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No 6, 2016 I $5$5 Intro to College First-year courses smooth the freshman transition I VIRTUES OF VINYL I JOURNAL MASTER Contents | Issue 6, 2016 22 28 36 22 28 36 From Day One In the Groove Book of Days Engaging students from the A Salina company is drawing Writing coach Charley very beginning of their college rave reviews from music lovers Kempthorne teaches that life, a redesigned First-Year for its high-quality vinyl journaling can help students Experience seeks to improve reissues and an annual blues save something of their own retention and graduation rates festival. lives to pass on to their by including freshmen more descendants. He should know: quickly in Jayhawk Nation. By Chris Lazzarino It saved his. By Chris Lazzarino By Steven Hill Cover photograph by Steve Puppe Established in 1902 as e Graduate Magazine Volume 114, No. 6, 2016 ISSUE 6, 2016 | 1 Lift the Chorus tan Museum of Art in New Friends for life I York City. Watching my recent Kansas Alumni food students gaze upon works of T of issue. e story on Rick Martin art we have studied always Kansas Alumni, containing the [“From Scratch,” issue No. 4] brings me back to my time at beautiful history of the was excellent and showed what KU. Very oen students will friendship of the gals of Miller an outstanding individual he is. ask why I enjoy art history so Hall [“e Letter,” issue No. 5], Aer reading the Careys’ story much—to which I reply that it touched me, and in my quiet about Lawrence dining, I’m all began with a great professor thoughts brought moisture to ready to camp out in Lawrence and a magical museum at the these old eyes. for a couple of months for a University of Kansas. Chris Lazzarino’s skill as a food tour. Don Perreault, d’88 narrator is unusual and brings Jim Bredfeldt, c’70, m’74 Westbrook, Connecticut real class to a ne alumni Bellevue, Washington Magical museum magazine, a magazine that I’ve now received for some 70 I excite- Mug shot years. My dad was a KU Intro to business ment that I read “e Big graduate of 1921, having Reveal” in the most recent W of worked his way through KU I S. , e edition of Kansas Alumni. Kansas Alumni here at beginning in 1912. Economist magazine writes During my freshman year at Marketing Communications, Enough history from me. about what is required for KU I enrolled in Intro to and I opened I just wanted to thank and introverts to succeed in a Western Art. My brilliant to the First commend you for a very business environment. instructor, Dr. Linda Stone, Word column. touching narration of ve Open-plan oces and group captivated our class with an What a gals’ lives. work are not well suited for enthusiasm for and wonderful George E. Nettels Jr., ’50 introverts. knowledge of art history as story! I, too, Pittsburg Kansas Alumni has written she brought those pieces of art came by one glowingly about KU’s new to life. She taught us that art is of those School of Business building a window into the past, and Spencer Second helping [“Open for Business,” issue No. history becomes much more Museum of Art mugs rather 3], which incorporates open meaningful through the lens randomly, and it’s one of my I oor plans and moveable of art and architecture. very favorites. Isn’t that Matisse for the rst time “Food for furniture for group eorts. is It took no time for me to picture the best? ought” in the July issue of may suit extroverts, but begin to wander through the All this attention for the Kansas Alumni. I have been certainly not every student. Spencer Museum of Art. is Spencer makes me so happy. I following Chris Lazzarino’s Charles Shoup, e’69 is where the art came to life. To took an art history course my career for a number of years Chesterfield, Missouri come face to face with similar last semester—if I hadn’t and nd it so stimulating to pieces we were studying was already been on my way out read his articles. I really do magical. For a kid from a small the door, I would have added hope to meet him someday. I’d New England town the another major! But luckily, better get around to coming to Spencer Museum of Art was a since returning to KU as a sta the campus soon, as I just special place. member, I’ve been able to pick turned 90. I have taught high school up where I le that interest. I’ll You seem to be in competi- history for almost 30 years and nish my MA in art history tion with yourself. Each article continue to bring into my this spring. gets better. Keep up to the Your opinion counts: Please lessons art history wherever Lauren Erickson, c’06, j’06 good work. email us a note at kualumni@ and whenever possible. And, Interim Director Bill Nelligan, j’49 kualumni.org to tell us what you this always culminates with a KU Marketing Communications Rockville, Maryland think of your alumni magazine. Lawrence year-end trip to the Metropoli- 2 | KANSAS ALUMNI STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) 1. Publication Title KANSAS ALUMNI MAGAZINE 2. Publication No. 0745-3345 3. Filling Date October 5, 2016 4. Issue Frequency Bimonthly (Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., Nov.) 5. No. Issues Published Annually 6 6. Annual Subscription Price $55 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known O ce of Publication The Kansas University Alumni Association, 1266 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-3169 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business O ce of Publisher The Kansas University Alumni Association, 1266 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-3169 10 9. 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