Themed Learning Communities

UNIV 101: Section 24085, TR 3:00-3:50pm, WES 1005

Creativity, University & You is a Learning Community focused on thinking about the role of the creative arts in society. We will focus on the ways in which creative arts allow us to negotiate our relationship with the world and the people around us, as well as the ways they enhance and support our transition to college. Field trips, visitors, projects, and discussions help students understand how and where they can learn about and become involved with photography on and off campus. Using critical and intersecting lenses, course readings and assignments challenge students to think about the varied roles that the creative arts play in our lives. 

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Meg Kumin, Marketing Communications

Meg Kumin is a photographer with KU’s Marketing Communications Office. She first fell in love with photography at age fifteen, where she spent all of high school behind the camera and under the dim, red light of the darkroom. As a curious collector of knowledge and experiences, her career path into photography was long and circuitous. The journey led her all over KU’s campus, where she received both a BA in American Studies and an MS in Computer Science. She later became a software developer at KU’s Natural History Museum. It wasn’t until after three babies and a couple family crises, that Meg rebooted, and emerged in her early dream of being a professional photographer. She returned to KU in 2015 to become a university staff photographer, where she delights in documenting Jayhawks and all of their unique adventures. Learn more about Meg here.

UNIV 101: Section 19732, TR 11:00-11:50am, SUM 201

Curiosity, University & You is a Learning Community focused on helping you explore your passions by connecting to the research life of the university. KU is an R1 institution, which means that your professors not only teach, but they also complete their own research. And so can you! This class will introduce you to a range of research opportunities and will help you learn to navigate KU. You’ll make a plan for your time here and engage in a research project with a small group of your peers. 

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Nikki Perry, Assistant Director with the Center for Undergraduate Research

Nikki works at the Center for Undergraduate Research at KU, where she helps design programs for students to get involved with research and works with faculty to work research into their classes. She has a PhD in Sociology from KU and is the author of Policing Sex in the Sunflower State: The Story of the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women. Outside of work, you can find Nikki in her garden or playing with her golden retriever, Waffles.

UNIV 101: Section 20852, TR 3:00-3:50pm, WES 4014

Sport, University & You  is a Learning Community focused on sport and society, sports careers, and the role of sports at KU. Field trips, visitors, projects, and discussions help students understand how and where they can learn about and become involved with sports on and off campus. Using critical and intersecting lenses, course readings and assignments challenge students to think about the varied roles that sports play in our lives. 

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Christian Robinson, Student Housing 

Christian Robinson is a Complex Director in Ellsworth Hall here at KU. Christian is a first-generation college student and graduated from The University of Mississippi where he earned his Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2015. Christian earned his Master of Science in College Student Personnel Services and Administration from the University of Central Arkansas in 2018. During undergrad, I never missed a home football game in the mighty SEC and sports have always been one of my passions. Also, Christian is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. When not in the office you can find him listening to Drake, J. Cole, traveling, watching movies, outdoor adventuring, playing video games, nerding out, and eating good food! 

UNIV 101: Section 18686, TR 3:00-3:50pm, FR 221

Volunteering, University & You is a Learning Community focused on service and society, what it means to be service-oriented, and the role of volunteering at KU. Field trips, visitors, projects, and discussions help students understand how and where they can learn about and become involved with leadership on and off campus. Using critical and intersecting lenses, course readings and assignments challenge students to think about the varied roles that volunteering plays in our lives. 

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Madelyn Mueller, School of Business 

Madelyn Mueller is an Academic Advisor in the School of Business. Growing up a mile onshore in Virginia Beach, Virginia she was excited to move to the Midwest and attend KU as a third-generation Jayhawk. Madelyn earned a B.S.E in Elementary Education. During her time at KU, she got involved with various student involvement activities including, Sorority and Fraternity Life, a campus ministry, and numerous volunteer opportunities on campus and within the Lawrence community. Through these service opportunities, Madelyn recognized her true passion was working with college students and went on to pursue a Master’s in Higher Education Administration at KU. Madelyn is passionate about helping students get involved at KU and discovering their purpose.