University Daily Kansan, January 23, 1981
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Engineering working to fill teaching posts
The School of Engineering, its classrooms overcrowded because of a lack of teachers, is working to fill 10 teaching vacancies by next fall.
David Kraft, dean of the School, said yesterday that the school was in the process of interviewing candidates, of which six or seven may be hired.
The shortage of engineering professors has not only hit the University of Kansas but is prominent throughout the nation's universities.
Bob Zerkweh, associate dean of engineering, said the shortage was caused because graduate students were entering the high-paying industrial field instead of seeking a doctoral degree needed to teach at universities.
In a sense, he said, schools are bidding against each other for professors, but he is fairly confident that the open positions will be filled by next fall.
He added that if all the Ph.D. graduates were hired this fall, it still would not be enough to fill all the vacancies nationwide.
"The average shortage in the nation is about two professors per university in chemical engineering." Hairudoss, Joseph. "The medical and petroleum engineer said,
The real losers from the shortage are the graduate students, he said, because the school is offering only the core of graduate courses in his department, whereas if there were more teachers, students would benefit from more
But all agreed that the students were faring well in spite of the conditions.
Study abroad programs continue next summer
By CORAL BEACH Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Summer institutes and traninehips in a variety of countries will be offered to KU students again through the study abroad office.
Anta Herzfeld, director of the office, said yesterday that sign-up deadlines for many of the programs would be in the next few weeks. She urged students to contact contact details in Strong Hall for specific details about each program.
Language institutes will be offered in France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Russia. Each institute requires applicants to have at least two semesters of college level work in the language of the country where they are applying other eligibility requirements vary among the institutes.
Ann Cettting, study abroad adviser, said, "Good academic standing is required for participation in all of the institutes, and some have a minimum grade point average requirement."
Several summer exchange programs also have openings remaining. The German Exchange Traineeship program has the earliest sign up deadline of these exchanges—Feb. 10.
This is the third year KU will take part in German program, which was organized by the German Academic Exchange Service. Funded by the
German government, the program is open to students studying agriculture, forestry, engineering and natural sciences.
Herrfield said that the American students who participated in the exchange program would receive room and board and a minimum of $706 for German marks. Herrfield said that 706 marks would equal about $350.
Herzfeld said the program was based on the idea of a student exchange. She said KU students would not have the opportunity to go to college or professional experience willing to host and supervise German students here.
Hertzfeld said that three KU professors had agreed to participate in the program this year. Richard Schowen, professor of chemistry, worked with one of the German students at a summer thought the program was very successful and that he would be part of it again this year.
Kent Ervin, Parsons senior, had a traineeship in the chemistry department of a research center run by the German government in 1979.
Since 1979 six KU students have taken advantage of the program, while four German students have had训练heshes here.
Ervin said he gained a lot of practical experience from his traineeship. He said he also enjoyed taking part in working with students from other countries.
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Natural gas prices expected to soar
By ALVIN A. REID Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas won't have money to burn when it comes to paying for energy in the future, a KU professor said yesterday.
"In five years there will be more natural gas than money to pay for it," William P. Smith, professor of electrical engineering, said.
"Natural gas prices have just begun to escalate and it will certainly continue. Something must be done in the next few years to ease the price strain."
and $4.90 per thousand cubic feet respectively. These prices include the shipment of the natural gas to areas where it is needed.
Canada and Mexico export gas to America at the wholesale prices of $4.82
Smith said the two countries would
cover the over $5 some time in
the next six months.
KU pays Kansas Public Service a
retail price of $2.71 per thousand cubic
cubic feet.
Natural gas was 77 cents per thousand cubic feet in 1977.
Smith said there was a possibility that a new power plant would be built on West Campus to keep natural gas expenditures down, but he said this depended on whether the Kansas Legislature would take action.
"The only thing that will make legislators act is if they get excited over the price of natural gas," Smith said. "Also, a formal request for funding must be made and this hasn't happened."
"I'm convinced that something has to be done. Natural gas has been plentiful and inexpensive in past years, but this year's changing and we have to change too."
"I'm sure the Legislature will take no action on the problem this year, and once the formal request for funds is made, another year will pass before actual money is appropriated," Smith said. "1983 before anything actually happens."
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