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What’s new on the KU Web site? As part of its ongoing visual identity initative, KU launched a new look and feel for the KU Web site. The new Web design includes a new homepage, second level  pages and a Web template for campus units. Users will find new content on many pages, including a section entitled “10 great things to know about KU.” While you’re at it, check out a short TV clip about your alma mater, “A Great Place to Be.”
 We are asking for your assistance in nominating future members of the KU Alumni Association's national Board of Directors. Click here to learn more, and thanks for your assistance.
 The Association also is accepting nominations for two important awards, the Fred Ellsworth Medallion, honoring individuals who have provided unique and significant service to the University, and the Mildred Clodfelter Alumni Award, for individuals who have shown sustained volunteer service to the University at the local level. Help us honor deserving KU friends and alumni. Click on the links to submit your nomination.
Postseason tournament play for the men’s and women’s KU basketball teams is right around the corner! Watch your inboxes in early March for all the details about where Jayhawks will be gathering to watch games, both at tournament sites and in your area.
Warmest wishes from the Hill,
The KU Alumni Association
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Ile Haggins, s'96, has been selected as the new Director of Alumni & Community Relations for the KUMC Alumni Associations.
Read more in the KUMC Beat.
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KU in the Capitol
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Hemenway testifies before budget committee
 On Feb. 13, Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway testified before the House Education Budget Committee about the University's budget request for the 2007 fiscal year. Chancellor Hemenway presented a comprehensive review of KU's accomplishments that the Kansas Legislature funds. The KU government relations team expects action on the KU budget to start in March. Read more.
There is still time to help support KU in the capitol. Sign up for Jayhawks for Higher Education today!
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Dole Institute tackles women in the White House topic
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The annual Presidential Lecture Series, “The First Woman President,” is hosting a Who’s Who of women in national politics this month. The guest list includes speeches from journalist Eleanor Clift, national pollsters Celinda Lake and Kellyanne Conway, campaign mangers Mary Beth Cahill and Tom Daffron, and former Govs. Jeanne Shaheen and Jane Swift. Read more.
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KU football signs seniors and plans facility
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ESPN.com recruiting analysts rate the 2006 class 36th among all NCAA Division I teams. KU's highest ranked class in the Mangino era. Another exciting football addition involves the construction of a $31-million complex adjacent to Memorial Stadium. Read more.
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KU names Texas dean, internationalist to chief academic post for Lawrence campus
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Chancellor Robert Hemenway has named a University of Texas dean with a distinguished career as a scholar and internationalist as the next provost and executive vice chancellor for the KU Lawrence campus.
Richard Lariviere (pronounced La-riv-yair), dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas in Austin, will succeed David Shulenburger as the Lawrence campus chief academic and operating officer on June 1. Read more.
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