Entries tagged with "history"

Groundbreaking set for Friday for Justin Hall addition

Ultra-modern classrooms will be part of a new privately-financed addition to Justin Hall, home of the College of Human Ecology, on the K-State campus. Groundbreaking ceremonies will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, near the southwest corner of Justin.

New book celebrates CHE leaders

Throughout its 137-year history, College of Human Ecology leaders have made contributions that put K-State on the national map. This Legacy of Leadership is the focus of a new book to be available at the College of Human Ecology Celebration of Excellence Friday, Oct. 8.

New website celebrates Kansas food heritage

The Great Plains Foodways Connection, a website just launched at Kansas State University, explores the food heritage of Kansas and other Great Plains states and celebrates their contributions to the American culinary tapestry.

Teagarden to be commencement speaker

Alexandria Teagarden will be the student speaker for the College of Human Ecology commencement ceremony May 15. She was chosen to represent her fellow graduates based on public speaking skills, academic achievement, activities and professional potential.

Honey’s students soak up design, culture during study tour to France, Italy

Peggy Honey has a subtle goal. Of course, she wants her interior design students to touch Renaissance buildings, to walk through the nearly 2,000-year-old Pantheon, to stand in front of St. Peter’s Basilica and the Borghese Palace, to fall in love with the Scrovegni Chapel in Padova and the Musee des Artes Decoratif in Paris. [...]