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The '''University of Kansas''' ('''KU''') is a [[public university|public research university]] and the largest university in the [[State of Kansas]]. KU campuses are located in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]], [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]], and [[Kansas City, Kansas]], with the main campus located in Lawrence on [[Mount Oread]], the highest location in Lawrence. The University was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas Legislature in 1864.<ref name=Cyclopedia/>
The '''University of Kansas''' ('''KU''') is a [[public university|public research university]]<ref>[http://www.edumaritime.com/kansas-ks/university-of-kansas-ku-at-lawrence-kansas Supply Chain & Logistics Education at College of Business]</ref> and the largest university in the [[State of Kansas]]. KU campuses are located in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]], [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]], and [[Kansas City, Kansas]], with the main campus located in Lawrence on [[Mount Oread]], the highest location in Lawrence. The University was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas Legislature in 1864.<ref name=Cyclopedia/>


The University's [[The University of Kansas Hospital|Medical Center]] and [[The University of Kansas Hospital|University Hospital]] are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The Edwards Campus is in [[Overland Park, Kansas]], in the [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] metropolitan area. There are also educational and research sites in [[Parsons, Kansas|Parsons]] and [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], and branches of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]].
The University's [[The University of Kansas Hospital|Medical Center]] and [[The University of Kansas Hospital|University Hospital]] are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The Edwards Campus is in [[Overland Park, Kansas]], in the [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] metropolitan area. There are also educational and research sites in [[Parsons, Kansas|Parsons]] and [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], and branches of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]].

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The University of Kansas
Latin: Universitas Kansiensis
MottoVidebo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (Latin)
Motto in English
I shall see this great sight, why the bush does not burn. (Exodus 3:3)
TypeFlagship[1]
Public
Space Grant
Established1865
EndowmentUS $1.56 billion (systemwide)[2]
ChancellorBernadette Gray-Little
ProvostJeffrey Vitter
President of the Board of RegentsAndy Tompkins
Academic staff
2,663 (fall 2012)[3]
Students27,784 (fall 2013)[4]
Undergraduates19,199 (fall 2013)[4]
Postgraduates8,585 graduate (fall 2013)[4]
Location
Lawrence
,
Kansas
,
United States of America[5]

38°57′29″N 95°14′52″W / 38.95806°N 95.24778°W / 38.95806; -95.24778
CampusCollege town
Urban
1,100 acres (4,500,000 m2)
Colors  KU Crimson[6]
  KU Blue
NicknameJayhawks
AffiliationsAAU
NASULGC
EDUCAUSE
MascotBig Jay, Baby Jay, & Centennial Jay
Websiteku.edu
File:KUWordmark.svg

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university[7] and the largest university in the State of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas, with the main campus located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest location in Lawrence. The University was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas Legislature in 1864.[8]

The University's Medical Center and University Hospital are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Kansas City metropolitan area. There are also educational and research sites in Parsons and Topeka, and branches of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita and Salina.

Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 24,435 students in fall 2013; an additional 3,349 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for a total enrollment of 27,784[4] students across the three campuses. The university overall employed 2,663 faculty members in fall 2012.[3]

The 2014 U.S. News & World Report rankings listed KU as 101st in the category "national universities" and 47th among public universities.[9] The U.S. News & World Report "Americas Best Graduate Schools" rankings have ranked 49 KU programs since 2008, 35 of which are ranked in the top 40 among public university programs.[10] Two of those programs, city management & urban policy and special education, are ranked number one among public university programs.

KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the Beach Center on Disability, and radio stations KJHK, 90.7 FM, and KANU, 91.5 FM. The university is host to several notable museums including the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and the Spencer Museum of Art. The libraries of the University include the Anschutz Library, which commemorates the businessman Philip Anschutz, an alumnus of the University.

The university is one of the 62 members of the Association of American Universities.

History

Main article: History of the University of Kansas

On February 20, 1863, Kansas Governor Thomas Carney signed into law a bill creating the state university in Lawrence.[11]

The law was conditioned upon a gift from Lawrence of a $15,000 endowment fund and a site for the university, in or near the town, of not less than forty acres (160,000 m²) of land.[12] If Lawrence failed to meet these conditions, Emporia instead of Lawrence would get the university.

The site selected for the university was a hill known as Mount Oread, which was owned by former Kansas Governor Charles L. Robinson. Robinson and his wife Sara bestowed the 40-acre (160,000 m2) site to the State of Kansas in exchange for land elsewhere.[12] The philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence donated $10,000 of the necessary endowment fund, and the citizens of Lawrence raised the remaining cash by issuing notes backed by Governor Carney.[12] On November 2, 1863, Governor Carney announced that Lawrence had met the conditions to get the state university, and the following year the university was officially organized.[8]

Work on the first college building was begun in 1865.[8] The university opened for classes on September 12, 1866, and the first class graduated in 1873.[8]

During World War II, Kansas was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.[13]

Academic organization

Academic rankings
National
Forbes[14]246
U.S. News & World Report[15]101
Washington Monthly[16]75
Global
ARWU[17]201-300
QS[18]376
THE[19]276–300

The University of Kansas is a large, state-sponsored university, with five campuses. KU features the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, which includes the School of the Arts and the School of Public Affairs & Administration; and the schools of Architecture, Design & Planning; Business; Education; Engineering; Health Professions; Journalism & Mass Communications; Law; Medicine; Music; Nursing; Pharmacy; and Social Welfare. The university offers more than 345 degree programs.

In its 2014 list, U.S. News & World Report ranked KU as tied for 101st place among National Universities and 47th place among public universities.[9]

Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The city management and urban policy program and the special education program are ranked first in the nation by U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools" among public university programs. It also recognized several programs for ranking in the top 25 among public universities.[9]

According to the journal DesignIntelligence, which annually publishes "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools," the School of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Kansas was named the best in the Midwest and ranked 11th among all undergraduate architecture programs in the U.S in 2012.[20]

School of Business

Main article: University of Kansas School of Business

The University of Kansas School of Business is a public business school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The KU School of Business was founded in 1924 and currently has more than 80 faculty members and approximately 1500 students.[21]

Named one of the best business schools in the Midwest by Princeton Review, the KU School of Business has been continually accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for both its undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting. KU is one of only three universities in the Kansas City region to offer an MBA degree with this highest and most prestigious level of accreditation.[22]

School of Law

Main article: University of Kansas School of Law

The University of Kansas School of Law was the top law school in the state of Kansas, and 86th nationally, according to the 2014 U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools" edition. Classes are held in Green Hall at W 15th St and Burdick Dr, which is named after former dean James Green.[23]

School of Engineering

Main article: University of Kansas School of Engineering

The KU School of Engineering is an ABET accredited, public engineering school located on the main campus. The School of Engineering was officially founded in 1891, although engineering degrees were awarded as early as 1873.[24]

In the U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges, 2014 issue, KU’s School of Engineering was ranked 45th among public schools nationwide. National rankings for individual programs included Petroleum Engineering at ninth and Aerospace Engineering at 33rd.[9] Automotive programs such as the Jayhawk Motorsports and the KU Ecohawks are popular design teams operating for years on campus.

Notable alumni include: Alan Mulally (BS/MS), President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Lou Montulli, co-founder of Netscape and author of the Lynx web browser, Brian McClendon (BSEE 1986), VP of Engineering at Google, Charles E. Spahr (1934), former CEO of Standard Oil of Ohio.

School of Journalism and Mass Communications

The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is recognized for its ability to prepare students to work in a variety of media when they graduate. The school offers two tracts of study: News and Information and Strategic Communication. This professional school teaches its students reporting for print, online and broadcast, strategic campaigning for PR and advertising, photojournalism and video reporting and editing. The J-School's students maintain various publications on campus, including The University Daily Kansan, Jayplay magazine, KUJH TV and KJHK radio. In 2008, the Fiske Guide to Colleges praised the KU J-School for its strength. In 2010, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications finished second at the prestigious Hearst Foundation national writing competition.[25]

Medical Center

Main article: University of Kansas School of Medicine

The University of Kansas Medical Center features three schools: the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Health Professions. Furthermore, each of the three schools has its own programs of graduate study. As of the Fall 2013 semester, there were 3,349 students enrolled at KU Med.[4] The Medical Center also offers third and fourth year students an opportunity to do rotations at the Wichita campus, and features a medical school campus in Salina, Kansas

Edwards Campus

KU's Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas. Established in 1993, its goal is to provide adults with the opportunity to complete college degrees. About 2,100 students attend the Edwards Campus, with an average age of 32.[26] Programs available at the Edwards Campus include developmental psychology, public administration, social work, systems analysis, information technology, engineering management and design.

Potter Lake, behind Strong Hall. Carruth-O'Leary Hall is seen in the far center, and Joseph R. Pearson Hall is seen in the upper right

Tuition and costs

The University of Kansas is repeatedly listed as one of the best buys in higher education by such publications as Kiplinger’s, the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Kaplan’s and the Princeton Review. Tuition at KU is 13 percent below the national average, according to the College Board, and the University remains a best buy in the region.

Beginning in the 2007–2008 academic year, first-time freshman at KU will pay a fixed tuition rate for 48 months according to the Four-Year Tuition Compact[27] passed by the Kansas Board of Regents. According to the compact, for the 2011–2012 academic year, tuition will be $293 per credit hour for in-state freshman and $762 for out-of-state freshmen. For transfer students, who do not take part in the compact, current per-credit-hour tuition is $253.70 for in-state undergraduates and $650 for out-of-state undergraduates;[28] these rates are subject to annual increases. Students enrolled in 6 or more credit hours must also pay an annual required campus fee of $888.[29] The schools of architecture, music, arts, business, education, engineering, journalism, law, pharmacy, and social welfare charge additional fees.[30]

Computing innovations

KU's School of Business launched interdisciplinary management science graduate studies in operations research during Fall Semester 1965. This innovative program provided the foundation for decision science applications supporting NASA Project Apollo Command Capsule Recovery Operations.

KU's academic computing department was an active participant in setting up the Internet and is the developer of the seminal Lynx text based web browser. Lynx itself provided hypertext browsing and navigation prior to Tim Berners Lee's invention of HTTP and HTML.[31]

Chi Omega Fountain, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Student activities

Athletics

Main article: Kansas Jayhawks

The school's sports teams, wearing crimson and royal blue, are called the Kansas Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference. KU has won thirteen National Championships: five in men's basketball (two Helms Foundation championships and three NCAA championships), three in men's indoor track and field, three in men's outdoor track and field,one in men's cross country and one in women's outdoor track and field. The home course for KU Cross Country is Rim Rock Farm. Their most recent championship came on June 8, 2013 when the KU women's track and field team won the NCAA outdoor in Eugene, Oregon becoming the first women's team to win a national title.[32]

KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. They are currently coached by Charlie Weis, who was hired in 2011. In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino, the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious in their first BCS bowl game, the FedEx Orange Bowl, with a 24–21 victory over the #3 Virginia Tech Hokies. This capstone victory marked the end of the most successful season in school history, in which the Jayhawks went 12–1 (.923). The team plays at Memorial Stadium, which recently underwent a $31 million renovation to add the Anderson Family Football Complex, adding a football practice facility adjacent to the stadium complete with indoor partial practice field, weight room, and new locker room. Current NFL alumni include Moran Norris of the San Francisco 49ers, David McMillan of the Cleveland Browns, Charles Gordon of the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs, Justin Hartwig of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Aqib Talib of the New England Patriots. NFL Hall of Fame alumni include Gale Sayers, John Riggins, and Mike McCormack.

The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team has won five national titles, including three NCAA tournament championships in 1952, 1988, and 2008. The basketball program is currently the second winningest program in college basketball history with an overall record of 2,070–806 through the 2011–12 season. The team plays at Allen Fieldhouse. Perhaps its best recognized player was Wilt Chamberlain, who played in the 1950s. Kansas has counted among its coaches Dr. James Naismith (the inventor of basketball and only coach in Kansas history to have a losing record), Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phog Allen ("the Father of basketball coaching"), Roy Williams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and former NBA Champion Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown. In addition, legendary University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp played for KU's 1922 and 1923 Helms National Championship teams, and NCAA Hall of Fame University of North Carolina Coach Dean Smith played for KU's 1952 NCAA Championship team. Both Rupp and Smith played under Phog Allen. Allen also coached future hall of fame coaches Dutch Lonborg and Ralph Miller. Allen founded the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), which started what is now the NCAA Tournament. The Tournament began in 1939 under the NABC and the next year was handed off to the newly formed NCAA.[33]

Sheahon Zenger was introduced as KU's new athletic director in January 2011.[34] Under former athletic director Lew Perkins, the department's budget increased from $27.2 million in 2003 (10th in the conference) to currently over $50 million thanks in large part to money raised from a new priority seating policy at Allen Fieldhouse, a new $26.67 million eight-year contract with Adidas replacing an existing contract with Nike, and a new $40.2 million seven-year contract with ESPN Regional Television. The additional funds brought improvements to the university, including:[35]

  • The Booth Family Hall of Athletics addition to Allen Fieldhouse
  • Brand new offices and lounges for the women's basketball program
  • Brand new scoreboard and batting facility for the baseball field
  • A new $35 million football facility adjacent to Memorial Stadium
  • The $8 million 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m2) Anderson Family Strength Center
Fraser Hall, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

In September 2011, the town of Osceola, Missouri asked the university to change its mascot from the Jayhawk, reviving old wounds that existed during the American Civil War.[36]

Debate

The University of Kansas has had more teams (70) compete in the National Debate Tournament than any other university.[37] Kansas has won the tournament 5 times (1954, 1970, 1976, 1983, and 2009) [38] and had 12 teams make it to the final four.[37] Kansas trails only Northwestern (13), Dartmouth (6), and Harvard (6) for most tournaments won. Kansas also won the 1981–82 Copeland Award.

Song

Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as commencement and convocation, and athletic games are: “I’m a Jayhawk", "Fighting Jayhawk”, "Kansas Song", "Sunflower Song", "Crimson and the Blue", "Red and Blue", the "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" chant", "Home on the Range" and “Stand Up and Cheer.”[39]

Media

The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition, often called "The Pulitzers of College Journalism" in 2007. In Winter 2008, a group of students created KUpedia, a wiki about all things KU. They have received student funding for operations in 2008–09. The KU Department of English publishes the Coal City Review, an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews and illustrations. The Review typically features the work of many writers, but periodically spotlights one author, as in the case of 2006 Nelson Poetry Book Award-winner Voyeur Poems by Matthew Porubsky.[40][41]

The university houses the following public broadcasting stations: KJHK, a student-run campus radio station, KUJH-LP, an independent station that primarily broadcasts public affairs programs, and KANU, the NPR-affiliated radio station. Kansas Public Radio station KANU was one of the first public radio stations in the nation. KJHK, the campus radio has roots back to 1952 and is completely run by students.

Housing

McCollum Hall

The only dorm on the KU Campus that has three wings, housing almost 1,000 students.

Ellsworth Hall

Located on Daisy Hill, Ellsworth Hall houses 580 coed residents

Hashinger Hall

Hashinger Hall houses 370 coed residents and is known for its creative community

Lewis Hall

The two-wing hall is home to the Daisy Hill dining hall, Mrs. E's.

Templin Hall

The hall that many engineering students live in.

Corbin Hall

The University's sole women's-only dorm. Located across campus from Daisy Hill, where most of the other dormitories are.

GSP Hall

Located right next to Corbin hall.

Oliver Hall

Foundations

University of Kansas Memorial Corporation

The first union was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center.[42] The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus today and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Burge Union at the Lawrence Campus and Jayhawk Central at the Edwards Campus. The KU Memorial Unions Corporation manages the KU Bookstore (with seven locations). The KU Bookstore is the official bookstore of KU. The Corporation also includes KU Dining Services, with more than 20 campus locations, including The Market (inside the Kansas Union) and The Underground (located in Wescoe Hall). The KU Bookstore and KU Dining Services are not-for-profit, with proceeds going back to support student programs, such as Student Union Activities.

KU Endowment

KU Endowment was established in 1891 as America’s first foundation for a public university. Its mission is to partner with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater University of Kansas.[43]

The Community Toolbox

Main article: Community Tool Box

The Community Tool Box is a public service of the University maintained by the Work Group for Community Health and Development. It is a free, online resource that contains more than 7,000 pages of practical information for promoting community health and development, and is a global resource for both professionals and grassroots groups engaged in the work of community health and development.

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of University of Kansas people

See also

References

  1. ^ "USATODAY.com - USA TODAY's 2006 College Tuition & Fees Survey". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. ^ "KU Endowment Financial Report 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-012-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "University of Kansas Profiles:Faculty and Staff FY2013" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e "University of Kansas Profiles:Net Registration Head Count Enrollment" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  5. ^ GNIS for University of Kansas; USGS; October 13, 1978.
  6. ^ KU primary & secondary color palette
  7. ^ Supply Chain & Logistics Education at College of Business
  8. ^ a b c d "Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History".
  9. ^ a b c d "University of Kansas - Overall Rankings". Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  10. ^ "How the University of Kansas rates" (PDF). Office of Institutional Research and Planning. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  11. ^ History of KU - Kansas Historical Society
  12. ^ a b c Griffin, C.S. "The University of Kansas and the Years of Frustration, 1854–64". Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  13. ^ "History of the Jayhawk Battalion". Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas. 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  14. ^ "America's Top Colleges 2023". Forbes. September 27, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "2023-2024 Best National Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "2023 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities". ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  18. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2025". Quacquarelli Symonds. June 4, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. September 27, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "KU Architecture Ranked No. 14 in DesignIntelligence Rankings, No. 1 in Midwest". sadp.ku.edu. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  21. ^ KU Business History
  22. ^ KU in KC region
  23. ^ James Green Hall
  24. ^ Tradition
  25. ^ Hearst Foundation national writing competition
  26. ^ "About KU Edwards Campus". Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  27. ^ "Tuition at KU". Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  28. ^ "2012 Tuition & Fees" (PDF).
  29. ^ "Costs and Scholarships - KU Affordability". Affordability.ku.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  30. ^ "Special Rates".
  31. ^ "Early Lynx". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  32. ^ Women's Track and Field team Championship is 1st KU women's championship
  33. ^ Phog Allen founded NCAA Tournament
  34. ^ Sheahon Zenger
  35. ^ King, Jason. "Hawk Market", The Kansas City Star (June 11, 2006), pp. C1, C14.
  36. ^ Civil War Grudge Should Not Affect University Mascot
  37. ^ a b KU Debate
  38. ^ NDT Winners
  39. ^ School Songs
  40. ^ 2006 Award Winner Reviews ~ Kansas Authors Club
  41. ^ "Poet well-versed in voyeurism" ~ Lawrence.com, December 2, 2006
  42. ^ KU Memorial Unions website
  43. ^ KU Endowment

Further reading

  • University of Kansas Traditions: The Jayhawk
  • Kirke Mechem, "The Mythical Jayhawk", Kansas Historical Quarterly XIII: 1 (February 1944), pp. 3–15. A tongue-in-cheek history and description of the Mythical Jayhawk.
  • Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - 54MB PDF), (Volume2 - 53MB PDF), (Volume3 - 33MB PDF)
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