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Job placement rates rise again for Kansas State University studentsKansas State University students are landing jobs soon after graduation according to a university report
Kerri Day Keller director of the universitys Career and Employment Services notes that 94 of the universitysgraduates in 2013shy2014 are employed or pursuing advanced degrees Thats up 1 from the previous yearsreport An additional 2 of the universitys graduates were occupied in other noncareer activities
There is a lot of scrutiny right now on whether a college degree is worth it Keller said When you look at the factthat our students are getting jobs and you see the kind of professional jobs that many of our graduates are goinginto and see the salary statistics youll see that our graduates are going on and really making a good investment intheir future by getting a degree from Kansas State University
The universitys report is based on information collected from students receiving bachelors masters and doctoraldegrees shy for more than 3000 undergraduates and 1000 postgraduates
Keller said that about 60 of the graduates stayed in Kansas and 77 in the nearby region
The university annually publishes employment and salary statistics of recent graduates which is available HERE
Students to advocate issues during State Higher Education DayStudents at the state universities in Kansas will be in the Kansas State Capitol on Tuesday February 10 2015 forState Higher Education Day
During State Higher Education Day students will be visiting with state legislators on three issues important to theirfellow students at all state universities
The students will be appearing before the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee testifying on Senate Bill 133 and theHouse Judiciary Committee testifying on House Bill 2198 Reagan Kays Student Body President at Kansas StateUniversity brought the bill to the Regents Student Advisory Council (SAC) and the SAC subsequently recommendedthe introduction of the bills in the Kansas Senate and Kansas House of Representatives The legislation known as
the 911 Lifeline Law has been passed in 21 states The intent of the proposed legislation is to grant limited immunityfrom a states Minor in Possession (MIP) or Minor in Consumption (MIC) of alcohol charge in certain circumstanceswhere they make contact with officials during a medical emergency of a minor If this legislation was passed inKansas it would give young people the confidence to pick up the phone and call 911 to look out for the safety of theirfriends colleagues and acquaintances A simple phone call could save a student from alcohol related tragediesPresident Kays and other students will be advocating for the two bills
In addition the students will advocate for legislation to remove the sales tax on textbooks The students passed a billlast year in the House however were unable to pass the legislation to the Governors desk Finally the students willstress the importance of higher education funding for all of higher education in meetings with members of the KansasLegislature
President Schulz named leaderof NCAA board of governors
Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz is the
new chair of the NCAA board of governors which is
the organizations highestshyranking committee
I am honored with the appointment to chair the board
of governors and I look forward to bringing together
athletics and academics in this leadership role
Schulz said Serving as chair is an opportunity to
strengthen the interconnectivity between
intercollegiate athletics and the campus community
which is key as KshyState becomes a Top 50 public
research university by 2025
The board established Schulz as its newest leader
January 16 during the 2015 NCAA Convention Schulz
will serve as chair until January 2017 and will help to
oversee issues across the association The board of
governors includes 20 presidents and chancellors
from all three divisions
The Big 12 is honored to have President Schulz
Mitigating Global Challengesfocus of inaugural Henry CGardiner Lecture
In the next 35 years agriculture will have to produce
more food than the world has produced in its history a
challenge some are calling the greatest challenge
weve ever faced However daunting it may seem
Robert Fraley is optimistic
Fraley the executive vice president and chief
technology officer for Monsanto Company who was
part of a team of scientists to first genetically modify
plants spoke at KshyStates inaugural Henry C Gardiner
lecture on January 26 2015 Fraley addressed the
challenges facing agriculture in the coming decades
and the resources needed to achieve food security
Farmers which account for less than 1 of the
population are expected to feed more than 9 billion
people by 2050 while facing limited resources and
changing climate conditions Despite the challenges
that lie ahead Fraley pointed out that the agricultural
industry has already made advances in increasing
serve as chairman of the NCAA Board of Governors
said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby His
understanding of the issues facing college athletics
within the context of higher education are exemplary
and uniquely position him for this role
US News amp World Report rankstwo KshyState online programsamong the best
KshyState is reaching new heights with distance
education according to US News amp World Reports
latest rankings of the best online degree programs
The university ranks No 20 for the best online
graduate engineering programs and No 86 for the
best online graduate education programs
Kansas State University offers online engineering
masters degrees in software engineering mechanical
engineering electrical engineering chemical
engineering civil engineering nuclear engineering
engineering management and operations research
Online education masters degrees include academic
advising adult and continuing education and
curriculum and instruction
The universitys online programs are administered
through KshyStates Global Campus
More than 1200 online programs were surveyed by
US News amp World Report The rankings were
evaluated in five categories student engagement
faculty credentials and training student services and
technology peer reputation and admissions
selectivity
DID YOU KNOW
KshyState will be in the Statehouse on February 18th for
our annual Cats in the Capitol event Join us to learn
more about the university and enjoy our famous Call
Hall ice cream
production because of two major breakthrough areas
biology and information technology
Click HERE to view Fraleys presentation in full
About 1000 people including students farmers and
the general public attended the first Henry C
Gardiner lecture established in honor of the KshyState
graduate who was a visionary leader in the US
beef industry The purpose of the lecture series is to
bring leaders in the global food systems from
throughout the world to present their views and
provide a forum for open discussion
KshyState engineer received NSFCAREER award
A prestigious award will support a KshyState engineers
research on nanosheets and will help organize
educational activities for high school students and
teachers
Gurpreet Singh assistant professor of mechanical
and nuclear engineering has received a $500000
National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award
Scalable liquid exfoliation processing of ultrathin twoshy
dimensional metal dichalcogenides nanosheets for
energy storage devices The NSFs Faculty Early
Career Development Program is one of the
foundations most prestigious awards
With his award Singh will study largeshyscale production
of ultrathin sheets shy a few atoms thick and several
micrometers wide shy of transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) Little is know about the structure of TMDs
and their mechanical electrical and electrochemical
properties nor is a current method available to costshy
effectively produce atomically thin TMDs in large
quantifies Singhs research aims to make that
possible
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KshyState Governmental Relations StaffSue Peterson Director of Governmental Relations
Kristin Holt Assistant to the DirectorBen Brown Legislative AssistantGarrett Kays Legislative Assistant
Contact InformationOffice of Governmental Relations
110 Anderson HallManhattan KS 66506shy0112
785shy532shy6227wwwksuedugovrelations
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Kansas State University middot 110 Anderson Hall middot Manhattan KS 66506 middot USA
the 911 Lifeline Law has been passed in 21 states The intent of the proposed legislation is to grant limited immunityfrom a states Minor in Possession (MIP) or Minor in Consumption (MIC) of alcohol charge in certain circumstanceswhere they make contact with officials during a medical emergency of a minor If this legislation was passed inKansas it would give young people the confidence to pick up the phone and call 911 to look out for the safety of theirfriends colleagues and acquaintances A simple phone call could save a student from alcohol related tragediesPresident Kays and other students will be advocating for the two bills
In addition the students will advocate for legislation to remove the sales tax on textbooks The students passed a billlast year in the House however were unable to pass the legislation to the Governors desk Finally the students willstress the importance of higher education funding for all of higher education in meetings with members of the KansasLegislature
President Schulz named leaderof NCAA board of governors
Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz is the
new chair of the NCAA board of governors which is
the organizations highestshyranking committee
I am honored with the appointment to chair the board
of governors and I look forward to bringing together
athletics and academics in this leadership role
Schulz said Serving as chair is an opportunity to
strengthen the interconnectivity between
intercollegiate athletics and the campus community
which is key as KshyState becomes a Top 50 public
research university by 2025
The board established Schulz as its newest leader
January 16 during the 2015 NCAA Convention Schulz
will serve as chair until January 2017 and will help to
oversee issues across the association The board of
governors includes 20 presidents and chancellors
from all three divisions
The Big 12 is honored to have President Schulz
Mitigating Global Challengesfocus of inaugural Henry CGardiner Lecture
In the next 35 years agriculture will have to produce
more food than the world has produced in its history a
challenge some are calling the greatest challenge
weve ever faced However daunting it may seem
Robert Fraley is optimistic
Fraley the executive vice president and chief
technology officer for Monsanto Company who was
part of a team of scientists to first genetically modify
plants spoke at KshyStates inaugural Henry C Gardiner
lecture on January 26 2015 Fraley addressed the
challenges facing agriculture in the coming decades
and the resources needed to achieve food security
Farmers which account for less than 1 of the
population are expected to feed more than 9 billion
people by 2050 while facing limited resources and
changing climate conditions Despite the challenges
that lie ahead Fraley pointed out that the agricultural
industry has already made advances in increasing
serve as chairman of the NCAA Board of Governors
said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby His
understanding of the issues facing college athletics
within the context of higher education are exemplary
and uniquely position him for this role
US News amp World Report rankstwo KshyState online programsamong the best
KshyState is reaching new heights with distance
education according to US News amp World Reports
latest rankings of the best online degree programs
The university ranks No 20 for the best online
graduate engineering programs and No 86 for the
best online graduate education programs
Kansas State University offers online engineering
masters degrees in software engineering mechanical
engineering electrical engineering chemical
engineering civil engineering nuclear engineering
engineering management and operations research
Online education masters degrees include academic
advising adult and continuing education and
curriculum and instruction
The universitys online programs are administered
through KshyStates Global Campus
More than 1200 online programs were surveyed by
US News amp World Report The rankings were
evaluated in five categories student engagement
faculty credentials and training student services and
technology peer reputation and admissions
selectivity
DID YOU KNOW
KshyState will be in the Statehouse on February 18th for
our annual Cats in the Capitol event Join us to learn
more about the university and enjoy our famous Call
Hall ice cream
production because of two major breakthrough areas
biology and information technology
Click HERE to view Fraleys presentation in full
About 1000 people including students farmers and
the general public attended the first Henry C
Gardiner lecture established in honor of the KshyState
graduate who was a visionary leader in the US
beef industry The purpose of the lecture series is to
bring leaders in the global food systems from
throughout the world to present their views and
provide a forum for open discussion
KshyState engineer received NSFCAREER award
A prestigious award will support a KshyState engineers
research on nanosheets and will help organize
educational activities for high school students and
teachers
Gurpreet Singh assistant professor of mechanical
and nuclear engineering has received a $500000
National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award
Scalable liquid exfoliation processing of ultrathin twoshy
dimensional metal dichalcogenides nanosheets for
energy storage devices The NSFs Faculty Early
Career Development Program is one of the
foundations most prestigious awards
With his award Singh will study largeshyscale production
of ultrathin sheets shy a few atoms thick and several
micrometers wide shy of transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) Little is know about the structure of TMDs
and their mechanical electrical and electrochemical
properties nor is a current method available to costshy
effectively produce atomically thin TMDs in large
quantifies Singhs research aims to make that
possible
Facebook Twitter Website
KshyState Governmental Relations StaffSue Peterson Director of Governmental Relations
Kristin Holt Assistant to the DirectorBen Brown Legislative AssistantGarrett Kays Legislative Assistant
Contact InformationOffice of Governmental Relations
110 Anderson HallManhattan KS 66506shy0112
785shy532shy6227wwwksuedugovrelations
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Kansas State University middot 110 Anderson Hall middot Manhattan KS 66506 middot USA
serve as chairman of the NCAA Board of Governors
said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby His
understanding of the issues facing college athletics
within the context of higher education are exemplary
and uniquely position him for this role
US News amp World Report rankstwo KshyState online programsamong the best
KshyState is reaching new heights with distance
education according to US News amp World Reports
latest rankings of the best online degree programs
The university ranks No 20 for the best online
graduate engineering programs and No 86 for the
best online graduate education programs
Kansas State University offers online engineering
masters degrees in software engineering mechanical
engineering electrical engineering chemical
engineering civil engineering nuclear engineering
engineering management and operations research
Online education masters degrees include academic
advising adult and continuing education and
curriculum and instruction
The universitys online programs are administered
through KshyStates Global Campus
More than 1200 online programs were surveyed by
US News amp World Report The rankings were
evaluated in five categories student engagement
faculty credentials and training student services and
technology peer reputation and admissions
selectivity
DID YOU KNOW
KshyState will be in the Statehouse on February 18th for
our annual Cats in the Capitol event Join us to learn
more about the university and enjoy our famous Call
Hall ice cream
production because of two major breakthrough areas
biology and information technology
Click HERE to view Fraleys presentation in full
About 1000 people including students farmers and
the general public attended the first Henry C
Gardiner lecture established in honor of the KshyState
graduate who was a visionary leader in the US
beef industry The purpose of the lecture series is to
bring leaders in the global food systems from
throughout the world to present their views and
provide a forum for open discussion
KshyState engineer received NSFCAREER award
A prestigious award will support a KshyState engineers
research on nanosheets and will help organize
educational activities for high school students and
teachers
Gurpreet Singh assistant professor of mechanical
and nuclear engineering has received a $500000
National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award
Scalable liquid exfoliation processing of ultrathin twoshy
dimensional metal dichalcogenides nanosheets for
energy storage devices The NSFs Faculty Early
Career Development Program is one of the
foundations most prestigious awards
With his award Singh will study largeshyscale production
of ultrathin sheets shy a few atoms thick and several
micrometers wide shy of transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) Little is know about the structure of TMDs
and their mechanical electrical and electrochemical
properties nor is a current method available to costshy
effectively produce atomically thin TMDs in large
quantifies Singhs research aims to make that
possible
Facebook Twitter Website
KshyState Governmental Relations StaffSue Peterson Director of Governmental Relations
Kristin Holt Assistant to the DirectorBen Brown Legislative AssistantGarrett Kays Legislative Assistant
Contact InformationOffice of Governmental Relations
110 Anderson HallManhattan KS 66506shy0112
785shy532shy6227wwwksuedugovrelations
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Kansas State University middot 110 Anderson Hall middot Manhattan KS 66506 middot USA
Facebook Twitter Website
KshyState Governmental Relations StaffSue Peterson Director of Governmental Relations
Kristin Holt Assistant to the DirectorBen Brown Legislative AssistantGarrett Kays Legislative Assistant
Contact InformationOffice of Governmental Relations
110 Anderson HallManhattan KS 66506shy0112
785shy532shy6227wwwksuedugovrelations
This email was sent to ltlt Test Email Address gtgt why did I get this unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Kansas State University middot 110 Anderson Hall middot Manhattan KS 66506 middot USA
