stepping up to help each other succeed Before the advent of K-State Proud two decades ago, unexpected financial crises resulted in far too many students abandoning their dream of a degree. To students Matt King and Emily Besler (Scott), something […]
Special deliveries
Scholarship support didn’t just help Alice Piovezana thrive, it helped her launch a pen pal program connecting generations Alice Piovezana is a K-State freshman from Brazil who not only found her sense of belonging in the United States but also created community for others […]
Glimpsing the future
Kansas’ DECA Conference at K-State creates a competitive atmosphere for high school students to learn and anticipate their bright business futures When Paul Nguyen stepped into his first Kansas DECA State Career Development Conference as a high school student, he had no idea the experience he […]
Dodderidge estate gift expands data-driven learning at Kansas State University
MANHATTAN — A $125,000 gift from the estate of Richard and Ann Dodderidge to the Kansas State University A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication will enhance research and digital literacy at the university surrounding public discourse, media coverage and consumer trends. The commitment will now provide the recently established K-State Social Media Listening Lab with Meltwater technology, a digital intelligence […]
Trending upward
Doug and Vicki Hill boost buy-in for K-State’s professional strategic selling program As a student in the late ’60s, Doug Hill was fascinated with the stock market. So much so that he spent much of his free time, as he puts it, “lurking around” Manhattan’s Edward Jones office. A broker there arranged for Doug […]