KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with 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. Thursday, July 17, in Salina.

The KU Alumni Association and its North Central chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Stiefel Theatre, 151 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 receive a free T-shirt.

Jim Trower, chapter president, Bob and Sharron Hamilton, chapter vice presidents, and Patrick Thompson, chapter secretary, all of Salina, and alumni association representatives Megan Hill, coordinator of alumni programs, David Ochoa, coordinator of member relations, and Jennifer Sanner, senior vice president for communications, are coordinating the event. 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.

For more information or to make reservations, visit www.kualumni.org, call the KU Alumni Association at (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 hometowns and ZIP codes.

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