Flint Hills Military History Symposium
War & Technology 2024
Where Warfare Meets Innovation
OCT 18-20
2024
Fort Riley Museums, Kansas State University
Department of History
Thank You!
YOU made our first annual Flint Hills Military History Symposium a success! We appreciate the time, expertise and enthusiasm of our attendees, sponsors, organizers and of course our panel participants. Please check out our social media sites for pictures from each day.
Flint Hills Military History Symposium
October 18-20, 2024
Located on both Fort Riley
& the Kansas State University Campus
Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Battlefield
The Fort Riley Museum in coordination with the Kansas State University History Department have planned and organized a military history symposium focusing on “War and Technology” 18-20 OCT 24, executed at locations on Fort Riley and at Kansas State University (KSU) in order to showcase and share military history scholarship and foster cooperation between members of academia and the United States military.
Local Hotel Information
& Reservations
Symposium
Program
Building Community
Strengthening
Partnerships
Kansas State University (K-State) and Fort Riley, a United States Army installation in North Central Kansas, have had an 11-year partnership that focuses on:
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Professional development: Supporting the Big Red One Year of Victory/of the NCO program and other professional development efforts
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Quality of life: Supporting the Victory Wellness Program and other quality of life efforts
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Community development: Broadening cultural experiences and contributing to a shared sense of community
Keynote Speaker
Oct 18
FEATURED SPEAKER
Richard S. Faulkner
Professor & William A. Stofft Chair Emeritus
Dr. Richard S. Faulkner was the William A. Stofft Professor and Chair of Military History from 2017 to the winter of 2022. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army and commanded a tank company in the 1st Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm. He taught three years in the Department of History at the United States Military Academy and has taught in U.S. Army Command and General Staff College since 2002. He is the author of The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces (Texas A&M Press, 2012), which was the recipient of the Society for Military History’s 2013 Distinguished Book Award. His second book, Pershing’s Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I (University Press of Kansas, 2017) received the World War I Association’s 2017 Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Prize for the best work of history in English on World War One, the Organization of American Historians’ 2017 Richard W. Leopold Prize, and the Army Historical Foundation’s 2017 Excellence in U.S. Army History Book Award.
Site Maps
The Venues
Fort Riley Museums
Fort Riley, Kansas 66442
The Fort Riley museums serve to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret those materials that are integral parts of the history and traditions of the U.S. Cavalry from 1775 to 1950. In addition, the Museum Division is responsible for exhibiting and interpreting the history of Fort Riley from its establishment to the present, to include its various schools, major commands, and community life. To support post education, training, research, and historical programs, the museum will provide educational programs and services.
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Kansas State University Department of History
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
On July 2, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Morrill Act, which allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in eligible U.S. territories. On Feb. 16, 1863, Bluemont Central College in Manhattan, Kan., became Kansas State Agricultural College, the first operational school created under the Morrill Act. The university, now known as Kansas State University continues to thrive.
Designed to be broad, the history major requires students to take classes that vary widely across time and place. Particular strengths and interest areas of the department are military, science, technology, medicine and environment, and gender history.
Local Hotels (Adjacent to Campus)
Transportation & Dining
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Bus Transportation to/from Fort Riley events on Friday (October 18) is provided on a space available basis. If you need a Fort Riley Access Pass, please ensure you provide the requested information on your Symposium Registration form.
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Events on Saturday/Sunday (October 19 & 20) are on the K-State Campus, a short walk from the hotels listed above. Pre-paid parking (free parking on Saturday and Sunday) is also available in the KState Student Union Parking Garage.
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Hungry? Check out these local favorites according to TripAdvisor
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Pub Crawl
October 17, 7pm
Meet/Check-in on the 3rd Floor of Calvin Hall, 802 Mid-Campus Drive
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Our Partners
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Publishers Expo
October 19 10:00am - 3:30pm
KState Student Union - Second Floor
Outside Big 12 Room #221
