University of Kansas.

The University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, Douglas County was established in 1864 under constitutional provision. KU is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. The university is committed to offering the highest quality undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs and offers a broad array of advanced graduate study programs. It fulfills its mission through faculty, academic, and research programs of international distinction and through outstanding libraries, teaching museums, and information technology. KU includes the University of Kansas Medical Center, an integral and unique component of the University of Kansas and the Kansas Board of Regents system. It is composed of the School of Medicine, located in Kansas City and Wichita; the School of Nursing; the School of Allied Health; the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City; and a Graduate School. The KU Medical Center is a complex institution whose basic functions include research, education, patient care, and community service involving multiple constituencies at state and national levels. [University of Kansas, "Statement of Institutional Mission," http://www.ku.edu/about/institutional_mission.shtml (accessed 11 March 2009).] [Wilder, Bessie. Governmental Agencies of the State of Kansas, 1861-1956. Lawrence: University of Kansas Publications, 1957.]

From the description of Records of the University of Kansas, 1929 - 2007. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 692724499

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