Staley School of Leadership

Caitie Whelan, a former Congressional staffer, is a policy entrepreneur who helps folks understand how public policy is made so they can help make better policy. Oct 7-8, she’s visiting K-State to share her knowledge with Wildcats. But seating is limited and sessions are almost full! Details and RSVP: https://bit.ly/3B8YiYk What if you know little to NOTHING about American politics? Then this event is perfect for you! We’ll even have a resource table to check your voter status and get registered to vote. This workshop is nonpartisan - and not endorsing any political party.

Alumni, fans, and friends are encouraged to join us in-person at the K-State Student Union Forum Hall, or on Zoom, for Coach Tang's What Matters to Me and Why - a leadership lecture series hosted by the Staley School of Leadership. Let's show up and show support for Coach Tang as we approach the basketball season! 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2: https://bit.ly/3XhlXxb

Do you really know just how much we have grown lately? We have so much to offer at the Staley School of Leadership!

Help us spread the word and REPOST! We're looking for two new team members. Details and application link: https://bit.ly/staleyjobs -Building and events assistant -Academic program specialist

We're proud to represent Kansas State University at leadership development opportunities around the world, and recently several students and faculty presented at the ALE - Association of Leadership Educators conference. Presentation topics including peer mentoring, coaching, graduate leadership education and more are on the impressive list of presentations that included Wildcats.  Read more: https://bit.ly/3WQ0Z9S

We're hiring! https://bit.ly/staleyjobs Join our team as a building and events assistant: This position is in-person and will primarily support activities in the Leadership Studies Building. This individual will also support Staley School operations in other locations across the Manhattan campus and support the Staley School of Leadership in ways that reflect its values-based mission. Apply by Aug. 25.

In our next Third Floor Research blog entry, we showcase findings from a Third Floor Research study on the Kansas Beats the Virus campaign: https://bit.ly/4doLo6v The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges, prompting Kansas communities to innovate. In response, the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), in partnership with state and local communities, launched the Kansas Beats the Virus (KBTV) in 2020 and 2021.

We're hiring! https://bit.ly/staleyjobs Join our team as an academic program specialist, where you'll perform administrative work and coordination in support of the school’s academic and co-curricular programs. Apply by Aug. 18.

In the second entry of a blog series showcasing Third Floor Research’s findings, we explore whether leadership training is worth attending and how these programs enhance individual competencies and civic engagement efforts: https://bit.ly/3S4Trgs As the Kansas Leadership Center continues to prepare leaders to tackle their most compelling challenges, our curiosity about what is effective and how it impacts participants has become a priority. Join us on the third floor to gain a deeper understanding and critically assess what is and is not working in our leadership efforts. Authors will spotlight Third Floor Research, a joint research initiative between Kansas Leadership Center and Staley School of Leadership and explore several projects designed to advance the exercise of leadership and its development.

As the Kansas Leadership Center continues to prepare leaders to tackle their most compelling challenges, our curiosity for determining what is effective and how it impacts participants has increasingly become a priority: https://bit.ly/3xRpPfD In this blog series, we invite you to join us on the third floor to gain a deeper understanding and critically assess what is and is not working in our leadership efforts. Authors will spotlight Third Floor Research, a joint research initiative between Kansas Leadership Center and Staley School of Leadership and explore several projects designed to advance the exercise of leadership and its development. The series begins by introducing Third Floor Research in this blog post with each blog that follows sharing a deeper dive into our findings that might be useful to individuals, leadership educators, organizations and communities.