“Wildcat Watch” will feature the K-State Proud campaign kick-off this week. See www.k-state.tv for air times.
A rape survivor support group for students affected by sexual assault is forming through the K-State Women’s Center. The first meeting is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Holton 206. For more information, visit www.k-state.edu/womenscenter/ or call 785-532-6444.
The Graduate School announces the final oral defense of the doctoral dissertation of Robyn Seglem at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Bluemont 368. The thesis topic is “It’s Like Having a Library and You Don’t Get to Go: Educators Negotiating Boundaries When Working With New Literacies.”
The Disney College Program will give presentations on internships at 5 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the K-State Student Union 213.
The Graduate School announces the final oral defense of the doctoral dissertation of Sherry Miller at 9 a.m. Thursday in Chalmers 036. The thesis topic is “RNA Interference in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium Castaneum.”
Applications for Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society are now available online at www.k-state.edu/mortarboard. Juniors and seniors with 75 or more credit hours and a 3.0 GPA are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by noon Feb. 20.
Career and Employment Services is hosting a spring Dining Etiquette program at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 26th in the Derby Dining Center’s Gold Room. Students will learn the finer points of dining while interviewing. Professional business attire is required. The cost is $7.50 per person (or $5.00 for students with a KSU meal plan). Reservations must be made by Feb. 20th through CES by calling 532-6506 or stopping by 100 Holtz Hall.
The Student Homecoming Committee is now seeking applicants. Pick up an application at the Alumni Center or complete one online at www.k-state.com/homecoming. Applications are due Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.
Recreational Services is offering an eight-session nutrition class for K-State students and faculty members interested in learning more about making better food choices. The class will meet from 12:15-12:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning March 3. The $25 registration fee includes all eight sessions. Sign up by Feb. 27 in the administrative office at Peters Recreation Complex. For more information, contact Melissa Haug at 785-532-6980.
A $500 scholarship for the fall semester for non-traditional students is being offered by the League of Women Voters. The deadline is March 15. Check with the Office of Nontraditional Student Services, Holton 101 or www.ksu.edu/adult/scholarships for more information.
The Graduate School announces the final oral defense of the doctoral dissertation of William Bryant at 10:30 a.m. March 25 in Ackert 324. The thesis topic is “Caspases and Caspase Regulators in Lepidoptera and Diptera.”
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