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IDSA Lunch and Learn 

11am -12pm | Chalmers 350 (senior studio)

The Lunch and Learn speaker is Eleanor Ammerman, who interned at Milwaukee Tool where she she worked with the Safety and Personal Protective Equipment team, designing things like Impact Gloves, helmets, cut safety, and cooling equipment. ✏️

Bring your own lunch this week

Learn more on the IDSA instagram page!

Coffee Crawl 

All Week | All CoffeeHouse Locations (except J Cafe) 

Visit CoffeeHouse locations from September 29-October 3, for our Coffee Crawl event! Grab a Coffee Crawl punch card during your next visit and get it punched at 3 CoffeeHouse locations — purchase optional. Bring your card to the Marketing & Programs Office on Level 4 of the Kansas Union to exchange it for a $5 CoffeeHouse gift card! 

Locations: Kansas Union, DeBruce Center, Burge Union, The Studio (Hashinger Hall), The Underground (Wescoe Hall), South Dining Commons (Downs Hall), North College Café (GSP Hall) and School of Engineering (Leep 2). 

 

KU Common Work of Art Viewing 

All Week | Spencer Museum of Art, Michaelis Gallery 

KU Reads: A Common Book Experience selects a book each academic year that speaks to the current moment and sparks campus-wide conversations. As part of the conversation, we select a KU Common Work of Art each year to complement and expand on the book’s themes. You can view the Common Work of Art in the Empowerment exhibition, in the Michaelis Gallery, at Spencer Museum of Art. 

Jayhawk Amazing Race 

4-6:00pm | Meeting at Kansas Memorial Union 

Get ready to race across KU with a teammate in the Jayhawk Amazing Race, hosted by SUA, where every stop brings new challenges, trivia, and chances to win! Whether you're sprinting to the finish or solving brain-busters, every team walks away with a prize! 

RVSP & More info

Flu Shot Clinic – HERO Wellness Fair 

11:00am-1:00pm | Kansas Union, Ascher Plaza

Watkins Health Services is offering this walk-in flu vaccine clinic for KU students, faculty and staff. The cost of the flu vaccine is $40. Please bring your health insurance card with you to the clinic to have your insurance billed. 

Brown Bag Book Club 

12-1:30pm | Watson Library, 325 

Love reading, talking about books, or just hanging out with fellow book lovers? Come join our weekly book club! We’ll dive into KU’s Common Book The Anthropocene Reviewed and also make space for whatever else you’re reading. Expect relaxed conversations, fun book-related crafts and games, and a welcoming space for anyone who enjoys stories in any form. 

 

Cookie Dough Frenzy  

2-4:00pm | Kansas Union, Jayhawk Room 

Name a better way to celebrate making it through the beginning of the school year than with a sweet treat. Reward yourself by making your own edible cookie dough while enjoying a baking competition show from 2 to 4 pm in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. 

KU Design Professional Lecture Series: Adam Henry 

6:00pm | Wescoe Hall, 3140 

Adam Henry is an animator, writer and producer with over 20 years of experience working in film and television. Beginning his career at Warner Brothers as an animator on the critically-acclaimed feature film, Iron Giant, Henry went on to serve a variety of roles – including storyboard artist, producer, and showrunner – at Disney (Penn Zero, Tinkerbell Movie), Dreamworks (She Ra, Jurassic Park), Nickelodeon (Kung Fu Panda, The Loud House, Ni Hao Kailan, Random Cartoons, Robot Monster) and Netflix (Dogs in Space).   

HME, Inc. Steel Day 

11:00am-3:00pm | 2828 NW Button Rd, Topeka, KS 

Celebrate and connect with HME at the bi-annual Steel Day Event. Take a behind-the-scenes look at our cutting-edge operations, visit vendor displays, enjoy a catered lunch, and take-home giveaways. 

Register

KU Open Figure Drawing  

11:00am-2:00pm | Chalmers Hall, 405 

The Department of Visual Art will continue to offer Open Figure Drawing once a month while classes are in session. Workshops are FREE and open to anyone who wants to draw the figure. 
 
Drawing the human figure in its various shapes and positions is an important activity for all visual artists. Figure drawing, the process of drawing the human body from observation of a live model, is arguably the most difficult subject an artist commonly encounters. 

 

Art Cart: Found in the Clouds 

1-4:00pm | Spencer Museum of Art, Perkins Central Court 

Take inspiration from works of art in the exhibition “My Mother’s Tongue Ties Me Together” and create your own 3D work of art in mixed media.  

This drop-in activity station rolls into the galleries each month for children and grown-ups to create hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original art on view. 

Return of the Sacred Red Rock Curator Talk 

2-3:00pm | Spencer Museum of Art, Marshall Balcony 

Join Curator Sydney Pursel to learn about the project to rematriate the Sacred Red Rock as well as her collaboration with Kaw Nation citizens who served on an advisory committee to help develop the In’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock exhibition. 

Ageless Living Collaborative Scholarships 

Two $5,000 Senior Living scholarships for Interior Design students.  

Application deadline: Sunday November 2 

Info & Apply 

 

SOM Foundation 2025 Robert L. Wesley Award 

The Robert L. Wesley Award supports BIPOC undergraduate students enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, or engineering programs in the United States. This year, three students will receive a $10,000 award in addition to a yearlong mentorship program that connects the students with leading BIPOC practitioners and educators.  

Application Deadline: November 13 

Info & Apply  

 

SOM Foundation 2025 Research Prize 

Two $30,000 prizes will be awarded to faculty-led interdisciplinary teams based in the United States to conduct original research that contributes to this year’s topic, “Exploring the Potential of Mobility Corridors.” 

Application Deadline: November 10 

Info & Apply 

Architectural Design Intern 

CRB | Kansas City, MO 

CRB's nearly 1,400 expert professionals drive innovative, life-changing and life-saving solutions for manufacturers in the life sciences and food and beverage industries. We are actively seeking an Architectural Designer Intern to join CRB. Join our firm for an internship journey where you’ll dive into real-world project work, learn from industry leaders and fully immerse yourself in the CRB employee experience. This program is more than just an internship—it's an opportunity to grow, innovate, and make a tangible impact on how we do business. You’ll have the chance to work hands-on with cutting-edge projects, collaborate with peers and industry leaders, and contribute your unique perspective to spark meaningful change. 

More information and apply here. 

 

Architectural Intern 

Farnsworth Group | Champaign, IL 

Join us and grow your career with a certified Great Place to Work for the last ten years running. We are a team of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Scientists committed to making meaningful contributions to the world around us. Our quest for excellence goes beyond the ordinary; we seek extraordinary people who want to showcase their talents and join us in making a difference for our clients and communities. You will be part of a collaborative group that champions your career and passions, embraces challenges, understands the importance of work-life balance, and shares our commitment to making a positive impact through your work. 

Farnsworth Group is seeking an Architectural Intern - Summer 2026 in the below posting location. As an Architectural Intern with Farnsworth Group, you will receive a well-rounded AXP experience working on a range of exciting projects in an energetic team atmosphere. The selected candidate will work with architects to draft and design educational, healthcare, and civic-related buildings 

More information and apply here. 

📷 To Hold On or To Let Go | Kansas Union Gallery 

Through October 3

To Hold On or To Let Go, an exhibition by KU Photography student Alice Lubin-Meyer, is a photographic exploration created using black-and-white 4x5 film and a large format view camera. The photographs grapple with what is now and what was then, and explore the heart’s way of holding on, even when it might be best to let go.

 

🌾 As Grass Grows – Ten Years at Prairieside Outpost | Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Through November 21

As Grass Grows: Ten Years at Prairieside Outpost is a group exhibition commemorating the first ten years of the Artist-in-Residence program at Prairieside Outpost in Matfield Green, Kansas. The exhibition features 28 visual artists and writers from across North America, including Photography professor Lilly McElroy. Each artist featured has worked on their creative endeavors in the remote and head-clearing expanse that is the Kansas Flint Hills.

 

🌊 Soundings: Making Culture at Sea | Spencer Museum 

Through December 14

Soundings: Making Culture at Sea explores how visual representations of oceans from different times and places across history have helped humans articulate questions and concerns that are political, cultural, and environmental.

 

➿ My Mother's Tongue Ties Me Together | Spencer Museum 

Through January 4

The Spencer Museum of Art is honored to host the Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition for the first time featuring the selected artists for 2025: Noelle Choy, Hùng Lê, and Merry Sun. All three artists explore themes of cultural mythmaking, memory, and migration through a range of media.

 

🌞 Following the Sun | Spencer Museum 

virtual exhibition

This virtual exhibition organized by Spencer interns explores depictions of the sun and sunflowers in the collection.

 

🌞 Tad Carpenter: SUNday Suns | Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery, Chalmers Hall

Through October 2

SUNday Suns is 10 year Retrospective Exhibition of all 522 suns Carpenter's 10 year long project. 

📸 Rural Kansas Photography Contest 

Deadline: September 30 

We are excited to partner with Kansas Country Living magazine for the sixth year in a row. Kansas Country Living is designed to educate Kansas electric cooperative consumer-members on topics that impact rural electrification. With a circulation of more than 133,000, it is an integral communications channel that builds member support for electric cooperatives in Kansas while keeping them informed of the latest news, energy efficiency tips, emerging technology (electric vehicles, smart devices that help save energy) and electrical safety. 

The Kansas Country Living editorial team will choose from all of the entries a $100 grand-prize winning photograph that will be featured on the January 2026 cover of the magazine. 

See here for more information & to enter! 

 

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! 

 

Jayhawk Finances: a new resource for KU students 

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to achieve financial stability and success. Online tools, in-person coaching, and weekly virtual sessions are available to all KU students. Educators are available for student group events and sessions can focus on specific topics.  

Learn more: Jayhawk Finances

 

AIAS Midwest Quad Conference

Registration Deadline: Oct. 1

This event is a great opportunity to connect with peers, expand your network, and engage with architecture beyond the classroom. KU AIAS encourages all students to participate and represent the school.

Register & See instagram for details

 

KU Natural History Museum Volunteer Creatives 

The Communications Coordinator at the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum is looking for 2-3 creative volunteers willing to help expand the museum’s marketing materials and attract more visitors.  

Volunteer Expectations: 

🔸 Commitment to volunteering at minimum 2-4 hours a week at the KU Natural History Museum 

🔸 A laptop is provided but volunteers are welcome to use their personal devices 

🔸 All marketing materials created must adhere to the KU brand design guide 

🔸 Experience with Adobe software (Adobe Express, Illustrator, etc.) is preferred 

🔸 An interest in learning more about natural history and connecting our mission to local families and residents, KU students, Kansans 

Potential Marketing Projects & Materials: 

🔸 Posters, Flyers, Brochures, Social media posts, T-shirt designs & Stickers 

Interested in working with the KU Natural History Museum? Contact Natalie Vondrak at nvondrak@ku.edu to schedule a time to meet and discuss potential projects.  

M.Arch Fifth-Year Options Meeting  

Friday, October 10 |12:30pm - 1:30pm | John C. Gaunt Forum  

Get the full details about options for your final year as an M.Arch student. 

Studio Ghibli | Architecture in Animation 

Explore the dazzling animated worlds of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and more with Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation! 
 
Learn how the visionary animation studio brings its vibrant worlds to life through hundreds of pieces of concept art, sketches, and background paintings that illuminate the architectural inspirations of Studio Ghibli’s animated classics. Distinctive interiors, imaginative exteriors, breathtaking landscapes, and the interplay between the three are all examined in detail through collected remarks from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, exclusive commentary from renowned architect Terunobu Fujimori, and quotes from the artists and art directors of Studio Ghibli’s beloved films.

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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