KU News Release

April 9, 2007
Contact: Kristin Trendel, New Student Orientation, (785) 864-5428.

KU announces 2007 orientation assistants

LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas students have been chosen as assistants for KU’s New Student Orientation programs this summer.

Four of the students are returning for a second year as orientation assistants: John Babcock, Holton sophomore; Katie Beam, Topeka senior; Emily Hendricks, Overland Park junior; and Arnold Phommavong, Springdale, Ark., junior.

Orientation assistants are hired through a process that includes essay writing, group interaction activities, a five-minute speech and final interview. The assistants prepare for orientation sessions by attending three weeks of training that covers KU academic and student services, public speaking, interaction with the public and diversity issues.

New Student Orientation programs, which are tailored to students’ major fields of study, offer information about KU to first-time freshmen, transfer students and readmitted students. The programs are designed to help students with their academic, social and personal transition to KU and to reduce anxieties about attending college.

The 12 freshman summer orientation programs, all two-day sessions, are scheduled June 11-12, 14-15, 18-19, 21-22 and 28-29 and July 2-3, 5-6, 9-10, 12-13, 16-17, 19-20 and 24-25. One-day summer orientation for transfer students will be June 8 and 27 and July 23, and for readmitted students on June 27 in conjunction with that day’s transfer student orientation. Fall orientation for freshmen will be Aug. 14 (one-day session) and for transfer and readmitted students Aug. 13 and 14.

Orientation assistants are listed below by hometown, major, parents’ names and high school or equivalent.

BARTON COUNTY
From Hoisington 67544
Lacey Koester, senior in social studies and Latin American studies; daughter of Richard and Pamela Koester; Hoisington High School.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66047
Nathan Mack, senior in linguistics and Slavic languages and literatures; son of John Mack; home school.

From Lawrence 66049
Mason Heilman, freshman in political science; son of Steve and Sally Heilman; Lawrence Free State High School.

JACKSON COUNTY
From Holton 66436
John A. Babcock, sophomore in music; son of Paul and Debbie Babcock; Holton High School.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Olathe 66062
Ryan Campbell, sophomore in design; son of Catherine Puls; Olathe South High School.

From Overland Park 66223
Emily E. Hendricks, junior in journalism and mass communications (news and information emphasis) and English; daughter of Karl and Elizabeth Hendricks; Blue Valley Northwest High School.

From Shawnee 66216
Adriane Ferbezar, junior in pre-elementary education; daughter of David and Karen Ferbezar; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
From Basehor 66007
Elizabeth A. Bartkoski, junior in pre-business; daughter of John and DeAnn Bartkoski; Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kan.

MORRIS COUNTY
From Council Grove 66846
Hali Baker, junior in journalism and mass communications (news and information emphasis); daughter of David and Cheerie Baker; Council Grove High School.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67205
Jacque Lumsden, junior in pre-dentistry; daughter of Karla Tedder; Wichita Collegiate School.

From Wichita 67219
Serrgio Wilson, senior in sociology; son of Lisa Bonner-Thomas; Wichita High School Southeast.

SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Topeka 66604
Katie Beam, senior in speech-language-hearing; daughter of Karla Beam; Hayden High School.

From Topeka 66614
Matt Enriquez, freshman in pre-sport science/community health; son of Joselito and Diana Enriquez; Washburn Rural High School.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY
From Kansas City 66104
Darian Nave, junior in pre-elementary education; son of LaVeda Davis; F. L. Schlagle High School.

ARKANSAS
From Springdale 72764
Arnold Phommavong, junior in journalism and mass communications (strategic communications emphasis) and art (basic studies); son of Sam Phommavong; Springdale Senior High School.

ILLINOIS
From Buffalo Grove 60089
Brittani Wilton, junior in pre-elementary education; daughter of Pamela Seno; Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill.

MISSOURI
From Ballwin 63011
Nicole Tichenor, junior in philosophy and religious studies; daughter of Ann Maruska; Parkway West High School.

From Jefferson City 65109
Leslie Fischer, freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences; daughter of James M. and Hannelore Fischer; Jefferson City High School.

OKLAHOMA
From Claremore 74017
Amanda Louise Carroll, senior in art (basic studies) with a music minor; daughter of Jeffrey and Nancy Carroll; Sequoyah High School.

WISCONSIN
From Milwaukee 53212
John Brendan Shaw, junior in English; son of Michael Mahar and Mary Shaw; Milwaukee High School of the Arts.

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