KU employees should anticipate heavy traffic around the Lawrence campus on Thursday and Friday during KU Housing and Residence Life’s move-in process for residents.

Traffic around Daisy Hill is expected to be heaviest from about 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The busiest intersections will likely be 15th and Iowa streets and 23rd Street and Naismith Drive.  

Due to ongoing road construction and road closures on Iowa and 19th streets, residents moving in have been provided with alternative driving routes. Closures impacting travel include both the east and west sides of 19th Street at Iowa Street and 19th Street between Kentucky and Massachusetts streets.    

Increased traffic could also occur at: 

Maps of each area, which were emailed to incoming residents and their families, can be found at the KU Housing and Residence Life website. 

An early move-in for band members, sorority recruitment and other residents took place Saturday and Sunday. Students will also be moving into HERE, Hawker Apartments, McCarthy Hall and Jayhawker Towers on Tuesday.  

Access to 19th Street off of Iowa Street will remain closed until roadwork is completed at the intersection.

Earlier this month, the City of Lawrence shifted traffic from the northbound to the southbound lanes of Iowa Street as it reconstructs the road from Irving Hill Road to 23rd Street. To the west of Iowa Street, 19th Street is closed to Constant Avenue. To the east of Iowa Street, 19th Street is closed to Stewart Avenue.  

Traffic heading south can use 21st Street as a detour around the closures, and those heading north can use Bob Billings Parkway to Crestline Drive or 15th Street. 

For the latest on road and parking lot construction projects, visit the Construction Information and Closures webpage. 

Help KU make a memorable first impression for new Jayhawks and their families. Volunteers are still needed to assist with Move-in and Hawk Week activities, especially on Friday.  

Remaining volunteer opportunities include:  

To sign up or learn more about these volunteer opportunities, visit the Student Affairs webpage. For questions, contact studentaffairs@ku.edu. 

Counseling & Psychological Services will announce soon a premier new partner for mental health resources. While the university’s relationship with Telus Health has ended, CAPS expects the new service to be operational shortly after the start of the fall semester. 

All units should update their resources to direct students to CAPS — instead of Telus Health — in upcoming communications. Any materials that refer students to Telus Health are outdated and should be discontinued. Please keep an eye out for further updates about mental health resources in Campus Insider. 

For those new to campus, the KU Smart Campus map allows users to locate accessible routes, distinct building features, parking zones and other campus resources. Highlighted features include accessible parking spaces, accessible restrooms, single-user and family restrooms, hoteling spaces, lactation rooms, reflection rooms and ablution stations, outdoor areas with wireless coverage, bus stops, bike racks, and bike repair stations.  

To locate a specific feature or resource, click the menu on the right and then select the item from the table of contents. Icons will appear on the map where the feature is located on campus. 

Additionally, users can locate campus buildings by typing the building's name into the search bar on the left. 

KU Marketing and KU IT have been working to update the Sunflower CMS to reflect the Towering Toward the Blue brand that launched in January. These new visual brand updates are coming to KU webpages in September.  

A preview period will begin Aug. 18, which will allow site administrators to view their sites with the new visual branding before the changes go live. All site administrators will receive an email today with full details about the process for the visual brand updates. Site admins who do not receive the email at some point today should reach out to KU Marketing as soon as possible. 

Parking lots 17, 22 and 35 will be closed today through Wednesday as crews resurface the lots. These lots are north of Sunnyside Drive and adjacent to Murphy and Summerfield halls and the Military Science Building. All building entrances will remain open, but avoiding entrances adjacent to these parking lots is recommended as work will be taking place nearby.

Throughout the fall semester, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer will hold virtual town hall meetings at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month, except for October, when the State of the Campus presentation will be delivered.  

The first town hall meeting will be held Aug. 21 and will focus on a number of topics and respond to submitted questions. 

Other town hall dates include Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18. To submit a question or comment for a future town hall discussion, please use this form. 

This week, the KU School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Watkins Health Services will hold separate blood drives.  

On Thursday, the JMC School will host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Stauffer-Flint’s Clarkson Gallery. Participants can sign up online for an appointment time and donation type using group code EW23. 

On Friday, Watkins Health Services will hold a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of the Watkins Memorial Health Center. Participants can sign up for an appointment time and donation type online. 

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