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Dec. 4, 2024

KU Presents! Broadway Star Mandy Gonzalez

The star of Hamilton, Wicked and In the Heights on Broadway will perform at Schaeffer Auditorium, along with the KU Choir and Berks Youth Chorus. Fri. Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. KU student tickets $10.

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Finals Week Exam Schedule

Seniors: Where are You Headed After Graduation? - Please complete your First Destination Career Outcomes Survey (just takes five minutes) BEFORE graduation.  Log into Handshake, then go to Career Center, then First Destination.

Army Tuition Assistance (TA) - Military and Veteran students, contact the Office of Military & Veterans Services (610-683-4228) for assistance with creating a TA request if you plan to use it for the Spring 2025 semester.

Enrollment Certification Request Form - Reminder to submit your form for the Spring 2025 semester if you plan to use military benefits. This must be completed every semester.

Graduating Military & Veteran Students - If you are graduating this semester, be sure to stop by MSU 262 for your commencement honor cord!

VA Benefits Monthly Verification - Receive your monthly stipend or housing allowance by submitting your verification to the VA at the end of each month. Visit the Mil-Vet Knowledge page on D2L for more information.

The Collage November Newsletter - November's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences newsletter features Professor of History Chris Saidi and senior Social Work major Valeria Mangiapane.

Winter Tutoring - Taking a winter class? Support is available through Tutor.com, a virtual 24/7 tutoring platform. For instructions, please visit the Tutoring Services website.

Free Hot Chocolate Bar - Supporting your success during finals! Drop by for a free hot chocolate and finals supply kit. Student Success Center (Rohrbach Library 11), now through Dec. 11.

Graduation Regalia for Sale - Fall 2024 graduates, shop at KU Campus Store and online for regalia from Dec. 2-13. Purchase includes tickets, tassel and cap.

Counseling Center Hours Finals Week - Feeling stressed or need to talk? KU Counseling Center will be open finals week Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for walk-in consultations. No appointment needed.

Hello 2025 Sale - Save 25% on apparel and gift at the KU Campus Store and online. Excludes other sales and promotions.

Events

Wed. Dec. 4

Meet Father Matthew Kuna - Meet the chaplain of the St. Christopher Catholic Center. 5-7 p.m. Across the street from Old Main.

Thu. Dec. 5

Warm Hearts, Warm Hands - Golden Bears Care will be distributing free hats, gloves, scarves and socks in the MSU from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. to students in need.

Germany & the Alps Summer Study Info Session - Zoom session providing info on the KU summer study program to Germany and Austria, 11 a.m.

Fri. Dec. 6

KU Presents! Mandy Gonzalez and the KU Choir - The Broadway star of Hamilton, Wicked and In the Heights comes to KU. Along with the KU Choir and Berks Youth Chorus.  KU Student tickets $10. 7:#0 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium.

Feminist Friday - 2 p.m. at Boxwood House. Remember your strengths! Positive affirmations for finals week.

Gingerbread House Party - Unleash your creativity and join us in building and decorating the sweetest gingerbread houses around! 4 p.m. at South Dining Hall.

Software Engineering Demo Day - Presentations are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Posters are from 1-3 p.m. MSU 218. Attend either or both. Come see presentations and demos of interactive devices, a PC game, web and mobile apps.

Women's Basketball vs. Slippery Rock - 3 p.m. at Keystone Arena.

Men's Basketball vs. Slippery Rock - 5 p.m. at Keystone Arena.

Sat. Dec. 7

Christmas on the Farm Returns - Christmas on the Farm, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Features live music, traditional crafts, folklife demonstrations, hearth-cooking and more.

Women's Basketball vs. Seton Hill - 1 p.m. at Keystone Arena.

Men's Basketball vs. Seton Hill - 3 p.m. at Keystone Arena.

Sun. Dec. 8

KU Music Department Holiday Concert - 3:30 p.m., Schaeffer Auditorium.

Mon. Dec. 9

Holy Day of Obligation - Join the Newman Council for Mass at 5 p.m. Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. St. Christopher Newman Center, 15207 Kutztown Rd.

DMZ Tree Lighting - 5 p.m. Take a study break by the fountain, enjoy hot chocolate compliments of Student Government, and make memories with friends at this beautiful spectacle.

Wed. Dec. 11

Open Hour with Provost - 3 p.m. in Old Main concourse. Students are invited to drop by and chat with the Provost, Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, during her open office hour.