Access and Opportunity

The Kansas State University Physics Department is committed to accesss, opportunity, and excellence. We believe that these principles directly support our department’s quest for excellence. We embrace the Kansas State University Principles of Community and the American Physical Society Ethics Guidelines.

Every member of the Kansas State University Physics Department plays a vital role in sustaining the safe, caring, and humane environment required to accomplish our missions in teaching and learning, research, and service to the people of Kansas, the nation, and the world.

• We recognize the relationship among access, opportunity, and excellence in all our endeavors.
• We affirm the dignity of all individuals. We will not discriminate on any basis, including but not limited to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, military status, urban-rural background, or first-generation student status.
• We are committed to ensuring freedom of expression and dialog and encourage the full spectrum of views held by our community members.
• We respect the differences and the commonalities that bring us together and expect civility and respect in our personal interactions.
• We embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our obligation and goal.

For more information, visit the K-State Office of Access and Opportunity.

K-State Physics Department Access and Opportunity Committee

The Access and Opportunity committee advises the department head and engages with supporting outside programs in consultation with the department head.

Feel free to contact any of these committee members if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.

Committee Members

Glenn Horton Smith, Faculty Chair

Brett DePaola, Faculty

Loren Greenman, Faculty

J.T. Laverty, Faculty

Vacant, Faculty

Brandi Lohman, Staff

Parker Poulos, Graduate Student

Vacant, Staff

Vacant, Postdoc/Research Faculty