Sayers to be honored at KU for education work
NFL Hall of Fame running back Gayle Sayers will receive the 1998 Apple Award for Distinguished Achievement in Education at Kansas University, recognizing his fundraising for student scholarships and dedication to education. He will accept the award during the School of Education advisory board meeting at the Natural History Museum.
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KU project aims to recruit women engineers this June
Kansas University hosts Project Discovery a weeklong program for high school junior and senior women interested in engineering. June 7 to 13 the $200 program covers materials labs lodging and meals with possible financial aid. Direct inquiries to Kelly Moylan 864-2936 or kmoylan ukans.edu. Registration closes April 30.
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KU changes enrollment policy at Kansas University
Kansas University will not require late paying students or those slow with financial aid to re enroll this fall but will charge a $100 late fee to hold a spot until September. The policy aims to ease delays while still encouraging timely payments. A separate note covers a $125,000 fund created by Jay and Teresa Grimm to support the University Scholars program in honor of Francis Heller. A Hall Center symposium next month will examine pivotal moments in Hispanic experience in the United States.
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KBI lab chief targets national accreditation effort
Reena Roy, new laboratory director for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, will push for national accreditation across the central Topeka and satellite Great Bend labs. With 14 years as Nebraska State Crime Lab serology director, Roy aims to raise quality while directing DNA, fingerprints, blood and ballistics testing for law enforcement.
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State campaign reform unlikely, legislators say
About 40 people attended a Kansas public forum on campaign finance reform at First United Methodist Church. Legislators said big work remains and a viable bill must win clear public support. proposals include Maine like clean money public financing and a tax return check off.
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Kansas Campaign Money 1996 Contributions by Category
Kansas Alliance for Campaign Reform details 1996 state House and Senate campaign funding. Business leads with 2.53 million dollars (53.2 percent) followed by Individuals at 1.36 million (28.9 percent). Other sources include Candidates 402,200 (8.4 percent), Labor 349,400 (7.3 percent), and single issue groups 100,500 (2.1 percent).
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Rudd to Sign Autographs at Great Mall of Kansas City
Actor Paul Rudd, previously a Kansas resident, will sign autographs Saturday at the Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe. Sessions run 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the food court and 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the fashion court.
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