K-State commencements set for Salina, Manhattan
Garden City Telegram
MANHATTAN It s pomp and circumstance time again at Kansas State University with the return of formal commencement ceremonies this spring. The in-person ceremonies will honor all university graduates from 2020 as well as graduation candidates for May and summer 2021.
The ceremonies are not open to the public, with entry by ticket only. The graduates/graduate-to-be could invite up to eight guests each. Face coverings will be required for students and their guests. Physical distancing will also be in place at each venue. K-State Athletics clear bag policy will be enforced. Guests will be allowed to bring in unopened bottles of water and umbrellas.
K-State Poly launches fire and hazmat training course
The Salina Journal
Kansas State University Polytechnic announced it will offer a training course on unmanned aircraft systems for firefighters and hazardous materials personnel.
The four-day course will use K-State’s UAS technology, with the first course being Oct. 5-8 at Crisis City Training Center southwest of Salina. Working with Salina-area firefighters and our partners at Crisis City Training Center, we have created a course that offers a one-of-a-kind UAS training in which we can train students on fire, hazmat, and search and research scenarios, said Kenton Dreiling, assistant UAS flight operations manager at K-State Polytechnic. Students who take this course will understand how to best use an unmanned aircraft in a fire or hazmat situation with the overall mission to protect and save lives.