All activities at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park have been canceled Wednesday after a fire was reported in the basement of Regnier Hall. KU spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said the fire was reported at 3:05 p.m. An emergency alert was sent to the university community shortly after that, asking for the campus to be evacuated. "First responders arrived quickly, there were no injuries and the campus is ...
The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that it would extend the campus’ spring break and asked faculty members to prepare online learning materials during the break to preempt rapidly growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the United States. In a campuswide announcement, Chancellor Douglas Girod and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer announced that beginning March 23, courses would ...
The state of Kansas is one step closer to a law that would allow student-athletes in the state to profit off the use of their name, image and likeness while in school — provided 15 other states pass legislation first. Members of the Kansas Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday easily advanced Senate Bill 474 to a vote of the full Senate with virtually no discussion. Kansas' legislation, which was prompted in ...
The University of Kansas is continuing to evaluate its plan of action for dealing with the spreading coronavirus, or COVID-19, once spring break ends and classes resume next week. Among the options being studied is when it would be appropriate for classes to be held in an online-only setting, minimizing the number of people who would need to be on the university's campuses at any given time. KU spokesperson ...
The beginning of Barbara Bichelmeyer’s tenure as the University of Kansas’ first permanent provost since April 2018 has been a whirlwind. Bichelmeyer’s return to her alma mater — where she earned four degrees — has been packed with meetings and briefings on campus issues. Several times, in an interview with the Journal-World last week, she jokingly referred to them by how far into her tenure they ...
The 483 crimes reported to the University of Kansas' Public Safety Office in 2019 were the lowest in the last decade, KU announced in a news release Friday. Theft and vandalism remain the most reported crimes on the Lawrence campus, but those numbers also dropped in 2019. The office received 103 reports of theft last year, down from 150 the year before. "It is particularly gratifying to see our community ...