Tuesday, December 7, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section A • Page 5 Edwards Campus will enroll undergrads By Julie Gurnon Special to the Kansan Next summer, undergraduate students will be able to enroll in lower division courses at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. "The summer program is a response to growing community interest for undergraduate courses," said Bob Clark, dean of the Edwards campus. "If this first summer program is successful, it will gain momentum." The list of courses is not available yet, said Pete Casagrande, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences. "We just received a list of suggested courses from our departments," he said. Enrollment for the summer courses will occur during spring enrollment. Clark said that, with the program, undergraduate students who live or work in the Kansas City area during the summer can speed up the completion of their degrees. "They can get prerequisites out of the way or retake a class if needed," he said. Another benefit of the program is that students won't have to worry about transferring community college hours, said Bruce Lindvall, associate dean of the Edwards Campus and a key person in implementing the summer program. "The program is also great for students who have reached the maximum number of community college hours." he said. In addition, the program will serve students beyond the KU community. Students from local community colleges or out-of-state universities who return to the Kansas City area for the summer also can enroll in classes. "This is a very important undertaking for us," Clark said. "It will be our first opportunity to measure the response of the traditional student body on the courses being offered at the Edwards Campus." Edited by Kelly Harvey The Barb Wire building, 9 E. Sixth St., will be open for private functions within the next two months. Within the next three months, the building should be open to the public for dining and entertainment. Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN Barb Wire bars will open soon Riverfront project helps downtown By Derek Prater writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Almost there. Nearly 10 years after rehabilitation plans began, the Barb Wire Building, 8 E. Sixth St., is just a few months from opening to the public for food, drinks and entertainment. "We're pretty much committed to be open at least for private functions within 60 days," said Mike Elwell, developer of the project. Within 30 days after that, he said, the building should be open to the public. Elwell said the project, which has been drawn out by deterioration of the building, financing requirements and an assortment of other factors, faced a few more barriers prior to opening. A dispute concerning the lease agreement with the City of Lawrence is nearly resolved, and a new draft of the lease will be before the city commission tonight. Elwell and City Attorney Jerry Cooley have been working together for the past month on a lease agreement after a squabble at the Nov. 2 city commission meeting. Elwell said he thought that there was still some fine tuning to do but that they were close to finishing the deal. David Corllis, director of legal services for the city, said the deal was not yet finalized, but negotiations were being wrapped up. As for the building itself, two more major steps must be completed. Elwell said a handicapped elevator still must be completed and a primary power line with Kansas Power & Light needed to be arranged. a unique setting for patrons to dine, have coffee or listen to a band. Once these last needs are met, the Barb Wire Building will offer "I think people, hopefully, will really enjoy it," said Elwell. "It has some features that you don't see everywhere, and I think the public will enjoy coming down here." The 24,000 square-foot space will include two bars, a large dining area, a stage, a coffee shop, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and a sculpture gallery. A large deck overlooks the Kansas River Steve Jansen, director of the Watkins Community Museum of History, said the project should recapture the history of Lawrence. "Lawrence was founded because of its placement along the Kansas River," Jansen said. "Now this project could focus attention back on the riverfront." The history of the area was on Elwell's mind when he named the establishment Abe & Jake's Landing, after two fishermen who fished the river in the late 1890s. The Barb Wire Building is on the state register of historical places, and when plans for the Riverfront Mall began in the late 1980s, one requirement was that the building remain. The developers of the mall had no use for the Barb Wire Building, and that's when Elwell stepped in. He had wanted a space to display his collection of statues and other artwork, and the Barb Wire Building seemed like a good opportunity. Elwell said he had no idea when he started planning the project in 1989 that it would be such a long and involved process. He said the opening would be very gratifying. Jansen said the opening should be good for the whole community. "We're very fortunate that we have a man with considerable resources and persistence to see it through," he said. — Edited by Jamie Knodel "Just Your Style" 9th & New Hampshire Call Sherri at 832-8465 EVERYTHING BUT ICE BEDS .DESKS .BOOK CASES CHEST OF DRAWERS unclaimed freight & damaged merchandise 936 Mass. 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