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During this week of recollection, KU Connection offers details
of the University's events commemorating
Sept. 11. Last fall, two days after the terrorist attacks,
Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway urged faculty and staff to provide
forums for discussion and healing. "There is need for
conversation led by a professor, even if we don't feel that
wise at the moment," he said. "Be there for your
students during these days of crisis that will live with them
forever. Thirty years from now, let them remember that we
were there together."
As our nation marks Sept. 11, the KU community will return
to the Memorial Campanile. In the days that follow, the observance
will continue with lectures and discussions on numerous subjects
related to the attacks and their aftermath.
Also in this issue, we share several scenes that capture
the beginning of another academic year on Mount Oread. May
these images of new Jayhawks help you recall your first lessons
in KU traditions — and the hope and optimism that remain
part of University life.
Warmest wishes from the Hill —
The Kansas Alumni Association
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Hot August nights are made for 'Hawk Week, a series
of events to help freshmen and returning students honor
KU traditions and prepare to add their own chapters
to the KU story.
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At more than 180 miles per hour, you may see nothing
but the tail feathers. The Kansas Jayhawk will roar
around the Kansas Speedway track later this month aboard
the Phillips 66 Racing Team's No. 66 Dodge Intrepid
driven by Casey Mears.
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As the Jayhawks prepare for their first home game Sept.
14, plans are in place for six festive football Saturdays
on the Hill, featuring special events and a fund-raising
campaign that will include responsible tailgating. Read
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KU
in Kansas: KU launches free speakers bureau
Need a speaker on economic trends in your county? Want
to know more about community noise problems? American
Indian literature? Baroque music? History of Bleeding
Kansas? Behavior and brain development in infancy and
early childhood? Or perhaps just "why physics is
fun"? These are just some of the topics you can
find at the new KU
Faculty Speakers Bureau, a roster of professors
who are ready to share their knowledge at your next
community event.
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This
Week In KU History
 September
17, 1951: Franklin D. Murphy, dean of the KU Medical
School, is inaugurated as chancellor of the University
of Kansas.
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for This Week In KU History
KU Endowment Association Becomes First Themed Sponsor:
The KU Endowment Association is sponsoring a themed
series of articles in This Week In KU History focusing
on various firsts in the history of the University of
Kansas. This collection of KU Firsts covers such moments
as the first time crimson and blue became official KU
colors, the earliest iteration of the Rock Chalk chant,
the first time the campus steam whistle blew to signal
the end of classes, and the opening game of the Kansas-Missouri
football rivalry back in 1891. The series also includes
stories about KU's earliest student publication, the
University's first building and its original faculty,
and the first time the basketball Jayhawks won the NCAA
championship. In all, this collection comprises 20 articles.
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A project of the KU Memorial Unions, "This
Week In KU History" is going online Fall 2002. Learn More
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September 2002
