TABLE OF CONTENTS
LINK ADVISORY TEAM
Ron Jackson, Program Coordinator Marci Ritter, Assistant to the Dean
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Melinda Sinn, Director, Marketing and Communication Services
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Laura Widenor, Alumni Coordinator
Welcome from Dean Sue Maes On the Homefront
Rosanna Vail, Communications Coordinator
K-State nontraditional program graduate shares her pioneering journey
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EDITOR
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Global Groundbreaker
Global Learning Launch of K-State’s first massive open online course reaches thousands
Rosanna Vail WRITERS
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Bailey Kaufman
Global Experience
Ashley Nietfeld
Day of Ecuador prompts discussion about Ecuadorian higher education
Anna Shippy
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Global Connection Virtual Open House makes it possible to explore campus by virtual visit
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Global Campus Scholarship Impact 15
Global Giving Ways to give your time and talent
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Destination Graduation 18
Anne Sisley DESIGNER
Michael Duah PHOTOGRAPHERS
Matthew Blomberg Mary Hager David Mayes Melinda Sinn Tommy Theis COVER
Janet Freeby, ‘76, one of the university’s first nontraditional program graduates, in front of the K-State Alumni Center.
Annual Statistics 19
Honors and Awards GLOBAL.K-STATE.EDU • SPRING/SUMMER 2015
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