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Rural Grocers Summit June 1, 2008 The summit will be held at the Kansas Sampler Foundation in Inman, Kan. Topics include confronting issues of business development, public health and community sustainability with rural grocery stores. More information
"Engagement occurs when collaborative partners - both on and off-campus stakeholders - work together to address a public need in a way that is both reciprocal and mutually beneficial. Through engagement, K-State endeavors to fulfill its historic land grant mission."
David E. Procter, Director of CECD
Engagement News
- June 23, 2008 Four Projects Receive Funds From K-State Center for Engagement and Community Development
- June 6, 2008 K-State Helps With First Rural Grocery Summit
- June 4, 2008 A cartload of challenges: Small-town grocers meet to find ways to keep their shoppers close to home
- April 24, 2008 K-State's Rural Grocery Store Summit to Gather Small-Town Solutions
- March 10, 2008 USDA Rural Development Invites Applications For Renewable Energy Loans and Grants
- February 29, 2008 K-State Center for Engagement and Community Development awards engagement incentive grants
- February 1, 2008 K-State's David Procter to Present First Larson Lecture of Spring Semester
- January 29, 2008 New K-State Lab Provides Quick, Reliable Pharmacological Services to Researchers Along the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor
- January 28, 2008 K-State's Greek Community, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy Sponsoring Open Dialogue on Energy Problem
- January 24, 2008 K-State to Establish Cooperative Extension at Fort Riley
- January 14, 2008 K-State's Advanced Manufacturing Institute Assits John Deere in Development of Special Pin Joints
- January 14, 2008 K-State's Pollution Prevention Intern Program is Helping to Reduce Waste, Save Dollars for Kansas Businesses
- January 3, 2008 K-State to Host Public Forums on Renewable Energy, Food and Sustainability
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Featured Organizations
- The Center for Hazardous Substance Research provides assistance to communities affected by hazardous substance issues.
- The KSU Research Foundation promotes the licensing and commercialization of intellectual property.
CECD Engages Kansas
CECD E-News: Special Greensburg Edition
Welcome to this special issue of K-State's Engagement E-News. In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the tornado that devastated Greensburg, Kansas, we wanted to share some of the work and thoughts of those K-Staters who have been helping rebuild Greensburg.
Integrating New Media: How Greensburg will improve communication and empower citizens to get involved in the process
The windows were lined with little yellow slips of paper. Little yellow sheets that outlined the happenings for an entire community. Little yellow slips that were THE go-to resource. Let's hope it didn't get too humid, or the entire community calendar system would be completely ruined.
Bert Biles, the associate director of the National Institute for Land Management and Training, is working to remedy this problem for Greensburg, Kan., residents.
Technology: How Greensburg is bridging the information apartheid
The next generation of wireless technology is here. For users, it functions exactly like WiFi — your computer will pick up a signal and connect to the Internet. But for rural Kansas residents, this technology is transformative.
In the past, rural residents relied on dial-up or satellite Internet connections. Neither of these is a good option — dial-up is extremely slow, and satellite is expensive. But Greensburg's new technology will change all that.
K-State architecture students design green structures for Greensburg residents
Last spring, Greensburg, Kan., was devastated by an F-5 tornado. About 90 percent of the town was completely destroyed; and many Greensburg residents were left with no material possessions. Many communities would simply re-build their town in the same manner as before, and as quickly as possible. But Greensburg residents decided it was time for a radical change. The community is choosing to go green. And K-State students are helping with the process.
Griffin coordinates behavioral health program to help Kansas communities in disasters
When disaster strikes, a community is not only physically altered, but also mentally. Citizens may have a difficult time analyzing the shocking and instantaneous changes their communities face. But Charlie Griffin and a team of state-wide volunteers are working to counter these problems with positive change.
"We provide behavioral health support after a disaster," said Charlie Griffin, coordinator for the All-Hazards Behavioral Health Program. "We were on the ground May 6, 2007, two days after the disaster, and we've been there ever since."
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Technology, the Economy, and the Workplace
- Patents. K-State patents, corporate patent sites, country patent databases, federal patent resources, fee-based patent resources, and more.
- Technology Development. Development resources at K-State including the Commercialization Leadership Council, K-State Research Foundation, Advanced Manufacturing Institute, and more.
- Technology Transfer. Technology transfer office at K-State, other universities, the state of Kansas, and more.
- Business Development. Resources available to Kansas, including KTEC, Wichita State Center for Entrepreneurship, Kauffman eVenturing and more.