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Focus For Success 

4:30 – 5:30pm  | Kansas Union, 452 

Focus for Success is a skills session series for students who struggle to start, maintain, and complete tasks. It can help students understand how attention works in the brain and explain the various causes of inattention. Focus for Success will also guide students in improving focus and minimizing distractions by teaching skills that can be practiced at home and in class. 

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Senior Session: Handwork, Immortality, and Schoolgirl Samplers  

10:15 – 11:00am  | Spencer Museum of Art, Brosseau Learning Center 

Join Spencer Museum Curator Susan Earle to explore the history of embroidered schoolgirl samplers, including ideas of morality and immortality often contained in these unique textiles. 🪡Senior Sessions are designed with accommodations for older adults and are open to all. Admission to this event and to the Spencer is free for everyone, always. Free parking is available in designated spaces on the first level of the Mississippi Street garage across from the Museum. 

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Dot Cake Decorating 

6:00 – 8:00 pm  | Kansas Union, The Jay  

Let them eat cake!  Come decorate your own dot cake on September 24th in The Jay, Kansas Union, Level 1 at 6:00 pm. If you have a sweet tooth, you won't want to miss this! 

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Book Fair on Plaza  

12:00 – 2:00 pm | Ascher Plaza 

Calling all book lovers! Stop by to decorate bookmarks, browse available books, and check out our special collaborations. 

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Slow Art Sunday: Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition  

2:00 – 3:00 pm | Spencer Museum of Art  

Spend time getting to know one great work of art through relaxed contemplation and guided conversation. In September, slow down with Oxford Dictionary: Bird Definition by Xu Bing. 🖌️🦅 Admission to this event and to the Spencer is free for everyone, always. Free parking is available in designated spaces on the first level of the Mississippi Street garage across from the Museum. 

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Paper Plains Zine Club Meeting 

1:00 – 3:00 pm | Lawrence Public Library | Meeting Room A 

Interested in comics, music, poetry, diving into rabbit holes, community building, and the friends we make along the way? Well, we have the club for you! Introducing Paper Plains Zine Club, a monthly meeting place for zinesters who want to connect, make new work, share their works in progress, or learn something new! Each meeting, we will be exploring a different aspect within the realm of zines.

All ages and skill levels are welcome to each session unless otherwise stated. Questions? Ask Liz: LStuewe@lplks.org. No registration needed.  

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Coulrophobia by Peyton Smith | Kansas Union Gallery, 4th Floor 

On view through September 25 

Peyton Smith is a fourth-year BFA candidate with a concentration in photography and is currently exploring themes of individuality and performance through portraiture and video. Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) pursues an exploration of identity and the distortion of self-image through portraiture.  

Christian Thompson: Future Ancestor | Spencer Museum of Art

On view until January 10, 2027

In Future Ancestor, Thompson creates a multimedia installation that weaves together history, language, and imagined futures. Blurring the boundaries between storytelling and visual culture, voice and gesture, Thompson’s artistic practice becomes a method of language preservation and cultural survival, allowing Bidjara to resonate across generations.

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Alien Forms / Future Worlds | Spencer Museum of Art

On view until January 10, 2027

Alien Forms / Future Worlds brings together artists across time, media, and geography who imagine bodies, environments, and worlds that feel unfamiliar but strangely recognizable. From early visions of space travel to contemporary explorations of ecological crisis, these works reflect a persistent desire to picture what lies beyond the known.

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👀 View all current exhibitions at the Spencer

Spark KC 

September 25, 8:00am – 3:00pm | University of Kansas Edwards Campus 

Connect with agency leaders and creative pros who have built successful careers right here in Kansas City. Hear firsthand how they got their start, what they're seeing in the industry today, and the advice they wish they'd received as students. 

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Techstars Startup Weekend

November 13-15 | Capitol Federal Hall, KU Campus

Startup Weekends are a high-energy three-day experience designed to help participants transform ideas into real startup ventures and step directly into the startup world — no prior experience required.

Over the course of the weekend, participants will move through an accelerated startup-building process and gain direct exposure to the realities of entrepreneurship while building meaningful relationships with collaborators, mentors, and future founders.

Whether participants arrive with a startup idea, a side project, or simply curiosity about entrepreneurship, the Startup Weekend will offer an accessible and collaborative environment to explore, experiment, and connect with the next generation of innovators.

Participants interested in applying are encouraged to do so before the 4th of November, as spots are limited.

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ArcD Student Organizations: Get involved! 

Get involved with student organizations to improve your educational experience! Learn more about ArcD Student Organizations here & keep in touch with them via social media! 

Jayhawks Abroad Scholarship 

The Jayhawks Abroad Scholarship is through the Study Abroad and Global Engagement Office and can award $200,000 worth of scholarships to students. The scholarship is merit based, which requires students to have a 3.5 GPA or above, and a Need Based which requires a FASFA to be on file. 

Deadline: October 1 

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AES Engineering Scholarship

AES belives that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason they are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by an evaluation of the essays that are submitted.

Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility.

Students are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.

Deadline: October 8

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St.Louis-area Architecture & Interior Architecture Scholarship 

The M+H Scholarship will annually award one $5,000 scholarship to a student studying architecture or interior design at an NAAB-accredited school of Architecture or a CIDA-accredited Interior Design program.  

Eligibility: 

- Must be enrolled in an NAAB accredited school of Architecture 

- Must be in their third, fourth or fifth year of school 

- Must have a permanent address in the St. Louis metropolitan region 

Deadline: April, 5, 2027 

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Student Outreach & Events Assistant | KU Natural History Museum

The Student O&E Assistant helps deliver themed programs to groups (scouts, after-school science nights, etc.) and helps to plan and facilitate museum public events like Discovery Days and Pop Up Science programs.

Required Qualifications:
🔹Ability to speak with ease in front of large or small groups of people
🔹Ability to interact with people of all ages – especially children
🔹Strong communication and organizational skills
🔹Ability to work up to 10 hours per week

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Social Media Marketing Intern

Academic Success (Success Initiatives – Success Operations) is seeking an intern to manage social media accounts in support of many Academic Affairs units. In holding this position on the Digital Media team, you receive mentorship by expert specialists, are provided with career relevant networking opportunities, and are provided the opportunity to work directly as a social media content creator and manager. This intern must be a free and creative thinker bringing new ideas to the table with the ability to collaborate and grow with their team.

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Populous Co-Op Spring Internship  

Applications for the Populous Spring Co-Op Internship Program are officially open. 

The co-op program will run from January through April and provides students with the opportunity to work alongside other design professionals to create memorable places where people love to be together. 

Positions are available for the following disciplines: Architecture, Interior Design/Interior Architecture, Graphic Design

Deadline: October 16 

Submission Requirements:  Resume, Portfolio, Letter from their university stating they are approved to participate in this co-op full-time and in-person as part of their academic program 

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RED: Juried Exhibition  
Red tape, red flag, seeing red, painting the town red. What does it mean to represent the color red? Often, we associate the color red with intense emotion or a warning. Other times, we think of flowers, birds, or hearts. The Lawrence Arts Center invites artists to submit artwork that relates to the subject/color “red” which is open to the artist’s interpretation. 

Submission Deadline: Sept. 25 

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Call for Art: 8 x 8 Juried Exhibition 
The Lawrence Arts Center invites artists to submit artwork that is 8 inches by 8 inches. This call for entries encourages both established and emerging artists to submit. Submissions are open to any medium in the stated size perimeter. Applicants can enter up to 3 pieces for $25. Works selected to be exhibited are not required to be for sale. 

Submission Deadline: Sept. 30 

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🍝 Tasteful: New Interiors for Restaurants and Cafés

Dining out is so much more than just what you can order off the menu. Tasteful serves up a selection of restaurant interiors that add an eye-catching element to the dining experience.

The ever-evolving landscape of the gastronomic industry never fails to surprise with new ideas and trends -- and Tasteful is a testament to that. A follow-up on the earlier gestalten title Appetizer, this book is a curated selection of the most eye-catching interiors of new restaurants, cafes, bars and all kinds of food places.

Featuring a variety styles from a host of diverse locations around the planet, Tasteful serves as both a travel guide for intrepid foodies and an inspiration for those passionate about design.

The Hatch Reading Room, on the 4th floor of Marvin Hall, is here for you to de-stress, work on projects, take a break to read, and enjoy a quiet view of campus. Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. 📚 

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