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Editor-in-chief Katie Kutsko
NEWS MANAGEMENT
Managing editor - production Allison Kohn
Managing editor - digital media Lauren Armendariz
Associate production editor Madison Schultz
Associate digital media editor Will Webber
ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT
Digital media and sales manager
Mollie Pointer
Sales manager Kolby Botts
Advertising director Sean Powers
Associate news editor Duncan McHenry
News editor Emma LeGault
Head copy chief Tara Bryant
NEWS SECTION EDITORS
Special sections editor Dani Brady
Associate sports editor Ben Felderstein
Sports editor Blake Schuster
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014
Copy chiefs
Casey Hutchins
Hayley Jorziwia
Paige Lytle
Design chiefs Cole Anneberg Trey Conrad
Designers
Ali Self
Clayton Rohman
Hayden Parks
Opinion editor
Anna Wenner
Photo editor
George Mullinix
ADVISERS
Media director and content strategist Brett Akagi
Sales and marketing adviser Jon Schlitt
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THURSDAY
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Tuesday, April 22
What: Learn
When: 3 to 5 p.m.
Where: Potter Lake, Dance Pavilion
About: An awards ceremony presented by the Center for Sustainability. The awards recognize individuals, programs and projects that have contributed to sustainability at KU, and will also highlight new Green Offices on campus,
Recyclemania winners and 21-Day Challenge participants.
Wednesday, April 23
What: KU Jazz Combos I-VI Performance
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
About: A free jazz concert presented by the School of Music.
What: "Got Drugs?" National Initiative
tive When: 10 a.m. to Noon., 1 to 3 p.m. Where: Wescoe Hall, Watkins Memorial Health Center About: Happening at two different times and locations on campus the national "Got Drugs?" initiative allows anyone to dispose of unused or expired medications in a safe manner.
What: The Hidden Hungry: Ending Senior Hunger When: 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Where: Dole Institute of Politics About: Enid Borden, founder president and CEO of the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger will discuss her research focused on finding solutions to the complexities of senior hunger.
Thursday, April 24
what: 50-Year Vision for Kansas Water
When: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Kansas Room
About: Vision Team representatives from the Kansas Water Office, Kansas Department of Agriculture and Kansas Water Authority will be present seeking input from campus and community stakeholders. Topics of discussion will focus on the status of the Ogallala Aquifer, Kansas reservoirs, and the objectives of the Vision project. RSVP to this free event at KURES@ku.edu.
What: The Arab Spring and its Surprises
When:/30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall
About: Asef Bayat, professor of Global and Transnational Studies and Sociology and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present a lecture and discussion on the Arab Spring. Attendance is free.
Friday, April 25
What: A Conversation With Jeffrey Toobin
When: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Hall Center, Conference Hall
About: A lecture from Jeffrey Toobin,
a senior legal analyst for CNN,
lawyer and author of six books.
UNIVERSIT
What: University Senate Guest
Speaker: Kansas Board of Regents
Chair Fred Logan
When: 3 p.m.
Where: 330 Strong Hall
About: KBOR Chair Fred Logan will speak to University Senate and answer questions.
OSA designer wins best student employee
DUNCAN MARSHALL news@kansan.com
At a banquet last Tuesday, Emily Grigone, a senior from St. Louis, was honored as the best student employee at the University of Kansas. According to her coworkers, Grigone's graphic designing for the Office of Study Abroad (OSA) has helped make the office and the information it releases more appealing.
"All she is expected to do is create brochures," said Grigone's supervisor Melody Stratton. "She has done a lot more than that. She totally redesigned our newsletters and she voluntarily created a 15-page creative brief to change all of the branding and marketing in our office."
Grigone said it's a great feeling seeing her work around campus and knowing that it might help someone make a decision to study
Grigone, a graphic design major, has helped redesign over 170 different study abroad brochures. In addition, she's redesigned everything the OSA puts out, such as posters and flyers. She's also advised prospective students and tabled events and fairs.
abroad.
"This award as well as Melody's constant encouragement has built up my confidence and morale a ton." Grigone said. "I think it's really necessary to have that in an office setting."
Grigone received $500 for winning the award and was also entered in the National Student Employee of the Year competition, coordinated by the National Student Employee Association. The winner receives a $1,000 prize and will be released later this year. In addition to the check, Emily, as well as the other finalists, received a solid brass layhawk, a layhawk pin and a certificate of recognition.
Grigone said she was very flattered to hear that she was nominated for the award by
Nominations for the award were taken from Dec. 1 through Jan. 31. A student, in order to be nominated for the award, must be enrolled at the University, have a minimum 2.5 GPA and must be employed by the same department for at least four months. The nominations are then reviewed and narrowed down to four finalists and one winner.
"It was an amazing feeling for sure, having someone express those feelings about yourself and feeling like I was that important," she said.
"Her work gets more people in to see the peer-advisors," said Grigone's coworker Courtney Moore, a senior from Wichita. "She has just been great. She always had a positive attitude and she is just so much fun to work with."
her supervisor Stratton.
Both Stratton and Moore said Grigone never shows any sign of stress and can always be counted on to meet deadlines.
Grigone's co-workers had nothing but praise for her.
"She is never flustered and always calm," Moore said. "Whenever we are getting close to a deadline I never really feel worried because she always seems to have everything under control."
Grigone said that students can learn just as much, if not more, in an office setting than by sitting in the classroom.
"It's real work, it's real world experience," she said. "I think employers really appreciate it. It will make you better. It will make you work harder and
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Emily Grigone, right, a senior from St. Louis, accepts a $500 award last Tuesday for winning the best student employee at the University.
just learn more."
coast after the summer.
Grigone is currently looking for internships in the Kansas City area and said she then wants to move to the west
Edited by Callan Reilly
CAMPUS
Kansan announces summer, fall management
LeGault, a sophomore journalism major studying news and information and strategic communications from Emporia, is currently the news editor and has previously worked as a news reporter and the special sections editor at the Kansan.
The Kansan Board of Directors named Emma LeGault editor-in-chief for the summer and fall semesters, Scott Weidner as business manager for the summer and Christina Carreira as business manager for the fall semester.
Weidner, a junior journalism
Carreira, a junior journalism major studying strategic communications from Hays, is currently a key account executive and has previously worked as the marketing manager, a senior account executive, a marketing account executive and a marketing specialist. Carreira was also a Google AdCamp participant.
major studying strategic communications from Shawnee, is currently a digital account executive and has previously worked as a marketing specialist and a production specialist at the Kansan. Weidner was also a communication intern for the United States Tennis Association.
— Katie Kutsko
Applications for the fall news staff will be available by the end of the week at kansan.com/apply. Anyone interested in working for
The advertising staff will hold information sessions Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Dole 2092 as well as Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. in Dole 2096. Incoming advertising management is hiring print account executives, digital account executive, marketing specialists, social media specialists and creative designers. Email sweidner@kansan.com with inquiries about the summer staff and ccarreira@kansan.com about the fall.
the summer news staff should send a resume and cover letter to applications@kansan.com. Email elegault@kansan.com with questions about either the summer or fall staffs.
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