Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 14th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Family Promise of Lawrence will convene local organizations, churches, and families to brainstorm solutions for a childcare shortage sparked by Hilltop closing at the end of the month — the meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
20 at First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive.
🎓 Education
KU Libraries dean Carol Smith was elected to the ARL board of directors during the fall meeting in Alexandria, Virginia (her three-year term will begin Jan.
1).
On Oct. 6, KU began its Higher Learning Commission mid-cycle self-study at the Kansas Union as part of its process to maintain long-standing accreditation.
The review must be completed in 2029 to support federal aid eligibility and academic program requirements.
On Nov. 12, the KU Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering will host its 58th Annual Geotechnical Conference at Kansas Union from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Early bird registration ends Oct.
23.)
KU's faculty union filed a grievance after an English lecturer's hours were cut while similar positions were posted, a move union president Marsha McCartney said breached their contract.
The union awaits a provost decision and may seek arbitration if delayed pay negotiations fail to progress.
Empowering Brew, the student-focused coffee shop at Community Connections will hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct.
22 and begin serving from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays starting Friday, Oct. 23. The shop offers work opportunities for young adults with disabilities.
KU’s Bremner Editing Center coordinator Gerri Berendzen will deliver her Budig Teaching Professorship lecture on the value of revision at 2 p.m. on Nov.
2 at Clarkson Gallery in Stauffer-Flint Hall — the free event will be livestreamed on the school’s YouTube page.
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