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"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
- November 11, 2008 K-State Student Interns at Advanced Manufacturing Institute Assist Kansas Entreprenuer From Topeka With New Product.
- November 24, 2008 Financial Therapy Clinic, To Be Opened by K-State's Institute of Personal Financial Planning in Manhattan, First of Its Kind.
- November 19, 2008 K-State's Advanced Manufacturing Institute Helps Great Bend Company Optimize Product.
- September 29, 2008 KSU's Center For Engagement & Community Development Receives USDA Funding Approval (PDF).
- September 26, 2008 ICDD and David Procter host a town-hall forum encouraging civil public discource on community issues — A letter to the editor at the Manhattan Mercury.
- August 18, 2008 K-State's ICDD and CECD Present Workshop on Facilitating Public Conversations at Canadian Conference
- July 25, 2008 Tonganoxie: Committee makes plans to revitalize downtown
- 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
More Engagement News
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
Special Edition celebrating international engagment at
Kansas State University
While there are many great acts of engagement going on right here at Kansas State University between Kansas communities, departments on campus, etc., CECD wanted to highlight some of the special projects showcasing K-State’s engagement on an international level.
Kansas to Kenya Project Reaches Out
Located about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi, Kenya, on the infamous "AIDS Highway," Maai Mahiu is one of the poorest HIV-infected towns in Kenya. About 60 percent of the town’s 30,000 people are HIV positive.
From May 31-June 14, William Hargrove, Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment, led a team of ten agriculture experts and extension agents to Africa.
K-State Students Particpate in Service Learning in Puebla, Mexico
Kids laughing, the smell of fresh paint and the faint sound of Spanish Barney music are a few things the International Service Team from Kansas State University would experience daily while serving at a daycare for low income families in Puebla, Mexico.
ICDD Presents Ideas on Civility at International Conference in Mexico
In July 2006, Mexico held its most recent presidential contest. In this bitter election, conservative Felipe Calderón managed a razor-thin victory over leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
CECD, ICDD Help Bring Special Visitors to Kansas State Campus
The Center for Engagement and Community Development along with the Office of the Provost and the Office of International Programs hosted a delegation from the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) in Puebla, Mexico, September 28-30, 2008.
ICDD Presents at Public Issues Forum Facilitation Workshop in Canada
Public Issues Forum Facilitation is a process that brings people together and encourages constructive conversations around important issues. Facilitating public issues forums is a skill set that has value everywhere in the world, though practicing those skills is not always advisable.
More CECD News
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.