Letters to 1xbet sports betting

August 26, 2009

Dear 1xbet sports betting and Staff,

Welcome back for the Fall semester! Traffic has picked up, the lines are long at Target and Wal-Mart, and all of our students are back in the Little Apple. I want to wish you the best of success 1xbet sports betting semester.

Each year, the 1xbet sports betting Alumni Association selects two 1xbet sports betting students to serve as Alumni Ambassadors. The Student Ambassadors represent the student body at Alumni Association events throughout the state, at Kansas State University activities, and visit with prospective students and alumni. We are encouraging all of our faculty and staff to nominate deserving individuals by sending your nominations to Darchelle Martin (Dmartin@1xbet sports betting com) at the 1xbet sports betting Alumni Association.

For the past several years, the Office of the President has provided funding for various groups on campus for programmatic needs. In May of 1xbet sports betting past year, I asked groups that had previously received funds during the past academic year to submit proposals for the upcoming academic year with a focus on one-time needs. In future years, we will have a broader call for proposals for one-time monies from the Office of the President so that any group on campus can request funds.

I am pleased to share the following levels of support for the upcoming 1xbet sports betting :

A&S 1xbet sports betting Scholarship Programs — ,500

A&S American Ethnic Studies Program — ,500

A&S Economics — ,000

A&S 1xbet sports betting Scholarship Programs —,500

A&S English — ,000

A&S Geography — ,300

A&S Institute for Military History — ,000

A&S Journalism — ,900

A&S Music — ,475

A&S Bands — ,000

A&S Jazz Programs — ,500

A&S Philosophy — ,400

A&S Political Science — ,642

A&S PDM Lecture Series — ,000

A&S Psychology — ,682

A&S Communication Studies — ,290

A&S Theatre Program/Debate & Forensics — ,000

A&S KSU Theatre Guild — ,000

A&S Women’s Studies — 0

AG Entomology (Insect Zoo) — ,000

SALINA — ,000

1xbet sports betting Alumni Board — ,000

PRES/VPSL Military Affairs — ,200

VPSL League of United Latin Americans — ,000

PROVOST Diversity & Dual Career — ,000

PROVOST Black 1xbet sports betting /Staff Alliance — ,450

PROVOST Black 1xbet sports betting Union — ,000

PROVOST HALO — ,000

PROVOST Alianza — ,000

PROVOST 1xbet sports betting Studies — ,100

These funds (8,439) are slated for a variety of 1xbet sports betting uses including for seminar programs, new instructional equipment, renovations, or other one-time uses. If you have any questions on these funds, or want to have any further information, please do not hesitate to send me a note.

Last month's letter certainly generated a great deal of e-mail traffic! The general topic of marketing, communications, and branding has been the focal point of discussions I have had with many campus groups, including the faculty senate leadership team, the student governing association leadership team, the president's cabinet, the department heads, and the deans. Each group has had their own unique set of questions and concerns, but there have been several themes which have arisen among all the different groups I have met with. With 1xbet sports betting in mind, let me try and address a couple of key issues. Please envision the following conversation between Willie the Wildcat (W) and the President (P):

W: With Kansas State University facing a year of significant budgetary challenges, 1xbet sports betting seems like a poor time to add an additional senior level administrator. Thus, why do 1xbet sports betting now and not wait for better budgetary times?

P: As we go through our budgetary planning process (as sent out to campus earlier), there will clearly be some opportunities to make structural changes to the way K-State handles our marketing, branding, and communications. While it is unclear whether any structural changes will (or could) result in cost savings, it will be important to identify a person at the executive level who can help lead the formation of 1xbet sports betting unit. Thus, I believe given the challenges we have before us, 1xbet sports betting is the opportune time for us to move towards a centralized unit focused on marketing, branding, and communications.

W: What level within the university administrative ranks will 1xbet sports betting new person sit?

P: As we look at other institutions, a consolidated, senior level person is often responsible for many different facets of university-wide communications including things such as internal communications, media relations, university-wide publicity, crisis planning and communications, Web design, marketing and branding, and design services. From examination of our peer institutions, the most common title for 1xbet sports betting individual was as a Vice President reporting directly to the President.

W: You just eliminated the Vice President for Institutional Advancement position in the spring — is 1xbet sports betting just another name for a person with the same duties?

P: No. I believe that a Vice President for Communications and Marketing will have a substantially different set of responsibilities. 1xbet sports betting position is not intended to be any sort of "catch all" position for any items that don't fit neatly within the set of responsibilities of other vice presidents.

W: Our college/department/research center just spent a lot of money on new web pages. Does 1xbet sports betting mean that Anderson Hall will provide an "unfunded mandate" that we will have to change everything when our new Vice President arrives on campus — and pay for it out of already depleted resources?

P: I am interested in setting up a centralized resource that 1xbet sports betting provide free services to our academic units and programs for any sort of communications and marketing initiatives. In order for an integrated marketing and branding campaign to work effectively, we 1xbet sports betting need to be able to address these costs centrally, have a unit which can respond quickly and efficiently, and work as a positive change agent at K-State.

W: You still haven’t made it clear why 1xbet sports betting is necessary. At the end of the day, if we do a good job teaching our classes, conducting our scholarly research, and reaching out to the State of Kansas — our colleagues across the nation will know that we are a great university.

P: I am not sure I can agree with the last statement. It is important that as we continue to be successful — whether it be our student groups winning a national competition, exceptional faculty achievement in research and scholarship, or 1xbet sports betting making a difference in Kansas through our extension service — we must more effectively communicate those successes to the outside world. Everyone loves a winner — and wants to invest in a winner — and when we win we need to make sure that everyone knows about our success.

As always, I 1xbet sports betting interested in your thoughts and comments — drop 1xbet sports betting a note.

Regards,

Kirk