Monday, February 15, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
KU greeks asked to give $5 to help Habitat for Humanity
By Amber Stuever Special to the Kansan
In an attempt to raise $25,000 for Habitat for Humanity, KU's greek members are digging into their pocketbooks for the February Five Drive.
The House That Greeks Built, the organization that is sponsoring the drive and the Habitat for Humanity project, asked for $5 from about 5,000 Greek members on campus. The organization wants to collect the money before the end of February.
"We're hoping for 100 percent participation," said Sarah Heimovics, Panhellenic Association's vice president for philanthropy and community service. "We know that's not realistic, but that what we're hoping for. With that kind of support from the students themselves, there's no way we can fail."
Heimovics began The House That Greeks Built last fall, and the group has set a goal to raise $40,000 by this fall. They hope to begin building the house next fall using student labor.
Through the Lawrence chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a family will be chosen to receive the house. The family will be required to work 375 hours in sweat on its house or another Habitat house. The family also will pay for the house with a no-interest loan.
"It's not a hand-out; it's a help up." Heimovics said.
Linda Klinker, program director for Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, said that her group would help with the project, but that The House That Greeks Built was doing the work to raise the money and build the home.
"Mainly this is a great, great opportunity for the greeks to show what they can do." Klinker said.
humovies copied the idea for the House That Greeks Built from Shawnee Mission East High School's project The House That East Built, and introduced it at the University last fall.
Since then, plans for The House That Greeks Built have expanded. Last fall's efforts included a garage sale, a benefit concert at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.,
and an all-night bowl-a-thon. Together, the events raised about $8,000.
The group also has asked for corporate donations.
It is having the Five Drive because it wants to show student support for the project. Once donations from the drive are totaled, The House That Greeks Built hopes to raise a matching grant to cover the remaining funds. The group has not decided what group to contact about the grant.
All those who donate $5 will have the opportunity to help build the house next fall.
The group hopes to erect the house in about three weeks, starting on the United Way's Day of Caring in late September or October.
Several sororities and fraternities have committed all of their members to the $5 donation. Kappa Delta sorority was the first chapter to present Heimovics with a check for more than $700 from its members. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority has decided to give the money from its spring philanthropy to the project.
ACS to get new director next semester
By Jennifer Roush
Kansan staff writer
Academic Computing Services at the University of Kansas will have a new director at the beginning of the next semester.
Jerry Niebaum, assistant vice chancellor and director for Academic Computing Services, officially will step down at the end of June. He will remain at the University on a year-to-year basis as assistant vice chancellor.
Catherine Smith, who started as deputy director for ACS Jan. 25, will begin as director when Niebaum leaves the position.
Smith could not be reached for comment.
Niebaum said the ACS staff was happy that Smith had decided to come to the University.
Karen Henry, publications director for ACS, said that although she
had not been on the search committee responsible for hiring Smith, she had met Smith during a group interview.
"She has great people skills," Henry said.
Bill Crowe, vice chancellor of information services and dean of libraries, said he also was enthusiastic that Smith was at the University.
"We're very lucky to get Cathy," Crowe said. "She has just the right mix of knowledge and excitement."
He said Smith came to KU because she liked what the University was doing with technology and education.
Smith has served as director of Academic Computing and Networking Services at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., since 1993. She also has worked at Indiana University and Stanford University.
After Niebaum retires from Acad
emic Computing Services, he will work with Crowe at the Spencer Research Library on digital library initiatives.
Crowe, who will become the Spencer librarian July 1, said he and Niebaum would begin implementing new library software during the summer. The software, Endeavor, has imaging capabilities that will allow them to put images of Spencer's materials on the World Wide Web. They want to link those images to the online catalog and make it easier for Web users to find items on KU's library sites.
"The heart of librarianship is providing access to information," said Crowe.
"Jerry's agreed to stay at KU on a year-to-year basis," Crowe said. "I'd like him to stay as long as he wants."
Crowe also said he was glad to have Niebaum's help on the project.
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