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Calendar
**What:** Merienda Brown Bag Lecture with Artist Diego Teo
**When:** Noon to 1 p.m.
**Where:** Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium
**About:** Public presentation open to English and Spanish speakers with artist-in-residence Diego Teo and lunch
Friday, Oct. 11
What: Haim concert
When: 8 p.m.
When: 8 p.m.
Where: The Granada Theater
About: Concert presented by Student Union Activities and KJHK
Cost: $7 advance KU student, $10 KU student at door
What: Bengali Fall Festival
When: All day
Where: Big 12 Room, Kansas Union
About: Idols, artistry and performance
by Bollywood singer
What: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
When: 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: 318 Bailey Hall
About: Film night and snacks hosted by
Center for Russian, East European and
Eurasian studies
Saturday, Oct. 12
What: Wrapped Words
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: Public art project inspired by Leslie Dill's "Thread Man" for the Art Cart series
What: Cosmic Bowling
When: 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Where: Jaybowl, Kansas Union
About: Free bowling for KU students presented by Student Union Activities
Sunday, Oct. 13
What: Elizabeth Berghout
When: 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Where: Memorial Campanile
About: Performance using the 53 bells in the World War II Memorial Campanile
What: Diego Teo Artist Residency
When: All day
CAMPUS
Where: Spencer Museum of Art About: International artist-in-residence Diego Teo will use the public gallery as a studio space
Student callers help secure Endowment funds
LASHLEIGH TIDWELL
atidwell@kansan.com
This year KU Endowment provided nearly $120 million in funding for the University.
This funding provided scholarships to more than 6,000 students, which totaled an estimated $29.5 million.
It is easy to see that the thousands of donors who contribute nearly 60 percent of the University's funding each year are the true heroes of the University, but what you can't see is the people behind the scenes who garner these donations every day. In the basement of the Endowment building, between 5 and 9 p.m., 24 student callers sit in lines at computers making the important calls that bring in between $6,000 and $12,000 every night. It's a relaxed scene; there are games, snacks, Snuggies and coloring books, but everyone is hard at work making about 250 calls in just four hours.
"We try to keep it light and fun" said Ethan Rempel, the call center coordinator. "If they're having fun while they're here we get a lot more done and it keeps the spirit up."
Bempel said it can be intimidating to call a complete stranger and ask for money, which is why he wants to keep the callers comfortable and engaged. According to Bempel, having relaxed callers helps to foster better conversations with donors, which is helpful for both students and alumni.
When calling alumni, students
have the opportunity to talk to great people and share their experiences from the University. Rempel said this connection helps both parties feel more comfortable and tends to collect more donations.
tneir careers and advice they have for students like me," said Jade Hall, a junior from Derby who is a student caller at the call center.
Along with getting to talk to a variety of alumni, the callers can see a direct impact that their work has on the University.
"Alumni enjoy conversations with students who can
The Endowment provided more than $3.7 million in 2013 to help
"Every student working on our campaign can say they feel and see the impact of their work every time they walk across campus."
share new and exciting happenings on campus," Rempel said.
Not only is it an opportunity to have a great conversation, but student callers also get the opportunity to talk to professionals working in their field and make lasting connections.
ETHAN REMPEL Call center coordinator
"It's really great to ask them about
bring professors to the University. This money has helped bring and retain top professors from around the world to enrich academics for students. In addition
"Every student working on our campaign can say they feel and see the impact of their work every time
the Endowment supplies funding for building projects across campus. Currently, Endowment is helping to provide 200 trees for the construction project on Jayhawk Boulevard.
In addition,
they walk across campus" Rempel said.
For Hall, directly raising money for the University has been a rewarding opportunity.
"As a student that has received a scholarship from the University, knowing that I am giving other students that opportunity is really awesome," Hall said. "It makes the job worth it."
Though the student callers aren't the sole reason for the Endowment's success, they play a major role in their efforts. In 2013 the call center raised $1.2 million with donations that were mostly made in increments between $10 and $150.
Rempel attributes all the success from the call center to the students who work there.
"It helps immensely that we have an engaged group of alumni and a passionate group of student fundraisers to reach out to them," Rempel said. "Their hard work and dedication to building relationships with our alumni are the foundation for all the success our campaign enjoys."
Edited by Jessica Mitchell
BY THE NUMBERS
6,000 students received scholarships from KU Endowment funds this year
79 new scholarship funds were established through Endowment in 2013
44,500 donors gave in 2013 $119.4 million provided to KU in 2013
Since its founding in 1891, they have provided more than $2 billion to KU
Provided $17.3 million to the University for construction, furnishing, equipment and supplies in 2013
The KU call center raised $1.2 million in 2013
The call center make 6,000 calls each night
Donations made range from $10 to $4,000
HEALTH
Warm weather increases risk of West Nile Virus
With fall weather slow to arrive in Kansas, the threat of West Nile Virus continues past its usual June through September season.
According to the CDC, West Nile Virus is a virus spread most commonly through infected mosquitoes. Anyone who is bitten by an infected mosquito risks contracting the virus.
This year, 23 cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in Kansas, including two deaths. No cases have been reported in Douglas County yet, but the Kansas Department of Health and Environment still warns people to be cautious.
"Cases are on the rise in Kansas. We want to bring this to everyone's attention as we expect an increase in this disease before winter is here, and we strongly encourage the use of methods that prevent mosquito bites," Robert Moser, M.D., KDHE Secretary and State Health Officer said in a press release.
Some prevention methods include wearing bug spray on skin and clothes, especially in the morning and evening when there are more
mosquitoes out. Students should also check that window and door screens are secure to prevent the bugs from getting indoors. Most people show no symptoms, but in some cases the virus can be fatal. Symptoms usually begin to show up 2 to 6 days after being bitten.
For more information on the virus and the best types of bug spray to use visit: cdc.westnile
Kaitlyn Klein
CAMPUS
Student Senate approves accessible entrance
Student Senate approved a resolution to ask University administration to add an accessible entrance to Strong Hall at its meeting last night.
Authorized by Erin Howard, AbleHawks and Allies senator, and Drew Harger, assistant treasurer, the resolution passed with a vote of 55 in favor with one abstention. It was amended to state
Edited by Sarah Kramer
One of the more heated debates was over a bill that would no longer require the executive secretary to make three scrapbooks archiving the full year of the Senate. Tyler Childress, chief of staff, said a scrapbook was not made for the previous year, nor had one been started this year. The bill failed with a vote of 39-22-0.
The Senate also passed a resolution asking the University administration to switch over to double-sided printing campus wide with a vote of 40-16-2. It also asks that should some printing costs be deferred with this change, those savings be passed along to students. Harger said he did not think the resolution was ready to be passed on to the administration and that more research needs to be done before deciding.
Source: cdc,goo
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that Student Senate should not be asked to pay the costs of construction.
The only accessible entrance to Strong Hall is located in the back of the building. Howard said.
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