Thursday, March 5, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Graduate students create, display art for degrees
By Tamara Miller
'miller@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Painting, sculpting, drawing.
Painting, sculpting, drawing.
For many graduate students,
these activities may serve as a
distraction from writing these
papers. But for Lisa Kriner,
Greensboro, N.C., graduate student,
creating art is essential to her degree.
- Kriner and six other master's degree candidates in fine arts are displaying their works in the Art and Design building to fulfill requirements for their graduate degrees.
The students are presenting their work in the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, which opened Sunday and will continue until April 10, said Cima Katz, director of graduate studies in art and design.
"It's great to expose students to what new art can be. It's a wonderful hidden aspect on this campus."
Lisa Kriner
Fine Arts Graduate Student
Katz said that the exhibit was one of three requirements for a graduate degree in fine arts. In addition to displaying art in the exhibit, each candidate must write a paper and present an oral defense on the thesis.
Kriner said that the exhibit helped demonstrate her progress
Kriner's thesis, "Physical Surfaces," displays work with text tiles and fabrics.
during the past three years.
"It's less conceptual," she said. "I like it to have allusions to things like the body, nature and architecture."
She said that displaying her work in the exhibit helped her recognize her accomplishments.
"It's really nice to look back to the elements that have carried through," she said. "There's a ceremony about it."
Kriner said that the art show offered the candidates an opportunity to show the University what they had been working on.
"It's great to expose students to what new art can be," Kriner said. "It's a wonderful hidden aspect on this campus."
The exhibit also gives undergraduate students a chance to view work by their graduate student instructors.
"It shows you what kind of work you have to put out to get into grad school," she said.
Erin Kuechler, Wentzville, Mo,
junior, said that she enjoyed seeing and critiquing some of her instructors' work in the exhibit.
The gallery is showing exhibits this week by Kriner; Michael Maloney, Syracuse, N.Y., graduate student; Teresa Paschke, Lawrence graduate student; Amie Adelman, Lawrence graduate student; Dustin Johnson, Albert Lea, Minn., graduate student; Carolina Mayorga, Lawrence graduate student and Cathy Day, Oxnard, Calif., graduate student.
Andrew Hollman, Wavilleville junior, admires the work of Liss Kriener. Kristen's textile work will be on display at the Art and Design building until tomorrow. Photo by Eleisa Baki/ KANSAN
University tops 400 other research schools
By Susie Gura
sgura@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas ranks 95th out of 495 colleges and universities receiving federal research and development money, the National Science Foundation reported last week.
$ Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore is ranked first and recieved the most federal funding in the sevenyear period.
The ranking is based on the amount of federal money the University receives to support research during its fiscal year. The foundation estimated the University's federal research funds to be $274 million during a seven-year period.
Big 12 schools ranked in the top 100 out of 495 colleges and universities receiving federal research and development money, not including training grants or the school of education.
The National Science Foundation ranking reflects money received by most University departments, but it does not include training grants or the School of Education.
She said the ranking was only a small part of a larger report completed by the foundation that included all of the research money received by the University.
Kim Moreland, director of the office of sponsored programs said the ranking was not complete.
Jason Benavides/KANSAN
"It is not a reflection of the money that we received," Moreland said. "We lose about $25 million dollars by not including education."
"The research money reflects all the money that the University spends on research," said Bob Zerwek, director of technology transfer at the Center for Research.
The University of Kansas ranks 77th out of 500 private and public universities and ranks 52nd in the survey among public universities, according to the larger report which includes training grants and the school of education.
The University's departments use the ranking to determine how they compare to other universities. Moreland said.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, known for its top medical research centers, ranked first in the survey which did not include training grants and the school of education. It received the most federal financing during the seven-year period, more than $5.3 billion.
Among Big 12 schools, Colorado received the most federal research
financing, ranking 17th nationally in the survey without training grants and the school of education. Colorado received more than $1.1 billion in research assistance.
Four other Big 12 schools were in the top 100 of the same survey. Texas A&M was 25th; the University of Texas was 26th; Iowa State University was 75th; and the University of Oklahoma was 93rd.
The University regards the ranking of 77th in the larger report as a true reflection of the amount of money received. The ranking also is used in terms of achieving a better standing in the future.
"We don't have a numerical goal but would like to move up into the top 50." Moreland said.
Students work around jobs
By Julie M. Sachs
Special to the Kansan
Working college students typically are motivated, except when they are at work.
Being a working college student means balancing a job with classes and social activities. When these different roles conflict, the roles can create challenging situations.
Partying too hard the night before a shift is a scenario some local business managers said they see all too often among their college-aged staff members.
"Very rarely do students come in intoxicated ... but some will come in with a hangover," said Evan Kuhlman, manager of Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St. "My employees are not supposed to come in drunk, but being in a college town means being more lenient."
Other local businesses have set harsh rules for this problem.
Coming to work intoxicated or with a hangover is not the only problem for businesses in a college town. Businesses also are forced to work around class schedules.
"Students don't know their schedule until the last minute but working with a student's schedule is all part of my job," said David Lewis, manager of Milton's Coffee & Wine, 920 Massachusetts St.
Student employees also find scheduling stressful, especially when working conflicts with academics.
"Most of the time, they put forth that effort to work with my schedule, but they push me a lot to work more hours than I want," said Lisa Logan, Overland Park sophomore who works at the Beaenary in Leawood.
Scheduling conflicts are also an issue for students and their employers during breaks.
"Vacations have a lot to do with tenure. If someone had only been here a month and asked for a week off, they would be fired ... unless they could get all their shifts covered," Kuhlman said.
However, for many students, not receiving time off from work for vacations is unacceptable.
"I had to work for half of Christmas break, that's why I quit," said Wendy Weidel, who used to host at客服 O. Kelley's Mexican Cafe, 707 W. 23rd St.
Despite the challenges of hiring college students, managers think college students can be advantageous.
"I really like having students from Lawrence because they know people who come into the store." Lewis said.
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