# @kansasstateuniversity on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BipWCBRjaYL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4534625-kansasstateuniversity-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/788b59fd91.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-05-11T17:45:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas State University (@kansasstateuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/kansasstateuniversity

## Caption

This custom-made academic mace first made its appearance in 2009. Each piece is representative of a different components of K-State. #KStateGraduation
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The diamond at the top of the mace points to the future.
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The three wooden rings beneath the diamond represent the three things that students leaving the university take with them: knowledge, understanding and the skill gained through the educational process.
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The ball, which is symbolic of #KState staff and faculty, also features the official seal.
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All of the rings encircle the mace and signify that #KState is a student-centered institution.

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- **Likes:** 300
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## Tags

kstate, kstategraduation

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