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KU Alumni Association welcomes new students to picnic June 20 in Hays

LAWRENCE — New University of Kansas students and their parents from Ellis, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Russell, Smith and Trego counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, in Hays.

The KU Alumni Association and its North chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at the southeast parking lot shelter of the Hays Medical Center, 2220 Canterbury. 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 John Jeter of Hays, president; Thomas Baumann II of Norton, vice president; Ross Wichman of Hays, secretary; Gary Shorman of Hays, communications chair; Erin Hill of Norton, student recruitment; Daniel Krug of Russell, legislative chair; and Lyle Billips of Bogue, entertainment chair. Alumni 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, Kansas Honors Program coordinator; Mike Davis, senior vice president for alumni programs; Heath Peterson, director of Kansas programs; and Jamie Winkelman, alumni programs coordinator.

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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