As part of the Bold Aspirations and Changing for Excellence programs, the University has begun its largest hiring campaign in almost a decade. 62 new positions are now available. The positions are separated into three categories: 12 Foundation Professor spots, 30 spots in the School of Engineering and 22 other undesignated positions. Jack Martin, director [...]
The School of Business announced Thursday it will begin the planning of a new building, replacing Summerfield Hall. The Capitol Federal Foundation of Topeka will donate a $20 million gift to the school to help fund the construction. According to a University news release, Capitol Federal’s gift is the largest in University history. KU Endowment [...]
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded the University’s Life Span Institute a $24.5 million grant to be dispersed throughout five years. This is the largest grant that the University has ever received. The grant will be used to establish the Technical Assistance Center for Inclusive School-Wide Reform. Wayne Sailor, a professor of special education [...]
The freshmen class recently set two distinguished University records. According to a University news release, the class of 2016 has the highest average ACT score in University history as well as the largest proportion of minority students. There was an overall increase of 5.3% in freshman enrollment from last year. The freshmen class boasts an [...]
The renovated dining hall at Gertrude Sellards Pearson Residence Hall officially opened for business last week with its ribbon cutting ceremony. The original building, built in the 1950s, was “long overdue” for a change, said Sheryl Kidwell, assistant director for the Memorial Unions Residential Dining. The North College Café features eight cuisine stations, including Italian [...]
Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, will receive the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences today at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. The award is the highest recognition the college gives. According to a University news release, Santos graduated from KU in 1973. Since his time in Lawrence, [...]
The Student Health Services (SHS) and the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the Watkins Memorial Health Center will be closed tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon. According to a University news release, this will allow time for staff members to attend the funeral service of SHS physician Patricia Denning. Denning was killed in a [...]
The KU ROTC put its soapbox derby car to the test in the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Dallas on Saturday afternoon. The five-member team built the car from the ground up in a week, and they expected, at the very least, to win the audience’s popular vote. “The car is based off of a [...]
The K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall, 1318 Louisiana St., caught fire Thursday evening, causing a reported $4,000 in damages. According to the Lawrence Journal World, firefighters responded to the call around 6:30 p.m. after residents had unsuccessfully tried to put out the fire themselves. Residents were allowed back into the scholarship hall after the smoke had [...]
A University of Kansas School of Medicine applicant recently filed a lawsuit against the medical school, stating she had been turned away because of her physical handicap. According to the Lawrence Journal World, Emily McCulley was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, and claims the medical program turned her away because of her disability, a direct [...]
This Labor Day weekend, drivers can expect an extra incentive when buckling up. The statewide campaign “Bucks for Buckles,” sponsored by State Farm Insurance, Safe Kids Kansas and the Kansas Department of Transportation, will reward drivers and passengers for wearing a seat belt. Volunteers for the campaign will hand out dollar bills at various locations [...]
The sidewalks of downtown Lawrence will be abuzz this Friday night for the second anniversary of Final Fridays. The monthly event, coordinated by the Lawrence Arts Center and Downtown Lawrence Incorporated, showcases hundreds of local artists, musicians and other performers. “There were a lot of separate art events throughout every month,” said Molly Murphy, the [...]
Plans are underway for a new student center to be built near Allen Fieldhouse. The building will include an exhibit displaying James Naismith’s original rules of basketball, recently donated to the University by investor David Booth. “Housing this document on our campus gives the KU community tangible evidence of our rich basketball history,” said Sarah [...]
Young Democrats and College Republicans are preparing for upcoming local and national elections.
