KU Alumni Association Issue 75, May 2008       Past Issues | Subscribe Give To KU
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News From The Hill
Arrow Graduates conclude successful KU careers  
Arrow KU gets preseason honors as others go pro  
Arrow Distinguished Service award honors alumni  
Arrow Seniors raise funds for 2008 class gift  
Arrow Ph.D. at 23  
Arrow Kansans asked to track climate change  
Arrow School of Business news  
Arrow School of Fine Arts news  
Arrow School of Law news  
Arrow College of Liberal Arts & Sciences news  
 
Calendar Of Events

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calendar Jayhawk Generations Picnics  
calendar KU Summer Camps  
calendar 2008 KU Football Schedule  
calendar University Theatre Events  
calendar Lied Center 2008-'09 Season  
calendar Alumni Events  
calendar University Events  
calendar KU Edwards Campus Events  
calendar Adams Alumni Center Rental Facilities  
 
Did you know?
Since the 1940s, Kansas Alumni magazine has honored Jayhawk family heritage through its special Jayhawk Generations feature. If you're sending a new 'Hawk to the Hill this fall, let us know! Click here for information about what you need to submit for your freshman to be included in this year's edition. The deadline is June 30.
Check This Out
The Lawrence Journal-World will publish its annual KU Edition in early August. You can be part of this back-to-school tradition by sharing photos from your KU days to be published in the newspaper's alumni section. Please send digital files by July 1 to Terry Rombeck, trombeck@ljworld.com. Be sure to include appropriate caption and contact information.
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This Week in KU History

May 21, 1886:
Professor Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey first proposes the cheer that will evolve into the “Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU” yell. Read the full story.

May 25, 1986:
KU dedicates its Vietnam Memorial in Marvin Grove, becoming the first university in the country to build such a monument. Read the full story.

May 26, 1915:
The Kansas Engineer issued its first edition in 1915, and now ranks as KU’s third oldest continuously published student-run publication. Read the full story.

May 26, 1953:
The KU Endowment Association acquires Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence’s first burial ground, after Chancellor Franklin Murphy and his daughters stumble upon the neglected site. Read the full story.

May 27, 1951:
The Memorial Carillon and Campanile, a monument to the 276 KU men and women who died in World War II, is formally dedicated atop Mount Oread. Read the full story.

May 28, 1862:
Kansas Governor Charles Robinson, a founder and resident of Lawrence, vetoes a bill calling for the establishment of the proposed state university in Manhattan.

 
 
 
 

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