Events schedule

College of Human Ecology

Follow the blue paw prints to Justin Hall

Stop by the human ecology booth, and a human ecology student ambassador will guide you to attractions at Justin Hall. K-State Student Union booth.

Five-hole miniature golf course

Show us your golfing skills, and learn about Club Managers Association of America. Front lawn by Lovers Lane, Justin Hall.

Discover the open-air café

Enjoy grilled hot dogs with or without chili, chips, and a complimentary Pepsi Cola soft drink provided by Pepsi Cola of Manhattan, all served by hotel and restaurant management students. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Patio, Justin Hall.

Ice carving demonstrations

Watch hotel and restaurant management students transform blocks of ice into beautiful sculptures. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Patio, Justin Hall.

Treat yourself to an ice cream float

Come by the Professional Convention Management Association booth, and indulge in a Call Hall ice cream float. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Patio, Justin Hall.

Self-guided walking tour of Justin Hall window displays

View window displays throughout Justin Hall that will be showcasing quilts from 1840 to 1950 and Matthew Kritis’s graduate design project. Hoffman Lounge, first and second floors, Justin Hall.

Explore careers that focus on people

Participate in games and fun activities while exploring programs offered in the College of Human Ecology. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

Get twisted with fruits and vegetables

Come play a game of Twister, and learn about fruits and vegetables. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

Eat nutritiously

Learn how nutrition affects different stages of your life. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

What is nutrition?

Play a game of Jeopardy, and test your nutrition knowledge. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

How do you cook a Wildcat?

Support the Student Dietetics Association by purchasing a How to Cook a Wildcat cookbook. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

Gerontophobic?

Visit the Center on Aging booth to find out how gerontophobia is spread and how you can help find a cure. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

What’s your financial game plan?

Visit with personal financial planning students to see how your financial planning measures up. Win prizes, learn about financial planning, and find out about this program. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

Challenge your decision-making skills

Play a game created by the School of Family Studies and Human Services. Face life challenges, make decisions, and see what happens as a result of your choices. How will you handle the reality? For teenagers and adults. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

Hotel and restaurant management

Discover exciting career paths and opportunities this major has to offer. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

I doodle, I draw, I draft, I design

See how interior design students transform their doodles into creative universal and sustainable spaces for clients and the future. Enter to win bags and T-shirts. Drawing at 2 p.m. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

AMDA Candyland fashion presentation

Apparel and textile design students will have their work displayed on student models. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hoffman Lounge, Justin Hall.

Stay in the game with athletic training

See taping demonstrations and rehabilitation tools used by K-State Athletics. Get a free Powercat tattoo. 146 Justin Hall.

Bone health

Learn how the human nutrition department does research to prevent chronic diseases. 146 Justin Hall.

Are you smarter than a FACS teacher?

Test your knowledge of family and consumer sciences by answering trivia questions. Find out if you have what it takes to be a FACS teacher. 150 Justin Hall.

Healthy snacks and the food pyramid

Make your own healthy snack treat bag, and learn about health and nutrition from family and consumer sciences education students. 150 Justin Hall.

Fun with food

Learn how science is involved with everyday food and cooking ingredients. 150 Justin Hall.

Screen printing demonstrations

See how an original print is silk-screened onto reusable muslin shopping tote bags in our textile lab. 251 Justin Hall.

From student to pro

See projects that turn a beginning design student into an emerging professional. Find out how K-State’s interior design program, ranked first in the country, can prepare students for a rewarding career. 328 Justin Hall.

Thrifty styling

See how clothes can be sustainable and fashionable by trying your hand at styling some new items with some second-hand items. 350 Justin Hall.

Button making

Design a unique button out of second-hand clothing items from local thrift stores. 350 and 351 Justin Hall.

Visit the Speech and Hearing Center

Learn about speech-language pathology and audiological services available to the community. Undergraduate and graduate students in the communication sciences and disorders program are eager to answer questions. Lobby, Campus Creek Complex.

Technology in assistive communication

View and experience several high-tech communication devices. See anatomical models of your vocal folds and ears, pick up pamphlets about speech and language development, and learn about communication and swallowing disorders. Lobby, Campus Creek Complex.

Test your vocal wellness

Students in the communication sciences and disorders program will provide information and opportunities to test the health of your voice. 123 Campus Creek Complex.

Make and take activity for children

Create your own mouth using paper plates and other art supplies. 132 Campus Creek Complex.

Free hearing screening

Graduate students in the communication sciences and disorders program will provide free hearing screenings. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 127B Campus Creek Complex.

Life-size board game

As a human game piece you will answer trivia questions and move your way to the finish line to win the game. 9:30 to 10 a.m. and 12:30 to 1 p.m. 129 Campus Creek Complex.

What is it like to stutter?

Those who are disabled by stuttering face social and emotional challenges that are difficult for fluent speakers to understand. Students in the communication sciences and disorders program will demonstrate and explain the delayed auditory feedback device, and you can try it. 229 Campus Creek Complex.

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