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Have you seen KU's new conference center? 👀 The University of Kansas Conference Center's square footage is huge — but the role this site will play in boosting regional businesses is even bigger. Rock Chalk!
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Plein air painting at Potter? 🎨 Perfect.
Two artists recline next to Potter Lake, which reflects vibrant shades of yellow from the surrounding fall foliage. An easel displays a painting of the Memorial Campanile.
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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When the golden valley actually turns golden 🤌
Yellow leaves dangle from a branch outside of a limestone building on KU's Lawrence campus.
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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KU is proud to honor the service and commitment of our veterans and ROTC members. On this Veterans Day, meet four ROTC students who are part of the thousands-strong KU military community. Rock Chalk!
Nate Lundgren stands in front of a Douglas County veterans memorial on KU’s Lawrence campus. Nate is wearing an Army ROTC uniform. He’s a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. A quote from Nate reads, “[Veterans’] service represents the highest level of commitment and sacrifice, and it inspires me to approach my own service with that same sense of purpose.” Andrew Metler stands in front of the Korean War Memorial on KU’s Lawrence campus. Andrew is wearing a Marine Corps uniform. He’s a senior majoring in business administration. A quote from Andrew reads, “It is my duty to preserve everything that has been passed down. Someday I will soon join the generation of service members who this day is about, and I’ll be damned if I don’t put in maximum effort up until the day I take off my uniform for the last time.” Allison Scobee stands in front of the Korean War Memorial on KU’s Lawrence campus. Allison is wearing an Army ROTC uniform. She’s a senior majoring in molecular, cellular, and development biology with a minor in psychology. A quote from Allison reads, “[Women veterans] worked so hard to earn a place at the table, to prove that they were worthy of serving their country. I am so thankful to have that place already established for me.” Jorah Reynolds stands in front of the World War II Memorial Campanile on KU’s Lawrence campus. Jorah is wearing an Air Force ROTC uniform. She is a junior majoring in aerospace engineering and premedicine. A quote from Jorah reads, “I love my country and my community, and I want to serve in a way that I am able to do the most to help both the people and the nation.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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We want to see photos of alumni, faculty, staff, students, and other members of the KU community creating in their day-to-day lives. ✨ Submit your photos through this link, and you might get an exclusive Towering Toward the Blue pin.
https://kusurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_80UNhkcfD2GXzSu
A graphic with photos of Jayhawks drawing, using machinery in a lab, studying, and presenting their research. Text over the graphic reads, "Jayhawks! We want to see how you create. The first 100 people to submit their photos will receive a Towering Toward the Blue pin."
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Congratulations to all our 2025 University Teaching Awards recipients! 👏 Thank you for all you do to prepare the next generation of Jayhawks to lend their strengths in service of a better tomorrow.
The recipients of the 2025 University Teaching Awards stand in front of a wall with a large wooden Jayhawk logo. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod gives his remarks at the University Teaching Awards event. Honoree Laura Mielke speaks to an audience of fellow award winners, their guests, and other attendees.
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Fall foliage on Mount Oread leaves us in awe. 🍂
A crimson and blue University of Kansas bus with an image of a Jayhawk drives by a tree with orange foliage.
October 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Creativity, brilliance, and determination converge at KU as we chart a path toward a better future. Are you ready to join us? 🔴🔵 Apply by Monday, Dec. 1, to be considered for scholarships. https://bit.ly/3KITZI6
A large cutout photo of a bronze Jayhawk sculpture. The Jayhawk’s head partially covers a photo of a sunflower, and the beak extends over a photo of fans doing the Wave the Wheat cheer. Another photo shows students walking by Budig Hall. Text on the body of the Jayhawk sculpture reads, “Fall 2026 applications now open.”
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Building our future from the ground up. 🏗️ Prolific architect Bjarke Ingels recently spoke to ArcD students about the plans for KU’s new center for design education. The building will offer Jayhawks a world-class academic research facility where they can learn, collaborate, and create. Rock Chalk!
A photo of one of Bjarke Ingels' designs is displayed on a screen during his presentation. The design is a large treehouse covered on all surfaces with birdhouses, creating the appearance of a floating wooden ellipsoid in a forest. Ingels gestures with his arms in the air as he lectures to KU architecture and design students. A photo displayed on a presentation screen shows the proposed structure for KU's new design education center. The structure is a tall building with an exterior of panels, large windows, and intersecting lines that create a pattern of geometric shapes. Ingels speaks to an auditorium of listeners. He gestures toward his presentation slide displayed on several screens.
October 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Thanks to Elyce Arons, former KU student and co-founder of the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands, for sharing her style smarts and business savvy with the KU community last week. Jayhawk creations make the world better, brighter, and more fashionable. 👜 Rock Chalk!
Arons stands up from the book-signing table to embrace Baby Jay, her hand holding a book open. Her bejeweled hand holding a microphone, Arons speaks while Elizabeth Embry, moderator and assistant professor in the KU School of Business, listens. The crowd listens as Arons speaks. Behind her, presentation screens show an old photo of her seated with three people. Arons sits in a red chair, holding a microphone and wearing gold slingback heels.
October 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Marvin Grove Monday 🍂
The Memorial Campanile rises above trees in Marvin Grove as the leaves are just beginning to change colors for fall.
September 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Come celebrate all things Kansas and the mighty community of Jayhawks who serve Kansas every day. https://rockcha.lk/statefair
September 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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September in Kansas 🤌
Pink flowers bloom along Jayhawk Boulevard. In the background, a KU bus with a Jayhawk on it drives by.
September 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Earlier this week, bestselling author John Green made us laugh, think, and take stock of our humanity. 📚 Thanks to the Hall Center for the Humanities and KU Libraries for helping create this opportunity to learn from a world-class author, advocate, and Anthropocene reviewer. Rock Chalk!
Author John Green sits next to KU English professor Giselle Anatol in armchairs on the Lied Center's stage. A pair of hands holds two copies of John Green's book "The Anthropocene Reviewed." An attendee hands John Green a stack of books to be signed. More attendees wait in line in the background. John Green shakes hands with a KU student at a table where others are gathered around for a meal.
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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KU’s research expenditures, or dollars spent to conduct research, reached an all-time high in fiscal year 2024. 📈 These investments support thousands of Kansans and improve life for people around the world. Rock Chalk!
A group of field researchers gathers in an open field beneath a cloudy blue sky. Text over the image reads, "KU's research expenditures hit $546.1 million, surpassing the half-billion-dollar mark for the first time in KU history."
April 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Other platforms are glorious to view and all, but we’re ready to tower toward the Bluesky. 🌀☁️ Any other Jayhawks on here? Sound off with a ROCK CHALK.
Baby Jay sports a KU basketball jersey with wings outstretched.
March 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM