MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017 | VOLUME 134 ISSUE 01
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
New chancellor hopes to improve KU’s profile ANGIE BALDELOMAR @AngieBaldelomar
As the new University chancellor, Dr. Doug Girod wants to make the University a prime destination for students and faculty. His appointment was announced in a special Board of Regents meeting on May 25 at the Lied Center, during which the Regents voted for the new chancellor. “I’m deeply honored and privileged and humbled at this opportunity to lead this great institution,” Girod said during his acceptance speech. “The work we do changes lives and improves our world in very meaningful ways.” Girod, the current vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical
Center, said he hopes to strengthen the University in several different areas. “We will work to continue student recruitment, retention and graduation rates, we will focus on the overall student experience in our campuses,” he said during the speech. “We’ll strengthen our outreach across the entire state of Kansas and beyond.” State funding is one of the challenges he will face as head of the University, Girod said. He said his experience working with lawmakers during his time as head of the Medical Center will provide him with insights on how to better approach the legislature about university funding. SEE CHANCELLOR PAGE 3
Andrea Ringgenberg/KANSAN During his first press conference as the University’s 18th chancellor, Dr. Douglas Girod spoke about several topics, including the finances of the university, the most pressing issues and what his first steps will be as the new chancellor.
Jubilee Cafe closes for the summer for redesign DARBY VANHOUTAN @darbyvanhoutan
After 23 years of almost non-stop service, the costfree, restaurant-style Jubilee Cafe has briefly closed its doors. The cafe, run by the Center for Community Outreach (CCO), is a joint effort between individuals from
around Lawrence as well as many University students volunteering their time. Katie Phalen, University senior and executive director of CCO, said the CCO, must undergo a large revamping before the cafe can continue to serve meals to individuals in need. The Lawrence First United Methodist Church, where
the cafe is held, also needs to be redone. “The church is looking into ways to redesign their leadership structure and the service model we’ve been using so that Jubilee can be more supported moving into the future,” Phalen said. Volunteers to serve the estimated 50 people who
walked into the doors of the church on Vermont Street every Tuesday and Friday morning have also been lacking, so coordinators will also look at ways to build a strong pool of volunteers. The program is also in need of a consistent way of training new volunteers that will help it perform at its peak performance, said
church member Aileen Ball. It’s for these reasons that the church created a team who will oversee the cafe’s reopening. “The team has already identified a need to provide additional leadership from First United Methodist Church, as well as a greater share of the volunteer power,” Ball said. “We will also
need to design robust training for Jubilee Cafe volunteers and leaders.” Ball, who is head of the Jubilee Cafe redesign team, is focused on using the summer to implement new strategies that will help the cafe serve the community in SEE JUBILEE PAGE 3