University sets exams

Kansas University has announced the following final examinations:

• Osama Abdel-Ghafer, linguistics, “Copular Constructions in Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Hebrew and English,” 10:30 a.m. Monday, 418 Blake Hall.
• Damon Osbourn, chemistry, “Instrumentation and Methods for Capillary Electrophoresis,” 1 p.m. Dec. 16, 6092 Malott Hall.
• Christopher Caldwell, philosophy, “Motivating Ethical Pluralism,” 9 a.m. Dec. 17, 3097 Wescoe Hall.
• Allyson Charbonnet, chemistry, “Development of Analytical Techniques for the in vivo Investigation of Oxidative Stress,” 1:30 p.m. Dec. 17, 6092 Malott Hall.
• Delilah Caldwell, philosophy, “Language and the Objectivity of Value,” 2 p.m. Dec. 18, 3097 Wescoe.

KU museum gift shop reopens after repairs

Natural Selections, the gift shop at the Kansas University Natural History Museum, has reopened after renovations.

The gift shop, near the main entrance on the fourth floor, hadn’t been renovated since it opened in 1970. The project added a second exit and sprinklers in the shop.

The museum will offer a 20 percent off sale Dec. 20 and 21 to commemorate the reopening.

Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The museum and shop will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26 and on Jan. 1.

KU alumnus finalist for Nebraska job

A graduate of Kansas University is a finalist for a top leadership position at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

John Christensen, who has a doctorate degree in speech pathology and audiology from KU, is one of two finalists announced for the position of vice chancellor for academic and student affairs.

Christensen has served in various positions at UNO since 1978, and was named dean of the College of Education in 1999. Earlier this semester, he was appointed interim vice chancellor for academic and student affairs until a permanent candidate is named.

The only other announced finalist is Sona Andrews, vice provost at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.