KU Giving Magazine
KU & You
Friday, September 30, 2022
We’ll have a day of programming with behind-the-scenes tours and on-campus experiences between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. followed by an interactive, open-house style event from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
KU & You Main Event
6-8:30 p.m.
Burge Union, Lawrence Campus
Join us for an insider’s evening with some of KU’s most innovative classrooms, research labs and performances. Interact with KU students and faculty to learn about the latest drug discoveries, cybersecurity advances, Metaversity virtual learning and how to become a rock sleuth. Enjoy food and refreshments with fellow Jayhawks while experiencing all this—and more—in an interactive, open-house style event!
6:45 p.m.
Remarks from KU Endowment President Dan Martin and Chancellor Douglas Girod.
Daytime Activities
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Various Campuses
Register for daytime activities early as capacity is limited. Please note the time and location of each event before selecting as some may occur at conflicting times.
Lawence Campus
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory
Join Andy Fry, Ph.D., Director, Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory, and his team to have a firsthand and hands-on look at his state-of-the-art laboratory used for sports research. What enables basketball players to jump higher, run faster and shoot more accurately? Where should rowers be seated and arms be positioned to ensure a winning rowing team? Which tools and metrics keep football players healthy and enhance on-field strength? How do body alignment and asymmetries affect athletic performance? Why are the first two steps so integral to sprinting success? And more!
Can’t be combined with School of Journalism a due to time conflict.
10:30-11:30 a.m.
School of Journalism
Come see where the magic happens! The School of Journalism and Mass Communications invites you to see what the next generation of media experts are producing. The Studio is KU’s own storytelling studio. Let’s capture you being interviewed on camera while the green screen puts you in recognizable KU (and beyond) locations. Tour the studio, hear testimonials from students while they are working, and stay to watch the Playmakers production live at noon.
(Guests may stay and watch the 11:30-noon prep for Playmakers and then observe Playmakers being produced live from noon-1:00 if they desire.)
Can’t be combined with Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory due to a time conflict.
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Spencer Museum of Art
Experience the Spencer Museum of Art’s freshly renovated and reimagined collection galleries and the all-new Lee Study Center before they open to the public later this fall. Project leaders from across the museum will take you through the installation-in-progress, highlighting new ways of engaging with art, ideas and experience, and how the renovation and reinstallation supports interdisciplinary teaching, learning and research.
Can’t be combined with the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center due to a time conflict.
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Memorial Campanile
The bells of the Memorial Campanile ring inside every Jayhawk’s heart, and this tour gives you the opportunity to play them. Join us to journey up the winding staircase for a memorable trip inside KU’s most distinguished landmark and experience the melodic sounds of the carillon firsthand.
Can’t be combined with the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center due to a time conflict.
KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Join Dr. Jeff Burns, co-director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of Kansas and the team for a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Institute on Aging-designated center. Participants will have a chance to learn about research programs that help investigators learn more about dementia risks, opportunities for investigational memory treatments, as well as educational classes and workshops promoting a brain healthy lifestyle. There are life-changing ways you can help the scientific community discover more about memory and aging in the fight against dementia. It’s time to THINK BEYOND with the Brain Health Initiative.
This tour is in Kansas City and can’t be combined with the Spencer Museum of Art or Memorial Campanile due to a time conflict.
Attire
The dress for all events is business casual.
Parking Information
Parking information for all activities will be sent via email prior to the event.
Book Your Hotel
Blocks of rooms are reserved under KU Endowment. Please make your reservation soon. Reservations are on a first come, first served basis.
Best Western Plus West Lawrence
6101 Rock Chalk Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049
785-330-8009
King $139
Dbl Queen $139
Drop Date 09/12/22
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lawrence
3411 S.W. Iowa, Lawrence KS 66046
785-749-7555
King $109
Dbl Queen $109
Drop Date 09/15/22
Tru by Hilton Lawrence
510 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049
785-727-4244
2 night minimum (Fri/Sat)
King $214
Dbl Queen $219
Drop Date 09/09/22
Holiday Inn Express & Suites: Olathe West
10360 S. Ridgeview Rd., Olathe, KS 66061
913-541-9999
King $125
Dbl Queen w/sofa $145
Dbl Queen $135
Drop Date 09/09/22
Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City Olathe
10574 S. Ridgeview Rd., Olathe, KS 66061
913-438-6666
King $130
King w/sofa $135
Dbl Queen $140
Drop Date 09/09/22
Questions?
Call 1-800-330-5832
Information about KU Homecoming
September 26–October 1
Visit the KU Alumni Association’s website to learn about KU’s Homecoming activities.
If you are interested in attending the Homecoming football game on Saturday, you can purchase football tickets through KU Athletics’ website.
