Arts and Sciences Community Lecture Series Grant

Applications due November 15

The College of Arts and Sciences will provide funding of $500 to $1,000 to host prominent speakers, presenters or performers. The funds are meant to supplement what the organizing units commit towards the speaker's visit. The speaker's activities must include a lecture or performance open to the full university community, although the lecture/performance may be aimed at either a general or disciplinary audience. In all cases, and unless special circumstances emerge, it is expected that speakers meet with students. A speaker's activities are expected to be listed in the unit's speaker/performance series and as part of the Arts and Sciences Community Lecture Series. All Arts and Sciences departments are eligible. Partnerships with units outside of the college are encouraged.

Some portion of a speaker's proposed activities must address issues of community, multiculturalism, well-being or belonging in general or in the context of a given discipline or group of disciplines.

How to apply

Due annually by November 15: Funding may be requested for speakers coming the next spring or fall.

The completed application (not to exceed 2 pages) should be sent electronically in a single file to artsciwellbeing@k-state.edu, specifying the following:

1) Host name(s), affiliated department(s), and contact information
2) Name, affiliation and area of invited speaker
3) Target date for visit
4) Short description of speaker's accomplishments, include CV and/or URL
5) Short description of the community, multiculturalism, well-being and belonging dimension of the speaker
6) Short description of activities, including importance of visit and benefit to, and/or collaborations with, other units
7) Estimated budget, including other funding sources

Selection criteria include:

i) Relevance of speaker as a role-model in his or her discipline
ii) Prominence of speaker
iii) Relevance of lecture (and other planned activities)
iv) Distribution of speakers across disciplinary areas
v) Other sources of support

For more information, please contact kchoma@k-state.edu.

 

Past presentations/grantees

Fall 2025

• The Institute for Military History brought Natalie Mendoza, assistant professor from University of Colorado, Boulder, to talk about her upcoming book on how geopolitics, domestic politics and the construction of race in America shaped Mexican American identity during the World War II era.

Spring 2025

• Dr. Jesus DeHoyos of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance facilitated a lecture recital and masterclass series given by Dr. James Rodriguez, associate professor at Texas Christian University (TCU); Dr. Gwendolyn Alfred, assistant professor at TCU; and Dr. Artina, associate professor at the University of Memphis. Together, they presented a lecture recital featuring works by prominent Black female composers, an important and timely initiative addressing the underrepresentation of these composers in classical music curricula and performance.
• Dr. Alyssa Morris of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance brought Erin Hannigan, the principal oboist of the Dallas Symphony, the oboe professor at Southern Methodist University, and the oboe professor at the School of Music at Rice University. Erin is a trailblazer in her career, and is one of the few women to have held a principal oboe position in a major American orchestra. Erin Hannigan gave a lecture recital and clinic.

Fall 2024

• Modern Languages hosted Dr. Elvira Sánchez-Blake, Colombian writer and journalist. She presented "Human Rights in Colombia: A Journey through Suma Paz." (Sept. 25, 2024)

Spring 2024

• Physics hosted Rebecca Lindell, founder of Tiliadal STEM Education, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 21. She presented, "My 30+ years as a Disabled Physicist: From Shame to Acceptance to Agency." (April 22, 2024)

Fall 2023

• Canceled - Chemistry was to host Osvaldo Gutierrez, professor in the department of chemistry at Texas A&M University, who was going to present "Dreamer's Pathway to Become a Professor: Tips and Tricks." (Oct. 5, 2023)

Fall 2022

• Edmund February, professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, is a botanist, an advocate for human rights and equality, and one of South Africa's most iconic mountain climbers.

Fall 2016

• Communication Studies, Soumia Bardhan, Assistant Professor
  Guest: Christopher Brown, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Talk Title, "Driven By Fear and Emancipated by Curiosity: The Politics of Bodily Knowledge in Personal Narratives on Race."
• Geography, Dr. Bimal Paul and Gamma Theta Upsilon
  Guest: Francis Y. Owusu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Iowa State University
• Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, History, Office of Diversity, Dr. Angela Hubler
  Guest: Jackie Joyner Kersee, Talk Title: "Dare to Dream"
• Sociology, Chardie Baird, Associate Professor, Alisa Garni, Associate Professor, and Michael Miller, PhD candidate
  Guest: Adia Harvey Wingfield, Full Professor of Sociology at Washington University, St. Louis

Spring 2016

• Modern Languages, Derek Hillard, Modern Languages Department Head
  Guest: Tiffany N. Florvil, assistant professor of 20th-Century European Women’s and Gender History, University of New Mexico

Fall 2015

• English, Katy Karlin and Lisa Tatonetti
  Guest: Farah Jasmine Griffin Author and William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative literature And African American studies, Columbia University

Spring 2015

• Art, Sarah McNutt grant representative and president of the Potters Guild at K-State
  Guest: Armando Minjarez, Activist/Artist, K-State Alumni
• English, Karin Westman, English Department Head
  Guest: Geffrey Davis, Poet and Assistant Professor of English, University of Arkansas

Fall 2008

• Mathematics, M. Korten & C. Moore
  Guest: Rodrigo Bañuelos, Purdue University

Spring 2008

• Philosophy, M. Sabates
  Guest: Linda Martin-Alcoff, Hunter College

Fall 2007

• Modern Languages, D. Benson
  Guest: Jeffrey R. William, University of Missouri
• English, G. Eiselein and L. Al-Atheri
  Guest: Dunya Mikhail, Dearborn Public Schools
• English, L. Tatonetti
  Guest: Chrystos, Washington
• Biology, B. Sandercock
  Guest: Scott V. Edwards, Harvard University

Spring 2007

• Hale Library, R. Peairs
  Guest: Banda AffroReggae, Brazil

Fall 2006

• English, L. Rodgers
  Guest: Eric J. Sundquist, UCLA
• Journalism, K. Baltrip
  Guest: Earnest L. Perry, Missouri School of Journalism

Spring 2006

• Modern Languages, R. Corum
  Guest: Jarrod Hayes, University of Michigan
• Psychology, J. Frieman
  Guest: J. Frank Yates, University of Michigan