Tour News
2011 Tour
- May 9 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to explore industry, education, land use
- May 6 KU's 13th Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to hit the road
2010 Tour
- May 18 Education, history, natural beauty focus of fifth day of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
- May 17 Police training, natural resources, history highlight Wheat State Tour's fourth day
- May 14 Rural health care, historic places focus of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour day three
- May 13 Wind power, agriculture, rural education focus of Wheat State Tour's second day
- May 12 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to make stops in Manhattan, Marysville, Salina
- May 11 KU faculty, staff to crisscross Kansas on 2010 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
2009 Tour
- The 2009 Wheat State Whirlwind tour did not take place
2008 Tour
- May 12 Health care, law enforcement are part of final day of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
- May 9 Day four of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to focus on beauty, treasures of Kansas
- May 8 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to traverse western, southwestern Kansas
- May 7 Rural communities are focus of day two of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
- May 6 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to begin statewide trek in northeast Kansas
- May 5 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to cover more than 1,000 miles in five days
2007 Tour
- Fall 2007. "Under a Big Sky" article excerpt from KU Giving, a KU Endowment publication
- May 16, 2007. Audio interview with Don Steeples, KU vice provost for scholarly support, by Andrew Mahoney, Western Kansas Broadcast Center
2006 Tour
- May 3 , 2006. 2006 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to take KU on the road May 19, 22-26
- May 12, 2006. KU Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to visit Topeka, KSU, Marysville, Concordia
- May 12, 2006. KU Wheat State Tour to explore challenges to rural communities May 23
- May 15, 2006. Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to visit High Plains landmarks, museums, industries
- May 16, 2006. KU faculty head east from Dodge City to Inman on Day 5 of Wheat State tour
- May 16, 2006. KU Wheat State Whirlwind Tour wraps up with stops in the Flint Hills
2005 Tour
- April 18, 2005. KU faculty to visit more than 25 Kansas cities on whirlwind tour in May.
- May 17, 2005. KU faculty to explore Eastern Kansas on Day 1 of 2005 Wheat State tour.
- May 17, 2005. KU administrators to meet in Concordia with alumni from 6 N. Central counties.
- May 17, 2005. KU Chancellor to meet in Dodge City with alumni from 8 SW Kansas counties .
- May 19, 2005. KU faculty to visit Capitol, KSU campus, Marysville, Concordia on May 23.
- May 20, 2005. KU faculty bus travels to Lucas, Palco, Nicodemus, Colby on May 24.