KU News Release

KU Alumni Association to host picnic June 12 in Elkhart for new students

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, in Elkhart.

The KU Alumni Association and its Southwest chapter will greet the new Jayhawks at the home of Brian and Rosa Mitchell, 1055 Vilymaca St. in Elkhart. 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 also will receive a free T-shirt.

Erick Nordling of Hugoton, chapter president; Catherine Moyer of Ulysses, vice president; Tracy Utz of Liberal, communication chair and secretary; Debbie Nordling of Hugoton and Kent Colvin of Liberal, co-membership chairs; Jackie Hall of Sublette, legislative chair; Bill Hill of Liberal and Kevin Moyer of Ulysses, co-events coordinators; Scott Hinkle of Liberal, student recruitment chair; Nathan McCaffery of Liberal, board member; and Heath Peterson, director of Kansas programs for the alumni association, 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 hometown:

Elkhart: Reginald Hernandez and LeAnna Roopnarine

Hugoton: Savannah Thomas

Johnson: Ashley Burkett Crist

Liberal: Komal Bhakta, Devon Box, Adam Chance, Trevor Ralston and Adam Resh

Satanta: Rebecca Haddican

Sublette: Bethany Evans, Hope Lucas and Darcy Yunker

Ulysses: Brynden Annis and Andi Shore

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