For a day at least, KU was based in Topeka.

Random Harmony, a student quartet, sings at the Statehouse with the Baby Jay

For one day in March, KU took over the State Capitol in Topeka.

It wasn't a revolution, but the first "KU in the Capitol" event, designed to show legislators, their staff and visitors how KU serves Kansas in a variety of ways.

From crimson-and-blue sprinkled doughnuts to the Baby Jay, the KU colors were all over the Capitol on March 18. KU displays filled the first-floor rotunda and adjacent wings, highlighting KU's outreach efforts and the impact the university has on all Kansans. Legislators passing through the rotunda stopped at the displays, which were staffed by administrators, students and KU employees. Twenty KU departments and offices were represented.

The Baby Jay strolled around and greeted the public while legislators connected with the University (more than 30 current legislators attended KU ) had their picture taken. K-12 students touring the building flocked to the displays offering Jayhawk stickers.

Provost David Shulenburger was among KU officials who visited the statehouse for KU in the Capitol.

The "KU in the Capitol" event was organized by the State Funding Team of the KU Marketing Council, a university-wide effort to develop an integrated marketing communications plan for KU. For more information about this marketing effort, see the April 9 issue of Oread, KU's faculty/staff newsletter, at http://www.oread.ku.edu