KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with July 12 picnic in Wellington

LAWRENCE — New University of Kansas students and their parents from Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and Sumner counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in Wellington.

The KU Alumni Association and its South chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at the Slate Creek Lodge, 411 S. West Rd. 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 receive a free T-shirt.

Chapter members coordinating the event are: Bob Bourdette of Winfield, president; Colette Kocour of Wellington, secretary; David Andreas of Winfield, co-student recruitment chair; Scott Ennis of El Dorado, co-student recruitment chair; and Cathy Mitchell of Wellington, event coordinator. 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: Mike Davis, senior vice president for alumni programs; Danny Lewis, assistant director for alumni programs; David Ochoa, membership relations coordinator; and Heath Peterson, director of student 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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