University Daily Kansan, March 6, 1981
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Enrollment ceilings could hit programs
By DAN BOWERS Staff Reporter
Enrollment ceilings is some of KU's "high cost programs," such as engineering and the sciences, may be one way of coping with legislative budget cuts, Acting Chancellor Del Shankel said yesterday.
Shankel said that because KU was an open enrollment institution, it could not limit University enrollment, but cellings could be placed on programs that were more expensive to operate, or where demand was high.
Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, said programs in computer science, geology and engineering were located where walls could be placed.
He noted that enrollment limits were already in effect for the Schools of Pharmacy, and Architecture and Urban Design because those programs didn't have the physical capacities to accommodate demand."
SHANKEL SAID that enrollment ceilings would help cut costs in those areas without affecting the quality of the programs.
"We must attempt to preserve the quality of education available to the student, while working with budgets he says, cause some belt tightening," he said.
Cobb emphasized that considerations for well-being, killings were "still questions that not answer."
Enrollment could be limited by placing "implicit constraints" on programs, or using the system of alternating enrollment by semester between odd and even student numbers in high-demand courses. Cobb siad.
Introductory courses in biology and psychology already use a system of alternating student numbers between semesters.
THE IMPLICIT constraints, Cobb said, include measures such as more stringent GPA requirements for a program or school to curtail demand.
Cobb said that outright enrollment ceilings probably could not be implemented by next fall because of the short notice if a decision were made to install them. The use of alternating between odd and even student numbers probably could be.
He said that the student number system would not be closing enrollment in certain classes, but simply appear the demand out over two semesters."
Shankel said that no academic programs were in immediate danger of being dropped because of budet cuts, but that administrative efforts to cut would be "more dramatic if the financial situation continues to get worse."
Student Health Insurance Policy Public Hearing
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Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Council Room, Kansas Union
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NASA, KU program combine resources
The University of Kansas and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are pooling resources to provide experience for students in NASA with student students and to help NASA with its research projects.
The KU-NASA program, which started this semester, gives selected students professional experience in engineering and familiarizes the students with NASA problems and solutions to those problems, William Shipman, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, said yesterday.
Schwekhard, who devised the program, said, "It will accommodate the students' need, the need and University requirements."
He said the three-year program was designed to help increase the number of doctoral candidates, the United States in the last 10 years.
"NASA is a great user of graduate
degree people and needs to maintain a source of supply," Schwelkhard said.
During the first year of the program, the student works at a NASA research center earning a Ph.D. and that of a beginning NASA engineer.
In the second year, the student returns to KU and begins graduate academic work and continues with research of aspects of research done the first year.
The third year, the student can continue research at KU or, if NASA facilities are needed, complete the research at the NASA center. The last two years students are assisted financially by NASA.
To qualify, Schweikhard said, a student must be qualified to enter graduate school and be interested in doing research.
This semester, two aerospace graduates are working at Dryden, the NASA flight research center in Edwards, Calif.
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is here this weekend at THE ROCK PALACE!
Wed. AURH night
Other Attractions:
Thurs.
Ladies night
Open 8-12
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--sponsored by the Kansas University Advertising Club
You can meet advertising professionals on the spring media tour of Kansas City.
The tour includes stops at:
- Kansas City Star-Times
- Valentine-Radford advertising agency
- Macy's Department Store
The tour is Wednesday, March 11.
We'll be gone from about 12 noon-6 p.m.
See the large poster in the lobby
We're trying to arrange transportation, but car-pooling may be necessary.
See the large post of Flint Hall for more information.
RENTAL HOUSING: IT NEEDS A LITTLE WORK.
The city must encourage an adequate supply of sale and affordable rental housing, both for students and non-students.
Lawrence has a duty to enforce its health and safety
codes for rental property.
A tenant who points out unsafe conditions now runs the risk of eviction. The city must prevent such retaliation if its codes are to have any effect.
TomGleason
Lawrence City Commission
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Unless more residence hall residents sign up by the end of the week for housing during spring break, the halls will be closed, according to Mark Denke, assistant director of residential programs.
Halls may close during break
Council appoints adviser
A KU graduate student was appointed this week as temporary adviser for the Interfaternity Council.
Art Farmer, graduate student in counseling, was selected by the Student Organizations and Activities office to replace Chuck Chapin.
Shifts in responsibilities last month at the Student Organizations and Activities office resulted in new duties for Chaoin.
A permanent IFC adviser will be chosen by the end of the year.
A hall needed a minimum of 50 people before it would be kept open during the recess, he said. Only 17 people had to stay in the late-IIime housing by Friday's deadline.
"We're urging people to sign up as soon as possible," DENE said. "If there is a sudden demand, we'll provide for it, not, we probably won't be open."
Residents can stay in the halls for $8 a night, paid in advance. No food service will be provided.
Payment covers the costs of keeping the hall open, including staff salaries, utilities, maintenance and housekeeping.
During the holiday break, from Dec.
19 to Jan. 10, a range of 11 to 68
residents lived in the only open hall,
McCollum.
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