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Parents and Family Guide
2018-2019
Table of Contents
4 About This Guide
6 Welcome from Student Leaders
8 Career Center
10 K-State First
12 K-State Traditions
14 Student Involvement
16 K-State Proud
18 On-Campus Housing
20 Parents and Family Association
22 Campus Safety
24 Student Spirit
26 Around Manhattan
28 Calendar
About This Guide
The K-State Parents and Family Guide is a collaboration between
the Parents and Family Association 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 the interests of K-State parents and their new Wildcat
students.
Please refer to the Parents and Family Association 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 guide@collegianmedia.com. Collegian Media
Group makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in
this guide.
© 2018 Collegian Media Group. All rights reserved.
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Lacy Pitts, Student Body Vice President, left, and Jordan Kiehl, Student Body President.
Welcome from
Student Leaders
It is with great excitement that we to the State of Kansas in order to
welcome you and your student(s) help the state grow in both culture
to Kansas State University. Our and industry. Through academic
university is known for its sense of excellence and exceptional career
community, and we are thrilled to preparation, we are confident that the
add you to the family. Whether your experience your student will embark
K-State story goes back three decades, on at K-State will empower them to
or you are on campus for the first achieve their greatest aspirations for
time, there is a place for you here at the future.
K-State, and we are sure that this
decision will serve as beneficial to With nine colleges, over 250 academic
your family for years to come. majors, and more than 475 clubs
and organizations, there is truly
The K-State tradition is that of a something at K-State for everyone. In
well-rounded collegiate experience addition to a great variety of academic
which builds on generations of programs, K-State continues the
success and dynamic aspirations for tradition of “putting students first”
the future. The decision to enroll through numerous student success
is a commitment to the land grant programs, social entertainment
mission, by bringing premiere outlets, and nationally ranked
education and elite research programs Division I Athletic programs.
6 Kansas State University
This year, as Student Body President experience is one which is constantly
and Vice President, we are fortunate striving to improve. Working with
to represent one of K-State’s student university administration to enhance
organizations, the Student Governing our campus through emphasizing
Association.Through engaging in the affordable textbook alternatives,
dialogue of important decisions being advocating for the creation of
made in the university, SGA serves a multicultural student center,
as the communication link between improving campus transportation as
students and administrators. One well as advising technology.
of our most important decisions is
the allocation of over $16 million in Once more, please accept our warm
student privilege fee dollars, which welcome and we look forward to
are essential to our university’s the year ahead. And as always, go
efforts to provide a “home away from ’Cats!
home” for your student through the Jordan Kiehl
support of campus entities such as the Student Body President
K-State Student Union, Lafene Health Senior from Fairway, Kansas
Center, Chester E. Peters Recreation
Complex, campus entertainment Lacy Pitts
funds, and much more. Student Body Vice President
Senior from Buhler, Kansas
As students’ representatives, we
will work to ensure the student
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Shopping the Career Closet. Photo by Saya Kahim, Collegian Media Group Career Center The Career Center facilitates the and a staff committed to assisting career readiness of all students students in the career development throughout the K-State community. process. The Career Center also It offers free assessments for provides students with opportunities exploring majors/careers, job search to attend career fairs, interview on- training, career advising, employer campus with employers, and enroll in connections, interview preparation, credit-based courses for 8 Kansas State University
major/career decision-making and
internship experiences.
Students can also visit the Career
Center to: We’re hiring!
• Shop the Career Closet’s wide Mornings | Evenings
selection of professional attire and
accessories. Weekends
Overnight-awake
• Learn about personal branding and
maintaining a professional online
presence.
Starting at $11.00/hour.
• Look up K-State curriculum
guides, or obtain graduate school Up to $12.50 in 3
information. months!
Additional resources include
employment profiles, salary
information, relocation tips, advice
from K-State grads, job offer
guidelines, career reference books,
and career planning workshops.
The Career Center hosts career fairs
in the fall and spring semesters, which
bring a multitude of employers to
campus to recruit K-State students for
internships, part-time jobs, co-ops,
and full-time jobs. In October, the
Career Center also holds a browsing
fair to explore more than 250 majors,
Big Lakes
minors and certificate programs, Development Center is...
known as the “Majors, Minors and Teamwork • Respect • Integrity
More Fair.” Quality Care • Making a Difference
After registering their free Handshake
account, students can apply for
jobs and internships, schedule an (785) 776-9201
appointment with their career adviser, www.biglakes.org
sign up for events, workshops, 1416 Hayes Drive | Manhattan, KS
information sessions and interviews
with employers coming to the K-State
campus.
For more information about the
Career Center, visit www.k-state.edu
/careercenter.
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Hale Library. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier, Collegian Media Group
K-State First
K-State First is the University’s first- A group of 22 students enroll in two
year experience program, our way general education courses and a one-
of helping students establish a great hour connections course during the
foundation for the rest of their college fall semester. The two main courses
career. The program offers seminar count toward graduation in most
courses and learning communities programs, and the friendly faces
designed specifically for first-year in the CAT Community make the
students. Home to the university’s larger, mostly lecture-based classes
common reading program (KSBN), feel a lot smaller. To apply what
a one-on-one mentoring program they have been learning, students
(GPS), and other unique opportunities meet once a week in the connections
for first-year students, K-State First course with this core group of
is deeply committed to academic classmates and a professor from
excellence, community, diversity, and one of the main classes. Students
the empowerment of students can enroll in Residential, Non-
Residential, and Study Abroad CAT
CAT Communities Communities.
Connecting Across Topics Residential CAT communities provide
Communities are designed around an added opportunity for first-year
student interests, and offer mentoring students to connect with others who
from a professor, as well as an share their academic interests by
advanced undergraduate Learning placing them in the same on-campus
Assistant who shares the students’ residence hall along with their
interests. They are an ideal place for Residential Learning Assistant. Like
students to meet each other and to the other CAT Communities, first-
study together. year students take a group of classes
together, and also live, eat, sleep,
10 Kansas State Universitystudy, and socialize near each other, have the opportunity to connect on
too. their own, or at GPS-sponsored events
at least three times per semester.
First-Year Seminars
K-State Book Network
The First-Year Seminar program (KSBN)
provides students with the chance to
take small, exciting classes that are The motto of KSBN is “A campus
taught in a lively, interactive way. on the same page.” The program
Students have the opportunity to ask is designed to provide a common
questions, interact with the professor experience around a book to help first
and the other students, and challenge year students transition from high
themselves with personalized, school to college, grow academically
hands-on attention. All of the classes and socially, and share something
carry general education credit, and with all other first year students.
they meet the program of study
requirements for most students and The KSBN book for 2018 is “The
most majors. Many of the courses Hate U Give,” by Angie Thomas,
fulfill K-State 8 requirements, as about a sixteen-year-old girl whose
well. life is up-ended when she becomes
the sole witness to the shooting of
Guide to Personal Success her best friend by a police officer.
(GPS) K-State holds guided academic and
social events that go along with
GPS is K-State First’s first-year the novel, which are geared to help
mentoring program that matches students bond over their common
guides (or mentors) with first- reading experience, as well as learn
year students. The guide serves as new things about the book, related
a professional point of reference themes, K-State, and the Manhattan
throughout the student’s first community.
year at the university, providing
information outside of academics K-State First is dedicated to assisting
and class selection. Guides share new students with the transition to
their knowledge of campus resources university-level learning and college
and provide support and feedback life. For more information, check out
as needed. Students and their guides www.k-state.edu/first.
collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 11K-State Traditions
K-Staters have been creating purple- windows in Aggieville and building
tinted traditions since the university’s parade floats.
inception in 1863.
‘Wabash Cannonball’
Purple Power Play
Get on your feet, clap, bend and
Go crazy for the football team, watch twist to this rousing anthem. After
fireworks and sample local cuisine at a fire destroyed the home of the
the annual Purple Power Play in the music department in 1968, the band
Park. Manhattan’s City Park is home performed the only music that was
to this exciting citywide rally on the left: “The Wabash Cannonball.”
Thursday and Friday nights before the Now doing “the Wabash” is a rite of
first home football game. passage. Recently, the Wabash was
named the No. 1 pregame tradition in
Homecoming the Big 12 by ESPN.
Students compete in various events KS Letters
to generate K-State spirit throughout
Homecoming week. Today’s High on a hill overlooking Manhattan,
activities include designing banners, they are hard to miss. Engineering
performing group chants, painting students plotted the 80-foot-tall
12 Kansas State University“K” in 1921 and later added the “S” on 1903. Students, alumni and Wildcat
K-Hill. The “U” was never added, but fans alike can be seen swaying back
students still whitewash the letters and forth as the melody progresses,
every year. connected by the powerful loyalty
expressed through the lyrics.
Call Hall
I know a spot that I love full
Our campus dairy bar offers more well
than 30 flavors of student-made ice
cream, including espresso ecstasy, ‘Tis not in forest nor yet in dell,
chocolate brownie delight and a Ever it holds me with magic
campus staple — purple pride. spell,
Open House I think of thee, Alma Mater.
More than 20,000 visitors show K-S-U, we’ll carry the banner
high.
up every April to check out majors
and campus life. Experience K-State K-S-U, long, long may thy colors
through performances, eating fly.
contests, science experiments and Loyal to thee, thy children will swell
more. the cry.
Willie the Wildcat Hail, hail, hail. Alma Mater.
Our fearless mascot, Willie the University Fight Song
Wildcat, does a pushup for every point
scored at K-State football games and Written in 1927 by Harry E. Erickson,
electrifies fans with his famous K-S-U Wildcat Victory is the official fight
pose. He may not say much himself, song of Kansas State, and it is a
but he sure gets the crowd to make rousing anthem of Wildcat Pride and
some noise. pure fandom fun. Clap along to the
playful melody and do not forget to
Royal Purple pump your fists along to the final
line!
The school color Royal Purple was
adopted in the fall of 1896. Although Fight, you K-State Wildcats
K-State’s only official color is royal For alma mater fight-fight-
purple, white has been used as a fight!
complementary color for many
years. The university’s yearbook is Glory in the combat
also named after this prominent For the purple and the white.
color.
Faithful to our colors.
Alma Mater
We will ever be,
K-State’s Alma Mater was written by Fighting ever fighting for a
H. W. Jones in 1888 and was later
selected to represent the university Wildcat Victory!
during a campus contest held in Go State!
collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 15Students learn a dance before a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Student Involvement Beyond your student’s academic area of focus at K-State, experiences outside of the classroom including extracurricular activities, community service events, and other involvement opportunities help to ensure that your student finds their niche within the K-State community. “K-State is special because of the ownership that students feel for campus,” said CJ Steiner, junior in mechanical engineering. “By taking the time to volunteer with Black Student Union members watch an organizations on campus, I’ve had the inspirational video during their meeting. ability to grow and develop myself Photo: Cassandra Nguyen, The Collegian professionally. Doing college visits and interviewing to be in these clubs and Theta Xi Fraternity. are great practice for when you’re in an interview setting for an internship During the Week of Welcome, as or job in the future.” Steiner is well as in the spring, there is an involved with the CLUE Program Activities Carnival that all of the Program, Engineering Ambassadors, campus organizations attend, offering 14 Kansas State University
quick and easy access to information Michelle Anderson, senior in finance
about K-State’s many involvement and accounting and K-State Student
opportunities. Ambassador, said, “I am involved
with several organizations on campus,
With over 500 clubs and and each group is very different
organizations to choose from, from the others. This has allowed
students are bound to discover an me to meet so many impactful and
activity they are passionate about. unique people, and these experiences
One of them, the Black Student have expanded my horizons. Being
Union, received the Clarence Wine involved on campus has pushed me
Award for Outstanding Big 12 Council far outside my comfort zone and given
of the Year in 2018 for the tenth time me the resources to learn and grow
in 13 years. both inside and out of the classroom.”
Students can explore their interests Anderson is a member of Business
through honor societies, intramural Ambassadors, Gamma Phi Beta
sports teams, fraternities and Sorority, Student Alumni Board, and
sororities, academic groups, major- Student Finance Association.
specific clubs, and hobby groups. For a list of student organizations and
All K-State student groups have more information, visit
something to offer students, both new www.orgsync.ksu.edu.
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collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 15Photo by Parker Robb, The Collegian K-State PROUD The spirit of family runs deep at completed 12 annual campaigns, K-State. The K-State Proud campaign raised more than $1,140,000, is all about students helping students and distributed more than 600 — about students taking care of awards to help students stay at the the K-State family. Guided by the university. leadership of Student Foundation, K-State Proud is a student-led, Money raised by the campaign goes nationally recognized fundraising toward Student Opportunity Awards, campaign for K-State. All student which are allocated to students who campaign donations establish demonstrate extreme financial need. awards for K-State students who Awards are given to students whose are struggling financially, as well as future at K-State may be in jeopardy scholarships for outstanding students. and to students who have exhausted K-State proud has successfully all other forms of aid. 16 Kansas State University
Students and faculty members are and celebrate the success of the
encouraged to nominate students campaign.
in need, or students may nominate
themselves. Applications are received As a new student, your student can get
online on a continuing basis and involved by donating, volunteering,
awards are allocated year round. or serving on a committee. K-State
Proud is a unique, student-led
K-State Proud’s annual campaign philanthropy led by the KSU Student
takes place each spring, helping Foundation, and is designed to
bring in donations and raise recognize outstanding K-State
awareness throughout the university students and help students stay in the
and community. During K-State Wildcat family.
Proud Week, an online or in-person
donation of $20 or more earns the To learn more about K-State Proud,
donor a K-State Proud shirt. Other visit www.found.ksu.edu
activities occur over the course of /k-stateproud.
the academic year to raise awareness
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collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 17Wefald Hall dormitory. Photo by Timmerman Photography Inc.
On-Campus Housing
More than 5,000 students call the traditional-private rooms with
K-State campus home. The university multiple single-use bathrooms per
features ten residence halls, a floor, and suite-style rooms with
leadership/scholarship house for private bathrooms. Residents can live
women, a hall for honors students, alone in single occupancy rooms, or
and a large apartment community. with one, two or three roommates.
Each option provides different Community bathrooms are cleaned
amenities to help students get the each weekday.
most of out their K-State experience.
The newest residence hall, Wefald All residences are staffed 24/7 by
Hall, opened in fall 2016 along with front desk staff, maintenance staff
the state-of-the-art Kramer Dining and resident assistants. Resident
Center. It is a great time to live on assistants are upper-division students
campus! who are trained to help with common
issues such as stress, relationships
Residence hall room styles vary and classes. All entrances to residence
by hall, and include traditional halls are locked 24 hours a day and
rooms with community bathrooms, require residents’ K-State ID card
18 Kansas State Universityto unlock. Guests must be checked floor plans. Jardine is available to
into residence halls and accompanied undergraduate and graduate students,
by a resident at all times. as well as single students, married
couples and families. Students who
Meal plans are required as part of the live in Jardine are not required to
residence hall contract. An award- purchase a meal plan, but several
winning dining program offers a wide plans are available. A popular
range of nutritious foods through a restaurant, as well as a convenience
choice of meal plans to use at any of store and coffee shop, are on site.
the three dining centers, as well as In addition, the sports complex
12 retail operations to accommodate and recreation center are right next
residents’ unique backgrounds and door.
busy lifestyles. Dining Services’
Cultivate You and Nutrition Now Students who wish to live in the
programs is focus on wellness, Jardine community also have the
community and sustainability, option of a hybrid apartment. This
and offer a variety of healthy meal model allows students to live in a
selections. Registered and licensed four-bedroom Jardine apartment, but
dietitians are available at all dining to rent the room as an individual. No
centers to assist with nutritional need to confirm roommates, no meal
choices and medically necessary diet plan requirement, and no need to buy
plans. bedroom furniture (bed, dresser and
desk are provided).
The Jardine Apartments community
provides flexible housing with For more information, visit:
790 apartments and 76 different www.housing.k-state.edu.
Elegant colonial setting
two blocks from campus.
For a single or couple.
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Innkeeper Tim Lindemuth
collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 19Parents and Family
Association
Welcome to the Family! When those who apply themselves to their
your student enrolls at K-State, you studies to remain in school, recognize
automatically received membership academic achievement, and promote
into the K-State Parents and Family diversity in the student body.
Association. The PFA serves as your
connection to the university, other Emergency fund for students in
K-State families, and students. crisis
K-State PFA allows you to feel The emergency fund is utilized when
actively engaged with your student’s faculty and staff notify the Dean of
college experience by participating Student Life that an urgent situation
in campus programs and activities has occurred for a student needing
specifically geared towards families, immediate financial assistance. The
while at the same time letting your funds are awarded at the Dean’s
student make the most of their college discretion.
experience. Alcohol-free programming
PFA is funded solely by private for students at K-State After
contributions, which help to Hours
provide: K-State’s Union Program Council is
Student scholarships responsible for organizing events and
entertainment for the campus. The
Nearly 70% of K-State students Parents and Family fund supports
receive some sort of financial aid. the UPC “After Hours” initiative,
Donations to the Parents and Family which provides substance-free
fund support scholarships for entertainment and activities every
undergraduate students and enable Friday night.
20 Kansas State UniversityCampus Safety Awareness award, Putting Students First award
Video and the Extraordinary Student
award.
The PFA sponsored the Campus
Safety video, which provides valuable Your gift to the PFA will support
tips and information for how students programs at K-State that enhance
can stay safe and prevent crime on student life in all aspects — academic,
campus. social, and professional development.
Your donation is an investment
Alcohol and Sexual Assault in the future of K-State. While
Prevention (ASAP) your membership is automatic, we
All new students under the age encourage you to become active
of 22 are required to complete a members of the organization.
web-based Alcohol and Sexual Parents volunteer to serve on the
Assault Prevention Program. The PFA advisory board, represent the
PFA provides funding encouraging association at information booths,
students to have a healthy and safe attend recruitment events, and
college experience. serve as a connection to new K-State
families.
Family Day
Engage with PFA
Family Day has been a K-State
tradition for more than 90 years. www.k-state.edu
Family Day includes numerous /parentsandfamily
programs and activities. The (785) 532-2222
K-State Family Tailgate and the
K-State Legacy Pinning Ceremony www.facebook.com/kstatepfa
are two signature events. For more
information regarding the schedule of @kstatepfa
events, visit www.k-state.edu pfa@k-state.edu
/familyday.
Mark your calendars:
Orientation and Enrollment
Family Day
Orientation and enrollment is an
opportunity for new students to September 15, 2018
prepare them for their first day of
college. Activities include meeting K-State Family Day is a special
with their advisor, enrolling in tradition. The 2018 event will
classes, visiting with other new celebrate 90 years of welcoming
students, and learning about campus families to the campus for a day of
resources. activities designed around family,
togetherness, and pride. Participants
Awards will enjoy a variety of events
showcasing the history, tradition, and
Other programs funded by the special connection between K-State,
Parents and Family fund include our students, and their families.
the Outstanding Graduating Senior
collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 21A Blue Light Phone Box at Kedzie Hall. Photo by Evert Nelson, The Collegian
Campus Safety
Your student’s safety is a top priority and damage to property by offering
at K-State. Faculty, students, and staff students and their guests a safe
approach campus safety as a shared alternative to drunken driving
responsibility, which allows K-State and other threatening situations.
to be among the safest universities SafeRide provides free buses that run
in the Big 12. Together we make designated routes from 11 p.m.-3 a.m.
K-State what it is: a safe, supportive, Thursday through Saturday.
and caring community where the
well-being of each of us is the LiveSafe App
responsibility of all of us. LiveSafe is a smartphone app for the
Wildcat Walk K-State community that provides
safety resources and communication
If your student is ever uncomfortable tools. LiveSafe users can anonymously
walking on campus alone, Wildcat share information and safety concerns
Walk can provide an escort to meet with K-State police via text, with
them and walk with them to another picture, video and audio attachments;
on-campus destination or up to two use peer-to-peer location tracking
blocks off-campus. Ensuring they with group chat; access emergency
arrive safely to their destination, the help, telephone numbers, and
service operates 24 hours a day, seven important safety information and
days a week. Wildcat Walk can be resources; and see where the latest
contacted at (785) 395-7233. campus incidents have occurred and
nearby safety locations. The free app
SafeRide can be downloaded through iTunes
The mission of the SafeRide Program and Google Play, and is available to
is to save lives and prevent injuries students, parents, faculty, staff,
22 Kansas State Universitycampus visitors, and community quick access to emergency services.
members. You can also use these boxes to ask
for directions, or report a crime or
Campus Police accident.
The campus police department Lafene Health Center
includes commissioned and non-
commissioned officers available to Lafene Health Center is an on-campus
respond to emergencies 24/7, 365 medical facility where students in
days a year. Campus police can be need of general medical care can
contacted at 911 or through their non- see a healthcare provider free of
emergency number: charge. Lafene also has a pharmacy,
(785) 532-6412. along with additional services such
as X-rays, nutrition counseling
Campus Wide Emergency and an immunization clinic, which
Notification System are typically discounted below the
K-State’s emergency alert system rates of a regular doctor’s office in
sends emergency signals to police Manhattan.
officers in the case of an emergency. Counseling Services
The alert system also notifies students
through email and on the K-State Counseling Services has licensed
website. Students can sign up for text clinical psychologists and other
message alerts, or “K-State Alerts,” professional resources who attend
at www.k-state.edu/its/eid. Friends to students’ psychological needs,
and family can also sign up to receive promote their well-being, alleviate
these emergency messages. concerns, facilitate problem
resolution, and enhance their overall
Blue Light Phone Boxes success. Four individual counseling
KSU Police monitor numerous blue sessions are provided free of
light phone call boxes located at charge to students every fiscal year;
numerous spots throughout campus. additional sessions run $15-$25 per
These phone boxes are placed outside visit. Counseling Services also offers
of buildings in heavily traveled areas resources for parents at www.k-state
to allow campus community members .edu/counseling/parents.
SERVICES OFFERED:
•Counseling
Individual, group &
Counseling Services couple Services
counseling
• Biofeedback training
is now located at: • Urgent mental
health consultation
1105 Sunset Ave, Rm 101 • Free initial visit for
enrolled students
ksu.edu/counsel 785-532-6927
collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 23Cheering with Willie at a football game. Photo by Hannah Hunsinger
Student Spirit
To see K-State school spirit, you don’t student organizations, the Manhattan
have to look very hard. community will always be, “One big
happy purple family.”
You might see students at the
basketball games shaking their shoes School spirit also comes shows up
in the air before tip off. You could run in organizations including K-State
into a sea of purple walking through Proud, a student philanthropy which
the quad. You can’t miss hundreds of has raised over $1 million over the last
students lined up more than 30 rows 11 years and gives the money back to
deep at Bill Snyder Family Stadium students who need temporary help to
rocking back and forth to “The continue their education.
Wabash Cannonball.”
And there are plenty of other ways
But one thing you will never see: a that the students and faculty at
lack of school spirit at K- State. K-State show their love and passion
for being a part of the Wildcat
Whether it’s at athletic events, on family.
campus between classes, or through
24 Kansas State UniversityWelcome
“People take pride in that family
slogan,” said A. J. Krehbiel, freshman
in business.
Krehbiel also mentioned that the
school spirit and family community at
Students!
K-State made his big move to Kansas
after high school in Spring, Texas,
much easier.
We Have What
Adam Houghton, a sophomore in
Students Need
animal science, has seen the K-State
school spirit through being a student
ambassador on campus. Futons w/ 10” pads Twin Mattresses
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collegianmedia.com/kstate-parent-guide/ 25The Flint Hills Discovery Center.
Around Manhattan
Take just a few steps off the K-State City Park
campus and you will find museums,
nature trails, shops and more. The City Park is located in the east central
Manhattan community is home part of Manhattan, close to downtown
to a unique variety of activities and Aggieville. Home to the statue
and attractions that will be sure to of legendary Johnny Kaw, the park
entertain everyone in the family. is a place for anyone who loves the
outdoors. A playground, picnic tables
Aggieville with grills, tennis courts, a basketball
and volleyball court, a mile-long
Since 1889, Aggieville’s variety of multi-use trail, rose garden, seasonal
quirky shops and trendy restaurants splash park, aquatic center, and
has made it a family-friendly ice rink make City Park a spot for
environment during the day and a everyone. For more information, visit:
college hot spot at night. Hosting www.mhkprd.com/175
events like the K-State Homecoming /City-Park.
Parade and Pep Rally, and the Little
Apple New Year’s Eve Celebration and Flint Hills Discovery Center
Ball Drop, “The ‘Ville” is the place to
experience Manhattan’s cozy, small- The Flint Hills Discovery Center
town feel. Learn more at showcases the geology, ecology, and
www.aggieville.org. cultural history of the Flint Hills.
26 Kansas State UniversityDiscover what makes this area so at the shopping districts in town.
special through interactive and Poyntz Avenue, which is anchored
interpretive exhibits, and learn how by Manhattan Town Center, along
you can help preserve the last major with Westloop, Town East, Seth Child
stand of the tallgrass prairie. The Commons, and Fort Riley Boulevard,
museum is located just 2 miles from are just a few of the shopping areas
campus and is an engaging activity around Manhattan. For more
for the whole family. For more information, visit:
information, visit: www.manhattancvb.org/.
www.flinthillsdiscovery.org.
Sunset Zoo
Historical Sites
Open year-round, Sunset Zoo offers
Dive into Manhattan’s rich history by up-close views of more than 200
visiting the numerous historical sites animals from various continents.
located throughout the community. From April to October, visitors can
Take a step back in time by learning experience daily feedings and attend
about the area’s early settlers, 19th- zookeeper chats. Sunset Zoo also
century pastimes, and influential city hosts special events, including Brew at
residents, like Isaac Goodnow. The the Zoo, SPOOKtacular, and Wine in
Riley County Historical Museum, the Wild. To learn more, visit:
Goodnow House, Pioneer Log Cabin, www.sunsetzoo.com.
and Wolf House Museum offer unique
opportunities to experience what Tuttle Creek State Park
Riley County was like more than 200 Outdoor adventures await at Tuttle
years ago. Learn more at Creek State Park, located less than 10
www.rileychs.com. miles from campus. The park offers
Konza Prairie nature trails, a mountain biking trail,
a scenic equestrian trail, picnic areas,
Experience the vastness of Kansas’ an 18-hole disc golf course, volleyball
rolling hills by walking through this courts, horseshoe pits, shooting and
native tallgrass prairie preserve, open archery ranges, and a swimming
to the public from dawn to dusk. beach. Fishing is also a popular
Located off McDowell Creek Road, activity in Tuttle Creek Lake, as well
trail lengths vary from about 2.5 miles as in the river above and below the
to longer than 6 miles. While there, lake. Looking to stay overnight? The
it is important to observe and follow park offers a campground with more
the rules, as most of the Konza Prairie than 600 sites, as well as 11 reservable
is a privately owned research station. cabins. Visit www.ksoutdoors.com to
Learn more at www.keep.konza learn more.
.k-state.edu.
For a complete list of attractions,
Shopping Centers visit the Manhattan Convention and
Visitors Bureau at
Needing to do some back-to-school www.manhattancvb.org/.
shopping? From furniture to clothes
to groceries, find everything you need
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