Kansas State University's April 3 All-University Open House The Hot Spot For Free Fun, Food, Entertainment And College Information 3/16/2004
From: Pat Bosco of Kansas State University, 785-532-6237, Web: http://www.mediarelations.ksu.edu, News Advisory: When it comes to hitting the spot for fun, entertainment, discovery and more, Kansas State University is the place to be Saturday, April 3, for the All-University Open House. This year's open house theme is "K-State Hits the Spot." From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., K-State is the spot to find out what college is really like by enjoying a variety of activities, exhibits, demonstrations, live entertainment, food and more. Open house is free and no registration is required. Everyone is invited to explore Kansas State University's Manhattan and Salina campuses. Visitors also can meet with representatives from admissions, financial aid and scholarships, housing and other student services. Tours of the campuses, including residence halls and Greek houses, also will be available. The All-University Open House showcases K-State's more than 200 Academic programs and nearly 400 campus organizations. Each K-State college is offering a lot of fun and interesting things to see and do. Some of the hot spots to check out include: -- The College of Engineering, where student-built robots will battle for prizes and displays, will show how K-State is preparing students to build a better future, and the College of Architecture, Planning and Design, where 3-D modeling, animation and other technologies will be available, along with student-built furniture and projects. -- The College of Education, where hands-on science, math, art and other educational activities will help show what it takes to be a teacher, and the College of Business Administration, the spot for learning what it takes to compete in today's global economy. -- The College of Veterinary Medicine, the spot to see animals both exotic and domestic, as well as exhibits on the latest technology to keep pets, livestock and other critters healthy, and the College of Agriculture, where visitors can get a taste of what it takes to grow better and healthier food and explore the world of insects at K-State's Insect Zoo. -- The College of Arts and Sciences, where math adds up to lots of fun activities, physics is hands-on and so much more; the College of Human Ecology, where students are designing new fashions, cooking up healthy snacks and inventing games for families; and the College of Technology and Aviation in Salina, the spot to learn about what it takes to be a pilot or to try out the Cat Cannon and send water balloons soaring. Along with the many things to do and see, open house also is the spot to try K-State-made treats, such as doughnuts, ice cream, bread and cheese puffs; enjoy a hot dog at the Open Air Cafi on the Justin Hall patio; pig out on pork burgers near Mosier Hall; chow down at the pancake feed in Waters Hall; or buy cookies baked by K-State's Bakery Science Club. There also will be plenty of free, tasty treats to sample at department and student organizations exhibits across campus. Free souvenir programs, which include a campus map and a complete Listing of the day's activities, will be available in the K-State Student Union. Most activities are indoors, so bad weather won't stop the fun. Parking is plentiful and a shuttle system will be available to take visitors across campus. The College of Engineering will kick off open house activities Friday, April 2, with its annual open house parade at 2:20 p.m. on the main north-south campus sidewalk, followed by opening ceremonies, including the lighting of the college's open house torch, at 2:50 p.m. in front of the south entrance to Seaton Hall. Hot spots for shows and events: -- Cockroach races, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., K-State Insect Zoo -- LEGO Robolab activities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nichols Hall; and the Robot League competition, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Ahearn Field House -- GaN blue light show, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 313 Cardwell Hall -- Meet and get autographs from K-State athletes, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Waters Hall quad -- Ice carving demonstrations, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Justin Hall patio -- Little American Royal, 1 p.m., Weber Arena -- Dedication of the Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research courtyard, 1 p.m., Chalmers Hall -- Pet Show, 1-3 p.m., Frick Auditorium Hot spots for things to make or do: -- Hearing screenings, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 253 Justin Hall -- Athletes Obstacle Course, with sports-related activities for all ages, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Waters Hall quad. -- Got Milk? Campaign, get a milk mustache and photo, 115 Justin Hall -- Get a high-tech K-State pennant, 247 Justin Hall -- Make a book jacket or book mark and celebrate reading, 113 Bluemont Hall -- Hands-on science activities, 119 Bluemont Hall -- Make a take-home art project, 121 Bluemont Hall -- Grip strength test, department of kinesiology display, K-State Student Union -- Mock presidential election, department of political science display, K-State Student Union -- Chance to win a basketball or a volleyball, signed by the K-State women's Big 12 champion basketball and volleyball teams, respectively, 137 Waters Hall Hot spots for kids: -- Manhattan Mathematical Olympiad, for grades 5-12, 9 a.m.-noon, 101 Cardwell Hall -- Stuffed animal clinic, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., small animal lobby, Mosier Hall -- Children's gardening activity and sensory garden, Throckmorton Hall -- Kids' tractor pull, Seaton Hall -- Free balloons, Waters and Throckmorton halls -- Math activities for kids in grades K-8, 123 Bluemont Hall -- Face painting, Waters Hall, Mosier Hall and 112 Bluemont Hall -- Petting Zoo and balloon animals, Mosier Hall Hot spots for games: -- Cat's Town Carnival, a place for games and prizes, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Waters Hall quad -- Scavenger hunt, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 108 Bluemont Hall -- Financial trivia hole-in-one and Reality Check games, Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall -- Board games about family, created by family studies and human services students, 150 Justin Hall -- One-minute typing contest, 111 Bluemont Hall Hot spots for demonstrations, displays and exhibitions: -- Glass blowing, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., department of chemistry display, K-State Student Union -- College of Architecture, Planning and Design Faculty Show, Chang Gallery, Seaton Hall; and student-built furniture display, Seaton Hall -- Ground-penetrating radar and a working seismograph for detecting earthquakes, department of geology display, K-State Student Union -- GPS and parallel tracking demo, 142 Seaton Hall and the Waters Hall lawn -- Historic costume collection, Justin Hall -- Original designs and projects created by apparel marketing and design students, 247 Justin Hall -- Palpatation pony, Mosier Hall -- Tight-rope walking trained rats, department of psychology display, K-State Student Union -- Mathematics activities, including mazes, 131 Cardwell Hall; optical illusions, 133 Cardwell Hall; and origami, 135 Cardwell Hall -- Physics demonstrations, 103 Cardwell Hall -- Pottery wheel demonstration, in front of the K-State Bookstore, K-State Student Union -- Mexican Costume Show, department of modern languages display, K-State Student Union -- Purebred cats, 104 Trotter Hall -- 3-D modeling and animation, Seaton Hall -- Sheep dogs at work, between Mosier and Coles halls Hot spots for entertainment: -- Fear Factor, students dare to hold and eat bugs, 11 a.m.-noon, K-State Student Union plaza -- Rockfest, live band performances, 10:15-11 a.m. and noon-3:30 p.m., K-State Student Union plaza -- Music from around the world, played by a disc jockey, in front of Calvin Hall -- Live remote with personalities from DB-92, K-State's student radio station, K-State Student Union Hot spots for special events: -- Tour of the Macdonald Lab particle accelerator, 1:30 p.m.; meet in 103 Cardwell Hall -- Tours of K-State residence halls leave every half hour from the K-State Student Union or visit on your own -- Two-mile walk around the K-State campus with the K-State equestrian; meet at 9:45 a.m. in 115 Justin Hall -- DeCANstructing Hunger in Manhattan, structures made from canned and boxed food stuffs, 111-112 Seaton Hall Hot spots for food: -- Pancake feed, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., 142 Seaton Hall -- Pork burgers, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., outside Mosier Hall -- Food test, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., second floor, Call Hall -- Doughnuts, fresh bread and cheese puff samples, Shellenberger Hall -- Beverage samples, 111 Call Hall -- Edible insects, Insect Zoo -- Open Air Cafi, Justin Hall patio -- Healthy snack food samples, Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall Hot spots for shopping: -- Meat sale, Weber Hall -- Flour sale, Shellenberger Hall dock; and Bake Sale, second floor, Shellenberger Hall -- Plant sale, Throckmorton Hall -- Pottery sale, K-State Student Union -- K-State Student Union Bookstore -- 15th annual Friends of the K-State Libraries Book Sale, April 3-7, regular library hours, Hale Library --- More information is available on the Web at: http://consider.k-state.edu/openhouse, or |