Tuesday, January 29, 1974
1
Computers Offer Jobs, New Major
By NANCY SMITH Kanaan Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas' computer science department is having growing
The marketplace for computer science is one of education's hot areas, according to the latest statistics. The science and associate chairman of the department. University students are responding to the new opportunities by taking courses in unexpected large numbers.
About 1,000 other students are enrolled in computer science courses.
Forty students are in the graduate programs, he said. An M.S. in computer science and an M.D. in PLD. program, operated jointly with Kansas State University, is two years old.
A baccalaureate program in computer science opened in September and 40 undergraduates have already deferred their degrees to enroll in college programs. 80 and 100 majors are expected, Bavel said.
"THEER IS a growing realization that knowledge and understanding of computing is of value in a general education," Bavel said.
The success of CS 200, Introduction to Computing, characterizes computer science's growing popularity. CS 200 offered courses leading to the spring timetable of classes.
Last semester, about 430 persons enrolled in the course; this semester, enrollment hit
"We are forced to add two, probably three more sections," he said.
The department is oriented toward good teaching and implementation of feedback from students.
"We find our students to be very well motivated." he said.
Robert Hughes, Leavenworth junior, is one of the new computer science majors. He said he had planned to major in computer science and earned a degree in computer, science was announced.
TIME AND MONEY for the computers will be the biggest problem with the influx of new users.
Clayton Sutton, Lawrence graduate student, said he thought a combination of factors was responsible for increased computer science enrollment.
"Companies are taking on increasing importance in society, and an undergraduate degree is now offered. Jobs are harder for liberal arts graduates to get, so some are coming over to the harder disciplines to prepare for a vocation.
"Some students from business and engineering who took a computer science emphasis are enrolling here they need some extra hours to get a new degree." Sutton said.
Bavel said the computer science faculty made the department one of the better departments in the country. He said the faculty included experts in sub-areas of computer science such as theory, application, music, visual arts and linguistics.
"OUR TEACHING assistants are also extremely knowledgeable. They are infected with the same strong affection for them, which in loss of efficiency or knowledge," he said.
Walter Sedelow, professor of computer science and sociology, said that although registrations were way up, the level of students in his classes was close to ideal.
"I'm looking forward to this semester," he said.
Two new faculty members, Nell D. Jones,
associate professor of computer science,
and Steven S. Munchick, assistant professor
of computer science, have joined the
Jones arrived in the fall from Penn State university where he was an associate professor where he was a professor.
Muchnick just received his Ph.D. in computer science from Cornell University, New York.
ONE BIG problem seems to be that of setting enough computer time.
Floyd Howorth, acting chairman of the department, returned this month from a fall semester sabbatical leave in Israel. Howorth's return and Muchnick's hiring bring the number of faculty members this semester to 13.
"We are apprehensive that we are beginning to short-change our students," said Bavel, who headed the department during Horwitz's absence.
Students use the main computer in the computation center, a Honeywell Information Systems 635, plus a remote terminal machine that feeds programs to the same central computer. Bavel called the arrangement "unsatisfactory." The Honeywell computer is about seven years old.
The department has requested funds to purchase a minicomputer, Bavel said. Minicomputers normally cost more than $100,000, but a gift from an unidentified corporation has cut the cost to the University to about $55,000, he said.
FINAL WORD on the request could come any day from the Office of Academic Affairs, according to Travel. The Office of Finance is also involved in the funding request.
Faculty Right During Financial Crises Will be Subject of Open Meeting Tonight
By DAGMAR R. PADEN Kansan Staff Reporter
Faculty rights during an exigency will be discussed at an open meeting at 8 tonight in the Big 8 Room of the Kansas Union.
"The faculty should be vitally interested in every aspect of this discussion of financial exigency and should participate as actively as possible." Grant Goodman, professor of East Asian studies and history, said yesterday.
There was no faculty involvement last spring when several tenured professors were dismissed at Emporia State College because of financial exigency, J. Bunker Clark, associate professor of music history, said yesterday.
"The whole process of administrative flat is exactly why Emporia is having problems with its software."
Some of the tenured professors dismissed last spring by Emporia State College are:
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has said dismissal of faculty members is "primarily a faculty responsibility."
Lagging enrollment has caused most faculty dismissals.
The projected 12th grade enrollment for Kumas shows a drop of approximately one percent.
Gerhard Zuther, professor of English, said yesterday that "projections being used now strike me as at least potentially conservative and possibly pessimistic."
Zuther said many other factors were involved in future student population at KU
The percentage of high school graduates
Kansas who go to college is one such
percent.
Zather also said there may be a change of clientele at KU if people who have finished or interrupted their educations come back to school.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes spoke of the importance of due process in a Nov, 28, 1973, letter to James E. Seaver, professor of history.
Zuther new areas of investigation and instruction would be offered at KU in the future.
"The University of Kansas has long held, and continues to hold, the position, consistent with regents' policy and the AAPU Statement of Principles, that tenured faculty may not be removed adequately nor without due process." Dykes wrote.
The ad hoc Committee on Financial Exigency of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee has envisioned different degrees of financial exigency.
If moderate conditions of financial exigency should come to KU, the committee will review the request.
Under severe conditions of financial exigency, "tenured faculty could be laid off, with suitable notice and under due process" according to a Jan. 9 committee report.
- the combination of various academic units for increased teaching and administration
- the combination of various academic units for increased teaching and administration
- —the release of some (not all) untenured faculty and some TA-AI's.
- Putting certain units on notice of severe action if harder times are forecast.
The offering of professional redevelopment opportunities to faculty in units most affected by the harder times forecast.
"It appears everybody recognizes how needed the minicomputer is," Bavel said. "All good programs have had them for a long time."
However, acquisition of the minicomputer "quite likely would not alleviate the pressure too much." Bavel said, because the new machine would probably generate many new projects in addition to the normal load.
Ambrose Sarkiss, vice cancellor for academic affairs, termed the minicomputer "a very important teaching tool." He said that once the budget was jugged, it was hoped that there would be resources to buy the minicomputer.
"COMPUTER SCIENCE is a good department. I think it's potentially one of the best. Getting the minicomputer will certainly help." Saricks said.
Gov. Robert Docking has included in his budget the University's request for $40,000, over the research overhead expenditure ceiling, Sarkis said, but the legislature has to act on it. Funds for the minicomputer would come from the research monies.
Gilbert Dyk, dean of admissions and records, said yesterday that the group, which had been meeting weekly since December, was studying what would have to be changed in the current enrollment order to implement pre-enrollment here.
The specific type of pre-enrollment that might be implemented hasn't been determined.
The official timetable of classes would have to be ready for distribution sooner during a semester than it now is, Dyck said, so students could select and enroll in classes for the next semester before leaving Lawrence.
Therefore, be said, the development of pre-encrolment here depends on each individual's capacity and willingness to provide a course earlier than they normally would.
The feasibility of pre-enrolment at the University of Kansas is now being studied by a group of admissions and records ad-hoc computer programmers and systems analysts.
Dyck said he thought pre-enrollment would be beneficial to students, especially freshmen and transfers, because they could use the training without would be taking before registration week.
By SUZI SMITH
By SUZISMITH Kansan Staff Reporter
Bill to Seek New Budget Process
The people studying pre-enrolment are Dyck; William Kelly, associate dean of admissions and records; Jerry Davis, senior system analyst; Fatsy Eliott, senior systems analyst; Rachel Miller, supervisor at the computation center; Gary Kraus, computer programmer; Jerry Magnuson, associate director of institutional research and planning; James Terry, associate director of institutional research; and Don Trible, assistant registrar.
A flow chart, which will describe what program, system and time changes would be necessary for pre-enrollment is being up by the group and will be ready by Feb. 11.
The Student Senate budget process began last spring with a week of hearings that lasted far into the night and ended with the attempted outster of the newly elected
The organizations requesting funding would then be divided into the committee areas in which they fell. For instance, University Theatre would fall under Fine Arts; the Bloodmobile under Student Services.
A bill to be introduced at tomorrow's senate meeting by the senate's Finance and Auditing (FRA) Committee is intended to change all that.
He said some top administrators had expressed favorable interest in developing a new computer system.
The senate will vote on the bill to change the procedure of the budgetary process at (1) Ft. Lauderdale, (2) New York, and (3) Florida.
The bill would add two new standing committees, Sports and Fine Arts, to the six committees that govern the school.
The six existing committees are F&A,
Communications; Housing; Student
Services; Academic Affairs, and Rights,
Responsibilities and Privileges.
Pre-Enrollment Feasibility Under Study by KU Group
Before the budgeting process began, percentages of the total budget allocated to each of the committees' areas would be funded for the preceding two years.
Under the new system, each committee would hold hearings and make up a budget based on revenues from its past percentage of the total activity fee.
In the past F&A heard arguments from all the groups requesting senate funds. There was disagreement over how to
Last spring F&A held budget hearings for seven days, beginning at 6 p.m. on week nights, 8 a.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
By dividing the groups according to interest, no one committee would have to be called to participate.
LECTURE: WED., JAN. 30/3:00 P.M.
WED., JAN. 30/7:30 P.M.
FORUM ROOM, STUDENT ROOM
SIMS Center Number 843-2697
University Daily Kansan
---
Sponsored by Students International Meditation Society (SIMS)
Needlework Classes
beginning week of Feb. 4
Needlepoint Tues, 7-9 p.m.
Crochet Mon. 1-3 p.m.
6 weeks
The Department of Anthropology announces the opening of a new section of introductory anthropology to be offered on Tuesday/Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in room 227 Fraser Hall. Students may sign up for Anthropology 108 Man and Culture (principally for those who are freshmen and sophomores), or Anthropology 308 Man and Culture (principally for juniors and seniors). The course will be taught by Professor Willner. Class discussion is combined with writing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Students wishing to enroll in this course can do so by filling out an add form at the Anthropology office, 622 Fraser Hall, and by attending the first meeting of the class on Tuesday evening, January 29. The course counts as a principal distribution requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences, and it has no prerequisites.
ANNOUNCEMENT
5 weeks
Crewel Wed. 7-9 p.m.
6 weeks
6 weeks
Design class will begin March 26
All classes $12 plus materials $5 deposit required by Feb. 2
Knitting Thurs. 1-3 p.m.
6 weeks
Crewel Cupboard
15 East 8—Lawrence, Kansas
15 East E-8—Lawrence, Kansas
10-5 Mon.-Sat. 841-2656
XXXXXXXXXX
5 weeks
TACO GRANDE
TACO FREE!
With This Coupon
Buy 2 Tacos Get 1
Good Every Day Except Wednesday
9th and Indiana 1720 W. 23rd
Offer Expires Feb. 28
1974-Year of the Taco
Last year it took three senate meetings lasting five or six hours each to pass the budget, according to Mert Buckley, Wichita senior and student body president.
according to Rick McKernan, Salina senior and F&A chairman.
The senate's operating budget would be cut from 16.50 per student to 12.10, or 10 per student to 8.90.
McKernan said the new system would make the budgeting process fairer because each committee would have more interest and expertise in its area.
As under the present system, the completed budget would be voted on by the entire Student Senate before going to the Kansas Board of Regents for its approval.
Under the new system, the set allocations for intercollegiate athletics, the Kansas, University Theatre, the concert series and intramurals would remain the same and the budget would be the percentage of the total budget given to the different committees to allocate.
The new system would also build in an adjustment factor of 0 per cent, or 60 cents a student, a total of almost $200.00. This money would be held out of the budget until estimated and actual figures on income could be compared.
hatt of this, or about $10,000, could be
allocated after Oct. 31, and another third could be allocated after Jan. 31.
This is per cent adjustment factor, called a controlled reserve fund, would allow for flux between estimated and actual enrollment figures. Mckernan said.
Buckley said punches were exchanged by
staff and a professor at one senate
buffet meeting.
Our Campus Travel Agent
SUA/Maupintour travel service
Mike Steinmetz, Lawrence graduate student and student body treasurer, said F&P & spent over 1,000 man hours drawing up a list of the names that was "just butchered by the senate."
Telephone 843-1211—Kansas Union Plus 3 Other Locations:
900 Massachusetts / The Malls / Hillcrest
quality travel since 1951
- Cruise/ship reservations
- Airline reservations/tickets
- Weekend holidays
- Club group travel
- Amtrak train reservations/tickets
*tions
- Sports holidays
- Incentive travel
- Car rentals
- Independent travel • Motorcoach charter tour
- Worlds of Fun tickets
QUITTING BUSINESS SALE
1 Week Left
Everything Reduced
ALL PANTS . . . . . . . . . . 2 $ ^{99} $ , 3 $ ^{99} $ , 4 $ ^{99} $
HALTER TOPS . . . . . . . 99°
ALL SHIRTS . . . . . . . . 2<sup>99</sup>, 3<sup>99</sup>, 4<sup>99}$
ALL SWEATERS . . . . . . from 2$^{99}$
ALL BELTS . . . . . . . . 1 $ ^{99} $
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SUPER PRICES HURRY!
Your BANKAMERICARD