Explore MHK the K-Stater's Guide to Manhattan
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2021-22 Explore MHK The K-Stater's Guide to Manhattan collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 1 Find us in the Berney Family Welcome Center! Majors and Careers Take EDCEP 120, a one-credit hour course for career exploration Access free career assessments and resources Meet with a peer career specialist....or ask about becoming one! Your Potential Activate Handshake to search for jobs and internships Attend the Part-time Opportunities Fair Enroll in Internship Readiness course for credit or a digital badge Your Story Get help writing a resume, cover letter or personal statement Participate in a mock interview Shop for free professional wardrobe items from the Career Closet With Employers and Opportunities Network with employers at career fairs and career meet-ups Use tech-ready rooms for video interviews Get support with salary negotiation and accepting an offer www.k-state.edu/careercenter Table of Contents 2 About This Guide 4 Parents & Family Program 8 On-Campus Activities 10 K-State Traditions 12 Homecoming 15 Coffee Spots 18 Restaurants 22 Selfie Stops 25 Art 28 Outdoors 31 Transportation 34 Campus Calendar 35 Map collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 1 About This Guide Explore MHK, The K-Stater's Guide to Manhattan is a collaboration between the Parents and Family Program and the students of Collegian Media Group. Our goal is to provide families with the information and messages that they care about most. The content is crafted by students to target K-State parents and their new Wildcat students. Please refer to the Parents and Family Program at k-state.edu /parentsandfamily and k-state.edu for updates about the university. If you have questions about this guide or suggestions for its content, please contact us at [email protected]. Collegian Media Group makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this guide. © 2021 Collegian Media Group. All rights reserved. K-State Parents and Family Program 122 Anderson Hall (785) 532-2222 [email protected] k-state.edu/parentsandfamily Collegian Media Group 103 Kedzie Hall 820 Mid-Campus Drive, South (785) 370-6350 [email protected] Find the digital version of this guide at collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ Cover photo by Evert Nelson for The Collegian. 2 Kansas State University PICK UP THE LATEST ISSUE EACH FRIDAY ON CAMPUS GET THE APP! Sign up for the newsletter available on both Android and iOS THE NATION’S MOST RECOGNIZED COLLEGE YEARBOOK collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 3 Welcome! from the Parents and Family Program We are thrilled to welcome parents, families and guests to the Kansas State University Orientation! As a member of the K-State family we invite you to become a member of the K-State Parents & Family Program. This is a completely free resource designed to keep families informed, celebrate student achievements and to help you make family memories at K-State. Our program embraces an extensive definition of family. This may include families of origin and families of choice. If you are a friend, spouse, neighbor, extended family member, guardian, or sibling, we welcome everyone. We seek to create an inclusive environment for all students and their family members. To become a member, families can sign-up for the Parents & Family Newsletter. In addition to a bi-monthly newsletter, the PFP has a free hotline that parents and families can call with questions. The number is (785) 532-2222 and open for any questions you or your family encounter between now and college graduation! Mark your calendars! The Parents and Family Program will be hosting an exciting lineup of events throughout the year. Be sure to save the date for the 93nd Annual Family Day celebration held on Saturday, September 18, 2021. We invite families to experience K-State, eat great food, and make memories with your student. Families can hang out at the pre- game Tailgate Party (registration opens late summer) or celebrate your student at the breakfast Pinning Ceremony. This ceremony honors students who are the first in their family to attend K-State and honors students who are following a long family legacy of Wildcats. Every year our program is looking for leaders to serve on the Parents & Family Advisory Board. This group provides a voice for K-State families for issues pertinent to student life. For more information about this opportunity, visit www.k-state.edu/parentsandfamily. Additionally, you can also follow PFP on Facebook and Twitter to stay informed and engaged with the K-State community. With purple pride, Anne DeLuca Parents and Family Program Director 4 Kansas State University K-State Family Day is a special tradition. The 2021 event will celebrate 93 years of welcoming families to the campus for a day of activities designed around family, togetherness and pride. Participants enjoy a variety of activities designed to showcase the history, tradition, and special connection between K-State, our students, and their families. We welcome families from anywhere in the nation or world and want to make your weekend special! www.k-state.edu/ parentsandfamily/ familyday Registration opens July 14, 2021 collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 5 6 written by Hannah Huyett On-Campus Activities The Call Hall Dairy Bar is a favorite to all who visit the K-State campus. Located on the northwest corner of Call Hall on North Mid-Campus Drive, the dairy bar offers a delicious variety of over 48 ice cream flavors, 16 of which are offered daily. Also available at the dairy bar is a selection of milk and cheeses, as well as some meat and eggs from the university meat labs and the poultry unit. The Call Hall Dairy Bar Call Hall also has a second location on the first floor of the student union. The Wabash Cannon Bowl bowling center Bowling is located in the basement of the Student Union. It is a great spot to bowl with friends, have a bowling party, or even join a bowling league. Also available at Wabash Cannon Bowl are cornhole, pool, and pinball. Food and drinks are served here as well. Located on Denison Avenue, the Kansas State University gardens are an educational and fun place to visit on campus. The gardens consist of a variety of plants and flowers which serve as a learning tool for K-State students studying horticulture, as well as a viewing pleasure to all who visit them. These gardens are free of admission and open to Gardens University the public from March through November. The Student Union houses a variety of fun and useful Student Union resources. The Union is home to the K-State Campus Store, which serves as the university bookstore, the Wabash Cannon Bowl bowling center, the copying and printing center, computer labs, and banking services. Also found here is a variety of places to eat, including Panda Express and Chick-fil-A. The Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex is a great place to get involved in exciting fitness classes, intramural sports, or even a self-paced workout. All KSU students receive free admission with their K-State ID. The complex features a variety of spaces, including a multi-activity court (MAC), weight rooms, cardio areas, two indoor tracks, and a rock wall. Also located at the Rec are several courts for racquetball, squash, wallyball, basketball, volleyball, badminton and Pickleball. In addition, the Rec offers a range of fun group fitness classes, including yoga, Zumba, and cycling classes. Rec Center Rec 8 Kansas State University ELEVATE YOUR LIVING Sign your lease today for the best low rates in town! 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Glory games and electrifies fans with his in the combat for the purple and the white. famous K-S-U pose. He may not Faithful to our colors, We will ever be, Fighting say much, but he sure gets the ever fighting for a Wildcat Victory! Go State!“ crowd to make some noise. Royal Purple KS Letters The university’s color, Royal Purple, was adopt- High on a hill overlooking Man- ed in the fall of 1896. Although K-State’s only hattan, this de-facto monument is official color is royal purple, white has been hard to miss. Engineering students used as a complementary color for many years. plotted the 80-foot-tall “K” in 1921 The university’s yearbook is also named after and later added the “S” on K-Hill. this prominent color, and is the most decorated The “U” was never constructed, college yearbook in the nation. At 110 years old but students still whitewash the the Royal Purple continues to capture the sto- letters every year. ries of all aspects of the campus and its people.