K-State closes LGBTQ+ center By KROCK Staff|2025-07-23T14:02:41-05:00July 23rd, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: K-State diversity programs, K-State Spectrum Center closure, K-State student affairs, Kansas State LGBTQ+ center, Kansas State LGBTQ+ support, LGBTQ+ advocacy KSU, Spectrum Center shut down, Thomas Lane K-State, university DEI program changes, White House DEI orders impact|Comments Off on K-State closes LGBTQ+ center Read More
K-State Gardens raising funds with summer soirée fun By KROCK Staff|2025-06-10T09:41:11-05:00June 10th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News, Manhattan|Tags: 150th anniversary K-State gardens, Bill Snyder K-State, Cheryl Yunk, Friends of the Gardens, garden fundraiser Manhattan KS, Ian Dobson steel drums, K-State botanical garden, K-State Garden Party, K-State student workers, Kansas State horticulture, Purple Thumbs volunteers, Richard Linton K-State, Scott McElwain K-State|Comments Off on K-State Gardens raising funds with summer soirée fun Read More
K-State president optimistic for continued growth in student enrollment By KROCK Staff|2025-05-14T07:52:10-05:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: Anderson Hall renovation, Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, K-State 2026 budget, K-State certificate programs, K-State Salina flight program, K-State tuition discount, K-State Veterinary lab funding, Kansas State enrollment growth, Richard Linton K-State|Comments Off on K-State president optimistic for continued growth in student enrollment Read More
Kansas State University ag research lab only one to get nod from feds to continue work By KROCK Staff|2025-05-02T12:35:46-05:00May 2nd, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: agricultural innovation lab, cereal crop research, climate resilient agriculture, drought-resistant crops, Feed the Future lab, global food security, international agriculture collaboration, Jerry Moran K-State, K-State agriculture funding, Kansas State University, sorghum research Kansas, Timothy Dalton K-State, Trump administration USAID cuts, USAID cuts|Comments Off on Kansas State University ag research lab only one to get nod from feds to continue work Read More
Konza Student Table may end because of funding shortage By KROCK Staff|2025-05-02T09:57:29-05:00May 2nd, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: downtown Manhattan farmers market, free meals for K-State students, K-State student meals, Konza Student Table, Konza Student Table funding, Manhattan KS food support, Power of Produce program, Riley County food programs, student food insecurity, student food pantry K-State|Comments Off on Konza Student Table may end because of funding shortage Read More
Professor sues K-State for discrimination on the basis of sex By Paul Parker|2025-05-01T13:56:50-05:00May 1st, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Christie Launius K-State, federal lawsuit K-State professor, gender identity discrimination Kansas, Harlan Weaver K-State lawsuit, K-State faculty retaliation, K-State gender lawsuit, K-State Office of Institutional Equity, Kansas State University discrimination, Susan Rensing K-State, trans professor sues K-State|Comments Off on Professor sues K-State for discrimination on the basis of sex Read More
KSU officially dismisses professor fighting alleged wrongful termination By KROCK Staff|2025-04-17T12:54:53-05:00April 17th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News, Manhattan|Tags: academic termination Kansas, ADA accommodation dispute, FMLA discrimination Kansas, K-State HR investigation, K-State professor dismissal, Kansas State University lawsuit, Rebecca Hackemann-Bahlmann, university employment lawsuit|Comments Off on KSU officially dismisses professor fighting alleged wrongful termination Read More
A sweet send-off for the K-State Women’s Basketball Team By KROCK Staff|2025-03-27T13:07:51-05:00March 27th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: Ayoka Lee K-State, Ice Family Basketball Center, K-State fans Spokane, K-State Sweet Sixteen 2024, K-State Wildcats March Madness, K-State Women's Basketball, Kansas State basketball news, Kansas State vs USC, NCAA Women's Tournament 2024|Comments Off on A sweet send-off for the K-State Women’s Basketball Team Read More
K-State to suspend Feed the Future labs, eliminate 9 positions following federal cuts By KROCK Staff|2025-03-14T11:46:33-05:00March 14th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News, Manhattan|Tags: federal budget cuts impact agriculture, global food security research, K-State agricultural research, K-State Feed the Future Innovation Labs, Kansas State University research cuts, USAID grant termination|Comments Off on K-State to suspend Feed the Future labs, eliminate 9 positions following federal cuts Read More
K-State Athletics generates $486.1 million impact for Kansas, per report By KROCK Staff|2025-02-14T09:46:02-06:00February 14th, 2025|Categories: K-State Activity, Local News|Tags: Big 12 sports impact, college athletics economic benefits, economic impact study K-State, K-State Athletics economic impact, K-State game day economy, K-State sports revenue, Kansas State University sports, Manhattan KS economy, sports tourism Kansas|Comments Off on K-State Athletics generates $486.1 million impact for Kansas, per report Read More
