August 16, 2016
Diversity Programs Office Update
This past week, the Project IMPACT Kompass program was offered for the second straight year. Kompass, a three-day intensive bridge program, was designed to accelerate academic success for multicultural, incoming freshmen students in the colleges of agriculture, business and engineering.
At Kompass, students had the opportunity to receive Guaranteed 4.0 training, participate in the KSU Challenge course, teambuilding activities, workshops, and dining and business professional etiquette classes. The program wrapped up last Wednesday with closing remarks by Dr. April Mason, Provost and Senior Vice President, at the closing luncheon.
There were 12 participants in the program who are enrolled in the College of Agriculture. During the “College Break Out Session,” Dr. Terri Blackmon took the 12 agriculture students to visit Dr. Fadi Aramouni who showed the students his lab and treated them to ice cream at Call Hall. Please see the list of agriculture participants in the list below:
Deena Macomber, Animal Sciences & Industry, South Riding, VA;
Luis Lopez, Animal Sciences & Industry, Kansas City;
Nikalem Helms, Bakery Science & Management, Great Bend;
Savannah Parkey, Animal Sciences & Industry, Nortonville;
Jazmine Dawson, Animal Sciences & Industry, Junction City;
Renee Saint-Louis, Animal Sciences & Industry, Olathe;
Tea Bullock, Animal Sciences & Industry, Manhattan;
Madeleine Smith-Chandler, Milling Science & Management, Hiawatha;
Kathia Peraza, Animal Sciences & Industry, Overland Park;
Briana Vaughan, General Agriculture, Derby;
Ryan Ladd, Animal Sciences & Industry, Olathe;
Skylar Stephens, Agribusiness, Wichita
Please continue to look for more diversity news and events as we continue to advertise. We appreciate your support. For more information about upcoming events or to collaborate with the DPO, please call 785-532-5793 or contact Interim Coordinator Dr. Terri Blackmon, tblackmon1213@ksu.edu.