- - - - - - - - SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 NOVEMBER 19, 2023 2023 JUNE 2, 2023 TOWER Opposite page: The annual toast on Alumni Plaza celebrating graduates. Top: Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research dedication. Bottom left: Dr. Hawkinson and Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson with local and state dignitaries and Council of Trustees members at the opening of the Hawkinson Welcome Center. Bottom right: Ribbon-cutting for renovated Keystone Field. SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 Together, We’re Golden, the university’s first com prehensive fundraising campaign, culminates, raising $46,852,180. NOVEMBER 19, 2023 Field hockey team makes history winning the school’s first varsity team national championship, defeating East Stroudsburg 2 1 to win the NCAA Division II Championship. Renovation completed of de Francesco Building, home of the College of Business. JUNE 2, 2023 Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 Botanical Research Center is dedicated. The center houses controlled greenhouse environments, growth chambers, and a fully equipped headhouse. SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 Wells Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research is dedicated. The $6.4 million center houses historic collections and performance space. FEBRUARY 29, 2024 KU receives $1.5 million grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development supporting the new regen erative organic agriculture track in its environmental science program. JUNE 5, 2025 Hawkinson Welcome Center is dedicated, honoring Hawkinson for his contributions to KU. The renovated Poplar House and a 10,300 foot addition provides state of the art facilities welcoming prospective students and visitors. FALL 2025 | TOWER 17
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