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Tuesday, April 26. 1976
University Daily Kansan
Regents okay
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become classified. The Regents said many of the employees were working in clerical positions and had been hired as unclassified employees, so the limitation didn't burn high enough.
THE NUMBER OF classified positions
the university and universities is set by
the state legal rule.
In actions affecting academic programs, the Regents approved merging the School of Bellion into KU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Regents also reviewed a number of graduate degree programs.
They voted to remove 10 KU programs from provisional status, allowing the programs to now be considered full graduate programs. They also voted to remove an provisional status for further study of the programs' demand, productivity and cost. The Regents voted to
discontinue two graduate programs by merging them with other programs.
The Regents approved removal of the M.A. in linguistics program from the university status because they said it met all requirements of regular graduate programs.
M. A. DEGREE programs in Slavic languages and literature, classics and classical archaeology and Latin American studies and M.S. programs in aerospace engineering. They were removed from provisional status because they were considered unique, high-quality programs, even though they didn't meet standards of the "institutional" Council of Chief Academic Officers.
Degree recommended for removal from provisional status with the stipulation that they be reviewed at the end of a year were: Ed.S. in elementary and secondary
education; Ed.S. in administration; Ed.S. in counseling and guidance; M.S. in physiology at the Med Center; and M.A. in pathology at the Med Center.
Each of these degrees is described as 'offered upon demand' because it represents degree options within a doctoral program.
The Regents said further improvement was needed in the following programs and recommended that they remain on provisional status: M.S. in architectural engineering; M.A. in religion; D.M.A. in music and Ph.D. in music.
THE M.A. IN musicology degree was recommended for discontinuance. It is to be merged with M.M. degrees in music. The M.A. degree in Oriental languages was recommended for merger with the East Asian studies program.
A contract for the interior package of the
Speech stresses state aid to aged
There is a sincere desire by the Governor's office to provide appropriate services to the elderly people of Kansas, John B. Fennell, said last night, Gov. Robert F. Bennett, said last night.
Conard delivered a postbanquet speech to about 85 people in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union. The banquet ended the first week of Aging in Adult Kentucky. The annual Kansas Conference on Aging.
Bennett couldn't attend the banquet because of legislative duties.
Today's program, start at 9 a.m. in the Union, includes a speech by Will Con-
boy, professor of speech and drama, on poor changes in moral codes in the next century. In this book, professor of anthropology, will talk about the physiological aspects of aging.
The conference ends at noon.
"Kansas is tied with Missouri and Nebraska for fourth in the per cent of citizen over 65 years old," Conard said, and "the percent of citizen over 65 years old per cent of Kansas are senior citizens."
Because of this high percentage, he said, senior citizens need to express their ideas and make themselves known in state and local government.
Director Peter Watkins schedules film discussions
Visiting British film director Peter Watkins will host open discussions with faculty and students this week, starting with two sessions today.
Watkins will host discussions this morning from 10 to noon in the Council Room of the Kansas Union and this afternoon from 1 to 5 in the Forum Room of the Union.
conjunction with SUA showings of two of his films.
Watkins will host the discussions in
Tomorrow, willist will host discussions from 10 a.m., to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Forum Room; Thursday, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Governor's Room of the Union; and Friday, from 10 a.m. to noon from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Governor's Room.
"Fallan (The Trap)," a film exploring problems arising from the peaceful use of nuclear power, will be shown at p.i.t.今天, discussion sessions in the Forum Room.
"Edward Munch," a biography of the Norwegian painter, will be shown at 7 p.m. today and at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Forum Room.
Watkins will discuss a variety of topics during the open discussions, including the film industry in America and abroad and the use of media in Western society. More of Watkins' films will be available for showing during the sessions.
All the activities will be free.
Events ...
TODAY: THE KANASA CONFERENCE ON AGING will meet all day in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union. The KECOUGHTAIN HIGH SCHOOL BAND will perform at noon in the Kansas Room of the Union. JUDY MILLER, of the Kansas University, will lead a band performance in Kenya, Bolivia, Afghanistan, Taiwan and the China coat at a 10:38 in London.
TONIGHT: THE LAWRENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will have its annual meeting at 7 in the Union Ballroom. The Seventh Annual WOMEN'S RECOGENTION DINNER, sponsored by the KU Commission on the Status of Women, will be at 7:30 in the Kansas Room of the Union. J. W. RUDD, of the University of Concinnati, will speak on "Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan" at 7:30 in the Big Eight Room of the Union.
Announcements . . .
Information and Research Division is expanding to include the following positions which will be involved with a wide variety of applied research and systems activities as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
The Department of Planning and Development Kansas Citv. Kansas
Skills in written and verbal communication with both technical anon non-technical personnel are required. Graduate experience in social science research and understanding of computer utilization in re research environment is desirable.
Research/Systems Specialist
Programmer/Analyst
This position requires a thorough working knowledge of FORTRAN and/or COBOL. Programming experience in business applications or research projects is desirable.
Salaries are commensurate with education and experience. These positions offer a wide-range benefit package, flexible working atmsphere, and modern office facilities. We invite all interested applicants to write Information and Research Division, Department of Planning and Development, One Civic Plaza, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M-F.
Tish Coconcannon, administrative assistant for constituent services, spoke after Conard's speech, describing the for-mer's interest in attending the Conference on Acting May 17 and 18.
From the findings of that conference, Concannon said, senior citizens should formulate legislative proposals, and band together as a strong lobbying force.
Conard said, "The proceedings of the Governor's bicentennial Conference on Aging should be a blue print for future activities in the entire field of aging."
Earlier yesterday, Dr. Richard Greatulk, acting director of the National Institute on Aging in Washington, D.C., said he didn't know if he was going to need a computer could suddenly extend life expectancy.
The average life span would be extended 10 years if a cure was found for heart disease, Greulick said, and it would be prolonged two years if a cure was found for
In 1973 the average life span was 78 years for women, and 68 years for men, he said. In 1980 the average life span was 51 years for women and 48 years for men, Gerleuck said. The reasons for lengthened life spans are not known, because the factors involved are complex.
The goal of the National Institute on Aging is to make a person's latter years as good as possible and to help the elderly to be more independent, Greedik said.
Med Center's clinical facility was approved by the Regents for a low bid of $8,285,449,
submitted by J. E. Dunn Construction
Company of Kansas City, Mo.
The interior package consists of walls, doors, ceilings and floors for the facility. The bid includes several alternate bid proposals for better materials and finishing, according to Max Lucas, assistant to the chancellor.
"This guarantees that the building will be constructed within the amount of dollars we need."
LUCAS SAIH THE interior package was the last major construction proposal for the facility. He said that preparations would be made to revenue bond sale to finance the building.
A completion date in the spring of 1978 has been set for the clinical facility, he said.
The Regents also approved awarding a contract for a Tele-Lift package at the Naval Aircraft Airtime Electronic Systems Division in Bismarck, Safe Company. Moser's bid was $599.83.
Lucas described the system as a two-track, mini-train system in which a container rides a track through the building. The system will be used to carry messages, records, drugs and small pieces of equipment through the clinical facility.
THE REGENTS APPROVED a number of repair projects for KU, including $8,000 to repair wind damage to Snow Hall; $11,450 for cleaning sandstone surfaces of McColium, Tormlin and Gertrude Sellards barn halls; $72,000 for repairing roofs of McColium buildings; and added $10,300 to clean, tuckpoint and waterproof Twente Hall.
The Twente Hall project will be in addition to plans already under contract to do the same work at Green Hall and Spooner Art Museum.
The Regents also approved the purchase of three underground fuel tanks that would be used in severe weather to supply heating fuel for University residence halls. The three tanks will be purchased at a cost not to exceed $40,000.
The purchase of one automobile for the Division of Continuing Education and two trucks for buildings and grounds also was approved.
The Regents deferred until May a proposal for a library planning fund allocation for University libraries. The fund would consist of $17,000 future building loans, and a plan for renovation of Watson Library or the construction of a new library building.
Pre-Nursing Association Meeting
April 20
7:00 p.m.
PINE ROOM KANSAS UNION
funded by Student Senate
Division of Sachs:
the university of kansas commission on the status of women inoites you to attend the women's recognition program and reception
tuesdaysay april 20 1976 730 pm.
kansas room, kansas union
'a tradition of excellence'
This organization is funded from the Student Activity Fee
Belly Dancers
"Cassandra" and "Aliaya"
TONIGHT at Yuk Down
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Stop body rust before it starts
paint any car
$11995
every car
hand sanded
John Haddock Ford Body Shop
Expert body and collision repairs. Free estimates.
23rd and Call 843-3500 Alabama for appointment
Sell it through Kansan want ads. Call the classified department at 864-4358