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
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.
Stay the course
K-State documentary spotlights why teachers leave — and how smart schools can retain top talent The craft of teaching is not a walk in the park. It’s more like a full sprint with obstacle courses sprinkled throughout. Although teaching is difficult, it is one […]
Not just for the birds
Avian flu isn’t just for birds anymore. K-State’s Jürgen Richt and other researchers reveal how the virus infects dairy cattle For the past two years, avian influenza has taken a huge toll on worldwide populations of wild birds – more than 414, 000 birds have […]
What if every student teacher could fully focus on teaching?
Funding a future teacher’s final semester will be a game changer.
Rural health at risk
Kansas and the U.S. are running out of medical providers. K-State delivers one key piece to the solution.