Tech Trek connects Jayhawks to Silicon Valley
Getting a job is often as much about who you know as it is what you know. For students looking to enter the technology field after graduation, the Jayhawk network has opened new doors in California’s Silicon Valley. This January, a group of about 20 KU students made the 2,000-mile trip from…
Film becomes second nature to conservation interns
Film & Media Studies interns raise profile of The Nature Conservancy efforts through films A new initiative between KU Film & Media Studies, The Nature Conservancy and ITC served as an opportunity for two talented students and an alumnus to create four informational videos that raise…
‘I Dream of Jeannie’ star gives theatre scholarship
A spring 2014 visit with students in the University of Kansas Department of Theatre inspired alumnus Jon Eicholtz and his wife, actress Barbara Eden, of Beverly Hills, California, to make a $300,000 gift to provide one full-ride undergraduate scholarship for a student who plans to be a professional…
Grant Encourages Creative Genius
Alumna combats violence against native women through tribal law reform Chaos. That’s how Sarah Deer, College alumna and MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winner, describes her typical day. Sarah Deer speaks with WGSS 521 “Women and Violence” class Mentoring students, counseling rape victims and fighting…
Oscar brings piece of Hollywood history to campus
Since 1929, the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards have captured the hearts of millions of fans. Widely considered to be the world’s most prestigious cinematic awards ceremony, the Oscars recognize the most iconic films in history. But did you know you can see, hold, and revel in a piece of…
Matt Jacobson, Prof of Film and Sci-Fi modeler
Matt Jacobson is an associate professor of film and science fiction modeler. When did you start building these models and why? I started building models in the early 1970's, when I was around 7 or 8. My father built models, and one day at a swap meet he bought me an Aurora "Seaview"…
Fed banks on art students for Centennial celebration
For the past four semesters, more than 50 visual art students, faculty and staff have been working on a commissioned work for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The sculpture, “An Abounding Asset: A Diligent Reserve,” became a permanent display Nov. 15 as the Reserve celebrates its 100th…
Professors pay it forward to fellow first-generation college students
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett and Steve Fawcett fund scholarship to ease burden on families"My mother was born in Sidney, Montana in the spring of 1911, the second of four daughters. She had an itinerant upbringing, the little girls often piled into the car late at night to outrun the landlord and…
Studying artistic traditions in Japan
Dividing their time among five locations over four weeks, a group of four KU art students were immersed in the history and culture of Japan. The students participated in the two major artist residency programs in Japan, MI-LAB and Awagami Factory, where they received hands-on demonstrations…
Katie Conrad, English Prof and Local Band Member
Katie Conrad is an associate professor of English and a member of the Lawrence band, MAW The Lawrence band MAW is a group with deep KU connections. Fiddle player Kit Cole works at KU on course content accessibility. Three other band members Tracy Floreani (guitar, vocals), Julie…