KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic June 18 in Emporia

LAWRENCE — New University of Kansas students and their parents from Chase, Coffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 18, in Emporia.

The KU Alumni Association and its East Central chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Bruff’s Bar and Grill, 22 E. Sixth Ave. 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 steering committee members Gary Ace and Brian Filinger, both of Emporia, and Nikki Barrett of New Strawn as well as Sarah Blaney, Kansas Honors Program coordinator, are coordinating the event. 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: Jennifer Alderdice, director of student programs; Jill Miller, director of national chapter development; and David Ochoa, coordinator for member relations.

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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