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University of Kansas Scholarship Halls

The Scholarship Halls are a housing option available for students studying at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. These 12 halls are located on the east side of campus from 13th to 16th St. The housing prices in these halls are discounted in return for students picking up cleaning and cooking chores known as shifts by the residents. The Scholarship Halls are overall popular for their affordability, good food, and close knit community. For short they are know as the "Schol Halls".

History

Elizabeth Miller Watkins

Elizabeth Miller Watkins is the founder of the first Scholarship Hall, named Watkins Scholarship Hall after her husband. She also gave money to the university to build Watkins Memorial Hospital (now Twente Hall), a home for the nurses who worked there, and the second scholarship hall, Miller. By the KU community she is also known as "Lady Bountiful" and the "Fairy Godmother". Upon her death, her home, the Outlook, was given to the university as the chancellor's residence and funds gifted to the university were used to build the KU Memorial Carillon and Campanile.

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