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“In a world focused on things, we focus first on people.”

We want to welcome you to our College, whether you're a prospective student, a current K-Stater, a parent or someone who needs expertise we can provide. The mission of K-State's College of Human Ecology is to discover, disseminate and apply knowledge to meet basic human needs and improve the human condition. This knowledge advances professions, human services, public policy, business and industry.

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Undergraduate Students

As a student in the College of Human Ecology, you’ll get a well-rounded, broad-based education that will expand your mind, sharpen your problem-solving skills and enhance your critical thinking abilities. It will help you become someone who can thrive and contribute anywhere, anytime. You will be ready for whatever life throws at you. And employers will come after you. People who solve problems, think critically and make connections are the ones who really add to the bottom line.

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Graduate Students

The College of Human Ecology has a rich history of providing graduate students with stimulating learning experiences in classrooms, online, in laboratories and in clinical settings. Admission to graduate study in the college is competitive so we recommend early application. In addition to offering well-known and highly regarded on campus programs, the K-State College of Human Ecology is at the forefront nationally in providing online graduate learning.

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Faculty & Staff

The College of Human Ecology is committed to creating a supportive workplace for faculty and staff and to making the expertise of faculty and staff available to serve the public good. The faculty and staff directory will help you find individuals with the expertise you seek. The quick links are provided to provide a one-stop service center for faculty members who need to access University information relevant to their employment. The advisor's handbook contains the information that faculty need to guide students who are pursuing degrees in the College.

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Alumni & Friends

The College of Human Ecology takes great pride in its alumni and their accomplishments. The College is enriched by the service of alumni who serve on the College and Departmental Advisory Boards. It is the generosity of alumni and friends that provides the resources required for the College to improve its facilities, support its students, and advance its programs.

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College News

Students on China study tour learn to appreciate, understand cultural differences in early childhood education

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

guangzhou-in-location-mapThe test was in the chicken feet and students passed with honor, according to Bronwyn Fees, associate professor in family studies and human services who lead the study tour to examine early childhood development and education in Southern China in January. While food was not the purpose of the study tour, Fees said that it [...]

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Culinary workshop to focus on regions of Mexico Feb. 23, 24

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

chef taji olive oilChef Taji Marie will showcase the regional diversity of Mexican cuisine on Feb. 23 and 24 at  the annual Culinary Enhancement Workshop on campus. The theme of the workshop is “Authentic Flavors from the Regions of Mexico.” Marie is the owner and executive chef of Simple Gourmet in Los Angeles, Calif., and has worked as [...]

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Telefund: a blue ribbon year (Thank you, donors)

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAStudents, faculty and staff pitched in to pull in $108,274 during this year’s Telefund. Students – at least 233 of them – called alumni and wrote cards to those they couldn’t reach by phone. Nearly 40 faculty and staff showed up to assist and support the students. Last year’s effort raised just over $100,000. The [...]

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Marriage therapist says high-conflict couples have work to do before saying ‘I do’

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

imagesSandra Stith, a professor of marriage and family therapy, has Valentine’s Day advice for couples contemplating commitments and engagement rings: Mix romance with a generous portion of reality. The reality is that relationship problems — drinking, anger, the need to control, hitting — don’t evaporate when couples become engaged or marry, according to Stith, who [...]

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Haar, students earn apparel design honors

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Haar  Insight garden series 350Sherry Haar, associate professor in the Department of Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design, and two students displayed their design work in the juried 2011 Exhibition of the International Textile and Apparel Association this winter in Philadelphia. Haar showed three wearable art forms from her From the Garden series. She also received the Sandra Hutton Award [...]

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In Other News...

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Students with diabetes more likely to struggle academically
Linda Yarrow, assistant professor of human nutrition, dietician and certified diabetes educator, estimated that the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes on the K-State campus has nearly doubled over the last 10 years.
Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research Takes Root at Kansas State University
The future holds great promise for research in the field of food safety as Kansas State University launches a new Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs.
What People Earn How We're Making It Work - Parade.com
The economic downturn hasn’t treated men and women equally. When the economy was still strong at the end of 2007, the jobless rate was about 5% for both men and women. As of this January, it had jumped to 10.8% for men over age 16. For women, it was a slightly more bearable 8.4%.
Eating disorders overlooked, the glamor of “thin” distorted
Linda Yarrow, assistant professor of human nutrition, discussed the topic of life after an eating disorder and tactics on how to handle the illness at Wednesday’s “Fighting the Beast Within” lecture.
Anthony P. Jurich, Professor Who Helped Suicidal Teens, Dies at 63
Colleagues and friends remember Tony Jurich as someone who devoted his life to helping troubled adolescents and preventing suicide.

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Departments & Academic Units

  • The Department of Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design
  • The Department of Hospitality Management and Dietetics
  • The Department of Human Nutrition
  • The School of Family Studies and Human Services

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Centers, Institutes & Outreach

  •  Sensory Analysis Center
  •  Stone House
  • K-State Family Center
  • Institute of Personal Financial Planning

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College of Human Ecology
Kansas State University
119 Justin Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
+1 (785) 532-5500

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