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School of Business personnel recently met with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to discuss sustainability in Kansas. Pictured, from left, are Phil Ross, Jeff Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability; Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson; Douglas May, professor of business; Ray Anderson, School of Business Sutton Lecturer; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius; Keith Chauvin, School of Business assistant dean; and KU student Brian Reynolds.

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KU's National Champion basketball team made a triumphant return to campus April 8 with a rally in Memorial Stadium that drew an estimated 25,000 fans. Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius were among the speakers.

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Journalist Lisa Ling spoke April 3 at the Lied Center as part of the SUA Student Lecture Series. Ling is a former co-host of "The View" and was host of The National Geographic Channel's "Explorer."

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Former "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw speaks with Jonathan Earle, associate director for programming at the Dole Institute of Politics. Brokaw gave the 2008 Dole Lecture April 10. The visit, dubbed "An Afternoon with Tom Brokaw," was his first to campus since he emceed the dedication of the building in 2003.

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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Lawrence Mayor Michael Dever recently proclaimed April 14-20 Elizabeth Sherbon Week in honor of the centennial celebration of her birth. Sherbon, a longtime Lawrence resident and 1930 KU grad, was a member of the Martha Graham and Jean Erdman dance companies in New York City and was Graham's teaching assistant before directing the KU dance program from 1961 to 1975. The city of Lawrence awarded Sherbon the Cultural Enhancement Award in 1993 for her contributions to the city's artistic and cultural life.