The entry deadline for intramural indoor soccer is March 25, by 5 p.m. Sign up in the office at Peters Recreation Complex. For more information, go on-line to recservices.k-state.edu or call the office at 785-532-6980.
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Matthew Basel April 2 at 1 p.m. in the Chemistry/Biochemistry Building Room 437. The topic will be “Targeting Cancer Therapy: Using Protease Cleavage Sequences to Develop More Selective and Effective Cancer Treatments.”
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Terry Harrison April 22 at 10 a.m. in Bluemont 341D. The topic will be “Educational Participation Issues Confronting Military Personnel Assigned to Austere Remote Locations.”
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Raman Bansal April 21 at 11:45 a.m. in Waters 129. The topic will be “Hessian Fly Associated Microbes: Dynamics, Transmission and Essentiality.”
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Ginny Antony Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Throckmorton 4031. The topic will be “Molecular Basis of AvrXa7 Mediated Virulence in Bacterial Blight of Rice.”
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Sonia Esquivel Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Bluemont 21. The topic will be “Latino/a Students’ Perceptions of Their Sense of Belonging at Amabo State University: Mi Casa Es Su Casa … Or Is It Really?”
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Alexander Price March 30 at 2:45 p.m. in Hale 301. The topic will be “Development of Integrated Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (IDEAs): Trending Towards Smarter and Smaller Soft Microfluidic Systems.”
The Graduate School will present the final doctoral dissertation of Julia Keen March 30 at 2 p.m. in Seaton 224. The topic will be “Retention of Women in Architectural Engineering.”
Late entries for intramural softball will be accepted through today by 5 p.m. in the administrative office at Peters Recreation Complex. For more information, call 785-532-6980.
The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a $500 scholarship for the fall semester for nontraditional students. The deadline is March 15. Check with the Non-Traditional Student Services office, Holton 101 or k-state.edu/nontrad for more information.
Eric Bernard, associate professor of landscape architecture, will present “Plan A Sense of Where We Are: Geographic Information Science and Systems” in Union 212, Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Peters Recreation Complex is hosting a high ropes challenge, March 29, at the K-State Challenge Course, 4-7:30 p.m. For more information and to sign up, call the administrative office at the Rec at 785-532-6980.
Recreational Services personal trainers offering beginner’s running workshop at 5 p.m. and advanced workshop at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Sign up for the free class in the Rec Office by calling 785-532-6980.
The Graduate School announces the defense of doctoral dissertation by Yared Assefa titled “Grain Sorghum in the Hybrid Era, 1957-2008: Yield with Hybrid Advancement and Improved Agronomic Practices.” It will be held April 12 at 1:30 p.m. in Throckmorton 2002.
March is National Nutrition Month. Purchase a nutritional analysis at Peters Recreation Complex during the month of March for half price. Student price is $7.50, and the fee is $10 for Rec members. Sign up in the administrative office at the Rec Complex. Call 785-532-6980 for more information.
Powercat Financial Counseling hosts Walk-in Financial Friday from 9-11 a.m. in the Office of Student Activities and Services, ground floor of the Union. No appointment necessary. Come in and ask peer financial counselors your quick money questions every Friday morning until April 30.
The Student Homecoming Committee is now seeking applicants. Pick up an application at the K-State Alumni Center or complete one online at k-state.com/homecoming. Applications are due at 5 p.m. today.
The TechBytes series is offering the following sessions. The series is open to all K-State faculty, staff and students. Registration is not required. All sessions are from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Thursday – “Google Wave”
Information Technology Teaching and Learning will offer the following sessions:
Thursday – “A Sense of Where We Are: Geographic Information Science and Systems”
April 22 – “Show ME, Don’t Tell ME!”
All events are from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Union 212. Events are open to all faculty, staff and students.
The Planner is the Collegian’s bulletin board service. To place an item in the Planner, stop by Kedzie 116 and fill out a form or e-mail news editor Bethaney Wallace at news@spub.ksu.edu by 11 a.m. two days before it is to run. Some items might not appear be cause of space constraints, but are guaranteed to appear on the day of the activity. Confirmation will not be provided.