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KU Alumni Association welcomes new students at June 16 picnic in Colby

LAWRENCE — New University of Kansas students and their parents from Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and Wallace counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, in Colby.

The KU Alumni Association and its Northwest chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at the Senior Progress Center, 165 Fife Park St., Colby. 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 Mason, chapter president from Goodland; Paul Steele, secretary from Colby; and Kurt Vollersten, student recruitment co-chair from Oberlin; and KU Alumni Association representatives Jennifer Sanner, senior vice president for communications; Lora Stoppel, vice president for special events; and Jamie Winkelman, assistant director for alumni programs, 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.

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:

Atwood: Jordan Carroll

Bird City: Taylor Leibbrandt

Colby: Joshua Baden, Kelly Gerstner, Paige Stephens and Laura Sweet

Edson: Josh Doke

Goodland: Jance Mckee and Alison Milke

Grinnell: Jamie Albers and Kenton Zerr

Hoxie: Patrick Eland

Menlo: Brandy Ginther

Oakley: Jordan Burris, Konnel Keller, Bridget Robben and Kathleen Schiltz

Oberlin: Kassia Bryan and Chenaniah Langness

Quinter: Brandon Wittman

St. Francis: Sara Miller

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