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ExCEL highlights academically talented students
requirements, including
full-time undergraduate status and a 3.0 or higher GPA. Nominees also need to go through an interview process.
In return for their hard work, winners receive a spot in the homecoming parade and an annual $500 scholarship, awarded during half-time of the big game.
"We've had over 60 applicants this year," said Kristopher Nielsen.
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chairman of the Homecoming Steering Committee. "We haven't picked out the finalists yet. That'll happen close to Homecoming Week itself."
EXCEL, which stands for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership, began
to commend one student of each gender for achievements in the classroom and KU community.
Representatives from Student Union Activities, the Board of Class Officers, the Student Involvement and Leadership Center and the Steering Committee choose the recipients each year.
The award took the place of the
ing of a homecoming queen and was instated so that students of both genders could be recognized. "The winners get formally announced at halftime of the game. They also still get to ride in the back of a vehicle during the homecoming parade earlier in the day," Nielson said.
In addition to the scholarship award and unique role in the homecoming events, the winners
a role in an annual leadership conference organized in the spring by the SILC office.
The Blueprints Leadership Conference is held at the university every spring and features guest speakers, workshops and other activities focused on leadership and community activism. The ExCEL winners will have a hand in planning next year's conference with SILC.
now, this year's winners will get to enjoy the simple pleasure of starring in a parade, taking center stage at a football game and. of course, a nice scholarship to show for their hard work.
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"I'm excited to see it on the college level with thousands of people involved."
NICKI ROSE
Topeka sophomore
"Is it really wrong to say that it is the best week ever? Because it is."
What do you think?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HOMECOMING?
EMILY LUBARSKY Shawne sophomore "I think homecoming is a great opportunity to get people together and gather school spirit and to celebrate being a Jayhawk."
MOLLY FISTER
Lawrence freshman
"I think it is a fun way to bring people together, but it feels a little bit like high school."
DAKOTA CHINO Acoma Pueblo Reservation, N.M., sophomore
"It is pretty much a blast from any way that you look at it — all of the activities and the excitement that builds up. It is just awesome."
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