KU's Earth Energy Environment Center rises on campus landscape
Construction of the 78.5 million Earth Energy Environment Center on KU's campus advances past the halfway mark. Slawson Hall and Ritchie Hall link via a bridge as native limestone boulders and terra cotta panels reflect geological themes. First classes planned spring 2018.
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KU Geology Center Showcases Two Hall Features
Robert Goldstein, distinguished professor and associate dean, describes the Beren Petroleum Center with its 232-seat auditorium. A virtual reality cave enables 3-D simulations for oil and gas exploration. Floating glass meeting rooms bridge the atrium while large labs and outreach offices populate the space. The facility connects to Allen Fieldhouse and KU's Central District.
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Ritchie Hall Opens With Engaged Learning Design
Ritchie Hall features a 162 seat interactive auditorium described as flipped learning with seating at large round tables with built in computers for collaboration. It includes two 65 seat engaged learning classrooms and additional smaller labs offices and collaborative spaces.
Lawrence strategic plan asks core city services scope
City leaders and commissioners debated the breadth of Lawrence’s public responsibility in the first strategic planning process. City Manager Tom Markus urged looking beyond core services to define a broader vision, noting cities must offer more than basics.
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Proposed settlement sale worries children's advocates
Visitors at the Kansas Statehouse see posters promoting the Children's Initiative Fund. The displays are not from a state agency but from Kansas Action for Children, a lobbying group for childhood education and welfare programs.
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