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K-State First K-State First is the University's first-year experience program, our way of helping students establish a great foundation for the rest of their college career.

K-State First has something for everyone, and we want you to get connected to exciting and engaging learning opportunities that will help you to succeed throughout your time at K-State! We offer Connecting Across Topics (CAT) Learning Communities and First-Year Seminar courses designed specifically for first-year students that will help you progress towards your degree and engage in interactive, engaging, and small classes with peers who are interested in similar topics. We are also the home for the University's common reading program, K-State First Book (KSFB). In everything we do, K-State First is deeply committed to academic excellence, community, equity, and the empowerment of students. Welcome to the official Kansas State University K-State First Facebook account! We encourage thoughtful discussion and interaction relevant to the purpose of the page. The purpose of Kansas State University social media pages is limited to focusing on the university's mission, goals, and programs. Content must be relevant to the topic discussed, relevant to this particular page, and to the point. Content that is excessively long or repetitive is subject to removal. Content that is profane, threatening, obscene, a violation of intellectual property rights or privacy laws, creating a security or privacy risk, spam, defamatory, infringing on another person's rights, commercial advertising by a third party, otherwise violates local, county, state or federal laws, or incites or solicits illegal conduct or violence, is prohibited. By posting content to the site, you represent that you own or otherwise have all the rights necessary to lawfully use that content and/or that the use of the content is permitted by fair use, as applicable. The university reserves the right to remove any material for nonconformity with this policy. Users acknowledge that the security of the site cannot be guaranteed, that use of the site is voluntary, and assume the risks associated with such use, releasing and holding harmless the university from any and all claims related thereto. The university does not necessarily endorse, support, agree with, or verify the validity of the content shared on its social media sites by users. The appearance of comments, external hyperlinks, or any information contained within "follows", "likes", "retweets" and similar actions on social media pages do not necessarily constitute endorsement or support by the university. If you have questions, please contact [email protected].

11/05/2025

Tonight! We can't wait to see you and take the next steps together to create a community of belonging at K-State!

11/04/2025

We're excited to see you there!

We're so excited about all of the connections to and events around our K-State First Book this fall! What did you think ...
10/15/2025

We're so excited about all of the connections to and events around our K-State First Book this fall! What did you think of the book? Which event have you attended or are you planning to attend? Tell us all about it!

Join our fabulous K-State First team and work with some of the best people around! We are seeking a Program/Project Coor...
10/13/2025

Join our fabulous K-State First team and work with some of the best people around! We are seeking a Program/Project Coordinator to lead and manage our dynamic Learning Assistant Program. This position also coordinates our student success curriculum, teaches in and advises for K-State First, and serves on a broad range of committees. Our team is collaborative, engaged, and we are passionate about student success, and we can't wait to have someone join us who shares those same values!

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Congratulations to all of the incredible recipients of our 2024 awards, including the First-Year Advocate, K-State First...
05/09/2025

Congratulations to all of the incredible recipients of our 2024 awards, including the First-Year Advocate, K-State First Book, K-State First Bosco Family Scholarship and K-State First Special Recognition Career Achievement awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to first-year student success!
https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2025/05/kstate-first-announces-award-winners.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=K-State%20First%20announces%202024%20award%20winners&utm_campaign=KST%20Faculty/Staff%205-9-25

"'Together' is a powerful choice for the K-State First Book because it sparks vital conversations about the importance o...
04/28/2025

"'Together' is a powerful choice for the K-State First Book because it sparks vital conversations about the importance of connection and community," said Brianne Heidbreder, director of K-State First and associate professor of political science. "It is a reminder that one of our greatest strengths lies in how we care for and show up for one another."

As the author's website explains, "While technology promises to connect us, it can also isolate; while mobility means our loved ones are only a train ride or flight away, we also move away from the communities where we grew up; while we increasingly have the opportunity to pursue our individual destinies, we can put our own goals ahead of our relationships and community; and despite all of the progress we have made in how we talk about mental health, we are still ashamed of feeling lonely. … The good news is that with awareness of the causes of our loneliness, comes creative solutions to help ourselves and those we love to create more connected lives."

https://shorturl.at/SN5lX

"'Together' is a powerful choice for the K-State First Book because it sparks vital conversations about the importance o...
04/28/2025

"'Together' is a powerful choice for the K-State First Book because it sparks vital conversations about the importance of connection and community," said Brianne Heidbreder, director of K-State First and associate professor of political science. "It is a reminder that one of our greatest strengths lies in how we care for and show up for one another."

As the author's website explains, "While technology promises to connect us, it can also isolate; while mobility means our loved ones are only a train ride or flight away, we also move away from the communities where we grew up; while we increasingly have the opportunity to pursue our individual destinies, we can put our own goals ahead of our relationships and community; and despite all of the progress we have made in how we talk about mental health, we are still ashamed of feeling lonely. … The good news is that with awareness of the causes of our loneliness, comes creative solutions to help ourselves and those we love to create more connected lives."

https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2025/04/togther-chosen-as-common-book.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2025%20K-State%20common%20read%20to%20bring%20Wildcats%20%26%2339%3BTogether%26%2339%3B&utm_campaign=25-04-28%20faculty/staff

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Manhattan, KS
66506

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