Campus impact
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Latest Campus impact
Three crumbling classrooms, one big dream
From leaky roofs to lasting change, K-State’s Engineers Without Borders chapter helps the people of Ifumbo reinvent their schoolhouses. In Ifumbo, Malawi, the town’s three small school buildings had leaky roofs, holes in the floor, no windows or doors and hardly any structural integrity. […]
Campfire cadence
K-State senior violinist spends summer guiding campers and performing in Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp festival orchestra. Just like at any other summer camp, the cabins were filled with middle school kids complaining of heat, bugs and typical middle-school drama. But unlike the others, […]
Nutcracker gets cracked
New York City’s The Bang Group brings a wild remix of the holiday classic to student dancers. All the way from New York City, David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin of The Bang Group visited Manhattan, Kansas, for K-State’s QuVee Mock Masterclass Series. They taught […]
Loads of lather
K-State’s Cats’ Cupboard receives much-needed hygiene products from Giving the Basics. At Cats’ Cupboard, the usual donations include various pantry items and kitchen staples. Recently, a different and much-needed donation arrived: three huge pallets of bar soap and additional pallets of other hygiene products. […]
Working to a degree
K-State Salina engineering students gain industry experience as well as their K-State degrees. Choosing what to do after high school can be a challenge. Should I go to college? Should I get some real-world work experience? At K-State Salina, the Great Plains Manufacturing Scholars […]
How K-State became #1
Nancy Twiss was the gentle, determined power behind K-State’s student scholar “boot camp.” One coach is famous for building K-State’s on-field reputation. The other is less of a household name — but she built our academic reputation. “Nancy Twiss was the Bill Snyder of […]
Hands in motion
Packed rooms, zero phones and hands in motion; K-State’s Sign Language Club builds bridges between hearing and hearing-impaired communities. Imagine you’re in a conference room at K-State’s Hale Library, moving your fingers to mimic the group leaders as they sign the alphabet. The area […]
A lofty launch
K-State’s rocketry club wins national Argonia Cup competition by a long shot. Your team’s rocket shoots higher and higher into the sky. When the rocket reaches its peak, you wait nervously for the second motor to fire. Your teammate counts, “Three, two, one…” But nothing […]
Cross-cultural collaboration
International teamwork, data-driven proposals and standout performance earn K-State students top honors in a global business challenge. From deep dives into market data for a European health and nutrition company to weekly virtual meetings despite 13-hour time differences, K-State senior An Lam had his hands […]
From Manhattan to Ho Chi Minh City
A summer internship in Vietnam gives one K-State student a crash course in international communication, cultural exchange and career growth. Imagine whizzing through the crowded streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on a motorbike, stomach full of fresh fruits and vegetables from one of the […]