WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2003
FEATURE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 17
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Camp counselor Victor Tuttle, Lawrence sophomore, handles an adult Bull snake at the Prairie Park Nature center. Yesterday afternoon, Tuttle worked for the Science Camp, one of the two camps being offered this summer at the center.
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Shawna Trarbach, Lawrence sophomore, waters plants on Massachusetts Street, making what she calls "poop soup". During the summer she works 40 hours a week for the Horticulture Division of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department on a downtown crew, and yesterday afternoon was no exception.
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Elliott Beall, Wichita junior and KU maintenance worker, leans against a truck before the start of his landscaping shift. For the last two summers, Beall has worked landscaping jobs at the University.
"The hours are flexible," Cheatham said. "And I'm always done when the sun goes down."
course, and said she liked everything about her job.
Cheatham is also a summer intern at Willoughby Design Group in Kansas City, Mo. Cheatham said she enjoyed both jobs but preferred her job at the country club because being outdoors was better than the view from any window. She said she would probably be working indoors after she graduated, so she wanted to be outside as much as possible while she still had the chance.
Elliott Beall, Wichita junior, has done
Grosshans said the department had been lucky so far this year because the weather had been mild and more comfortable for the employees.
Kip Grosshans, associate director of student housing, said the landscaping job was perfect for students because it was early in the morning and left the afternoon available for classes or other activities.
landscaping full time for the department of student housing for the past two summers. He said he was working as much as possible and was trying to save enough money to last him through the next school year. He said he enjoyed his job because he got to do something different every day.
"I just like being outside and checking people out," he said.
"I just like being outside and checking people out."
Elliott Beall Wichita junior
Marty Birrell, director of summer camps at Prairie Park Nature Center, said she employed several KU students each summer and was always satisfied with their work.
Jessy Knudson, Abilene senior, is a counselor at the Kids Summer Science Camp. Knudson, an environmental studies major, said her job was a great opportunity because it was related to her career interests.
She said she and the other counselors supervised about 20 children and educated them about animals and nature.
"We bring in live animals and teach the kids about them," Knudson said. "We take walks on the nature trails every day."
Birrell said students studying science often had the perfect background to be counselors at the science camp. She said she looked for students who had been campers themselves to be counselors at the more fun-oriented adventure camp where outdoor skills were important.
"I'm astounded at the number of applications we get from KU students every year," Birrell said.
—Edited by Ehren Meditz