From the Office of Public Affairs | http://www.news.ku.edu
Headlines
KU hosting information sessions about Transition to Postsecondary Education for students with intellectual disabilities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Transition to Postsecondary Education program will host a Jayhawk Night at sites in Manhattan, Overland Park, Salina and Wichita for students with intellectual or developmental disability and their families to learn about the program and application process. Interested educators and others involved in postsecondary education for students with disabilities are also welcome. Registration is online at http://bit.ly/KUTPEinfo.
‘The Space Between’ showcases creative works by student survivors of sexual violence
LAWRENCE — An exhibition opening this month at the University of Kansas is shining a spotlight on creative works produced by student survivors of sexual violence. “The Space Between” opens Oct. 25 in the Kansas Union Gallery, and an opening reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27. The exhibition features creative works from KU students who have experienced sexual violence, centering on the space between harm and healing.
Graduate students to compete in Three Minute Thesis Competition
LAWRENCE – Next month, University of Kansas graduate students will present their cutting-edge research in a unique virtual competition called the Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT. The competition is part of a global event highlighting graduate student research by challenging students to explain their work effectively and engagingly to nonexperts.
Full stories below.
————————————————————————
Contact: Brad Stauffer, Transition to Postsecondary Education, [email protected], @ku_tpe
KU hosting information sessions about Transition to Postsecondary Education for students with intellectual disabilities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Transition to Postsecondary Education program (KU TPE) will host a Jayhawk Night informational meeting at sites across the state of Kansas for students with intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) and their families to learn about the program and application process.
Interested educators and others involved in postsecondary education for students with disabilities are also welcome. Registration is online at http://bit.ly/KUTPEinfo.
All upcoming events will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the dates below:
1. Oct. 27: KU School of Medicine-Salina Health Education Center, 138 N. Santa Fe, Salina
2. Oct. 28: AbilityPoint (formerly The Arc of Sedgwick County), 2919 W. 2nd St., Wichita
3. Nov. 3: Manhattan High School’s Little Theater, 2100 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan
4. Nov. 10: KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park.
KU TPE is a two-year, fully inclusive undergraduate certificate program at the Lawrence campus for students with IDD. Students complete at least 24 hours of KU credit-bearing courses that are included on their KU transcript. Students also participate in career internships and fully engage in KU student life. A variety of living options are available for KU TPE students including KU residence halls, scholarship halls and off-campus living, based on their choice.
KU TPE is currently accepting applications for fall 2022. The application deadline is Jan. 6, 2022. Additional information about application, admission and Jayhawk Nights is available on KU TPE’s website at https://tpe.ku.edu.
-30-
————————————————————————
The official university Twitter account has changed to @UnivOfKansas.
Refollow @KUNews for KU News Service stories, discoveries and experts.
Tweets by KUnews
————————————————————————
Contact: Jen Brockman, Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center, [email protected], @KU_SAPEC
‘The Space Between’ showcases creative works by student survivors of sexual violence
LAWRENCE — An exhibition opening this month at the University of Kansas is shining a spotlight on creative works produced by student survivors of sexual violence.
“The Space Between” opens Oct. 25 in the Kansas Union Gallery, and an opening reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27. The exhibition features creative works from KU students who have experienced sexual violence, centering on the space between harm and healing.
The works offer different perspectives and points of connection to the broader conversation about experiences of gender-based violence.
“The Space Between” is put on by KU’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center (SAPEC) and is organized by Faith Maddox, a SAPEC peer educator, with mentoring and support from Kelsey Hunter, SAPEC education program coordinator.
Maddox, who is a senior from Topeka majoring in English, was inspired to organize the exhibition after leading a self-care drawing event for SAPEC in April.
“Visual art and poetry offer a unique opportunity for survivors to connect with a version of themselves that is rooted in healing and self-compassion,” Maddox said. “An exhibit like this also allows other members of the community to interact with these experiences from a place of allyship and direct listening that is not always immediately available or accessible.”
“The Space Between” has no central voice or singular overarching message to be imparted upon the viewer, Maddox said.
“Rather, it is a quilting together of individual expressions and meanings of survivorship unique to their creators,” Maddox said.
“The Space Between” runs through Nov. 12.
-30-
————————————————————————
Subscribe to KU Today, the campus newsletter,
for additional news about the University of Kansas.
http://www.news.ku.edu
————————————————————————
Contact: Evan Riggs, Office of the Provost, 785-864-1085, [email protected], @KUProvost
Graduate students to compete in Three Minute Thesis Competition
LAWRENCE – Years of research explained in 180 seconds or less. That is what to expect when University of Kansas graduate students present their cutting-edge research in a unique competition called the Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT.
More than 30 graduate students will participate in the virtual competition beginning Nov. 1. The competition is part of a global event highlighting graduate student research by challenging students to explain their work effectively and engagingly to nonexperts.
“The 3MT competition helps graduate students develop important communication skills while also promoting their research discoveries,” said Jennifer Roberts, vice provost for academic affairs and graduate studies. “It also pushes students to identify and focus on the most significant parts of their research.”
The judges of the competition are professionals but not experts in the fields of research presented. Megan Hamilton, a doctoral student in bioengineering who placed second and claimed the People’s Choice Award in 2020, appreciated that aspect of the contest.
“The videos aren’t meant to be packed with super scientific and technical jargon,” Hamilton said. “Having an easily understandable elevator pitch of my research that I can share with my friends and family is a great benefit from 3MT. It forced me to figure out the most effective way to communicate dense information.”
For Punam Rawal, last year’s first-place winner and a doctoral student in pharmacology and toxicology, the contest gave her a greater appreciation for the impact of her research. She worked with Neil Rasmussen, a media specialist for KU Information Technology, to get her virtual presentation ready. And as it turns out, her research hit home with Rasmussen.
“After hearing my presentation about my research on Alzheimer’s disease, he shared with me his own story,” Rawal said. “His father suffered from Alzheimer’s, and my presentation made him hopeful in the future of Alzheimer’s research. This gave me a new perspective on my research. As students, we focus on the very detailed insights, but sometimes understanding the big picture of our research and its overall impact can be so important. That is what participating in the 3MT did for me.”
Students who advance from the initial heats Nov. 1-5 will compete in finals from Nov. 15-19. All members of the KU and Lawrence communities are welcome to watch these presentations Nov. 1. Judges will select a first-place winner who will receive $500 a second-place winner who will receive $250 and a People’s Choice winner voted by the audience who will receive $125. The first-place presenter will represent KU at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT Competition April 6-8, 2022, in Milwaukee, with travel, lodging and other expenses paid for by the Office of Graduate Studies.
The top presenters at KU’s heats will receive a professional head-and-shoulder portrait session, a research spotlight on the Office of Graduate Studies social media, Office of Graduate Studies swag and their preferred choice from a predetermined list of books.
The 3MT academic research communication competition was developed by the University of Queensland in Australia and was first held in 2008. 3MT competitions have been held at more than 900 universities and more than 80 countries worldwide.
For more information, contact the Office Graduate Studies at [email protected].
-30-
————————————————————————
KU News Service
1450 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-3256
Fax: 785-864-3339
[email protected]
http://www.news.ku.edu
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director of news and media relations, [email protected]
Today’s News is a free service from the Office of Public Affairs
