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Hot Career Night In Kansas City and Topeka
Start exploring some of K-State’s hottest majors
We’re bringing our campus experts straight to you in the Kansas City and Topeka areas.
These programs are great ways for you and your parents to see how K-State can get you started on a sizzling career.
Don't miss out! One lucky senior at each event will receive up to $250 worth of textbooks for his or her first semester.
Join us for one or all of these hot career nights:
- Agriculture
- Health professions
- Engineering
All programs are free.
For more information
Ryan Newton
Office of Admissions
Kansas State University
119 Anderson Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-0102
1-800-432-8270 (toll free)
or 785-532-6250
Fax: 785-532-6393
k-state@k-state.edu
Agriculture: Sunday, November 15
Many of the fastest-growing, most dynamic careers in bioscience, business, technology, communications, natural resources, and animal health are related to agriculture. In fact, more than 22 million people work in agriculture to provide food, fuel, and fiber for the world. If you’re interested in working with people, numbers, animal, or plants, K-State can help you succeed.
At this event, you’ll meet with College of Agriculture and College of Veterinary Medicine professors, current students, and representatives from Cargill and other agribusiness and animal health companies in the Kansas City area. And you can discover scholarship and placement opportunities specifically for multicultural students.
Learn more about K-State's agriculture majors and programs
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Reardon Civic Center, 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. The program lasts from 2 to 4 p.m.
Health professions: November 5 (KC) and November 16 (Topeka)
Health care is one of the hottest careers in the country right now. Of the 30 fastest-growing occupations since 2008, 11 are in health professions, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So whether you're considering a career as a physician, athletic trainer, nurse, veterinarian, or another health professional, K-State can help!
You'll meet with K-State pre-health advisors and current pre-health students. A panel of K-State graduates currently practicing medicine and K-State students enrolled in medical school will answer your questions.
Read more about pre-health professions at K-State
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KC: Thursday, November 5
Olathe Medical Center at I-35 and 151st Street. We’ll be in Suite 315 in Doctors Building 2.
Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. The program lasts from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Topeka: Monday, November 16
St. Francis Hospital, 1700 SW Seventh Street.
Registration is at 6:30 p.m. The program lasts from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Engineering: Thursday, November 19
Does working on planes, solar cars, or even robots sound exciting? Then you’ll love this evening all about engineering careers.
Learn how a K-State engineering degree can catapult you into hundreds of great careers. You’ll meet the dean of K-State's College of Engineering and current engineering students to discuss this hot career area, and you can visit with a panel of K-State graduates employed as engineers in the Kansas City area.
Learn more about K-State’s engineering majors and options
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Kiewit, 9401 Renner Blvd. in Lenexa.
Registration is at 6:30 p.m. The program lasts from 7 to 9 p.m.
Architecture: Thursday, December 3
K-State's College of Architecture, Planning, and Design will host its own Career Exploration night at 7 p.m. December 3 at Populous in Kansas City.
What students are saying
"It was helpful to hear about the opportunities available within the field. There is so much to choose from!"
Amy Himmelberg
"I liked seeing how training in the degree at K-State can help connect me to related careers."
Allie Rabhaille
"Hot careers was really informative. I really liked the insight and talking one-on-one with the faculty and students."
Whitney McBryde