See flight simulators, robots and more as K-State Salina hosts open house this weekend

Fresh off the announcement of $33.5 million in grant funding, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is inviting the community to an open house this weekend.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, K-State Salina is hosting the family-friendly open house at its 2310 Centennial Road campus, with the day full of events for future students, current students and their family, alumni and the whole community.

Starting at 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., the Flight Team and Women's Air Race Team will host a pancake feed. According to K-State, donations are welcomed and will go straight into to the student organization.

All day long, there will be other opportunities for people coming to the open house, including a carnival hosted by the school's aviation fraternity, Alpha Eta Rho chapter, which will have Wildcat purple popcorn, a bouncy house and yard game for kids as well as coffee and doughnuts for parents.

There will be an opportunity to tour airplanes and facilities on campus, hear from students and faculty about things such as the Aerospace Maintenance Professionals Club's Bellanca Cruiseair Project and the Cybernetics Club's autonomous racers and robotics including the opportunity to meet Gonzo the Tankbot.

Students and faculty will also be on hand to talk about new features on campus.

Finally, Dean Alysia Starkey will be on site for a chat over coffee, tours of the campus will be happening throughout the day and people will be able to see departmental and student projects, and even have an opportunity "to take to the skies" in aviation simulators.

For a complete list of the day's events and schedules for future students, families, alumni and the community, visit K-State Salina's website for the open house at www.salina.k-state.edu/about/visitor-information/open-house/.

This article originally appeared on Salina Journal: K-State Salina hosting open house this weekend for whole community