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Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Kansas.
The Kansas Board of Regents governs six state universities and supervises and coordinates 19 community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university. The Board also authorizes private and out-of-state institutions to operate in Kansas with a Certificate of Approval renewed annually.
The K-State Libraries has entered a cooperative agreement with the University of Kansas to house bound volumes in a shared storage facility in Lawrence, Kansas. Hale Library, the largest building on the K-State campus, includes five floors and a basement. [4] As of 2018, it holds 1.5 items plus special collections and archives. [10]
The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state universities in the U.S. state of Kansas.In addition to these six universities, it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university.
Mary Ashley, main character in Sidney Sheldon's novel Windmills of the Gods, starts the book as a professor at Kansas State University. Brantley Foster, protagonist in the movie The Secret of My Success, portrayed by Michael J. Fox, is a recent graduate of Kansas State University who moves to New York City where he has landed a job as a financier.
By the turn of the century, Kansas State was competing in the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, along with the University of Kansas and other state schools. Adopting a more organized approach to athletics, in 1911 an "athletic committee" was created at the school to set policy and schedule contests, among other duties. [ 10 ]
Anderson Hall is the central administration building for Kansas State University in the city of Manhattan, Kansas, United States.Designed by Erasmus T. Carr, it was originally called the Practical Agriculture Building when the first wing (now the north wing) was completed in 1879. [2]
The Kansas State Wildcats football team represents Kansas State University, in Manhattan Kansas. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level. [1] This is a list of their annual results. [2] [3] [4]