Kansas State University
MANHATTAN — K-State continues traveling the state.
Kansas State University is gearing up for the second year of presidential community visits across Kansas. The regional community visit initiative focuses on the people of Kansas and their communities. K-State is visiting multiple communities throughout the state to listen to and learn from the Kansans who live there.
"A next-generation land-grant university listens to the people it serves, and that's exactly what we are trying to do through this community visit initiative," said K-State President Richard Linton. "We're the university for Kansans, and our first year of community visits was a vital opportunity for us to engage with thousands of people in 73 counties across the state. I can't wait to build on that momentum and connect with communities that represent the remaining 32 counties so that we can paint all 105 counties purple in the upcoming academic year."
The 2023-2024 academic year will include nine new county regions: Allen County, Barton County, Ellis County, Jackson County, Norton County, Phillips County, Reno County, Seward County and Smith County.
K-State will stop in the nine communities during the course of four visits. The dates include:
• Oct. 4-5, 2023: Allen County/Humboldt.
• Nov. 7-9, 2023: Barton County/Great Bend, Ellis County/Hays, Norton County/Norton, Phillips County/Phillipsburg and Smith County/Smith Center.
• Feb. 6-7, 2024: Jackson County/Holton.
• March 5-7, 2024: Reno County/Hutchinson and Seward County/Liberal.
Exact locations and additional event details about each visit will be provided closer to the dates.
Each visit will include activities to engage with Kansans in the surrounding region. Linton and K-State Connected 'Cats students will lead several events, including community conversations, recruitment activities and events to highlight university partnerships and K-State Research and Extension relationships.
The events for each regional community visit will be free and open to all Kansans: community members, leaders, families, current and future students, and parents.
Learn more about the community visit initiative.
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