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Tuesday, March 30, 1971
University Daily Kansan
Urban Affairs Director Is Critical of Curriculum
By BOB HARTZLER
Kansan Staff Writer
After urban affairs majors complete their lower division classes, then there is a definite lack of upper division classes to complete their
This problem was raised in a meeting held last Wednesday. The meeting was called by Philip Gary, director of the KU urban affairs office so that urban leaders could meet with their advisers.
There is currently no urban affairs department so urban affairs majors (approximately 15 students) take courses in many areas. There is also a guidance of three faculty advisers. Upon completion of all of
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the academic requirements, the student receives a bachelor degree in liberal arts, with an emphasis in urban affairs.
Applications are available at the KU-Y office in the Kansas Union.
THIS STITUATION is not unique to urban affair majors. Slavic programs are also offered in Latin American studies programs are also operated this year.
Gary said each student's program was planned individually with thought given to what would be best for the
The lack of upper division courses is just beginning to be a problem because the urban afar is less educated in existence less than two years.
'T IS IT *NOTALLY* in
schools, students take courses
example, students take courses
in anthropology, sociology
computer science and political
studies.
Because urban affairs mairs take so many general courses so rapidly, many students finish all of their graduation requirements,
Social Work Today 'Almost Necessity'
The School of Social Welfare recently announced plans for its summer program for continuing education in Washington, assistant professor and director of continuing education at the School of Social Welfare, the program is designed to offer educational opportunities through short-term courses to students.
He said that while the program was designed primarily for persons in social work positions, applications from individuals in social work would also be considered and in some cases encouraged.
The summer program will be offered in four locations in the state on the Lawrence campus, in the Medical Center campus, in Wichita at the Broadview Hotel Kansas State College.
ARTHUR I. KATZ, dean of the School of Social Welfare, in an introduction to the booklet *Social Work for the Special Social work profession is a relative newcomer in the use of computers on a wide scale. Today such programs can no longer be considered as either a luxury or an expense, and become almost a necessity. As our profession and social work practice undergo rapid and dynamic educational program geared to meet current needs of students, agencies can successfully keep them on track.
Washington said that one of the
major themes that was being pursued in social work education today was the concept of social work continuum, which had to do with improving and developing educational process at all levels.
"We RECOGNIZE that things are rapidly changing in our society, and consequently we must self-reflect Washington said. "We are also moving into new areas in which we have not previously been able to do so; we need to be an ongoing input with additional and new knowledge for the practicing professional to apply its skills with the changes."
There are many social workers are doing now which are either new or have changed considerably since some of the people went through school four five years ago, Washington said.
except the number of hours you need to spend on training saying "we want to know more," Gary said, but there just are not enough higher level courses that meet your needs.
"Unless one works constantly to keep abreast of these changes and the ways they may find themselves somewhat less effective," some think.
Classes will be limited in the number of enrollments accepted. Some will be limited to as few as 30 students, and others accept up to thirty. When an application is made the student will be asked to fill out a form with all the information received from the course. These forms will be given to the instructor in the course and he will attempt to complete them. The students who have enrolled
Gary said he did not think the establishment of an urban affairs council KU's needs. He thought it was unrealistic in light of the tight KU budget, and that it might restrict the flexibility his office now has.
ACCORDING TO GARY, the office of urban affairs operated on two levels. On a professional level, the problems in metropolitan areas, specifically the black problem. On a University level, the University resources to make pertinent contributions to social problems for which he said, the University had been partly funded.
The solution of the University's urban affairs problem would require a reorganization of University priorities, Gary said, and not just a wholesale hiring of teachers to teach upper division courses.
HE CRITICIZED the emphasis on "knowledge from a knowledge's sake," and called for "knowledge of real-world issues." Instead of searching for practical answers to today's problems, professors are just developing the skills.
"If you have unlimited resources, have both professionalism and theory. But with fixed resources, as KU has, you have to make a
Gary said he thought that students should demand a change from the theory oriented University, and that professionally oriented teachers should replace the others as they did. He said he was not optimistic about the chances for change.
"The pressure (for change) will have to come from the students," he said.
Asian Expert To Give Talk About Vietnam
Dolf Droge, specialist on Southeast Asia and chief adviser to Henry Kissinger, will speak at Room of the Kansas Union. Room of the Kansas Union serves members as a reporter and an informant specialist for the Air Force in the East. He is sponsored by St. John's College Young Republicans.
NEMACOLIN (UPI)—Rescuers drilled deep into a soft coal mine Monday and prepared for a trawl through feet underground to scan a tunnel for two veteran miners, trapped for three days by flames and smoke.
Droge specializes in the culture and history of Vietnam and its relations with Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Red China.
Droge's work has taken him through the countries of Eastern Europe as well as Southeast Asia. He has worked for the United Nations, and he is a Voice of America and the Agency for International Development. Droge's presentation will be followed by a question and an answer.
Mine experts, using the most modern rescue equipment equipped with instantaneous repeated in attempts to Richard Randolph, 63, and Charles Gibson Sr., 64, to determine whether they are still alive.
With time becoming a critical factor, two drilling rigs bored nine-inch holes toward an area they would have fled to evade the men would have fled to evade the men.
When the two holes break through into the tunnel area, the equipment is equipped with powerful lights, lowered inside the mineshaft. Monitors above ground will be to the fate of Gibson and Randolph.
In addition to the camera holes, other holes were bored at various locations to test the air pressure and determine how far the fire may extend before being broken out last Friday at 10 a.m. One hundred forty-eight miners
fled to safety after the initial fire broke out.
A telephone connected with the surface was dropped through one of the holes into a tunnel area. The phone will be left hanging in place, but if the two miners come upon, they may contact the surface.
The final proposal for the structure of Rock Chalk '72 was drawn up Monday night by a task team consisting of KU-Y representatives.
Revue Proposal Finalized
The proposal, which will be considered by the KU-Y cabinet Sunday, was developed for the Israel-Greek participation in Rock eliminating any racist and sexist elements. A more efficient management for
These tentative points were included in the proposal:
the Revue.
At least one Greek and at least one non-Greek group will be invited. Special publicity and invitation are reserved to non-Greek living groups.
—No group will be allowed to spend more than $500 on their skirt. This amount will be paid by the KUY, and will be available
before production begins, if necessary.
—Drawing for block tickets will be given to representatives of a group wishing to purchase a group will be able to purchase a group of tickets, but only after the go-around.
—Awards other than those for the first and second place skills, best actor, best actress and best original song will be eliminated.
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Eight to Receive Funds ForEngineering Projects
Eight undergraduate students in the School of Engineering will participate this summer in the National Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
The students will participate with graduate students and faculty members on eight separate projects, according to guidelines for public relations director for the School of Engineering.
The students may receive up to eight hours of college credit for their work in addition to a total of four semester weeks period to begin May 17.
A student must have completed at least two years of study toward
KU Mathematics Team Wins 34th in Competition
Forty-three invitations have been sent to qualifying students, said Maloney. Those students who indicate interest in the will be interviewed by member of faculty. Member of engineering school faculty. Final selection of the students will be announced April 21.
a bachelor's degree in engineering science and be in the per cent of his class academically admitted to the program. Students may be included in the program only by passing an aptitude examination of professor of chemical and petroleum engineering and an academic representative for the program.
Harold Taylor, Mulvane senior, also scored in the top 10 per cent in placing 81st. Other KU students who played in the competition were David A. Mar, Salina junior; John K. Shade. Overland Park freshman, William T. Lasser, Kansas State graduate, thaniel Revnoldi, Eureka省校长.
Max M. Wells, Winfield senior,
was 40h among 419i top
undergraduate mathematics
students in the national competition.
A team of six University of Kansas mathematics students ranked 34th in the nation among 208 college teams in the 31st amateur William Lowell Putnam competition held recently at KU.
Bunce, KU assistant professor of mathematics, said the work on the mathematical Association of America, was designed to "stimulate a healthy rivalry in university research colleges and universities."
the mathematical Association of America to offer scholarships and stipends to higher ranking students.
The top five teams this year were the University of Chicago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Toronto, Canada, the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Indiana Institute of Technology.
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