Safety First: Student pilots from around the country compete in Salina

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SALINA, Kan. — Pilots from collegiate aviation programs around the country will test their skill and compete to be named the National Top Pilot during SAFECON 2012, hosted by Kansas State University Salina and held at Salina Municipal Airport.

More than 500 competitors, coaches, judges, and sponsors have traveled to Salina, Kan., for the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference, May 14-19. During these six days, students representing 27 schools will participate in 14 events that will test their knowledge, skill, teamwork, and safety practices. Continue reading →

Revved up and ready: Baja SAE team brings home engine, high ranking

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SALINA — It was a winning start and a strong finish for Kansas State University Salina’s Baja SAE Team at a recent international competition in Auburn, Ala.

As the first of 100 teams to pass technical inspection on the first try, the K-State Salina Baja team received a free Briggs and Stratton engine at the international Baja SAE Alabama competition, April 19-22. The team placed 25th overall. Continue reading →

UAS operations soar at KSLN

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By Melissa McCoy, Salina Airport Authority

SALINA — As Army Blackhawks sat ready on the ramp, K-State Skyhawks practiced touch and go’s and SeaPort Airlines carried passengers to Kansas City, K-State Salina students and faculty launched their own operation from a parallel runway on the Salina Municipal Airport.

UAS Chief Pilot Kirk Demuth took a running start and launched a K-State Salina-built Crow while UAS Chief Mechanic Richard Brown stood ready with a hand-held controller, as the Piccolo UAS autopilot piloted the small craft and two students monitored the video feed from the ground.

This airspace integration exercise is just one of the many hands-on operational experiences available to K-State Salina students in the UAS bachelor’s degree program not only on the airport but at the Kansas National Guard Smoky Hill Weapons Range Restricted Area R-3601A. Continue reading →

Athletics, apps, and aviation: K-State Salina offering summer camps

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SALINA — Aviation, cell phone apps, dance, softball, and basketball are all subjects for summer camps at K-State Salina this summer.

“These day camps are fun, affordable, and educational,” said Heather Wagoner, summer camp organizer.

For rates, deadline information, registration forms and more details about each camp, visit http://www.salina.k-state.edu/dce/summercamps or contact Wagoner at 785-826-2917. Continue reading →

K-State Salina students to graduate on Saturday

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SALINA — More than 90 Kansas State University Salina students will graduate on Saturday, May 5.

Commencement ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. in the Student Life Center on the K-State Salina campus.

The guest speaker will be Skip Yowell, co-founder and vice president of global public relations of JanSport.

Those attending the ceremony are asked to enter campus at the main entrance on Centennial Road. Handicap parking is available in front of the Student Life Center for vehicles with the proper permit. The driver should notify security staff upon their arrival of their need to use the handicap parking area.

It’s a blast: Student’s game gives everyone a chance to be a HeroRAT

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SALINA — In many African countries landmines are a threat to daily life. HeroRAT and the Kansas State University Salina chapter of Students in Free Enterprise are working to change that.

K-State Salina student Oscar Rodriguez has created the app game “MineSniffer,” based on the popular “Mindsweeper” game, to bring attention to the HeroRAT program. Rodriguez, a junior in engineering technology, Garden City, and president of the Students in Free Enterprise chapter, saw the game as an opportunity to merge several passions: entrepreneurship and computer programming. Continue reading →

Barnhart recognized by alma mater

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SALINA — R. Kurt Barnhart, head of K-State Salina’s Department of Aviation, was recognized with an Outstanding Technology Alumni Award from Purdue University’s College of Technology.

The honor is bestowed on alumni who have had a positive impact on their chosen professions, are relevant in their industries, and have achieved significant results.

Barnhart earned a bachelor’s degree in aviation administration from Purdue in 1991.

 

Down to two: CEO & Dean finalists’ interviews scheduled

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SALINA — A search committee has narrowed the pool of candidates for K-State Salina’s CEO and dean to two.

The finalists are Mohammed Ghriga, dean for the School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences at Long Island University in Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Verna Fitzsimmons, coordinator of applied science and technology in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Continue reading →