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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The 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 [...]
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Chef 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 [...]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Students, 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 [...]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Sandra 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 [...]
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Sherry 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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College of Human Ecology
Kansas State University
119 Justin Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
+1 (785) 532-5500
