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������’s Richard Ferdig has spent a lot of his time at the university using technology to improve teaching and learning environments.

Kupita/Transiciónes (K/T) is a free, four-day cultural orientation program for newly admitted students from various ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds.

Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, presented “Lending a Hand to Local Historical Societies: How Academic Libraries Can Reach Out to Local Historical Societies to Highlight Regional History” at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 15, 2016.

The Summit Street: Building a Better Way improvement project continues this fall. Here is what you need to know:

Off-campus access to the numerous electronic resources provided by ������ Libraries just became a lot easier. Launching today, Aug. 22, the new KSU Proxy service replaces the KSU Cisco VPN (virtual private network) for remote library access.

������’s Fleet Services has purchased two 15-passenger minibuses that can be used by departments for university travel.

The new minibuses are equipped with overhead storage, backup cameras and larger windows for better visibility.

“The interiors are very spacious and comfortable,” says Nicole Corll, associate director for University Facilities and Management. “The goal of adding minibuses to the fleet is to provide a service to the students, faculty and staff to increase and enhance transportation options for group outings.”

Volunteers make freshman move-in day less stressful for new students and their families

������ faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls at the beginning of each school year.

This year, freshman move-in day is Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Online final grading for Summer 2016 Full Term (1: 5/23/2016 – 8/20/2016), Second 7 Weeks (W2: 7/5/2016 – 8/20/2016), Summer 3 (S3:  7/18/2016 – 8/20/2016) began Thursday, Aug. 18, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any summer 2016 course section that was flexibly scheduled and has an end date no later than Aug. 20. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Any final grades for summer 2016 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.