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Joe Mocnik (photo courtesy K-State Marketing & Communications) A new dean of the K-State Libraries has been selected. The university announced Wednesday morning Joe Mocnik will begin in that role July 25. He will succeed Dr. Lori Goetsch who is retiring. As dean of K-State Libraries, Mocnik, who serves in the same capacity at North Dakota State University, will oversee a research library system with a total budget of $13.5 million and a collection of 3.6 million titles. Mocnik, who hails from Croatia, has been with North Dakota State since 2017 and has held similar positions at Georgia Colleg...

K-State Libraries hosted a virtual ribbon cutting for Hale Library’s grand reopening. K-State officials and donors read from the Tale of Hale about the history of the library and its reconstruction progress during a livestream. Before the fire, plans on renovations of the library began back in 2016.  Benefactor Ellie Everitt says she and her husband, Dave, believed in this new vision. The Everitts were the lead donors for the project as part of the K-State Foundation’s Innovation and Inspiration campaign. Then in 2018, an accidental fire was started, but contained on the roof.  However,...

Myers looking ahead to spring semester, suggests outdoor commencement possible K-State President Richard Myers says the university plans to continue efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 when students return next month for the Spring semester. Speaking Wednesday to the Kansas Board of Regents, Myers noted the university didn’t get the desired student turnout for asymptomatic testing, which had been offered through Lafene Health Center. “Even with incentives, there weren’t as many takers as we’d like so we’re going to take it to the student union, to residence halls to where t...