<% ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// College preparing for graduation As the semester grinds to a halt, more and more students are looking forward to that But the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been looking toward graduation since the middle of March. That is when it began processing students records to see which seniors in the College would graduate. Three years ago, the College found it necessary to switch to a computer system of processing the records of those students who have applied for a degree. "We have a very special problem." Robert D. Adams, associate dean of liberal arts, said recently. "Our problem is we have so many students. We have about one-third of the students in the University. No other school even compares with our size." OUT OF approximately 3,000 students who will graduate May 22, about 875 will be from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. That figure includes students from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Because teachers turn in final grades the Saturday before commencement, which is on a Monday, the schools within the University have only a day and a half to process student records and to prepare diplomas. "There is no way we can check through all that complexity in a day and a half." Adams In the past, the University didn't try to process all the records on one day. Commencement was held, then the records were processed and students were mailed back to campus. The student was only then that they were sure they had completed all graduation requirements. THREE YEARS ago, the University decided to issue diplomas on the day of commencement. All schools within the University then began going through student records by hand to pick out those who graduated from a degree of Liberal Arts or sciences had to submit computer system for the job because of the number of students in the college. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences begins compiling and analyzing student information immediately after spring enrollment. The records of all students applying for a degree are fed into the computer. If the courses a student has taken, and those he plans to take, fulfill his graduation and major requirements, the College does nothing. If the student lacks some requirements, he is notified and given an opportunity to regain his place. TO FURTHER simplify matters, the College pre-orders its diplomas—one for each student applying for a degree. Adams said the additional expense of ordering diplomas for those students who do not require it will be saved they saved by not having to mail the diplomas. Beside each name, either "issue diploma" or "do not issue diploma" is printed. When the teachers turn in their final grades, the information is fed into the computer and the computer prepares a list of all the students who applied for degrees. Thursday, April 20.1978 The records of those marked "do not issue diploma" are checked by hand to see that no clerical error has been made. Then the registrar will send the diploma's office where the diplomas are sorted. A COPY OF the list is also given to the KU Information Service. Students can call the information service Sunday afternoon and meet them in conference, but they must give their student number. ★★ Kathy Hoggard, director of the KU Information Service, said that not many students use the service to see whether they graduated. "Proportionate to how many students want to know where to turn in their caps and gowns after commencement, it's a small service. But it is an important service to continue." Students discovering that they have not graduated for some reason can contact the College office and possibly correct the error before commencement that night. Stadium graduation plans readied The traditional walk down the hill for the University of Kansas' 106th annual commencement will be May 22 despite renovations to Memorial Stadium. The stadium has been under renovation since last December, and all seating for commencement will be on the football field because of the renovations. In past years, seating has been in the stands. However, those seats are totally inaccessible, Shirley Domer, assistant to the chancellor, said Tuesday. Therefore, entrance to the stadium this year will be through the south gates only. Adams said that some of the common problems students face are credits from other colleges that did not transfer incomplete grades that were not made up and courses that did not substitute for the courses required for graduation. LARRY HEEB Sr., chairman of the commencement committee, said yesterday that the speaker's platform would be at the conference. Graduates, candidates for degrees, dignitaries and faculty will sit in chairs on the field. Some graduates will sit on bleachers flanking the field. Seating behind the graduates is reserved for about 10,000 guests. Heeb said. The procession will begin on the lawn of Strong Hall and proceed past the east sides of Strong Hall, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Campanile. The procession will then enter the stadium through the southwest gate. In the event of inclement weather, ceremonies will be moved to Allen Field Hockey. made this year to seat in a special area of the field handcubed students and guests. Handicapped people who attend the ceremony may apply for spanking training if they are the provided SPECIAL arrangements also have been Chancellor Archie R. Dykes will hold a reception at 3 p.m. on May 22. The commencement band will play at the chancellor's residence. "Most students know whether they are going to graduate or not," Adams said. 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Guso's account of the conversation was published by the Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera. Passman trial postponed By Gannett News Service WASHINGTON - The legal fight over whether former Rep. Otto Passman, charged with bribery and conspiracy in the Korean influence-baying trial has been delayed by a United States District Court judge until the third week in May. In addition to ordering the delay, the judge, Barrington D. Parker, said he would not charge him. medicine and psychiatry to study whether Passman is fit to begin the legal preliminaries that have been delayed since Passman was indicted March 31. Passman has been accused of taking $213,000 from South Korean businessman Tongsu Park in return for using his near-dictatorial control over House foreign aid appropriations to advance Park's business and political interests. 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