KU to inaugurate Chancellor Hemenway February at Lied Center
Kansas University plans a February 11 inauguration for 54 year old Chancellor Robert Hemenway at the Lied Center. The event links his recognition to Black History Month and faces demand far outstripping the 2000 seats available with ticket distribution and possible satellite broadcasts. Budget for the weekend runs around 20000 dollars funded by the Endowment Association as KU copes with financial strain during the year.
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Robert Hemenway
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Hemenway
Ae University
Lied Center
Richard DeGeorge
DeGeorge
Zora Neale Hurston
EU Endowment Association
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Hemenway Inauguration Week at University
Feb 9 University Symphony Orchestra at Lied Center kicks off events. Feb 10 features a symposium on black women writers. Feb 11 marks Chancellor Robert Hemenways inauguration with a Claude Frank piano recital and Branford Marsalis jazz performance at Lied Center.
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University Symphony Orchestra
Lied Center
Branford Marsalis
Robert Hemenway
Claude Frank
Wakarusa Township faces AG opinion on trustee pay
The Kansas attorney general's opinion may force Wakarusa Township to redefine the trustee position and trim pay. Trustee Leonard Walker currently earns 500, with secretary Steve Sublett and treasurer Chuck Ledom at 170 each, while officials await guidance from Douglas County officials on how to proceed.
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Wakarusa
Kansas
Douglas County
Steve Sublett
Bob Fairchild
Wakarusa Township
Leonard Walker
Sublett
Chuck Ledom
Walker
KU math workshop makes learning interactive for Sunset Hill students
Fifth graders from Sunset Hill School joined 48 peers at Snow Hall for a biannual Math Technology in Elementary Education Workshop led by KU students and faculty. Organizers Bozenna Pasik-Duncan and Tyrone Duncan said outreach fuels love for math and real world application.
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Kansas University
Barry Purcell
Sunset Hill School
Barry
Ann Barbee
Jane Polcyn
Schwarz Rd
Snow Hall
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
Pasik-Duncan
Tyrone Duncan
Sunset Hill
Barbee
Tracy Atteberry
Santi Ramos
Santi
Miki Yankr
Ashley McCullough
Michelle Stallings
Andrew Sneegas
Ieameas
Judge rules Annie on My Mind can stay in Olathe high libraries
Federal judge G Thomas Van Bebber rules against the Olathe school board ban of Annie on My Mind. The decision supports students and parents backed by the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri, noting no room for bigotry in public schools.
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Olathe
G. Thomas van Bebber
Olathe School Board
Kansas University
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Drummond
Nancy Garden
Annie
Jeff Blair
Lawrence
Blair
Public comments shape final South Lawrence trafficway route
Douglas County project manager John Pasley collects public input on the final trafficway alignment from U S 9 to Kansas 10. About 609 comments have arrived with 10 to 15 daily, many one liners. a Sunday Haskell hearing will be taped for SEIS input. The deadline is Monday and the final alignment may be set by mid January after review by FHWA KDOT and others.
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31St
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31St Street
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Haskell Student Senate
Haskell Alumni Assn
Haskell Medicine Wheel
Federal Highway Administration
Kansas Department of Transportation
Rita Fulks
Douglas County Public Works Department
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