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projects to remain largely unchanged by settlement By Conrad Swanson cswanson@ljworld.com
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KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT IS MARKING ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. Contributions from the organization have resulted in buildings constructed, scholarships and faculty funds over the years.
KU Endowment marks 125 years BY SARA SHEPHERD
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“The University needs money — always has needed it — always will. “Legislative appropriations have never been sufficient to meet those needs — never will be. “There are private funds available to supplement but not supplant appropriations from the State — but they must be sought.” In the 1930s, those statements appeared on a leaflet promoting the Kansas
University Endowment Association, on file in the University of Kansas Spencer Research Library. Some things haven’t changed. KU Endowment, the country’s first foundation for a public university, marks its 125th anniversary this year. Without the association’s funding, KU would be a shadow of its present self — in acreage, buildings and financial support for students, faculty and other initiatives. “The history and tradition of this organization is one that has brought great
benefits to the University of Kansas,” KU Endowment president Dale Seuferling said. “The evidence is really all around us.”
KU Endowment fundraising campaigns
A field and fine literature KU Endowment started small, with a gift of land designated for athletics. Charles Robinson, a Lawrence resident and the first governor of Kansas, wanted to sell the university a parcel on Mississippi Street and offered to contribute half the cost of the land, valued at
l Program for Progress — 1966 to 1969, raised $21 million l Campaign for Kansas — 1988 to 1992, raised $265 million l KU First — 1998 to 2004, raised $653 million l Far Above — 2008 to 2016, raised $1.66 billion
Four upcoming construction projects for the Lawrence Public School District will move forward largely unchanged by an incident at New York Elementary School where an 8-year-old boy was seriously injured, one board member says. For the most part, this is because the projects’ plans were laid out long before the boy, Max McGill, was injured, said Lawrence Public School District Board Member Shannon Kimball. McGill suffered collapsed lungs and broken bones after Kimball he wandered on to the school’s construction site and a 350-pound gate fell on top of him. He has since recovered and after a settlement agreement, the district has been released of its liability on the matter. However, McGill’s injuries raised questions about whether the site was properly secured or whether other safety concerns were properly addressed. The work at New York Elementary School — which is now complete — was funded by a $92.5 million bond passed in 2013. The bond was meant to fund the renovation of 20 schools and building of the College and Career Center. Although Kimball declined to comment specifically on McGill’s injuries or the subsequent
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Ballard Center asking donors to transition from consumerism on Giving Tuesday By Elvyn Jones
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BECKY PRICE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of Ballard Community Services, engages last week with a student in the center’s preschool. The agency is tapping into the global Giving Tuesday campaign to attempt to raise money for the services it offers at the North Lawrence Ballard Center and Penn House in East Lawrence, which help 8,000 Lawrence and Douglas County residents annually.
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Becky Price said she has to overcome some skepticism when she introduces herself as the executive director of Ballard Community Services. The agency has a history of turnover in the position she accepted in September, Price said. She’s found many of its community partners assume she, too, soon will vacate her office in the North Lawrence Elizabeth Ballard Community Center, 708 Elm St.
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“I tell them to just look at my resume,” she said. “I’ve had three jobs in nearly 30 years. I’m here for the long haul. I spent a year in between my last job because I wanted to find the right place for me. I’m back working to help people right here in my community, which is where I want to be.” Price worked for more than two decades as the Lawrence director and then as Kansas regional director for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and for three years with the
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