NEWS IN BRIEF
Universal bus access to start in fall
All faculty, staff and students will be able to ride KU buses at no cost starting in the fall semester.Student Senate approved universal bus access, which will allow anyone with a KUID to ride any route of KU on Wheels or the Park and Ride Express. Donna Hultine, director of Parking and Transit, said that riders can take any on-campus bus route without being required to present an ID. Visitors will be able to ride on campus routes without a fare as well.
Faculty, staff and students will be required to show a KUID when taking an off-campus route.
KU directory entry updates due June 13
University departments are being asked to update their entries in the administrative offices section, or "white pages," of the 2008-09 KU directory by June 13.Department representatives should review relevant sections of the 2007-08 directory, note all references to their department and photocopy all relevant pages and mark deletions, additions and other updates in red ink.
For changes to individual faculty and staff listings in the blue-bar pages, faculty and staff should contact their department's personnel-related staff representative.
Each department and division should also add its central e-mail address. For instance, the School of Fine Arts would be fineart@ku.edu. These e-mail addresses will be printed in the administrative listings.
The name, phone number and e-mail of the department representative making the changes should be included on the pages and sent by campus mail to Evie Rapport at University Relations by 5 p.m. June 13. For more information, contact Rapport at 864-8869 or erapport@ku.edu.
Blog to give live updates of tour
The 11th annual Wheat State Whirlwind Tour will be on the road May 19-23, but those not along for the ride won't have to wait until the travelers come back to hear about the trip.A tour blog will document the travels of the more than 40 faculty and staff on the tour. The blog, at www.wheatstate.ku.edu/blog, will be an outlet in which tour participants can record their impressions of the tour, thoughts on their travel and what they have learned about Kansas.
Dyche Hall finalist for 'Eight Wonders'
The Kansas Sampler Foundation has nominated Dyche Hall as one of 24 finalists for the "Eight Wonders of Kansas Architecture." The top eight will be selected by popular online vote. Individuals can vote up to three times with one e-mail account. To vote, visit www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/architecture.php.
Cancer program wins coveted award
The cancer program at the KU Hospital has been awarded the Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons. The award is among the most prestigious for cancer centers, going to about 15 percent of programs surveyed in 2007.The award recognizes cancer programs that that strive for excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients. It comes after a detailed site survey of the cancer program.
Steam shutdown set to begin May 18
Facilities Operations has announced the annual steam shutdown will take place May 18-23. Steam will be shut off at approximately 10:30 p.m. May 18. The boilers will be refired at approximately 8 a.m. May 23. Steam should be available by the afternoon of May 23.The shutdown is necessary to perform critical maintenance and repairs to boilers, valves, air, steam and feed systems.
Proposals sought for 'ART@MRB' display
The Department of Art and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies are welcoming proposals from KU graduate students for artwork inspired by themes such as discovery, research, bioscience, health and the quest for knowledge. Selected work will go on exhibition during 2008-09 at the Multidisciplinary Research Building.Proposals should be submitted electronically as a PDF file (at least 300 dpi) to Dawn Marie Guernsey, chair of the Department of Art, at guernsey@ku.edu and Megan Gannon in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at mgannon@ku.edu.
Deadline for proposals is May 19. Students will be notified by May 30 and must submit completed work by Sept. 1.
A reception in the fall will showcase the exhibition and recognize participating artists. Students whose works are selected will receive $600.
This is the third year for "ART@MRB" and the first time work by graduate students will be featured. As many as six projects will be funded.
Participating students must be enrolled during the 2008-09 academic year, and up to three proposals may be submitted per student. Proposals should be no more than two 8 1/2 x11 inch pages and must contain information about the artist, an e-mail address, a brief narrative that describes the proposed work and sketches, photographs or other images that illustrate the project.
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