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8 • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2003
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UNIX Prerequisite: None. Requires registration for all. Thurs., June 26, 9 a.m.-Noon, Computer Center Training Lab
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Exam
Prerequisite: For KU faculty, staff and students only.
Requires registration for all and a $65 fee. Mon., July 14,
3-5 p.m., Computer Center Training Lab
Excel: Introduction Prerequisite: None. Requires
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July 16, 9 a.m.-Noon, Computer Center Training Lab
Word: Long Documents Prerequisite: Word: Introduction.
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Thurs., July 16, 2-5 p.m., Computer Center Training Lab
EndNote: Overview Prerequisite: For KU faculty, staff and
students only. Requires registration for all. Mon., July 21,
2:30-3:30 p.m., Computer Center Training Lab
Web Authoring: Forms Prerequisites: Web Authoring:
Foundations, Web Authoring: Introduction and Web
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Access: Reports Prerequisites: Access: Introduction,
Access: Intermediate, Access: Forms and Database Design.
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Tues., July 22, 1-4 p.m., Computer Center Training Lab
KU students work in Washington, D.C.
INTERNSHIPS
By Richard Gintowt
rgintowt@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Nineteen University of Kansas students are in Washington, D.C., this summer working on political internships.
The students picked their own internships, which range from working in the offices of Kansas senators and representatives to working for lobbying groups, labor unions and non-profit organizations.
Clay Britton, Olathe senior, is spending the summer in the office of U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kansas). Britton is double majoring in political science and history and said the coolest part of the experience was doing background research on bills. Britton is preparing a memo to help Moore understand the background of a bill on funding for colleges with more than 25 percent Hispanic enrollment.
Britton also gives tours of the Capitol to Kansas constituents who come to visit.
"It reminds you of where you are," he said.
"You don't really understand how
Leah Cummings, Lawrence junior, said her initial attraction to the internship program was "to get out of Lawrence," but the experience has proven to be invaluable.
things work until you're up here," said Cummings, who also works for Moore. "I didn't realize how busy everyone is."
Cummings said the biggest surprise was seeing how much time the Representatives spent out of the House Chamber.
"Everything that happens here happens outside the Chamber," she said. "The first time I went into the chamber, there were five people in there. It doesn't always look like it does on C-SPAN."
Gina Kohake, KU journalism graduate spent last summer writing press releases for Moore's office. She plans to look for jobs in Washington, D.C., this fall.
“It's the place where all the passionate young people go,” Kohake said. “You know so much of what's going on in the world just because you live in that city.”
Kohake said her dream job would be to be press secretary for the White House.
Washington D.C., interns also have the opportunity to see guest speakers. Past speakers include Colin Powell and Ralph Nader.
Burdett Loomis, professor of political science established the Washington, D.C., internship program in 1984. More than 400 students have participated in the program, which is open to students from other universities.
- Edited by Brandon Baker
DONATION
New engineering building named in honor of donor
The unfinished engineering building in front of Learned Hall finally has a name.
The building will be named after Robert J. Eaton, Chrysler Corp, chairman emeritus and retired DaimlerChrysler AG chairman, pending approval from the Board of Regents at its meeting today.
Eaton pledged $5 million to the $15 million building, which will be dedicated in November.
The gift is one of the top-10 largest single gifts to the Kansas University Endowment Association.
Eaton is a 1963 University of Kansas graduate in mechanical engineering.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said Eaton's gift was an extraordinary act of generosity from someone who had demonstrated how far someone could go with a KU education.
"I hope it inspires other engineering students to dream of the same kind of success," Hemenway said.
The 80,000-square-foot building will be finished in time for the fall semester and includes a multimedia classroom, instructional and computer labs, an atrium and the engineering school's administrative offices.
Maggie Newcomer