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.
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 […]
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 […]
Latest Community impact
Broken breadbasket
As food insecurity affects more communities, K-State’s Hungry Heartland team is researching the causes and telling the stories behind them. For rural communities like Dighton, Kansas, the fight against food insecurity begins with tragedy. When Dighton’s only grocery store burned to the ground, the […]
Fighting fentanyl
A K-State alum turns social media into a frontline defense against fentanyl. Shocking news: Kansas is currently leading the nation in drug-induced deaths of 15–19-year-olds, and 86% of those deaths are directly linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. But K-State alum Erica Short is […]
Reading for the win
K-State football players share their love of reading, creating special memories for children in Manhattan. As Sterling Lockett opened the doors to Rise Academy, sauntered down the hallway and disappeared into a classroom full of young students, the K-State wide receiver was reminded of […]
Back to beginnings
Wildcat football players returned to their roots, giving their former elementary schools a field day surprise. Imagine the joy you would have felt in grade school if your already-exciting end-of-year field day got even better with a surprise visit from your favorite K-State football […]
Her change of heart
New research from K-State sheds light on how menopause affects heart health — and what women and physicians can do about it. During her deep dive into cardiovascular research, K-State graduate student Sarah Fenn discovered a huge gap in female-specific research. Just like any […]
A mission for education
A K-State student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo uses his multiple degrees to help orphans achieve their dreams. Growing up as an orphan in the Congo, Jonathan Maka witnessed first-hand how limited educational opportunities can erase potential and crush dreams. “My dream […]
What a difference a day makes
Celebrating another ‘wildly’ successful — and record-breaking — Day of Giving.
Where Purple Rides Proud
K-State’s new Bilbrey Family Event Center roped in a stampede of spectators for the 2026 K-State rodeo. The arena can host around 3,000 people, about the same as the volleyball arena!
Plume problem
K-State researcher examines a Kansas chloride plume’s risk to irrigated agriculture. Water in south-central Kansas is in danger. A slowly expanding chloride plume near Burrton, Kansas, is raising concerns about the water quality of Equus Beds aquifer, a vital water source for Wichita communities […]
Sharing their spark
Art and commerce intersect at K-State’s new Spot Fire Press.