Monday, May 4, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
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Section A·Page 3
Child psychology pauses for delays
Department to move at end of semester
By Emily C. Forsyth eforsyth @kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The clinical child psychology program was scheduled to move from Joseph R. Pearson Hall on May 1, but the move has been delayed until after the spring semester, said Michael Roberts, director of the program.
Roberts said the move had been postponed until early June, allowing students and faculty to finish the semester uninterrupted. The postponement came because of a delay in the bidding for removal of lead and asbestos from the building.
The program's offices in JRP include teaching areas for graduate students and
the KU Child and Family Services Clinic, which provides mental health services to the public. The program originally was located jointly in the Dole Human Development Center and Fraser Hall and moved to JRP in 1993.
Roberts said that four or five years ago, during initial discussions about the renovation, the clinical child psychology program was scheduled to move back into JRP once the work was complete. However, because of a lack of space, the program will find a permanent home on the second floor of the Dole Center.
"When they really got down to architectural planning, there was no space there," Roberts said.
Roberts said the delay would allow both students and teachers to finish the semester without interruption.
"We're teachers, and we've got classes going on," Roberts said. "To pack up before the end of the semester would have
Sarah Sifers, Leawood graduate student and clinic associate, said the delay was a relief.
been rough."
"I're nice because it won't fall in the middle of finals," Sifers said. "We are all students in addition to being clinic associates. Most of us are conducting research and working as well."
Roberts said he was pleased with the new location.
"Moving to the Dole building made a lot of sense," Roberts said. "There are very compatible departments and programs in the building already close by."
Sifers said the new space in the Dole Center would be an adjustment for the program.
"We will have reduced space," she said. "The University has said that we will get more space when it becomes available."
When the School of Education moves into the renovated JRP Hall in the year 2000, space will open up in Bailey Hall.
"We're teachers, and we've got classes going on. To pack up before the end of the semester would have been rough."
Michael Roberts program director
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is scheduled to move to Bailley.
For now, the 15 students and five faculty and staff members in the clinical child psychology program will pack up and move to the Dole Center.
"We think that there will be very few interruptions in our clinical activities," he said.
"We anticipate very few difficulties in making the shift." Roberts said.
Policy on intellectual property on display
Board of Regents draft can be viewed during public-comment forum
By Gerry Dayle and Brandon Coplep gdoyle@kansan.com bcapple@kansan.com
Kansan staff writers
The policy was drafted by a task force made up of Regents staff, faculty, students and administrators from the Regents institutions. The policy would govern copyrights, trademarks and ownership of course materials and other intellectual property created by faculty, staff or students at the state's universities.
Intellectual property is any creative work, such as books, papers and computer programs, created by faculty or other University employees.
The policy provides for joint ownership of intellectual property created by faculty. Faculty who created intellectual property would retain ownership of the content, while the University would own the form.
The University and faculty member would share revenues produced by faculty-created intellectual property.
Thus, if a faculty member created a Web site containing course materials, the University would own the rights to the site itself, while the faculty member would retain ownership of the materials posted on the site.
"I think it has all the elements of a workable policy," Draper said. "The
Larry Draper, professor of microbiology and president of faculty senate, said the idea of sharing ownership was a good compromise.
intent of the proposal is honest and straightforward."
Provost David Shulenburger said tomorrow's forum was designed to give everyone involved a good idea of what the policy contains and what it means to the interested parties.
Shulenburger said the latest draft of the policy was solid and that there probably would be few elements of controversy.
"The draft policy circulated last summer got a fairly severe reaction," Shulenburger said. "When you're not sure who's going to own something, you're reluctant to invest in it. The only real controversial item is courseware — faculty would own the content, the University would own the form."
Shulenburger said that the Regents asked for a forum at every university to gather feedback.
"They want to consider it for a first reading in May," he said. "If there
are major changes, they can hold final approval."
The policy also addresses ownership of intellectual property created by students.
Students would retain the rights to works created in University courses. The University would, however, have the right to physically possess and display student works.
The University would own works created by students employed by the University or working for a faculty member.
Partha Mazumdar, Pittsburgh, Pa. graduate student, said students should attend the forum, but that so far, the policy was acceptable because it gave students ownership rights for most of the work they did.
"It's just phat for students," he said.
"But it's still important to raise whatever concerns students have. It seems a little esoteric, but it's something that could affect anyone."
Funding hampers recycling program
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vided $172,000 to the recycling program. That number was up from years past because of a one-time grant from the Coca-Cola contract. Next year, the administration funding is expected to drop back to $113,000.
Lindy Eakin, associate provost, said that comparing the University's funding to other schools does not reflect the administration's commitment to recycling because those programs had been established longer.
Colorado's program has been around since 1976, and North Carolina's was established in 1988.
But Matt Bachand, Yorktown, Va., senior, said the most significant factor contributing to the University's failure to keep up with other schools was a weakness in environmental policy in the state of Kansas.
"Kansas doesn't have a very sound way of thinking ecologically, and that's reflected in the student body." he said.
Whereas some states such as North Carolina have laws requiring the recycling of specific materials, Kansas has no such laws. Those states that do have specific recycling laws are therefore forced to support state university recycline efforts.
Don Brown, representative for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said that instead of laws, Kansas focuses on encouraging recycling with grants. But Brown said he was not aware of any such grants being given to the University.
Bachand said he thought Silva was not the one to blame for the slow development of the University's recycling program.
"Given what she has, and frankly, a pretty stingy state, I think she's doing a good job," he said.
Mark Bradshaw, Student Environmental Advisory Board member, said more people needed to stop complaining about the system and instead press the administration and get involved themselves.
"If people are disappointed, I'd say, get involved and, you won't be disappointed," he said.
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