K-State has been working to bring parts of their enrollment and recruitment process online now that on-campus summer activities have been canceled through July. K-State Vice President of Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris: He says part of the process has been creating virtual tours for prospective students. As for the status of whether there will be in-person classes this fall, Morris says projections seem to be holding true so far, but progress will need to be made in testing.
Author: KMAN Staff
Monday’s program featured a conversation with Kansas State University Vice President for Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris with an update on campus adjustments, good news and other information related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We also spoke with Kansas Gas Service Public Relations Manager Dawn Tripp about Safe Digging Month and the need to postpone any non-essential digging due to the ongoing health crisis.
April is National Safe Digging Month, and the Kansas Gas Service is asking that residents and businesses postpone non-essential digging amid the COVID-19 pandemic. KMAN spoke with Kansas Gas Communications Manager Dawn Tripp, saying this year the usual start of the digging season has coincided with the global pandemic. Tripp says postponing projects helps protect underground infrastructure, including water and sewer lines and internet connections — all the more important as people are staying home for both work and leisure. “If you can put off that digging project, please do so,” says Tripp. Tripp says this is especially important for…
Lonnie Baker, CEO of Meadowlark Hills, joined KMAN in the 7 a.m. hour to provide our daily COVID-19 update.
Local cases of the coronavirus climbed to 27 Friday in Riley County, the latest a 45-year-old male patient currently recovering in isolation at home. The patient can be directly linked to a previous positive Riley County patient. A total of 12 Riley County residents have recovered from the virus, meaning they’re fever free for three days and a week removed from when symptoms first appeared. Pottawatomie County has a total of 6 positive cases. The latest is a female between 20 and 34 years old who lives in Wamego. Geary County has 10 total cases. Kansas climbed over 1,700 positive…
K-State will get a $3.3 million boost to its budget from the Kansas Board of Regents. Of the $3.3 million K-State will receive, about $2 million will go directly to the university while the rest will go K-State’s Polytechnic Campus, extension and agriculture-research programs and Veterinary Medical Center. This funding comes in the form of a block grant and is in addition to the $111.1 million in general funding allocated to K-State from the state government for fiscal year 2021. Public universities in Kansas use block grants when requesting additional funding and receive a percentage of the total amount allocated…