News Archive for Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health
December 10, 2015
Holiday gift guide: 'Teatime to Tailgates' cookbook and history of K-State
Fill your gift list and contribute to College of Human Ecology in one swoop. All proceeds from the sale of Teatime to Tailgates: 150 Years at the K-State Table support college undergraduate student research and international study opportunities. The 256-page book, named a 2014 Kansas Notable Book, is packed with history, stories, recipes and photos […]
December 9, 2015
Dennis Hulsing chosen as winter commencement speaker for College of Human Ecology
Dennis Hulsing, president and CEO of Hulsing Enterprises, will be the speaker at commencement ceremonies for the College of Human Ecology at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in Bramlage Coliseum on the Kansas State University campus. Nearly 190 seniors are candidates for graduation. Hulsing, who graduated from K-State with a degree in business administration, received […]
December 2, 2015
Human Ecology to honor 7 outstanding graduating seniors on Dec. 11
The College of Human Ecology will honor 7 graduating seniors for their academic achievements and contributions to their major, the university and the community on Friday, Dec. 11. Dean John Buckwalter will present the awards at Graduation Honors and Student Awards Celebration at 4 p.m. in Flint Hills Room of the K-State Student Union. The […]
November 20, 2015
Introducing the 2015-2016 alumni advisory board
Officers of the current College of Human Ecology Alumni Board are Diane Parks, president, Vail, CO, 1974 B.S. clothing and textiles; Catherine Metzgar Lo, president elect, Urbana, IL, 2010 B.S. nutrition/kinesiology and dietetics; and Hillary L’Ecuyer, secretary, Merriam, 2014 B.S. interior design. Board members include Shawn Bloom, Alexandria, VA, 1987 B.S. biochemistry and gerontology; Samantha […]
November 11, 2015
Athletic training quiz bowl team earns slot in regional competition
The K-State team placed second in the Kansas Athletic Training Quiz Bowl this week on the Kansas State University campus and will move on to regional competition in March. Team members were Katelyn Musil, junior; Jesica Steele, senior; Amanda Todavchick, junior; and Tyler Tunnell, junior. All are athletic training majors in the Department of Human […]
November 10, 2015
Four PhD students win top research forum awards
Winners of the College of Human Ecology’s first Graduate Student Research and Creative Inquiry Forum were Brooke Cull, Sam E. Emerson, Chelsey Schlechter and Colby Teeman. More than 30 graduate students representing master’s and doctoral programs presented their research Monday in Justin Hall. Judges were faculty members from the college. The top presenters and their […]
November 5, 2015
First grad student research forum set for Monday in Hoffman Lounge
Research focused on female firefighters, attachment trauma, interracial couples and chronic heart failure are among the projects to be presented at the College of Human Ecology’s first Graduate Student Research and Creative Inquiry Forum scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9, in Justin Hall. More than 30 graduate students representing master’s and doctoral programs will offer their […]
November 2, 2015
Three grad students chosen for Capitol Research Summit
Three graduate students from the College of Human Ecology were among the 10 chosen to represent K-State at the 13th Capitol Graduate Research Summit on Feb. 2 at the State Capitol in Topeka. Selections were based on students’ research presentations on topics important to Kansas at Research and the State on campus last week. They […]
October 21, 2015
Human Ecology breaks enrollment records...again
The college recorded 3,111 graduate and undergraduate students, up from 3,093 in 2014 and 2,856 in 2013. As of Sept. 21, 24,146 students were enrolled at Kansas State University. The number is 620 fewer students than in fall 2014. Only Human Ecology, Architecture, Planning & Design and Engineering experienced an increase in the number of […]
September 29, 2015
Nutrition, kines professors and students present at public health conference
College of Human Ecology faculty and students were well represented on the program at the 72nd annual Kansas Public Health Association Conference this month in Manhattan. Session leaders included: • Sara Rosenkranz, research assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition; Emily Mailey, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, and graduate nutrition students Brooke […]
