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HAWK WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
TECHED OUT AND STRETCHED OUT
JESSIE BLAKEBOROUGH
jblakeborough@kansan.com
While students check out what the University has to offer as they arrive back on campus, Hawk Week organizers want them to check in, too.
"The new schedule allows student to get to participate in more events and be welcomed by the University for a longer period of time," said the New Student Orientation Director, Megan Baker.
For the first time, Hawk Week is pairing up with social network-ing website Foursquare to create the Rock Chalk Check in Challenge.
Foursquare, which was launched in 2009 and has more than 10 million users according to its website, allows users to "check in" on smart phones, post or receive suggestions about nearby venues and share their location with their friends while collecting points and virtual badges. Large and small businesses alike use Foursquare to reward frequent users with
Hawk Week 2011 will be longer than the previous years. Before, Hawk Week began the Sunday evening that students moved into the residence hall, and students started class the following Thursday. Now, with the academic year beginning on Monday, Hawk Week will run into the following weekend.
make to reward frequent users with
special discounts and other prizes.
The reorganization of this year's Hawk Week incorporates social media and an extended week-long schedule to reach out to students in new ways.
The Rock Chalk Check-in Challenge follows the same premise. By checking in to various locations throughout campus on their mobile devices, students become eligible for free drinks, KU apparel, flash drives, ticket discounts and a drawing with a grand prize of an iPad. To check in to a location, students can use Twitter to tweet with a hashtag of "#ku-sqs". With every check-in, students work toward earning a campus badge. Participants who collect all five campus badges are then eligible to enter the iPad drawing. Winners must be able to present proof of check-in along with a valid student ID.
"This is great, because right away students get an opportunity to see where they will have their classes and the layout of their buildings," Baker said. "But also to let them know it's not so scary and intimidating, and that they can use those spaces whenever they want."
Another new event for Hawk Week is Academic Day, which will be on Sunday. Departments and schools will open doors for new students to connect with the faculty of their specific schools.
DAY TIME EVENT LOCATION
THURS. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cosmic Bowling Kansas Union
FRI. 8 to 11 p.m. Rock Chalk Block Party Kansas Union
10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday Night Live Sabatini Resource Center
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Key KU departments open None specified
SAT. Begins at 11 a.m. Personal class schedule tours Strong Hall
8 to 8:45 p.m. Traditions Night Memorial Stadium
Begins at 9 p.m. Night on the Hill: DJ Earworm Campanile
Several Hawk Week classics will still be continued this year, including the Rock Chalk Block Party, the poster sale (which runs through Sept. 2) and Night on the Hill. Some of the more well-known events, however, will be moved to new locations.
"I think it's nice to change things up," said Andrea Stewart, a sophomore from Smith Center. "Now that it's more spread out, I might get to go
to more things."
In previous years, clubs and organizations have set up information tables on Strong Hall lawn. This year, the info fair has been renamed Hawk Flock on the Fieldhouse Lawn. Its new location is in front of the Booth Family Hall of Athletics, which is attached to Allen Fieldhouse.
In response to the changes, Student Senate Outreach Director Brandon Woodard encouraged returning students to rethink how they view Hawk Week.
The Movie on the Hill has been renamed Jayhawks Under the Stars, but remains in the same location on Daisy Hill behind Ellsworth Hall.
"Hawk Week has such a large variety of events that cater to all students," Woodard said. "Upper-classmen should definitely take advantage of Hawk Week. Not only will they be reminded of why they chose KU, they'll also make a few friends and have some fun along the way."
Overall, Baker said she wants students of any age or year to come away feeling more comfortable and knowledgeable about the wide range of opportunities offered at the University.
"First off, it's never too late to join or get involved," Baker said. "But also, it's possible the thing you're most interested in wasn't a club or organization when you started your freshman year. It's always worth it to give new things a try."
Edited by Joel Petterson
Schedule changes affect classes
BOBBY BURCH
bburch@kansan.com
Instead of attending the customary Thursday start at the beginning of each academic year, University of Kansas students will report to classes on a Monday for the first time since 1995.
While this year's start date is only three days later than the 2010 fall
semester, the difference prompts a host of scheduling changes during the next few years that will affect University operations.
The calendar adjustments — approved by the calendar committee of University Senate last spring — were made to correct inconsistencies in the number of Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Tuesday-Thursday classes. Beginning this
academic year, fall semester classes will start on a Monday, and spring semester classes will start the first Tuesday after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The changes will ensure an equal number of classes each day.
Fall break will be on a Monday and Tuesday rather than a Thursday and Friday. Spring break will
SEE SCHEDULE I 6A
TRAVEL
Alternative Breaks lets students travel, volunteer
ALEXA RUSH
arush@kansan.com
With summer's end forcing swimsuits to go back in the closet and textbooks to come out, many students are already counting down to their next vacation. Thanks to the Alternative Breaks program, that trip could be as soon as an upcoming weekend.
Alternative Breaks sends students across the nation to volunteer during winter, spring, summer, fall and weekend breaks. The organization's members hope to give more students an opportunity to get involved so they can see the benefit of volunteer work and community service in Lawrence and surrounding communities.
This year, Alternative Breaks is planning to enhance the weekend
portion of the program by having an alternative break almost every weekend this school year. Day trips cost $5 to attend, and overnight trips are $10.
Weeklong trips cost $275, which includes food, travel and lodging for the week. Students with Alternative Break experience can be selected as site leaders for a trip and pay $50 less.
"They have so many different options to fit everyone," Clemons said. "Whatever you're interested in or don't know a lot about, this is the right time to explore different issues in a way that you can give back and learn at the same time."
Jahmal Clemons, a senior from Wichita, took an Alternative Spring Break with the Houston AIDS Foundation.
Clemons thinks students who
experience Alternative Breaks have the opportunity to become more well-rounded and understanding and learn from the organizations they work with.
Any undergraduate or graduate student interested in participating must complete an application for the program at http://groups.ku.edu/ablacks.
- Edited by Alexandra Esposito
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Students from a 2011 Alternative Spring Break trip to Kentucky take a break from work on the Three Springs Farm. Alternative Breaks sends students across the country to volunteer during breaks from school and on weekends.
Index
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CROSSWORD 4C OPINION 15A DUOKU 5C
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