University Daily Kansan / Friday, January 24, 1992
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Regents expresses goals to Ways and Means panel
By Greg Farmer Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA - Although Kansas' system of higher education is among the best in the United States, the Board of Regents wants to improve it, Jackampson, Regents chairperson, said to the Senate Ways and Means Committee yesterday.
"The fact that we strive to be better should not indicate that we think our system is not good now," Sampson said. "We already have a lot to be learned and the system by saying that there is something irreparably wrong would be tragic."
Sampson and other members of the Regents spoke about the mission statement, which outlines the Regents' and strategies for the next decade.
One of those goals is to recognize and strengthen teaching by rewarding good teachers with tenure and merit salary increases, Sampson said.
He said that the Regents also wanted to improve graduation rates, earn legislative approval for qualified admissions and manage enrollment.
"Bigger is not necessarily better," Sampson said. "We've got to find out how many students the infrastructure at our universities is able to handle."
He said that the Regents planned to analyze programs at Regents schools and eliminate unnecessary duplication.
Sampson said that the Regents had responded to the Legislature's request that tuition be increased.
"Students are picking up a bigger and bigger share of higher education financing," Sampson said. "We think that is appropriate."
The mission statement was adopted Jan. 16 by combining two documents. The Regents staff presented one document to the Regents in August, and the Council of Presidents and the Council of Chief Academic Officers presented
another in October. Neither draft was acceptable to both sides.
"So we got everybody together, took the best parts from each statement and created one mission statement for the Regents." Sampson said.
Cancancellor Gene Budig said that he and the presidents of the other Regents universities supported the Regents mission statement.
"We spent much of the fall developing a statement that will make you think more of us at budget time." Budig said to the committee. "But equally important is that we are well aware of the way to addressing several issues."
State Sen. Frank Gaines, D-Augusta, said he thought the Regents were on the right track.
"There is a tremendous amount of responsibility placed on universities," Gaines said. "Debate on these issues will be heated, but I think you've started to take the necessary steps."
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