Vietnamese grad overcomes odds to earn KU degree
Vo Yen, a Vietnamese disability advocate, earned a master’s degree at KU after facing discrimination in college and the workplace. Her work in life-span research and advocacy aims to improve accommodations at universities in Vietnam and the U.S. She leads Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped and champions normal rights, despite walking with a crutch.
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Commencement events announced across campus
Memorial Drive closes for a day of ceremonies across multiple units. Engineering honors at Lied Center with reception in Oliver Hall. Environmental Studies honors in Snow Hall. Human Development and Family Life, Dietetics, Speech Language Hearing, Social Welfare, Architecture, and Liberal Arts ceremonies scheduled with receptions in Budig Hall, Wescoe Hall, Crafton Preyer Theatre, and Lied Center. Joint Service commissioning Monday at Kansas Union ballroom.
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KU 132nd Commencement at Memorial Stadium Guide
Kansas University holds its 132nd commencement at Memorial Stadium with a 2 30 p m graduates procession and a 3 30 p m ceremony. Parking shuttles run 11 30 a m to 6 p m. Handicap access and sign language seating provided Sections 25 26. Weather contingency announcements by 1 p m on Sunflower Channel 6 KU info center and local radio. Simulcast on Woodruff Auditorium and KUJH TV with online viewing at digitaljayhawk org. Video board will show the procession. No alcohol on campus. Cap and gown photo options available with $10 videotape at kustore com.
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