Tour News

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 Whirlwind 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 Whirlwind 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.