UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesdav. Januarv 26.1994
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Artist maps out paths for students to follow
By Roberta Johnson Kansan staff writer
The Bay of Paranola, the Country of Sexual Deprivation, the Gulf of Idealism and the Sea of Exhaustion are all places through which a college student may travel before reaching the land of graduation.
1 So a professor of political science at Baker University created a map to help show graduate students their locations in life.
"I think that graduate students will feel a connection to the world my poster represents," said Karl Trautman, the creator of "The World According to Graduate Students." "I hope that they can see themselves and know that the journey, however treacherous, is ultimately worthwhile." he said.
14 The poster is based on Trautman's experiences as a graduate student. He said he had created the work a year and a half ago as a psychological release after the completion of his doctoral degree.
"I wanted to express what I went through: the highs and lows, the exhilarations and the disappointments," he said. "I wanted to get people to see it. it's a way for them to know
that they're not losing their mind."
In May, Trautman had the poster reprinted and traveled across the country, offering it to bookstores serving graduate students. Copies are at the University Book Shop, 1116 W. 23rd St., for $9.95.
La Prima Taza, 638 Massachusetts St., shows the poster near the counter.
Although the owner, Bart Smith, chose to place the brightly colored poster in the coffee shop that has a muted decor, some thought that the poster did not fit the shop.
"We've contemplated having someone steal it," said Jason Anderson, a server at the coffee shop. "I can see how graduate students appreciate it. But it's poorly designed, and I don't think it fits."
Despite its opposition by some at the coffee shop, the poster is a popular item at the University Book Shop. Mike Lammers, manager, said that the poster was selling fairly well and that the store was nearly sold out of copies by yesterday afternoon.
Trautman said he was at work on similar posters of the environment and political correctness.
Valerie Bontrager / KANSAN
Joyce Moore, employee of Landplan Engineering in Lawrence, takes preliminary measurements at Allen Field House for a proposed walkway between the northwest parking lot and the field house.
Measuring up
New club tailored to engineering professionals
By Gennifer Trail Kansan staff writer
*Laura Shipman wanted to be the first.
And next month, she will form the state's first chapter of the American Society for Engineering Management.
Shipman said that she had decided to found the society because she wanted to continue discussing engineering problems with colleagues and those more experienced than herself after she graduated. She works at Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff, 7007 College Blvd in Overland Park, Kan., as an electrical engineer.
The society will be based at the University of Kansas Regents Center. The center is the only institution in the university system that offers degrees in engineering management.
The new society will consist mostly of professional people, many of whom continue to pursue an education at the center. Professionals who are not scholars also will be a part of the society.
Shipman, who earned her master's degree in engineering management and her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at the Lawrence campus, said that she expected most of the 185 engineering management students at the center to join the society.
in a classroom," Shipman said. "People in all types of engineering will contribute to discussions, including manufacturers and software technicians. Many will have more experience than I do."
"You can speak more openly at these types of societies than you can
John Conard, engineering management graduate student at the center, said he had decided to join the society.
"The group will be a forum for folks to keep up-to-date on new technology," Conard said. "I feel I will benefit by keeping informed of new tools in the field of engineering management."
The University is helping sponsor the society. The center has agreed to let the society meet in the building and has donated an office.
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Dave Kraft, professor of engineering management, has helped Shipman as a faculty adviser for the society.
"As an educator, the American Society for Engineering Management is a means to gain further knowledge," Kraft said. "It offers greater flexibility than classroom discussion because the members choose discussion topics rather than a teacher."
The society will meet for the first time in the beginning of February. The society will meet only three times a year.
Shipman said that she could see herself staying in the society as long as it continued to be interesting and helpful.
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