Institution name

Kansas State University

Total number of students

23581

Contact address for international enquiries

MANHATTAN 66506

Telephone

+1 785 532 6191

EFL telephone number

+1 785 532 7324

EFL email address

EFL email

EFL website address

EFL website

Venue / office name

College of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resource

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

2021 Throckmorton Plant Science Center
MANHATTAN
Kansas
66506

Venue description

The Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources on-campus home is within the Throckmorton Plant Science Center Complex on the K-State campus. The original Throckmorton building construction was completed in 1981 and in 1994, the east and west wings were added to the structure. The HFARR department is housed on the first three floors of the east wing of the Throckmorton Plant Science Center Complex. The department has 15,038 square feet of space used for instruction and 9,500 square feet of greenhouse space within this complex for instructional efforts. The department is also developing a 20 acre instructional garden (the Kansas State University Gardens) which provides a hands-on learning laboratory for our students in the ornamental plant area.

Telephone number

+1 785 532 6170

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Students will be a part of a dynamic, supportive, and responsive community right on campus. Studies show that students who participate in residence hall programs: earn higher grades than students who commute or live off campus; have a greater chance of remaining in college; become more involved in university activities. This service offers lifestyle option for students to live in: Both single-gender and coeducational residence halls; Traditional rooms and suites; Continuous housing spaces; Quiet floors; Cluster floors include leadership studies, community service, agriculture, architecture, business administration, engineering, and pre-health; Apartment-style living for graduate students, upperclassmen, married students, and students with children. The housing also provide academic support such as: tutoring sessions, computer labs, multimedia classrooms, and quiet study rooms; trained staff in the academic resource centers in Derby and Kramer Dining Centers. K-State's dining program has been recognized by the National Association of College and University Food Services for having the best daily menus in the nation, special event dinners, and nutrition education. Students who need to study or have a class over lunch, a grab-and-go option is available in all dining centers. Three meal plans are available. Students can plan social events, set hall policies, and suggest changes in dining services menus. Some of the groups in which students can involve are: Association of Residence Halls, Hall governing boards, Dining services committees, National Residence Hall Honorary, Hall judicial boards, Floor governing councils, Diversity teams, Hall tour teams, and Housing and Dining ambassadors.