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Lithography Demonstration with Juana Estrada Hernández 

2:30-5:00 pm | Chalmers Hall  

Join Mexican artist Juana Estrada Hernández for a lithography demonstration. Estrada Hernández received her MFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico and is currently an assistant professor of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. 

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KU ASID BRR Firm Spotlight 

5:00-6:30 pm | Marvin Hall Galloway Room

Come learn about the firm, hear from industry professionals, and get helpful tips and feedback on your portfolios! This is a great opportunity to make connections and strengthen your work! 

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Artist Lecture: Juana Estrada Hernández 

6:00-7:00 pm | The Forum, Marvin Hall 

Hear from Mexican artist and professor Juana Estrada Hernández as she shares her artwork that addresses socio-political issues related to immigration, migrant communities, and the limitations of the "American Dream." 

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KU NOMAS Pumpkin Carving Night 

6:30-8:00 pm | Marvin Hall Galloway Room 

Join us for a night of pumpkin carving, creativity, and connecting with other students! Make sure to bring your own carving supplies, and don't forget to RSVP to claim your pumpkin! 

Claim your pumpkin! 

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Letterlocking Workshop 

11:00 am-12:00 pm | Anschutz Library, Anschutz Instruction Center (AIC) 

Join KU Libraries' Head of Conservation, Whitney Baker, for a workshop about letterlocking: the act of folding and sealing a written message without the use of an envelope. Queen Elizabeth I used letterlocking. So did Elizabeth Bennet (of Pride and Prejudice fame)!   

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Find Your Calm: Practical Mindfulness To Fit Into Your Real Life 

5:00-5:45 pm | Kansas Union, 452 

You will walk away from this 45-minute skills session with a better understanding of why everyone talks so much about mindfulness being good for you. CAPS staff will share about the benefits of mindfulness and give you a chance to practice some different forms of mindfulness to then make part of your routine. 

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Language Night 

5:30-7 PM | Watson Library, 3 West 

Looking to learn a few spooky stories set in other countries and phrases in new languages?! Come to the GAP Language Night for ghastly tales and treats! From Hungarian to Arabic and Sindhi, they will feature nearly 20 languages. 

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KU Freedom by Design Meeting

6:30 pm | Forum Flex, Marvin Hall 

Join KU FBD this week to earn about our upcoming project plans and ways to get involved! Hope to see you there!

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13th Annual Mock Interview Night  

5:00-8:00 p.m.| Marvin Hall 

Architecture and interior architecture students are invited to participate in this valuable professional development opportunity. 

Designed to help students prepare for internships, careers, and the annual KU Architecture & Design Career Fair, Mock Interview Night provides a low-pressure environment to practice interviewing, present portfolio work, and receive personalized feedback from professionals representing leading architecture, design, engineering, and construction firms from across the country. 

Learn about the attending firms

Crocheting the Universe 

3:00-4:00 pm | Watson Library, Kettle 

Join us for Crocheting the Universe, a collaborative KU Reads project that invites the entire Jayhawk community to come together and to create the cosmos, one stitch at a time!Whether you’re picking up a crochet hook for the first time, or have years of experience, there’s a place for you. Together, we will crochet stars, planets, galaxies, and other pieces of the cosmos, creating a shared work of art that reflects the creativity and spirit of our campus community. 

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Intro to Landscape Painting & Creating Illusionistic Space 

3:00-5:00 pm | Virtual Event | $50 

This online art course will introduce students to basic concepts of depicting landscape space and creating depth on a two-dimensional surface. We will focus on the important aspects of creating illusionistic space necessary for painting and drawing landscape imagery. We will cover and practice techniques such as value, perspective, layering of forms and scale. 

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Building Your Flock: A Healthy Relationships Skills Session Series 

4:00-5:00 pm | Kansas Union 452 

Building Your Flock is a series for students who want to build relationships with friends, family, significant others, and themselves. We’ll identify our individual strengths, examine the common patterns found in healthy relationships, and build more effective communication skills for starting/maintaining the relationships important to us. 

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KU Design Professional Lecture Series: Gil Ashby 

6:00 pm | Wescoe Hall, 3140 

Gil Ashby is an award-winning illustrator, painter, educator, and visual storyteller based in Detroit. Ashby has built a distinguished career spanning illustration, fine art, and teaching, with work exhibited throughout the United States and recognized by organizations including the Society of Illustrators. Through painting, mixed media, and visual journalism, he explores themes of identity, history, spirituality, and the African American experience. His commitment to artistic excellence and mentorship has inspired generations of emerging artists and designers. 

Pause 4 Pups 

7:00-8:00 pm | Downs Residence Hall 

Come by and take a break with our furry friends from Loving Paws Animal Therapy! Through stress management outreach programs, we aim to provide KU students with tools for coping, healthy new habits, and a strong academic semester. 

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Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) Technology Demo Day

Monday, November 2 | 1:00-2:00 and 5:30-6:30 | lawn west of Marvin Hall 

Come see and learn about drones, laser scanning, AR, GNSS survey, and more. 

Sponsored by PCL Construction 

Open to all students! 

Questions? contact Jae Chang 

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

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! 

2027 Hart Howerton Travel Fellowship Program

Each summer, selected Fellows join our New York or San Francisco office for a professional internship and receive funding to pursue independent travel and research on a topic of their choosing.

Through the Fellowship, students gain professional office experience, exposure to collaborative interdisciplinary design, and the opportunity for global travel and research. The perspective gained through the program helps Fellows explore the possibilities available after graduation and approach their careers with greater confidence.

Deadline: January 19, 2027

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KUltura. 001.Approaching is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 

KUltura is now accepting student work for the next edition of the School of Architecture and Design’s student-led publication. This year’s theme, “Approaching,” invites students to explore the ideas, processes, and perspectives that shape their creative work. We welcome submissions across a wide range of mediums, including photography, writing, artwork, poetry, design work, and more. To learn more about KUltura, follow us on Instagram for submission deadlines, engagement events, upcoming meetings, and other updates. 

The open call for submissions runs through December 31.  

Learn more & submit your work 

ArcD Advisory Board Design Excellence Awards

The Design Excellence Awards recognize ArcD students who demonstrate exceptional design skills and creativity in 3rd- and 4th-year studio projects. Award winners will receive a cash award, and all winners will receive a certificate and digital recognition.

The annual Design Excellence Awards recognize students who demonstrate exceptional design skills and creativity. The program is open to students in both the architecture and design departments.

Eligibility:

• Studio projects produced in the Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 semesters in students’ 3rd and 4th years.
• Students must have received Grade ‘A’ for the studio project.
• Students must have a current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Only one submission per student.
• DesignBuild studio projects are not considered for this award.

Deadline: February 15, 2027

More Info & Submission

BWBR Equity in Design Scholarship  

BWBR sponsors two $2,500 scholarships designed to support equity in the built environment, awarded based on an application package that includes a sample design project and a written statement.   

The scholarships are open to students currently enrolled in a school of architecture, interior design, or graphic design. Applicants should have completed at least one year of their course of study by the date of application. Like the Portfolio Scholarship, these awards recognize developing designers who demonstrate exceptional skills.

Deadline: October 30 

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SmithGroup Design a Better Future Scholarship program 

The scholarship mission is to create a more inclusive design industry by providing students with opportunities to pursue their academic and professional goals. Students committed to advancing inclusion in the design industry are encouraged to apply.

The scholarship provides a one-time award of $6,000 to five students studying either architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning or engineering, to help offset their tuition. Each recipient will also serve as a paid summer intern at any SmithGroup office in the United States where their discipline is located. 

Deadline: December 6

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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.  

Deadline: April, 5, 2027 

More Info & Apply 

Owen Jones: Design, Ornament, Architecture & Theory in an Age of Transition

Owen Jones was, and still remains, a highly influential force in the world of architecture and design. His prolific and impressive work—captured here in its various stages through drawings, architectural plans, and photographs—is as current, imaginative, and important now as when it first emerged more than 125 years ago. Owen Design, Ornament, Architecture & Theory in an Age in Transition fills a serious gap in the history of Victorian design. In his early career Jones was recognized as an authority on Oriental design. In the 1850s he was commissioned to decorate the interior of Joseph Paxton's magnificent World's Fair Crystal Palace in London.

Other signature projects include St. James' Hall, the Crystal Palace Bazaar, Osler's Glass Shop, and Eynsham Hall at Oxford. In 1856 he completed his monumental Grammar of Ornament, which remains one of the most influential works on design ever published and is a source for many artists and designers today. More than just an architect, Jones' skills were applied to designing interiors, books, textiles, furniture, and carpet. His philosophy can most accurately be expressed in his words, "Form without color is like a body without a soul."

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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