Annual faculty and staff parking permits expire on Thursday. Permits for the 2025-2026 academic year should be purchased before Friday to avoid receiving a ticket. The online parking portal is back online, so faculty and staff can purchase a permit via payroll deduction or with a credit card.  

KU affiliates — employees with KU Athletics, Memorial Unions, Health System or Physician’s Group — need to fill out a form before purchasing a permit. Additionally, the updated parking portal should be able to process permit requests for departmental accounts sometime this week.  

Visit KU Parking for more information about permit prices and payroll deduction amounts.

Annual employee training will relaunch in the fall, aligning with KU Medical Center’s training timeframe and furthering the One KU initiative. This will remain the training period moving forward, rather than in the spring.  

The Information Security and Acceptable Use and Office of Civil Rights & Title IX required training modules will be assigned Oct. 7 in MyTalent and faculty and staff will have until Nov. 14 to complete the required training. Those designated as Campus Security Authorities will also be assigned the Clery Act Training for CSAs module.  

An optional recommended course, Fostering Respect and Belonging, will be available as well. 

Annual training provides an opportunity to build and refresh employees’ awareness, knowledge and understanding to continuously work toward building a safer environment for all Jayhawks. 

Additional information will be sent via email during the fall semester. 

Applications to serve on the State Employee Health Plan Employee Advisory Committee will close on Thursday.  

The EAC is a group of 18 state employees and three retirees that advises the Health Care Commission on the state’s health care benefits. The EAC strives for a diverse membership based on plan enrollment, state agencies and geographic location. 

Five positions are open for four-year terms beginning in January. The EAC meets in Topeka four times a year. Applications are available on the EAC web page. A supervisor or HR officer is required to authorize participation. 

KU’s procurement policy requires an IT review for most technology-related purchases, including software, cloud services, IT professional services and major tech equipment, regardless of cost, funding source or payment method. Renewals also fall under this requirement. 

The review process helps protect KU from cyber threats, maintains accessibility compliance and avoids duplicate purchases. To begin the review, submit a Technology Procurement Request through the Finance Service Portal. 

Excluded items include laptops, monitors, computer accessories and low-risk database subscriptions. 

KU IT will perform maintenance on the Science DMZ firewall from 11 p.m. Aug. 5 to 2 a.m. Aug. 6. No downtime is expected, but there may be brief interruptions to internet connectivity during the maintenance window. 

The Science DMZ firewall supports Research File Storage (ResFS) Science DMZ file sharing and the Instrument VLAN. Systems that require a consistent internet connection should be paused during the maintenance timeframe. 

The KU community is invited to stop by the Burge Union from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday for a first look at KU Dining’s 2025-2026 catering menu. At the KU Catering Guide launch party, guests will have the opportunity to sample new items on the menu as well as updated versions of old favorites.  

KU Dining is the exclusive caterer on the Lawrence campus.

Beginning Friday, bus route 42 will not operate when classes are not in session. The route, which circulates among Becker Drive, Ambler Student Recreation Center and Snow Hall, will be on hiatus between semesters. 

All of KU's regular bus routes will return on Aug. 18. Expect to see the 2025-2026 Transit Guide delivered across campus in the next two weeks. 

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