Jayhawk Welcome Center: A new era of KU student recruitment

Jayhawk Welcome Center

About the

The entrance to historic Jayhawk Boulevard provides the perfect starting point for campus tours. As a home for the KU community, the Jayhawk Welcome Center will powerfully tell our story, illustrating the incomparable KU experience and what it truly means to be a Jayhawk.

The Jayhawk Welcome

As visitors enter the lobby, they are greeted by a two-story LED display with a personalized welcome message for each Jayhawk. Expansive videos, KU imagery and welcome messages can be customized for every Jayhawk.

The Jayhawk Experience

Around the corner visitors can explore an interactive KU campus map using a touch screen table. By selecting buildings and points of interest on the map, content comes to life on a large digital display wall.

Visitors can view 360-video content, exploring classrooms, libraries, labs and other campus facilities. Visitors can also explore outside the campus to learn more about things to do in Lawrence.

The Jayhawk Network

Guests can select from a variety of Alumni success stories that speak to the KU spirit, career pathways and connections that link past and present Jayhawks. Also explore the vast Jayhawk Network on an interactive map to see where Jayhawks flock.

Leadership & Legacy

Visitors can explore the life of specific individuals and their achievements through in-depth profile studies about prominent KU alumni showing how KU shaped their lives and success.

Origins & Traditions

Learn about KU's origins, rich history and traditions through original artifacts and digital touch screens that tell the spirited story of KU. Here we celebrate what it means to be a Jayhawk.

Research & Innovation

Large vertical touch screens allow visitors to learn about KU discoveries, research excellence and innovations that drive economic growth, health and prosperity in Kansas and beyond.

STATEMENTS OF

Support

“When a prospective student and family walk through our doors, we want them to see how KU, at every step of the way, is going to position them for success, not only as a student but as a KU alumnus. We’re excited to create modern spaces for prospective students and families, current students, alumni, faculty and staff while preserving the best of history and tradition.”

“The Jayhawk Welcome Center is going to be a real game-changer for our university. It will be a meeting place for every member of our community, including alumni, current students and, most importantly, prospective students who are visiting our campus and deciding whether to attend the University of Kansas.

“When you look at the college decision-making process, there are what we call the rational drivers of choice — quality and affordability — and emotional drivers of choice — fit and feel. The campus visit is all about fit and feel. We want students who come to campus to say, ‘This is a place where I can see myself changing the trajectory of my life.’”

“Donors understand that this is a critical time in the life of the University and KU must be competitive in recruiting the next generation of Jayhawks. The time has arrived for KU to up its game. As alumni reflect on their first impressions of KU, they immediately embrace the concept of a Welcome Center on Jayhawk Boulevard. That’s the right location.”