18A SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1996
KU EDITION
LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD
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Mike Wellman, facilities manager for the Adams Alumni Center, left, and Bryan Greve, manager of the Learned Club, are helping usher in changes in the membership structure that will enable more people to use the center.
Club chanaes menu to attract more visitors
Alumni Center open to all
- The recent elimination of Learned Club dues at the Adams Alumni Center has the KU facility's social corner buzzing.
BY MATT GOWEN
JOURNAL-WORLD WRITER
Come on in, alumni.
As of July 1, any member of the Kansas University Alumni Association could dine, drink and relax at the Learned Club, the elegant restaurant and bar on the second floor of the Adams Alumni Center.
Previously, annual dues in addition to association dues were required for Learned Club membership. No more.
And the change already has the place hopping, club manager Bryan Greve said.
"We're already hearing a buzz about the new dues and the new club membership," Greve said. "Every table in here was full last night."
Menu changes, which emphasize quality over quantity, are also in store for club visitors.
"We're creating menus that
will appear to a broader range of tastes," Greve said. "And we've streamlined it somewhat to hopefully expedite the food preparation."
Greve added that despite the changes, the club will retain in element omnia
"The alumni center serves as the campus gathering place for retired faculty, current faculty and students, friends and all members of the university community."
Mike Wellman
its elegant ambience.
we're maintaining our niche as a special occasion club," Greve said. "It's still a private club, in that (association) membership is still a prerequisite."
Although the venue remains the same, the restructured dues are part of a larger campaign constantly waged by the center's executives and staff - to remind the university community that the alumni facility was built for all lavahaws.
"This was built, in essence, by alumni for alumni," facilities manager Mike Wellman said.
Using alumni contributions, the stately brick building was finished and dedicated in 1983. At times, Wellman said, the center fights an image of stuffy, business-like inaccessibility. But for every board
room and conference room, there is a music room, a recreation room or a library.
"The alumni center serves as the campus gathering place for retired faculty, current faculty and students, friends and all members of the university community," Wellman said.
Visitors to the center can enjoy a walk through the library, or a stroll down the vintage photograph-lined halls, to soak up Jayhawk lore.
Home football games, he added, are the perfect opportunity for the alumni center to show
its true, crimson and blue colors.
is true, crimson and blue color. A tailgate buffet before the Jayhawks Aug. 29 kick-off battle with Ball State heralds the start of the 1996 season. Association members who call for reservations can enjoy the buffet. And as the pep band plays out front, and the Jayhawk mingles in the crowd, the atmosphere will glitter with excitement.
"It's a very festive feeling," Greve said.
Association members in the area, Wellman said, will likely be the first to embrace the new membership structure. The ultimate goal is to keep alumni worldwide in constant contact with the association, so that every visit is a homecoming.
"One of the objectives is to make all association members, regardless of their geographic location, feel as if this is their home when the come back to campus." Wellman said.
The alumni association can be reached via the Internet, at ksalumni@kuaa.wpo.ukans.edu
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