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Wellington McPherson Lowlands

Location of region within the state: 


Sample of things you would see if you visit this region of the state: 
Photo captions from the gray box on the wall panel are re-created below: 

SUMMER STORM CLOUD OVER HAYFIELD. James Nedresky
GRASS/WINTER WHEAT. Larry Schwarm. Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Museum purchase: Elmer F. Pierson Fund, 1989.0102
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (Papilio polyxenes) ON A PRAIRIE BLAZING STAR (Liatris pycnostachya). Ron Kaufman, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism.
RED-TAILED HAWKS (Buteo jamaicensis). The state's most common hawk is often seen soaring above open fields. Rich Keen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
BEEF CATTLE GRAZING. The state's cattle population is twice the human census. Kansas Beef Council.
BLOCK OF HALITE OR SALT, KANSAS SALT MINE. Elements Unearthed.


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More than $200,000 in annual scholarships to returning residents
Academic success: More than 94 percent of first-time, full-time freshmen in student housing enroll for the next semester
5,100 residents choose student housing each year
Residence hall rates are almost $2,000 less per year than the national average for public schools
— College Board
$4 million alumni gift funded Krehbiel Scholarship Hall
Options include suites, private bedroom with shared bath, two-person rooms, scholarship halls, and apartments
Oswald and Self residence halls opened in 2015
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