Student experience and achievement

Carolisa Watson, doctoral student in geography at the University of Kansas, has earned the distinguished Dwight D. Eisenhower/Clifford Roberts Graduate Fellowship from the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College.

The University of Kansas will host a public art event and sale, showcasing the talent and creativity of students from the Department of Visual Art. A Preview Night will take place 5-9 p.m. Dec. 13 and sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 14, both at the Off-Site Art Space, 924 Delaware St.

The KU Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) is hosting the annual Fall Undergraduate Research Showcase. The online event, featuring 44 presentations, will run from 8 a.m. Dec. 10 through 5 p.m. Dec. 12.

“Good Morning Indian Country,” a Native student-led weekly news and information program by University of Kansas journalism students and students from Haskell Indian Nations University, received a $100,000 grant to focus on skill training.

The University of Kansas School of Music’s opera department has earned third place in The American Prize in Opera Performance, college/university division, for 2024.

Four Jayhawks were recognized during halftime of the University of Kansas-Houston football game Oct. 19 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, concluding a week of festivities for KU’s 112th Homecoming.

Each year on Veterans Day, ROTC students participate in an honor guard vigil on Memorial Drive, along with other remembrance activities, such as laying wreaths at each of the veterans memorials on campus. Meet some of the Jayhawks participating in this tradition.

KU Theatre will present "Hookman" by Lauren Yee, which reminds everyone that college can be scary. Performances are Nov. 1-7 in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.

Both University of Kansas Army ROTC Ranger Challenge teams took first place at the 2024 Task Force Leavenworth Ranger Challenge competition at Fort Leavenworth, held Oct. 11-13.

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists (NOBCChE) welcomed students to its annual conference, where members of KU's chapter accepted their certificate of charter. Members represented the Department of Chemistry at tabling events and presented research at poster sessions.