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Spring 2013 Virtual Commencement Available for Distance Graduates

Visit the Virtual Commencement website for a virtual ceremony, list of Spring 2013 distance education graduates and virtual reception where Kansas State University faculty, staff and family/friends of graduates can post congratulatory messages. – Full Story

Distance Education Student Joins Prestigious Business Honorary

For Melissa Duff, a Kansas State University distance education student from Chanute, Kan. and senior in general business, being nominated for Beta Gamma Sigma was a complete shock. – Full Story

Continuing Education Dean Named First Recipient of International Leadership Award

Sue Maes, dean of the Division of Continuing Education at Kansas State University, has received national recognition for her efforts toward increasing globalization for the university and advocating for international collaboration. – Full Story

Commodity Course Teaches Students to Manage Economic Risk

Market risk is unavoidable, but it can be managed. – Full Story

Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance Students Present in England

In March, Elaine Johannes, associate professor in family studies and human services in the College of Human Ecology, led the first international study-abroad course offered within the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance Youth Development, or GP-IDEA, program for distance students. Students presented at the international History of Youth and Community Work conference in Leeds, England. – Full Story

K-State Salina Technology Management Program Goes the Distance for Community College Students

The Go Teacher scholarship program coordinated by Kansas State University received the 2013 Exceptional Noncredit Program Award at the Association for Continuing Higher Education’s Great Plains region conference, March 7-8 in Manhattan. – Full Story

Go Teacher Program Receives Exceptional Noncredit Program Award

The Go Teacher scholarship program coordinated by Kansas State University received the 2013 Exceptional Noncredit Program Award at the Association for Continuing Higher Education’s Great Plains region conference, March 7-8 in Manhattan. – Full Story

Students Receive Academic Support Via New Scholarships

Students from across the country are reaping the rewards of financial assistance provided by Kansas State University’s Division of Continuing Education. – Full Story

Watch K-State’s Feb. 14 Sesquicentennial Kickoff Live Online and on K-StateHD.TV

Want to celebrate Kansas State University’s birthday but can’t make it to Manhattan? – Full Story

Purple Runs Deep in Hawaii: Online Academic Advising Graduates Celebrate Commencement

Kansas State University may be located in Manhattan but through its distance learning programs it is able to reach beyond state borders and across land and sea to impact the lives of students. Connection and allegiance to K-State is strong, even for students that never come to campus. – Full Story

Virtual Resource: E-learning Modules Help Instructors Learn, Share Best Practices in Online Teaching

Kansas State University faculty who develop and teach online courses now have a new resource. – Full Story

Helping Those Who Serve: Distance Education Scholarship Offers Assistance to Military Students

A new scholarship is being offered through Kansas State University’s Division of Continuing Education for distance education students involved in the military. The Allan D. Sicat Scholarship will provide $1,500, beginning with the fall 2013 semester, to a selected active duty or veteran applicant who meets the requirements. – Full Story

Fall 2012 Virtual Commencement Available for Distance Graduates

Visit the Virtual Commencement website for a virtual ceremony, list of Fall 2012 distance graduates, and virtual reception where K-State faculty, staff, and family/friends of graduates can post congratulatory messages. – Full Story