Student experience and achievement

The University of Kansas School of Music invites the community to experience an electrifying evening of rhythm, culture and collaboration at Azad’s 10th Annual KU World Percussion Ensembles Concert, taking place at 7 p.m. April 13 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

The University of Kansas community is invited to attend the Undergraduate Research Colloquium, which will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. March 10 at the Hall Center for the Humanities Conference Hall.

For almost 30 years, the Office for Advancing Success in Science at KU has provided opportunities for undergraduates to engage in research through grant support from the National Institutes of Health. KU has recently been awarded a $2.2 million Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) grant from the NIH that will carry on this tradition for another five years.

The University of Kansas Debate team of Brooklynn Hato, Overland Park, and AJ Persinger, Lawrence, have qualified for the 80th National Debate Tournament, to take place March 26-31 in Houston. They are the third KU pair to qualify for the national tournament this year.

The University of Kansas will celebrate Civic Learning Week @ KU March 9-13 with a slate of events for KU students and others in the Jayhawk community who are interested in learning more about community engagement and civic leadership opportunities at the university and beyond.

Two University of Kansas Debate teams closed out the final round to win a tournament hosted by Southern Nazarene University. Additionally, KU debate members have excelled in recent British Parliamentary debate appearances.

The University of Kansas School of Law students will once again assist eligible community members with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Last year, the VITA clinic filed 141 returns totaling $223,486.

Lucciana Cáceres Holgado, a senior from Cusco, Peru, whose research interest focuses on planets beyond our solar system, was chosen as the recipient of a $15,000 scholarship from the Society of Physics Students intended for one graduate student nationwide. Though still an undergrad, Cáceres Holgado was picked for her track record of research and community involvement.

The KU Engineering Expo will take place Feb. 22-23, with a public open house during Sunday's events. School of Engineering students organize this annual event for K-8 students from across Kansas.

A new theatre work being staged at the University Theatre gives 21st century vibes to a classic tale of belonging. Told in metatheatrical style, the play by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin explores love, friendship and loss, showing the power of theatre to help audiences appreciate life’s daily experiences. Performances begin March 6.