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Putting the soul in soil
Landscape architecture professor wins national award for community-centered classroom approach. For Kirby Barrett, assistant professor in landscape architecture and regional and community planning, teaching is much like design: deeply rooted and always growing. Receiving the Teaching (Junior) award from the Council of Educators in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Translating tech for the masses
K-State Salina introduces technical writing program for professionals. Part of K-State’s mission to extend education beyond the boundaries of campus, continuing education and immersive training through K-State Salina helps professionals excel in high-demand fields. The latest is an online certificate in technical writing. For […]
A master class in making it count
Medal of Excellence honorees Lee and Barb Harris see the exponential impact of a talented teaching force. It’s impossible to quantify how many lives have been touched by Lee ’75 and Barb Harris. Officially, the couple have played a part in more than 160 […]
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 […]
Humble and mighty — like a Swiss Army knife
Mary Park has all the tools to manage the largest agriculture project in K-State’s history. K-State’s Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, the final and largest piece of the university’s Agricultural Innovation Initiative, is roughly halfway through its construction phase and Mary Park […]
Rooted in excellence
Outstanding faculty are being celebrated with a leafy legacy — trees planted in their honor on campus. K-State is the next-generation land-grant institution that knows the value of sharing our research to improve Kansas communities and the world beyond. So, a natural way to […]
Counting the ways
Six ways this professor is preparing students — and their future teachers — for math success. From calculus prep to carnival games, here are the top six ways Craig Spencer, deputy director of undergraduate studies in mathematics and the 2025-26 Coffman Chair for Distinguished […]
For these business students, it’s closing time
From mock scenarios to real opportunities, these students are ready to compete, connect and close. Members of K-State’s Sales Team won’t try to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. But that doesn’t mean they couldn’t. As part of K-State’s highly ranked National Strategic Selling Institute, […]









