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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into the soul of another boy.
-Woody Allen
FACT OF THE DAY
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Mario Chalmers book signing photo gallery
Congressman and KU grad Kevin Yoder visited KU's campus Monday to give a presentation.
The Oread hosted a signing session promoting Almarie Chalmers' book and allowed fans to receive Mario Chalmers autograph.
Ready for Commencement? The Grad Final is today and tomorrow in the KS Union lobby 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. It is a must for all graduates. You can apply for graduation, order announcements, get your picture taken in cap and gown, and much more.
What's going on?
TUESDAY February 22
Adele's album "21" drops on Feb. 22 and SUA is hosting a listening party. Come to listen and enjoy free pizza courtesy of Sony Music. Students can also enter to win a copy of "21."
WEDNESDAY
February 23
For more events, see calendar.ku.edu
An ISSS advisor will explain eligibility and application procedures for the 17-month OPT extension available to students in certain Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics degree programs. Also discussed will be the potential for extending F-1 status and OPT work authorization for students who have a timely filed petition for H-1b approved or pending with an effective date beyond the expiration of their OPT authorization.
THURSDAY
February 24
KU Theatre for Young People will present H.G. Wells' The Time Machine at 10:30 a.m.in William Inge Memorial Theatre at Murphy Hall. Tickets are $10 for the public, $9 for senior citizens and KU faculty and staff and $5 for KU students.
February 26
SATURDAY
SUA Presents the first ever KUs Dancing With the Stars! Spend an evening watching ten couples comprised of highly-recognized individuals of the KU community put on their dancing shoes and show off their skills on the dance floor. In the midst of a frigid winter the Kansas Ballroom will heat up with elegance and classy fun! Come join the beginning of a great annual tradition. This free event will begin at 7 p.m. Check out a complete list of stars on suaevents.com.
February 27
Dr. Berghouw will perform on the 53 bronze bells housed in the World War II Memorial Cam panile. In the event of inclement weather the concert will be canceled.
SUNDAY
FRIDAY February 25
■ Missed a movie this fall? Need something to do this weekend? Be sure to check out our Campus Movies series. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but you definitely will not go broke. All movies are shown at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, level 5. Tickets: FREE with Student Saver Card, $2 with valid KUID, $3 for general public.
MONDAY February 28
Stacy Nadeau, one of the original Dove Evolution models, will engage personally with the audience and help them understand that true beauty is not dependent upon the tanness of our skin or the number on our waistlines.
SCIENCE
Students honored for their research
Thirteen graduate students presented their research to state and education officials last week at the eighth annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit.
The research areas represented included the physical and natural sciences, engineering, sociology, history and education. On Feb. 17 Kansas State University, Wichita State, and the University of Kansas sent 34 students to the Docking State Office Building in Topeka. Of the thirteen grad students who represented the University, five were from the medical center..
Bioengineering doctoral student Sommer Amundsen and mechanical engineering doctoral student Michael Mangus were the two KU students to receive the $1000 awards.The awards were funded through the Kansas University Endowment Association by Jill and Tom Docking and
At the conclusion of the summit, eight $1,000 awards were presented to two students from each of the four state institutions.
KansasBio, a program that promotes bioscience research.
The students presented their work to state representatives and senators — including the lieutenant governor — members of the Board of Regents and Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little.
ACTIVISM
John Augusto, assistant dean of graduate studies, said the research summit gave students the opportunity show what they found in their research while explaining its need and benefit to Kansans. Augusto said if you were not on a university campus it could be difficult to understand what it means to do research
Organizations aid Kenyan villages
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"This event takes complex, high-level research and pairs it with a two-minute synopsis to say 'here's my research and why it matters," Augusto said.
Dean of graduate studies Sara Rosen stressed the importance of research to everyone and said the summit gave students the opportunity to explain that.
Front Row L-R: Michelle Loewenstein, Jami Jones, Stephen Fawcett (Director), Christina Holt, Fafne Vargas-Hemandez Back Row L-R: Dan Schober, Jonella Watson-Thompson, Aura M
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Vargas-Hern... Back Row L-R: Dan Schober, Jomella Watson-Thompson, Aura Morgan, Momina Sims, Vicki Collie-Akers, Kaston Anderson, Marivia Jones, Jerry Schultz (Co-Director), Sheetal Pandya
The Uhuru Child Organization created a resettlement village in Kenya, providing 900 displaced people with food, clean water, health care, classrooms and educational funds after the Kenyan post-election violence in 2008. According to Joe Heritage, Uhuru's project manager, all of the displaced persons living in tents have moved into homes since the project began.
extracurricular activities.
The Community Tool Box foundations hosted the Out of the Box competition to find an organization that provided innovation for community health and development. The Uhuru Child Organization was presented with the grand prize of $5,000.
The second-prize winner, Fountain of Hope Youth Initiative, received a $2,000 award through Out of the Box. Also located in Kenya, this organization began to provide girls with sanitary pads in 2007. Now, the group helps children affected by HIV/AIDS achieve success in academics and
More than 309 organizations entered to win the Out of the Box grand prize. The applicants all addressed issues of importance with their projects. These included the environment, HIV/AIDS and public health.
"The competition made it possible for people around the world to share what works and to inspire others to take action." Stephen Fawcett, Director of the Work Group for Community Health and Development, said in a statement on the organization's website.
"We thought a competition that involved an international panel of judges, as well as public voting,
According to Christina Holt Associate Director for Community Tool Box Services Work Group for Community Health and Development, an international panel of judges rated the applicants based on their degree of innovation,the quality of implementation of community processes and the overall quality of the project. The judges determined the finalists, then the public voted for the two winners.
would engage others in identifying and selecting those truly ground-breaking initiatives'.Holt said.
the Community Tool Box is a public service created by the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University. This group offers free advice and information for building healthy communities. They provide over 7,000 pages of free guidance on creating and improving functional communities. The Community Tool Box has been established for
16 years and has helped millions of people around the world to develop better communities.
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"Our aspiration is to eventually make the Community Tool Box available in every major UN language in order to promote community building, civic participation health, democracy, equality and justice around the world," Holt said.
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