6A NEWS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 CAMPUS Students ready for 'Runway' Fashion designers to compete in SUA version of Bravo show CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Mychael Knight, a contestant from the third season of Brave's "Project Runway," will judge students' entries in the SUA Project Runway competition Tuesday night. BY MATT LINDBERG mlindberg@kansan.com Move over, Heidi Klum. Student Union Activities will hold its own Project Runway at 7 p.m. Tuesday night in the Kansas Union Ballroom, giving five student designers an opportunity to show off their duds. Mychael Knight, a contestant from the third season of the Bravo television show of the same name, will serve as a guest judge. Molly Gaeckle, Sioux Falls, S.D., sophomore and SUA student coordinator of the event, said SUA's first Project Runway event, last year, was a big success and that having Knight serve as guest host and judge was easy to do. "Mychael was the fan favorite on the season he was on the show," Gaeckle said. "We just talked to his agent, and he agreed to be a part of it, so that was exciting." Gaeckle said the competition began almost nine months ago when a group of designers were put through a preliminary round, in which contestants were narrowed to five student designers. The winning designer will receive a display of his or her work at a downtown clothing store, a free subscription to Vogue magazine and a $200 check. Tuesday night, contestants will will also talk and answer question Tuesday night have three challenges and present 15 garments to the audience and judges. The other judges will be Julie Kessinger, the winner of last year's SUA competition, and Madison Spencer, a graduate teaching "Mychael was the fan favorite on the season he was on the show. We just talked to his agent, and he agreed to be a part of it, so that was exciting." MOLLY GAECKLE Sioux Falls, S.D., sophomore assistant in art and design. Knight answer questions from the audience for thirty minutes. because she was Betsy Hatch, Kansas City, Kan., senior and a finalist in the Project Runway event, said her preparation for the competition had gone well, but it was also nerve-racking to get a response from the judges and audience about her pieces. She said Knight's serving as a judge added to the pressure. "He is a designer, and he's been through it, so there's no excuses," Hatch said. "It's his job; he's an expert. So it's intimidating but also exhilarating." Tickets for Project Runway are free for all students. Call (785) 864- SHOW to get tickets or visit the SUA office on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. Edited by Matt Erickson Despite having more donors, University receives less money CAMPUS KU Endowment allows preference-based donations BY COURTNEY CONDRON ccondron@kansan.com Lee Young, a former KU professor, loved teaching at the University of Kansas. Now, through the KU Endowment Association, he established the Lee Young Scholarship to benefit students. Young was one of the 43,000 alumni and friends of the University that donated to KU Endowment during the 2007 fiscal year, from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007. This was a record number of donors for the University, although the total amount donated decreased from $94.4 million in fiscal year 2006 to $94.3 million in 2007. KU Endowment allows donors to choose what they want their money to be used for. They can donate to specific schools within the University, student scholarships, the Chancellor's Club or anything else they prefer. Rosita McCoy, senior vice president Dale Seuferling, president of KU Endowment, said, "Retaining donors is important because not only do they give a gift, but they establish a relationship with the University, and maybe, they will give an even larger donation in the future." of communications for KU Endowment, said an overwhelming majority of donors restricted their money to be used in areas of their choice. Bill Collier, clinical associate professor at the KU School of Medicine in Wichita, and his wife, Becky Collier, are both KU alum ni. They have donated to the fund every year since 1975, and they usually donate to the School of Education, from which Becky graduated, and the School of Medicine in scholarships, fellowships and awards. Seuferling said that students benefited directly because student support increased during the previous year and that students benefited indirectly through the ability to purchase new equipment, build new facilities and recruit good "We want to do something to help out the University and help people become educated in the field where they want to pursue careers." Wichita, where Bill works. BILL COLLIER University of Kansas alumnus "In a sense, it's gratitude for the education we got," Bill said. "We want to do something to help out the University and help people become educated in the field where they want to pursue careers." Money that supports students increased from $23 million in fiscal year 2006 to $24.3 million, and support for faculty grew from $16.9 million to $20.8 million. The main ways students benefit from KU Endowment are through faculty. C i n d y Maude is president of Callahan Creek, a marketing communications agency based in Lawrence. Her company donated to KU Endowment to support the education of potential employees. The company donated to the School of Journalism and the School of Fine Arts. "It's important that we continue to build on the excellence in programs at KU," Maude said. "From a company standpoint, it's important to support the students in the programs that are part of our industry, to continue to have the great quality of students coming out of KU." Donations
20062007
Total donated$94.4 billion$94.3 billion
Total donors41,08543,400
Money disbursed to students$26.4 million$27.9 million
Money provided to University$99 million$94.9 million
Market Value of fund$1.05 billion$1.24 billion
Donors in 2007 were from all 50 states, four commonwealths and 28 other countries. Since KU Endowment was founded in 1891, it has provided $1.4 billion for the University. "We always hope to do as much as we can to increase support throughout the University," Seuflerling said. "We are always pleased to make progress." - Edited by Kaitlyn Syring