Youth Programs
The College of Health and Human Sciences is excited to offer a variety of programs this spring and summer for prospective K-State students! Details for each program will be added as they become available.
Social Impact Lab
April 8, 2026
7- 10th graders
Cost: FREE
No. of registrants: 100
The Social Impact Lab is a one-day event each spring that utilizes hands-on interactive activities to highlight helping professional skills and various career paths in the helping profession.
The program will cover topics such as self-care, communication and conflict resolution skills, self-awareness and cultural competence, social and emotional skills, political advocacy, crime scene investigation, disaster preparedness, problem-solving, developing relationships, counseling, and more to expose students to the types of activities for which helping professionals are engaged.
Farm to Fashion
7 – 12th graders
Cost: $100
No. of registrants: 15
Farm to Fashion exposes middle school and high school students to a range of career opportunities within the fashion industry and immerses them into the fashion studies program at K-State by utilizing the fashion studies design studio and natural dye lab throughout the week. Participants will work with K-State faculty and current students to learn about natural dyeing, fashion illustration and design, sewing, and textiles.
Health Professions Exploration Program
June 7-12 & 21-26, 2026
11th – 12th graders
Cost: $450
No. of registrants: 20 students per session
The Health Professions Exploration Program is a week-long program designed for incoming high school juniors and seniors who are interested in a career helping others through the health care industry. Participants will come to Meet, Explore and Experience a variety of health care professions and academic programs with a small cohort of like-minded high school students. This program will have two session, hosted during different weeks.
Participants will come to:
Meet
- Other high school students interested in a health care career.
- K-State alumni currently enrolled in professional school or working in the area as heath care professionals.
- K-State faculty with expertise in areas of human health.
- Current K-State students pursuing a career as a health care professional.
- K-State health professions advisors.
Explore
- A variety of professions that focus on human health including areas such as health care providers, food safety experts, public health professionals, illness and disease researchers and more.
- Academic programs that focus on human health and prepare students to become successful health care professionals.
- How professions focused on health care work together to provide a holistic approach to their patients and clients.
- Professional school applications and how to become a competitive applicant.
Experience
- Living on campus in the residence halls.
- Hands-on activities that explore the different areas of health care.
- All that K-State has to offer!