KU News Release

KU Alumni Association to welcome new students with picnic in Wichita

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Sedgwick County and the city of Andover in Butler County will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 26, in Wichita.

The KU Alumni Association and its Wichita chapter will greet the new Jayhawks at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, 238 N. Mead. 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.

Jeff Kennedy, chapter president, and Sue Watson, national board member, both of Wichita, and alumni association representatives Mike Davis, senior vice president for alumni programs; Heath Peterson, director of Kansas programs; and Danny Lewis and Jamie Winkelman, both assistant directors of alumni programs, 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 KU 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 hometown.

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