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The dedication of the Dole Institute of Politics was the
highlight
of summer at KU. To share in the historic occasion, read our photo-packed coverage,
then read on to start planning for great fall events.
For students, faculty and staff, the new year begins
with Hawk
Week. For alumni, the 2003 Kansas football season
kicks off August 30 against Northwestern, launching
a fall schedule that features special campus activities
on game day weekends throughout the season. Our Ultimate
Guide to Jayhawk Football and Game Days on the Hill provides all the information you need, including events
related to the arts, museums, Open House and Family
Weekend, the Jayhawk mascot reunion, the Homecoming
Parade, and our community's tribute to our favorite
bird, Jayhawks on Parade.
Football tickets will help you catch all the action
on the field, and the Official
KU Online Directory will help you connect with friends
for the festivities.
In this issue, we also kick off our "Kansas Football
Legends" contest
series, offering a keepsake football signed by five
coaches who led Jayhawk teams to bowl games: Mitchell,
Rodgers, Fambrough, Moore and Mason. We'll follow up
each month during the season with autographed collectibles
from other KU greats, compliments of KU Athletics and
the KU Bookstores.
If you can't return to Lawrence this fall, look to
the Ultimate Alumni Guide to Jayhawk Football and Game
Day Weekends for details about related events
in your area. If you are not a member, consider joining
now to receive great benefits and stay involved
in the life of your alma mater. If you are a member,
we thank you for your continuing loyalty
Warmest wishes from the Hill —
The Kansas Alumni Association
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Stories
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Alumni to receive Ellsworth honors in annual
tribute
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The Alumni Association this fall will honor three
graduates for exemplary service to their alma
mater by presenting them the 2003 Fred Ellsworth
Medallion. The alumni are Gary W. Padgett, b'55,
Greenleaf; Charles W. Oswald, c'51, Edina, Minn.;
and Robert T. Stephan, '54, Lenexa. Read more
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Student Recreation Center now ready for workouts
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KU's new 100,000-square-foot Student Recreation
Fitness Center will offer more than just a great
workout; it also will feature something that few
gyms do: a view. The center, scheduled to open
Sept. 15, sits just south of Watkins Memorial
Health Center and features numerous floor-to-ceiling
windows. "All of this is facing the hill,"
said Mary Chappell, director of recreation services.
"When I say the view is great, it really
is." Read more
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Recovered letters describe Dole's life at
KU and in WWII
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A day trip to Bob Dole's hometown of Russell
netted a treasure trove of forgotten letters for
the Dole Institute of Politics at KU. The letters
home, written between 1941 and 1945 by Dole, then
a young KU student and an Army lieutenant, along
with replies from his family, were found stored
away, untouched for decades, in the basement of
the family home. Read more
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KU
at the State Fair
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KU to bring Crimson and Blue spirit to the
Kansas State Fair
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A virtual-reality Jayhawk and a pep rally are
among KU's offerings at this year's Kansas State
Fair in Hutchinson Sept 5-11. KU's expanded booth
in the Meadowlark Building at the fairgrounds
will offer several attractions, including "Cyber
Jay," a computer-animated interactive Jayhawk;
Jayhawk face tattoos; and a KU video on a big
screen TV. Read more
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This
Week In KU History
August 21, 1863: Confederate
guerrilla leader William Clarke Quantrill leads
his infamous raid on Lawrence, sacking the town
and leaving its surviving residents without financial
resources to help support the establishment of
KU.
Read
the full story.
Read more dates for This
Week In KU History
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