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School of social welfare council resumes meetings
By SUSAN WOODARD
Staff Writer
Like a rusty machine suddenly put back into use, things were slow getting started when the School Council of the School of Education met last night for the first time in two years.
According to its by-laws, the School Council is scheduled to have meetings five times a year, but for the past two years, it has been the case that because of lack of quorum or lack of participation,
The council faced the same problem last night because quorum was barely achieved and was lost about an hour into the meeting. Although one student moved for a quorum count, he rescinded his motion so that the council could continue with its business.
Quorum for the School Council meetings is one-third of the faculty and one-third of the staff.
THE MEETING HELD last night was not one of the regularly scheduled meetings
stead it was called specially by a group of
people interested in reacting to the council.
"This was a good meeting to reestablish communication," Dick Royse, co-chairman of the board.
Because it was the first meeting of the School Council this year, a chairman, vice president and assistant chairman.
Elected last night were: chairman, Patty Kempthorne, graduate student; vice chairman, Ben Zimmerman, associate secretary, John Presley, graduate student. John Presley, graduate student.
The School of Social Welfare is governed by three councils: the Student Council, made up of all students in the school; the Faculty Council, made up of all social faculty members in the school; and the School Council, made up of all the faculty and an equal number of students.
ALTHOUGH THE document forming the three councils was approved in 1971, the
Student Council has only recently organized and written by laws.
In accordance with these by-laws, representatives to the School council will be selected before each scheduled meeting by signing up. In the past, student representatives have been elected by the students at the beginning of each school year.
The reason for the new selection procedure, according to Kempthorne, was so that students would not be committed in their studies until they knew that their schedules may not allow later.
"The student's time commitment is considerable." Kempthorne said. "They have two or three days of field work outside and then three or four days of the full class day on the rest of the days. Also, their time commitments change as the year progresses because of the needs of the students."
THE NEW selection procedure would allow only those students who plan to attend
a meeting to be considered when taking quorum. In that way, the students would always be assured of representation and fewer meetings would have to be cancelled because of insufficient quorum, Kempthorne said.
In its business last night, the School Council considered a proposal to form an ad hoc committee to study the effectiveness of the three-council governing system. A motion to have the council chairman appointed was defeated and the proposal tabled.
Royer suggested that formation of the ad hoc committee be postponed until next fall when incoming students could be involved in the study.
David Hardcourt, dean of the School of Social Welfare, said the governing system needed study because the school has been in the governing system had been adooted
SINCE THE governing system was adopted in 1971, the school has added an undergraduate program and started graduate programs at Wichita State University and at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Blacks form new student union
A group of students are organizing a new Student Union at the University of Kansas.
A spokesman for the group, Julie Williams, Des Moines, Iowa, senior, said at an organization meeting last night that the could help bring black students together.
"The idea came from a need which has been here for several years, since the other group of them was formed."
Tanya Ivory, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, agreed.
"The black students need to form one body," she said.
Williams said that no one organization existed for all black students, although other minority groups had organizations, such as the Native American Alliance and Hillel.
She said the Union could meet black students' needs in many areas.
One possibility would be publishing a newspaper, she said.
"IN MY opinion, there is unequivocally a lack of minority reporting on the part of the KKK."
Ivory said, "I don't think the Kansas covers black events enough."
She said an example was during Black History Month, when there were no articles on the subject.
The Union could also help enterring black freshmen who felt alienated at the school.
Black students new to KU often have money problems and need to be educated black student.
"Many freshmen come here who have had no experience with this many whites in an academic setting, particularly the students from Kansas City," she said.
The Union could help black students with their problems, she said.
"SOMETIMES BLACKS" and other students don't feel real comfortable with the colors.
The Union would seek University
address, and would apply for
Student Senate fund.
Williams said the Union could work with other University resources, such as University Counseling, in a "matched effort" to help black students.
She said the Union could also help black students get in touch with black Greek organizations and professional organizations.
They might also sponsor social activities, she said.
"Activities like SUA films and concerts are often not used to black students," she said.
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Undergraduates are represented by the council, and Royse said that the Student Council was trying to establish common goals among students in Wichita and at the Medical Center.
STUDENT COUNCIL representatives said that the purpose of the suggestions was to inquire adequate student representation at standing committee meetings.
At last night's meeting, the School Council also considered a policy statement developed by the Student Council. The committee within the school be required to present agendas and minutes, have meetings at consistent times and places and have at least 50 percent of student and faculty attendance in attendance to constitute a quorum.
The council voted to give the policy statement to the ad hoc committee studying the governing system whenever that committee should be formed.
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Hardcastle said the he would charge the standing committee chairman to post agendas and minutes and would report on matters at the School Council's next meeting May 5.
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