KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students to July 18 picnic in Salina

LAWRENCE — New University of Kansas students and their parents from Cloud, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic and Saline counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, in Salina.

The KU Alumni Association and its North Central chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at the Salina Art Center, 242 S. Santa Fe. Area alumni, new students, students interested in learning more about KU and parents are invited to attend and enjoy complimentary food and beverages. Each new Jayhawk will also receive a free T-shirt.

Chapter members coordinating the event are: Jim Trower, president; Bob and Sharon Hamilton, vice presidents; Patrick Thompson, secretary; and Don and Mary Lamb, events coordinators, all of Salina. Association staff will arrive with the signature KU trailer full of grills, burgers and brats for the festivities. Current KU students, alumni and university representatives will mix and mingle with students to answer questions and offer advice.

Alumni association representatives and guests planning to attend are: Sarah Blaney, assistant director for alumni programs; Danny Lewis, assistant director of alumni programs; Heath Peterson, director of student programs; and Jamie Winkelman, assistant director of alumni programs.

For more information or to make reservations, visit the alumni association Web site, call (800) 584-2957 or e-mail kualumni@kualumni.org.

The alumni association invited incoming students whose enrollment deposits were received by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships by May 1. The guests are listed below by their schools and hometown ZIP codes.

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