Graduation ceremonies scheduled at KU

The schedule for fall graduation ceremonies at Kansas University has been announced.

Five KU schools have December recognition ceremonies for graduates. The others honor fall graduates in the spring.

The schedule is:

• school of engineering, 10 a.m. Dec. 13, Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.
• school of business, 2 p.m. Dec. 13, Lied Center.
• school of journalism, 1 p.m. Dec. 14, Woodruff Auditorium.
• college of liberal arts and sciences, 2 p.m. Dec. 14, Lied Center.
• school of law, 7 p.m. Dec. 19, Woodruff Auditorium.

Chili feed to benefit city scholarship fund

The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department plans a chili feed Dec. 6 to benefit its youth scholarship fund.

The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1000 Ky.

Tickets for the event are $5 and can be purchased at all Parks and Recreation facilities.

The department annually awards more than $12,000 in scholarships to area youths who participate in the department’s programs and activities. In the past eight years it has awarded more than $100,000.

For more information about the fund, call department officials at 832-3450.

KU professor to discuss Vietnam’s rural impact

A Kansas University professor will discuss the effects of the Vietnam War on rural America during a presentation Tuesday at the Watkins Community Museum of History.

Jack Hofman, an associate professor of anthropology, will focus on the lives of 22 servicemen from western Oklahoma who died between 1965 and 1972 in Vietnam. Hofman also will discuss the connections among the men and veterans from Kansas, an indication of the effects the war had on families and communities in rural areas.

The free discussion is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the museum, 1047 Mass.