Community impact
Our donors care about Kansas. They invest in outreach programs and initiatives that help fulfill K-State’s land-grant mission. At the KSU Foundation, we maximize these gifts to create change — strengthening the Kansas economy, advancing collaborative partnerships and improving lives.
Lifting up Kansas communities
The Kansas Masonic Foundation partners with three K-State programs to advance communities.
Go to the Edge
Thanks to speculative real estate development by the KSU Foundation, the Edge Collaboration District at K-State is creating meaningful outcomes for K-State, Kansas and beyond.
Future vets helping pets
The K-State Shelter Medicine Program provides veterinary services in areas with limited access to care.
Latest Community impact
Jockeying for the job
Edge District internships are a winning strategy in the race to the right career Internship options run the gamut from low-stress summer gigs and multi-semester practice professions, so students have an important choice to make when the time comes to get some real-world experience […]
Say “bees!”
K-State entomologist uses AI to help the public keep bees buzzing What’s that buzzing? Or rather, who’s that buzzing? K-State’s Brian Spiesman, assistant professor of entomology, has created a high-tech way to answer that question. His BeeMachine, a bee-tracking app, uses Google’s TensorFlow AI […]
Pain in the grass
Pain relief for cows? An award-winning K-State professor is making it happen How can you tell a cow is in pain? That is not the set up to a joke, but rather the core challenge that has driven a K-State professor’s groundbreaking research to […]
Science non-fiction
K-State Salina’s Aerospace Education Hub will bring together three programs — uncrewed aircraft systems, aviation maintenance and advanced composites — in one space to work together, just as they do in industry.
From plant to plate
The Feeding Your Future summer camp introduces high schoolers to careers in food science With a growing number of mouths to feed and challenges that threaten a sufficient and sustainable food supply, the need for solutions increases by the day. The Kansas State University […]
The grill next door
New K-State program empowers small business success Your morning coffee shop, your beloved boutique, your trusted mechanic — small businesses, especially in Kansas, keep communities running. In fact, 99.1% of businesses in the Sunflower State are mom-and-pop shops, making their success crucial to the […]
Home is where the diploma is
K-State strengthens scholars in SW Kansas through remote undergraduate program Earning a degree is a journey — long, winding and often requiring students to leave home. But for many, moving away to college isn’t an option. That’s why K-State is partnering with Garden City […]
When words collide
K-State partners with Manhattan Public Library for bilingual story time Books, for many, are a door to endless possibilities. Within their pages lie portals to new worlds, time-traveling tools and infinite sources of imagination. Harnessing the power of stories, faculty and graduate students from […]
Baking up a buzz
K-State beekeepers support veteran mental health through honey-filled treats Sweet treats offer comfort and spark joy. Recognizing the power of sugar and flour, K-State’s bakery science department teamed up with the entomology department and Valor Honey to create sticky-sweet creations that stir conversations about […]