College wasn’t on Connor Veneski’s radar as a high school student. Instead, he was leaning toward a future in welding or in the military. But not only did college become a reality for Veneski, he's also now a bit of a trailblazer. Veneski, a 2017 graduate of Haskell Indian Nations University, just finished his first semester at Harvard Law School. And while it’s not unusual for Haskell graduates to ...
Mehrzad Alison discovered long ago that jealousy could be a muse. As a child, Alison, 57, envied a classmate who was always drawing and being praised by the teacher. Alison was so jealous of the attention the boy was receiving that he began drawing. It worked. He gained the teacher’s attention. At the same time, he discovered his passion for art at a young age. In recent weeks, Alison moved his business, ...
When Noah Ries was running for the University of Kansas student body president last spring, he promised that, if elected, he would work to make textbooks more affordable. Now, he’s trying to keep that campaign pledge. Once in office, Ries discovered two resources: Open Educational Resources through KU libraries, a service that includes a curated list of more than 500 cheap or free textbooks through the Open ...
Keeping with the simplicity of the sleek, glass-walled house, a plain wreath hangs from the front door at 1224 E. 12th St. In September Chad and Elissa Turner moved into the East Lawrence house that was designed and built by KU School of Architecture students enrolled in Studio 804. Months later, they find themselves enjoying the holidays in an awarding-winning home. The house was recently one of 20 projects, ...
Fear of losing an interim dean during a critical time at the University of Kansas has led KU's interim provost to suggest bypassing the usual protocol for hiring deans — a move that has shocked some in the university community. Interim Provost Carl Lejuez made the suggestion to keep Clarence Lang, the interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in the CLAS position for another three years in a ...
While the University of Kansas campus was almost deserted Wednesday for winter break, two students were hard at work finishing a fall semester project. Azra Krdzalic and Lake Giron, both third-year students in the School of Architecture, were with their professor, Keith Van de Riet, who teaches a design-build class focusing on renovation of Weaver Courtyard. The courtyard, named after former owners of Weaver's ...