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Above & Beyond: Celebrating Outstanding Employees And Undergraduate Research, Kansas State University Libraries
Above & Beyond: Celebrating Outstanding Employees And Undergraduate Research, Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries
K-State Libraries recognizes outstanding employee contributions and undergraduate scholarship.
Driven By Teamwork Prof. Greg Spaulding’S Students Take On A Prodigious Group Project, Kansas State University Libraries
Driven By Teamwork Prof. Greg Spaulding’S Students Take On A Prodigious Group Project, Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries
For six years, Greg Spaulding, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has assigned a unique challenge to teams of Intro to Mechanical Engineering students: They must design and build a working vehicle that one person can drive and ride. In addition, it must be powered solely by a cordless drill. A lot has to happen between the day the students receive their assignment and the end of the semester when they present their final project in an Olympic-style competition. The groups meet over and over again, fueled by a common goal and the power of teamwork. That's where the K-State Libraries …
Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award: Libraries’ Scholarship Rewards Superior Undergraduate Research, Kansas State University Libraries
Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award: Libraries’ Scholarship Rewards Superior Undergraduate Research, Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries
K-State Libraries’ services, materials and faculty help students in their academic pursuits year-round. The Libraries are also proud to recognize outstanding original research once it’s completed. In 2013, the Libraries established the Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award. Sometimes winning research projects come from unexpected sources. Like a hay bale. David Leiszler (Clifton), Peter Masters (Troy) and Austin Schmitz (Axtell) created an attachment for a skid-steer loader that could lift a bale and safely remove the net wrap while the farmer remains in the vehicle.
Morse Family And Community Public Policy Scholarship: Award Allows Student To Complete Internship In Ghana, Kansas State University Libraries
Morse Family And Community Public Policy Scholarship: Award Allows Student To Complete Internship In Ghana, Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries
Last summer, Madison May, senior in political science and international studies, worked with Ghana’s National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to empower young girls and women of all ages. May’s internship was made possible through the Marjorie J. and Richard L.D. Morse Family and Community Public Policy Scholarship administered by K-State Libraries.
The Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards
The Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards
Kansas State University Libraries
K-State undergraduates are conducting outstanding research in topics ranging from presidential history to biosystems engineering.
First Issue Of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Journal Published; A Profile In Generosity: The Kirmsers, Karin Westman
First Issue Of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Journal Published; A Profile In Generosity: The Kirmsers, Karin Westman
Kansas State University Libraries
The inaugural issue of “Crossing Borders: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship” was released in February 2015, by Karin Westman; Philip and Jeune Kirmser were strong supporters of education and shared a love of music, languages and traveling. Philip was a professor of civil engineering at K-State for some 60 years, and Jeune was an English teacher, a school social worker, a poet and longtime school board observer.