KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Topeka

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Shawnee County will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, in Topeka.

The KU Alumni Association and its Shawnee County chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Gage Park. 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.

Larry Tenopir of Topeka, chapter president, and Tracy Keegan of Topeka, secretary, are coordinating the event with alumni association representatives Joy Maxwell, director of Kansas City programs; Claire Penzler, intern; and Jennifer Sanner, senior vice president for communications. 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 transfer students and incoming freshmen whose enrollment deposits were received by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships by May 1. The guests are listed below by their hometown ZIP codes.