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 There’s a new logo on the Hill, another important step in the process toward a new University visual identity system. Meantime, a familiar KU symbol is headed to Iraq, presented by Chancellor Hemenway with the hope that it will serve as a daily reminder of KU’s support and pride in Kansas soldiers preparing for deployment.
Allen Fieldhouse is getting a facelift, and some of its remnants will be for sale throughout the summer as part of KU Athletics’ new online auctions. A new entrance to the  hallowed building will house memorabilia from KU’s storied past, and alumni and fans can be a part of it by purchasing their own engraved granite paver outside the Booth Family Hall of Athletics.
And there’s a new building preparing for its grand opening Aug. 11-12. Jayhawk Central will be your place for all things Jayhawk on KU’s Edwards Campus in Overland Park, and will house the campus student union. Help celebrate with KU Athletics Night on Thursday, Aug. 11, featuring appearances by women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson, Big Jay, the KU Cheerleaders and lots of giveaways! Alumni Association members: Bring your membership card and receive a free gift! It all begins at Regnier Hall auditorium at 5:30 p.m.
On Aug. 12, bring your family and friends for a FREE picnic and bluegrass concert by the Midday Ramblers. The picnic begins at 6:30 p.m. at Jayhawk Central, followed by the concert in Regnier Hall auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Come celebrate KU in Kansas City!
Warmest wishes from the Hill,
The Kansas Alumni Association
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KU Medical Center Alumni Reunion & Centennial Celebration
On behalf of the KU Medical Center Alumni Associations, we invite you to join us during KU Medical Center Alumni Reunion, September 16 -17. You won't want to miss "A Rhapsody in Crimson & Blue, Centennial Celebration & Awards Gala" on Saturday evening, September 17 to celebrate the School of Medicine's centennial. It will be a party that can happen only once a century! Read more in the KUMC Beat.
Pictured are Phyllis Steer, MD '85, President, KU Medical Alumni Association, Jo Anne Lile, RN, BSN '62, President, KU Nurses Alumni Association, and Mike Morgan, RT '00, President, KU Allied Health Alumni Association.
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New grad’s job comes with tiara and tour as Miss Kansas
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Last fall, Adrienne Rosel confessed to her parents that after her walk down the Hill in May, she wanted to detour to New York City and the bright lights of Broadway. But on the way to graduation, Rosel took another gamble: She competed in the Miss Kansas pageant. She won the tiara June 11 and will compete in the Miss America pageant next January. Read more.
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After 50 years, ‘temporary’ Lindley annex gives way to parking lot
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It was in the late 1940s when the School of Architecture and Urban Design was running out of space. To fill the need temporarily, a surplus mess hall from Coffeyville was shipped to KU and put to use in 1949. Fifty-six years later, that temporary structure has finally completed its tour of duty. It took a backhoe only hours to finish what termites and persistent leaks were slowly succeeding in doing — leveling Lindley Annex. Read more.
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Kansas Athletics announces football season ticket payment plan
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The athletics department is providing KU fans the opportunity to purchase 2005 football season tickets and spread the payments into three monthly installments. Get your tickets now to watch the Jayhawks, including standout Charles Gordon, who was named to the Blue Ribbon College Football All-America Team. Read more.
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KU in the Capitol
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"Tuition remains a bargain in Kansas," said Reginald L. Robinson, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents. "Tuition rates are escalating rapidly across the nation but tuition rates at Kansas universities continue to provide Kansans with an exceptional educational value, particularly when compared to the national average." Read More.
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Week In KU History
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July 1, 1952: Pharmacology professor Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe becomes dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine and director of the KU Medical Center, ushering in a period of “momentous change and daring innovation” at 39th and Rainbow Boulevard. Read the full story.
Read more dates for This Week In KU History.
This Week In KU History is a project of the KU Memorial Unions. Learn more.
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Two More Programs Join KUhistory.com
The Humanities and Western Civilization Program and the Center for East Asian Studies have joined KUhistory.com.
Humanities and Western Civilization is underwriting a series of articles examining the evolution of this emblematic KU undergraduate program, which will be marking its 60 th anniversary in September 2005.
The Center for East Asian Studies is underwriting articles examining the academic connections between KU and various Asian countries, as well as a biographical sketch of George Beckmann and the founding of the Center.
Learn more about KUhistory.com.
KUhistory.com is a service of the KU Memorial Unions.
© 2005 University of Kansas Memorial Corporation
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42, July 2005
