College of Liberal Arts & Sciences news
Graduates overcome obstacles to earn degrees
Long commutes, full-time careers, hospitalizations and injuries haven't been able to stop four graduates in the College from pursuing their degrees.
Couple received doctoral hoods together
Phil Hofstra planned to skip the doctoral hooding ceremony until his wife, Jane Mobley, insisted he go through with it. He agreed, under one condition: she had to participate, too.
Seniors leave their mark with research
Two seniors who walked down the Hill stood out for their research, whether it was studying the jaw bone of dinosaurs or how culture affects parenting.
Passion for helping others motivates graduates
Earning a degree is hard work in itself. Yet these four students managed to not only earn their degrees, but also found new clubs at KU, create new public safety policies for fraternities, learn to become a teacher and advocate for new policies for veterans.
Geography professor to advise U.S. State Department on global policy
Jerome Dobson has been selected to work in and advise the U.S. State Department during the 2009-10 academic year as a Jefferson Science Fellow.
New research telescope will expand opportunities in astrophysics
An effort to develop a research telescope project that will propel astrophysics at KU to new heights has been launched.
School of Business news
School of Business student receives competitive scholarship
Libby Allen, a senior accounting student, will study in China for 10 months next year after receiving the Chinese Government Scholarship.
Todd Reesing excels in academics and athletics
Starting quarterback Todd Reesing has an impressive record at KU as both an athlete and a student.
Tax lobbying study garners national attention
The study was completed by Raquel Alexander, assistant professor of taxation, Susan Scholz, associate professor of accounting and Harper Faculty Fellow, and Stephen Mazza, professor of law and associate dean for academic affairs.
Army Command College program celebrates first class of graduates
Applying civilian business practices to the military theater is what the first class of graduates in this unique master’s degree program plan to do.
Senior wins Chancellor’s Award
Todd Crawford, a 2009 finance graduate, is one of 10 seniors who received the award.
School of Fine Arts news
KU band scholarships to
benefit from CD release
"Wild Nights!," a collection of four contemporary works by the KU Wind Ensemble, is newest title to benefit from dollar-back funding and marketing initiative by Naxos of America.
School of Fine Arts
reorganization taking shape
On July 1, the reorganization of the School of Fine Arts will take effect. An interim dean has been named to the School of Music and an associate dean has been named to the School of the Arts.
KU design professor participates in international workshop to relocate a
city
Lance Rake, professor of industrial design, recently returned from a two-week workshop, City Move Interdesign, where he worked with an international team, brainstorming proposals and ideas on how to successfully relocate a city.
KU music student wins a top Naftzger Young Artist prize
For the third year in a row, a KU music student has taken the top prize at the annual Naftzger Young Artists Competition, held at Wichita State University.
KU design lecturer’s arts program awarded NEA funding
A KU design lecturer’s Kansas City arts initiative was recently awarded generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
KU presents dance awards to outstanding students
The division of dance recently presented dance awards to two accomplished students.
School of Law news
Law school honors three outstanding graduates as distinguished alumni
Lydia Beebe, l’77, Barry Halpern, l’73, and John Jurcyk Jr., l’57, received the Distinguished Alumni Award—the law school’s highest honor—during a ceremony May 2 at the Adams Alumni Center in Lawrence.
Professor helps develop online search tool
MetaJuris, a metasearch engine, simultaneously searches various legal databases for cases, statutes and literature citations.
Mark Parkinson, l'84, sworn in as Kansas Governor
Parkinson, 51, was sworn in after Gov. Kathleen Sebelius resigned to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
Dean’s Fellows selected to mentor incoming class
Three School of Law students have earned clerkships at Kansas City law firms this summer through a program aimed at increasing diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
Spring KU Law Magazine goes electronic
KU law alumni who have set up practices in “small-town” Kansas talk about the benefits of rural legal work in the upcoming issue of KU Law Magazine. As part of a commitment to cost efficiency and the environment, the spring edition of the magazine will be electronic rather than printed.
