Winter grad profiles 2017
Learning from the experiences of other Jayhawks is the best way to make the most of your time on the Hill. So, we asked some of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students who are candidates for completing their degrees in the Fall and Summer of 2017 to share some advice. Read their words,…
Meet the CLAS of 2017: Humanities
Our humanities graduates push boundaries, driven by the conviction that anything is possible. They look to the past to understand different ways of living, and to make sense of how change happens and why the world developed the way it did. They interrogate the present, analyzing real problems that…
Meet the CLAS of 2017: Social Sciences
These graduating Jayhawks are fascinated by the way the world works. From the individual, to the local, to social media, to crises across the globe, their studies have prepared them to make a difference at all levels, and they're already making an impact. Some found their passion for the social…
Meet the CLAS of 2017: Sciences
Our graduates are not only scientists but leaders in the lab, classroom and across the campus. Some found their passions early in life, while others discovered it after trying other things. These Jayhawks combine their science degrees with language skills, understandings of politics and…
Meet the CLAS of 2017: Arts
Our arts graduates pursue their passions with heart and intent. As they created, they developed useful skills and knowledge, and career paths emerged before their eyes. Whether on the stage, behind the camera or creating art and products with their chosen tools, these Jayhawks go out into the world…
Graduation Profile: Trading in computer screens for nature scenes
Rachael during her KU soil science lab classOne week into her first desk job, avid hiker and outdoorsman Rachael Boothe knew that she wanted to trade in her computer screen for fresh air and scenic views. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Rachael spent her…
Graduation profile: Passion for rural medicine shapes aspirations
Growing up in a town of less than 150 people tends to leave an impression on a person. Emily Lenherr’s experience was such a positive one, she planned her future around returning to it. Lenherr, a senior from Windom, is a neurobiology major on her way to the University of Kansas Medical…
Graduation Profile: An accidental Jayhawk learns to shine behind the scenes
Four years ago Gabe Alaniz never would have agreed that a liberal arts degree at a large, research university would be the best place to study theatre. Now? This accidental Jayhawk wouldn’t change a thing. First-generation college students face numerous challenges when arriving on a college campus…
Graduation Profile: Setting goals and never looking back
Evan Traylor is the kind of person who goes after what he wants and doesn’t look back. From his first campus tour, Evan knew KU was the right fit – so it was the only college he applied to. He decided on his double major in political science and Jewish studies and minor in leadership studies even…
Graduation profile: When opportunity knocks, senior answers
Kierstin McMichael is the definition of busy. Between leadership positions and jobs on campus, reading and studying hundreds of pages a week for her English major, working with not just one but two distinguished professors, and advising fellow students, she finds little time for sleep, let…