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K-State students present posters to Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol  

Posted on by Staley School of Leadership

Five undergraduate students from Kansas State University presented their research at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on Friday, March 1.  

K-State’s Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research (SDUR) commends these students for their efforts, learning outcomes and exemplary representation of K-State. Gratitude is also due to the faculty mentors and research programs who helped create these transformative student experiences. 

Student presenters, photographed left to right are:  

  • Helen Winters, sophomore, “Form and Function of Dominant Prairie Grass Across Climate Gradients: Identifying Climate-adapted Populations for Restoration and Conservation,” mentored by Dr. Loretta Johnson 
  • Kalea Nippert, senior, “Is extreme fire the key to reversing grassland loss due to woody encroachment? A test in the tallgrass prairie,” mentored by Zak Ratajczak 
  • Ellienne Warnes, senior, “Exercise Improves Cognitive Performance and Increases Hippocampal Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Expression in Female Autism Spectrum Disorder Modeled Rats,” mentored by Bethany Plakke 
  • Cassidy Hartig, senior, “The Middle of Everywhere: One Kansas Effigy’s Storied Past and Present,” mentored by Dr. Lisa Tatonetti 
  • Grace Schieferecke, junior, “Molecular Analysis of Benzimidazole Resistance in Hookworms in Kansas Dogs,” mentored by Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai 

students stand with their posters

Students were selected through a formal application process and reviewed by a committee. Upon selection, students attended a training session, created their research posters and invited their state representatives to attend the event.  

This poster session featured presenters from each of the Kansas Board of Regents institutions (KBOR). Throughout the presentation, the students interacted with a diverse group of attendees: peers, state representatives and their staff, administrators from KBOR institutions, and the public.  

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to further celebrate the efforts of undergraduate researchers from all corners of campus at the upcoming Undergraduate Research Symposium, on Thursday, April 11, from 4-6 p.m. in the Student Union Grand Ballroom. (link) 

Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research is housed within the Staley School of Leadership. The Staley School also includes undergraduate and graduate leadership studies academic programs, leadership and service co-curricular programs, and the University Honors Program. The Staley School equips learners with leadership skills and academic excellence through applied learning experiences, in-class learning, and community partnerships around the world. To learn more, visit www.k-state.edu/leadership. ­­ 

K-State students are invited to the Strengths for Students Conference

Posted on by Staley School of Leadership

Calling all K-State students! You’re invited!

Download, print, and share this event flyer

K-State Strengths for Students Conference
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday, March 22
Leadership Studies Building

Do you want to learn how you can leverage your top five CliftonStrengths toward academic and personal success? Are you interested in creating a strengths-based culture within your student organization, residence hall, or fraternity or sorority?

Are you curious as to how you might increase your own engagement and well-being? Or better yet, how to increase the engagement and well-being within your student organization?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, the K-State Strengths for Students Conference is for you. Register here by Feb. 23.

K-State Wildcats will have the opportunity to engage with students from other colleges and universities across the Midwest to develop their strengths. Participants will gain strategies for integrating strengths into their student organizations, increase their capacity to exercise leadership and ultimately help campus communities thrive.

We are excited to engage with students in organizations university-wide through personalized peer coaching, powerful storytelling, and collaborative conversations about the 34 CliftonStrengths for students themes.

We encourage all K-State students to identify their Top 5 Strengths prior to the conference. Request a free CliftonStrengths assessment code at the K-State Strengths website by clicking on the Strengths Assessment box, completing the short form, and then checking your email for a link to take the assessment. Students who have already taken their strengths assessment can review their results at ksu.my.gallup.com.

Register here by Feb. 23, to apply your “Top 5 and Thrive” at the K-State Strengths for Students Conference! Space is limited to the first 200 students who register. The cost is $10 per student, which includes all conference materials and lunch. Visit our website for more details and the agenda.

All the best,

Mike Finnegan, director, K-State Strengths

Katie Buhler, graduate assistant for K-State Strengths