KU News Release

Select KU offices to have extended hours as fall semester begins

LAWRENCE — Some offices at the University of Kansas will offer extended hours Monday, Aug. 13, through Thursday, Aug. 16, to accommodate new and returning students during the first week of the fall semester.

The extended hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Normal office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition, KU Info will have information tables in the Strong Hall rotunda and in front of Wescoe Hall and Watson Library from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16 and 17. KU staff and faculty volunteers will be on hand to provide assistance and directions. The main KU Info desk in the Kansas Union will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the first week of the semester, known as Hawk Week. Classes start Aug. 16.

The following offices will have extended hours:

— Academic Achievement and Access Center, 22 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4064
— Campus phone operators, (785) 864-2700 (operator hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; automated directory assistance available 24 hours a day)
— College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Student Academic Services, 109 Strong Hall,
(785) 864-3500
— Department of Student Housing, Suite DSH in Corbin Hall, (785) 864-4560
— Information Technology Help Desk, (785) 864-0200
— Parking and Transit, Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage, (785) 864-7275 (also open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12)
— New Student Orientation, 213 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4270
— Office of Admissions and Scholarships, KU Visitor Center, (785) 864-3911
— Office of Student Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4700
— Office of Multicultural Affairs, 145 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4351
— Office of the University Registrar, 121 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4423
— Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success, 133 and 113 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4060
— Student Involvement and Leadership Center, 400 Kansas Union, (785) 864-4861
— University Advising Center, 126 Strong Hall, (785) 864-2834

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