Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs
Dr. Kenneth Hughey, Chair
369 Bluemont Hall
1100 MId-Campus Drive
Manhattan, KS 66506-5301
(785) 532-5541
FAX (785) 532-7304
secsa@ksu.edu
The Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs at Kansas State University has four components:
→ Special Education
→ Counselor Education and School Counseling
→ Student Affairs in Higher Education and College Student
Development
→ Academic Advising
These components have a mission of preparing knowledgeable, ethical, caring decision-makers who demonstrate inclusive perspectives toward the contexts of groups and institutions; student development and learning; teaching and guidance; inquiry and research methods; and research-enlightened clinical application, consultation, and practice.
Faculty in Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs serve the Department's mission in four areas of professional commitment:
- Delivery of exemplary instruction to undergraduate and graduate students.
- Production, interpretation, and dissemination of sound and useful research, scholarship, and other creative works.
- Leadership, consultation, collaboration, and service within the profession.
- Promotion, understanding, and celebration of diversity.

Department Faculty and Staff
Student Retention Policy (PDF)
Graduate School Virtual Orientation
Graduate Handbook
Consultation & Learning Strategies for School Counselors, Special Education Teachers and Classroom Teachers
Chester E. Peters Lectures in Student Development Series