KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Hutchinson

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Reno County will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, in Hutchinson.

The KU Alumni Association and its Reno County chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Carey Park Homebuilder’s Shelter, 9 Emerson Loop. 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.

Maria Eriksen of Hutchinson, steering committee member, is coordinating the event with alumni association representatives Jamie Winkelman, director of Flying Jayhawks; Michelle Miles, director of Kansas Programs; and Lindsey Lawrence, intern. 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.