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Unclassified Senate plans mini Wheat State tour

On the road again

Unclassified Senate's Wheat State Whirlwind tour will be May 9 and feature stops in Topeka, Cottonwood Falls and Council Grove. The 10th annual full version of the tour will hit the road from May 21 to 25. For the full itinerary of the Wheat State Whirlwind Tour, visit www.wheatstate.ku.edu.

The Unclassified Senate will host a Wheat State Whirlwind Mini Tour on May 9.

Applications will be on a first come, first serve basis as space is limited.

The mini tour will depart at 8 a.m. from the KU Visitor Center, stop at the Hays House in Council Grove for lunch, and return to KU by 5 p.m. The trip will also include stops at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and Cottonwood Falls.

The tour was organized by Margey Frederick, special events coordinator, and will be joined by Vice Provost Don Steeples and Jim McCauley from the Kansas Geological Survey. Both have provided expert commentary on previous Wheat State Whirlwind tours.

The full itinerary and applications can be found on the Unclassified Senate Web site at www.unclassifiedsenate.ku.edu. The itinerary can also be found at www.oread.ku.edu

The cost will be $10 per person, payable upon acceptance into the program. For more information, contact John Augusto at jaugusto@ku.edu.

May 9, 2007 — Unclassified Senate Day Trip

8 a.m. Load bus at the KUVC
8:10 a.m. Depart for Topeka (27 miles)
8:50 a.m. Arrive Monroe School
Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site
Speaker: Deborah Dandridge
9:30 a.m. Depart for Council Grove (65 miles)
10:30 a.m. Arrive Council grove
Tour downtown, talk to residents
11:00 a.m. Lunch at the Hays House
12:15 - Depart for Z-Bar Ranch/ Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
12:45 p.m. Arrive Z-Bar Ranch, tour
1:30 p.m. Depart for Cottonwood Falls (20 miles)
1:45 p.m. Arrive Cottonwood Falls
Tour downtown, talk to residents, see courthouse
3 p.m. Return to Lawrence (98 miles)
5 p.m. Arrive KUVC

The full itinerary and applications can be found on the Unclassified Senate Web site at www.unclassifiedsenate.ku.edu. The itinerary can also be found at www.oread.ku.edu

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