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The University of Kansas

Motto: Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (I will see this great vision in which the bush does not burn)
Established: 1865
Type: Public
Endowment: US $1. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 24 billion (2007)[1]
Chancellor: Robert Hemenway (1995–present)
Provost: Richard Lariviere
Faculty: 2,201[2]
Staff: 5,500
Students: 29,260[2]
Undergraduates: 20,298[2]
Postgraduates: 6,044 graduate[2]
2,918 medical[2]
Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Campus: 1,100 acres (4. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Robert Emery Hemenway is the 16th and current chancellor of the University of Kansas (KU Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 45 km²)
Yearbook: Jayhawker Yearbook
Colors:      KU Blue
     KU Signature Gray
     KU Crimson
     Jayhawk Yellow
Nickname: Jayhawks
Affiliations: AAU, NASULGC, EDUCAUSE
Website: www.ku.edu

The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Crimson is a strong bright deep Red color combined with some Blue, resulting in a tiny degree of Purple. Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The sports teams at the University of Kansas are The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC is the oldest higher-education association within the US. Educause is a Nonprofit association whose mission is to advance Higher education by promoting the intelligent use of Information technology. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. Mount Oread is a geographical feature located in Lawrence Kansas, at approximately 38°57'47 The University was founded in 1865 by the citizens of Lawrence under a charter from the Kansas Legislature. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It also received assistance from former Kansas Governor Charles Robinson and his wife Sara, who donated 40 acres (160,000 m²) of Mount Oread land, and philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence, who made sizable monetary donations. Amos Adams Lawrence ( July 31, 1814 – August 22, 1886) was the son of famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence.

The University's Medical Center and Hospital are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The University of Kansas Hospital is a University hospital located in Kansas City Kansas at 3901 Rainbow Boulevard The University of Kansas Hospital is a University hospital located in Kansas City Kansas at 3901 Rainbow Boulevard Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri The KU Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas in the Kansas City metro area. Overland Park is the second most populous city in the US state of Kansas. There are also educational/research sites in Parsons, Topeka and a branch of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. Parsons is a City in the northern part of Labette County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County.

Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 26,342 students; an additional 2,918 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for a total enrollment of 29,260 students across the three campuses. The Lawrence campus and KU Medical Center combined employ 2,201 faculty members. [2]

KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the Beach Center on Disability, and radio station KJHK. The Robert J Dole Institute of Politics is housed at the University of Kansas. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City KJHK 907 FM is a Campus radio station located in Lawrence Kansas at the University of Kansas. The university is host to several notable museums including the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, the KU Museum of Anthropology, and the Spencer Museum of Art. The University of Kansas Natural History Museum is part of the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center which is itself part of The Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, or SMA is an art museum on the campus of University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas. The University is one of 60 members of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research

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Academics

The University is a large, state-sponsored university. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects In addition to a large liberal arts college, it has schools of Allied Health, Architecture and Urban Design, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Welfare. The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Urban design concerns the arrangement appearance and functionality of towns and cities and in particular the shaping and uses of urban Public space. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Nursing is a Profession focused on assisting individuals families, and communities in attaining maintaining and recovering optimal Health Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences "Social welfare" redirects here For other uses see Welfare A social welfare provision refers to any program which seeks to provide (The study of academic sociology originated at the University in 1890. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" ) The University also operates a selective Honors Program, with approximately 300 undergraduate students admitted each year, offering classes in many of these areas.

The most recent edition of Peterson's Guide to Competitive College calls KU "one of America's premier universities. " For more than a decade, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has awarded KU a four-star rating for academics, social life, and overall quality of university life.

In 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranked KU as tied for 85th place in its ranking of the Best National Universities. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D [3] In 2006, the Report ranked Kansas as tied for 45th place in Public Universities. The Report surveys over 1,400 institutions of higher education in the United States.

Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Memorial Campanile, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

School of Business

The University of Kansas School of Business is a premier public business school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The University of Kansas School of Business is a premier public Business school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas The KU School of Business was founded in 1924 and currently has more than 80 faculty members and approximately 1500 students.

Named one of the best business schools in the Midwest, the KU School of Business has been continually accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for both its undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting. KU is one of only three universities in the Kansas City region to offer an MBA degree with this highest and most prestigious level of accreditation.

School of Law

The University of Kansas School of Law, in Lawrence, Kansas, is the top law school in the state of Kansas according to the 2008 U. The University of Kansas School of Law is a first-tier public Law school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas. S. News & World Report. The magazine also ranked KU Law as a top-tier law school at 73rd and rated it a "best buy. "[4] Classes are held in Green Hall at W 15th St and Burdick Dr, which is named after former dean James Green.

Medical Center

The University of Kansas Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kansas, treats over 19,000 patients per year. Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri [5] KU Med, as it is commonly known, consists of three basic schools: The School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Allied Health. Furthermore, each of the three schools has its own programs of graduate study. As of the Spring 2007 semester, there were 2,769 students enrolled at KU Med. [6] The Medical Center also offers third and fourth year students an opportunity to do rotations at the Wichita campus. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County.

Edwards Campus

KU's Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas. Overland Park is the second most populous city in the US state of Kansas. Established in 1993, its goal is to provide adults with the opportunity to complete college degrees. About 2,100 students attend the Edwards Campus, with an average age of 32. [7] Programs available at the Edwards Campus include developmental psychology, public administration, social work, systems analysis, engineering management and design.

Potter Lake, behind Strong Hall. Caruth-O'Leary Hall is seen in the far center, and Joseph R. Pearson Hall is seen in the upper right
Potter Lake, behind Strong Hall. Caruth-O'Leary Hall is seen in the far center, and Joseph R. Pearson Hall is seen in the upper right

Tuition and costs

The University of Kansas is repeatedly listed as one of the best buys in higher education by such publications as Kiplinger’s, the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Kaplan’s and the Princeton Review. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company Tuition at KU is 13 percent below the national average, according to the College Board, and the University remains a best buy in the region. The College Board is a Not-for-profit Examination board in the United States that was formed in 1900 Its 2004-05 in-state tuition and fees of $4,737 were lower than the University of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and most other public universities.

Beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, first-time freshman at KU will pay a fixed tuition rate for 48 months according to the Four-Year Tuition Compact[8] passed by the Kansas Board of Regents. According to the compact, tuition will be $213 per credit hour for in-state freshman and $560 for out-of-state freshmen. For students who do not take part in the compact, current per-credit-hour tuition is $194. 80 for in-state undergraduates and $511. 70 for out-of-state undergraduates;[9] these rates are subject to annual increases. The schools of architecture, business, engineering, fine arts, journalism, law, and pharmacy charge additional fees. [10]

Computing innovations

KU's School of Business launched interdisciplinary management science graduate studies in operations research during Fall Semester 1965. In Academia, Pedagogy, Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Human sciences and Social sciences Management science (MS, is the discipline of using Mathematical modeling and other analytical methods to help make better business Management decisions Operations Research (OR in North America South Africa and Australia and Operational Research in Europe is an interdisciplinary branch of applied Mathematics and Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. This innovative program provided the foundation for decision science applications supporting NASA Project Apollo Command Capsule Recovery Operations. The term innovation means a new way of doing something It may refer to incremental radical and revolutionary changes in thinking products processes or organisations Decision theory in Mathematics and Statistics is concerned with identifying the Values uncertainties and other issues relevant in a given The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program

KU's academic computing department was an active participant in setting up the Internet and is the developer of the seminal Lynx text based web browser. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Lynx is a free Open-source, text-only Web browser and Gopher client for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals. A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text images videos music games and other information typically located on a Lynx itself provided hypertext browsing and navigation prior to Tim Berners Lee's invention of HTTP and HTML. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure [11]

Chi Omega Fountain, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Chi Omega Fountain, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Student activities

Athletics

Main article: Kansas Jayhawks

The school's sports teams, wearing crimson and royal blue, are called the Jayhawks. The sports teams at the University of Kansas are The sports teams at the University of Kansas are They participate in the NCAA's Division I (I-A for football) and in the Big 12 Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. KU has won twelve National Championships: five in men's basketball (two Helms Foundation championships and three NCAA championships), three in men's indoor track and field, three in men's outdoor track and field, and one in men's cross country. The Helms Athletic Foundation was an athletic foundation based in Los Angeles, founded in 1936 by Bill Schroeder and Paul Helms Their most recent championship came on April 7th, 2008 when they defeated Memphis 75-68 in overtime to win the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1968, and 2008. The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common They are currently coached by Mark Mangino, who was hired in 2002. Mark Thomas Mangino (born in New Castle Pennsylvania) is the Head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks College football team which he has coached See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Under his leadership, the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious in their first BCS bowl game, the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl, with a 24-21 victory over the #3 Virginia Tech Hokies. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Virginia Tech sponsors 19 sports and competes at the NCAA Division I level This capstone victory marked the end of the most successful season in school history, in which the Jayhawks went 12-1 (. 923). The team plays at Memorial Stadium. University of Kansas Memorial Stadium is a football Stadium located in Lawrence Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. Memorial Stadium is currently undergoing renovation, begun in the summer of 2007, to add a $30 million football practice faciltiy complete with indoor practice field and weight room along with improving the locker room facilities. Current NFL alumni include Moran Norris of the San Francisco 49ers, David McMillan of the Cleveland Browns, Charles Gordon of the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Justin Hartwig of the Carolina Panthers. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the NFL Hall of Fame alumni include Gale Sayers and John Riggins among others. Gale Eugene Sayers (b May 30 1943, Wichita Kansas) also known as "The Kansas Comet", was a professional football player Robert John Riggins, nicknamed "The Diesel", (born August 4, 1949 in Seneca, Kansas) is a former American football

The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. Bill Self (born December 27, 1962 in Okmulgee Oklahoma) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas The team has won three NCAA tournament championships in 1952, 1988, and 2008. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The basketball program is currently the third winningest program in college basketball history with an overall record of 1,943-785. The team plays at Allen Fieldhouse. Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas. Kansas has counted among its coaches Dr. James Naismith (the inventor of basketball and only coach in Kansas history to have a losing record), Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phog Allen ("the Father of basketball coaching"), Roy Williams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and former NBA Champion Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown. James A Naismith (November 6 Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, DO ( November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball Roy Allen Williams (born August 1, 1950) is head coach of the men's Basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association In addition, legendary University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp played for KU's 1922 and 1923 Helms National Championship teams. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located Adolph Frederick Rupp ( September 2, 1901 &ndash December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches In addition, NCAA Hall of Fame University of North Carolina Coach Dean Smith played for KU's 1952 NCAA Championship team. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28 1931 is a retired head coach of men’s college Basketball. Both Rupp and Smith played under Phog Allen.

Lew Perkins, previously at Connecticut, replaced Al Bohl as the university's athletic director in 2003. The University of Connecticut ( Connecticut or UConn) is the State of Connecticut 's Land-grant university. Under Perkins's administration, the department's budget has increased from $27. 2 million in 2003 (10th in the conference) to currently over $50 million thanks in large part to money raised from a new priority seating policy at Allen Fieldhouse, a new $26. The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a 67 million eight-year contract with Adidas replacing an existing contract with Nike, and a new $40. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. 2 million seven-year contract with ESPN Regional Television. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The additional funds have brought improvements to the university, including:[12]

Frasier Hall, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Frasier Hall, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Media

The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition, often called "The Pulitzers of College Journalism" in 2007. The University Daily Kansan is a Student newspaper serving the University of Kansas. The KU Department of English publishes the Coal City Review, an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews and illustrations. The Review typically features the work of many writers, but periodically spotlights one author, as in the case of 2006 Nelson Poetry Book Award-winner voyeur poems by Matthew Porubsky. [13][14]

The university houses the following public broadcasting stations: KJHK, a student-run campus radio station, KUJH-LP, an independent station that primarily broadcasts public affairs programs, and KANU, the PBS-affiliated radio station. KJHK 907 FM is a Campus radio station located in Lawrence Kansas at the University of Kansas. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college KUJH-LP channel 14 is an independent television station owned and operated by the University of Kansas. Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" KANU is a National Public Radio member Radio station in Lawrence Kansas, broadcasting at 91 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Kansas Public Radio station KANU was one of the first public radio stations in the nation. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public KJHK, the campus radio has roots back to 1952 and is completely run by students.

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ KU Endowment Annual Report. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
  2. ^ a b c d e f KU: About the University. Retrieved on 2008-05-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen
  3. ^ US News Ranking National Universities.
  4. ^ US News 2008 Ranking of Law Schools.
  5. ^ KU Medical Center. Retrieved on 2006-09-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
  6. ^ KU Medical Center Enrollment.
  7. ^ About KU Edwards Campus. Retrieved on 2006-09-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
  8. ^ Tuition at KU. Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  9. ^ 2007-2008 Tuition & Fees. Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  10. ^ Fall 2007 Special Rates. Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  11. ^ Early Lynx. Retrieved on 2006-09-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
  12. ^ King, Jason. "Hawk Market", The Kansas City Star (June 11, 2006), pp. C1, C14.
  13. ^ 2006 Award Winner Reviews ~ Kansas Authors Club
  14. ^ "Poet well-versed in voyeurism" ~ Lawrence.com, December 2, 2006

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