Graduate fair showcasing science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at K-State

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

GRADUATE FAIR SHOWCASING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS AT K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- If you're thinking about graduate school, a special event at Kansas State University will help encourage you to think K-State.

Undergraduate students considering graduate school are invited to explore the options K-State offers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines at the Graduate Fair, Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18. Events will be in Fiedler Hall, part of K-State's College of Engineering complex. The fair also is open to master's students who are interested in pursuing a doctorate at K-State.

Visitors will have the opportunity to tour K-State's facilities and listen to presentations on the university's graduate programs Nov. 18. Registration will be the evening of Nov. 17, but preregistration is required. The deadline for preregistration is Wednesday, Nov. 8, for visitors who need lodging accommodations, and Wednesday, Nov. 15, for those who won't need lodging. To preregister online go to:
http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gspeopleorg/gradfair/

Visitors will learn about K-State graduate programs in:

* The College of Agriculture, including: agronomy; agricultural economics; animal sciences and industry; entomology; food science; grain science and industry; and horticulture, forestry and recreation resources.

* The College of Arts and Sciences, including biology, biochemistry, geology, geography, mathematics and physics.

* The College of Engineering, including: computing and information sciences; electrical and computer engineering; and mechanical and nuclear engineering.

* The College of Human Ecology, including human nutrition.

* The College of Veterinary Medicine, including anatomy and physiology.

For more information about the fair, call the K-State Graduate School at 785-532-6191.