Athletes' grades concern Novotny
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"We have to schedule courses in the morning so the student can practice in the afternoon. This is relatively easy to do for freshmen, since the basic courses are offered at several different times. The freshman talks with me and a faculty member to be sure he is getting in the right courses for his goals," Novotny said.
The study table for freshmen was described by Novotny as more than just a place to study. "When an athlete puts in a full day of classes and practice and then eats a large training table meal, his natural reaction is the need for sleep. We set up the study table so that the student will develop the habit of
studying when he can," he explained.
People from various academic departments of the University are hired by the Athletic Department to serve as counselors for the students. Novotny claims the counselors serve as more than just tutors to the student athletes.
"One of the biggest values of these counselors is the fact that the students have an opportunity to visit with them on an informal basis. A student can sit down with a graduate student in psychology and just chat about anything related to that field. Thus the student learns more about the subject and an interest in the course he is taking is generated," Novotny said.
After the freshman year, the
athlete is allowed to set his own academic pace, providing he has at least a one point grade point average. Tutoring sessions are held for those choosing to attend them. Novotny said.
He said the load requirements for athletes was basically the same as regular students.
"The Big Eight and the NCAA both require at least 12 hours per semester to be eligible for sports. But the selective service requirement is roughly 31 hours a year, so the kids have to maintain a certain number of hours or lose their deferment." Novotny stated.
He dipped into his records and mentioned several athletes that were taking as many as 24 hours. But the average load for an athlete is 15-16 hours a semester, he said.
Graduation statistics for athletes were not as abundant or specific as other information Novotny had. But his estimates on graduation rates per senior class were considerably higher than those compiled by the Kansan.
Novotny said he had not compiled statistics on graduates, but he guessed that the years spent by an athlete for a degree at KU were generally the same as for regular students.
"The number of graduating senior athletes goes in cycles throughout the years. This boils down to recruiting. Some years there aren't the scholarly athletes we find in other years. I do know that last year was a poor year graduation wise." Novotny admitted.
Reflects growth, inflation
KU has record fiscal year
KU's annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1969 has been distributed and shows that income and expenditures generally were both at record high levels.
Keith Nitcher, vice chancellor for finance, said the all-time high figures reflect the growth of the university and the effect of inflation.
The report was prepared over the signature of Gary Carrico, university comptroller, and was submitted to the chancellor by Nitcher and Carrico.
Operating expenditures at KU totaled $42,632,899.75, which is about $31% million more than the previous fiscal year's total of $39,203,284.55.
The totals do not include the KU Athletic Association, the KU Endowment Association, the Kansas Union or the Center for Research.
Of this total, $18,827,585.52 came from state appropriations; $5,-928,424.30 came from general fees,
A breakdown of the operating expenditures shows that $27,863,-088.63 went for salaries; $13,055,-270.72 for general expenses, and $1,714,540.40 went for equipment and minor improvements.
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and $17,876,899.93 came from restricted funds—residence hall receipts, government grants and contracts, etc.
The report shows expenditures of $3,139,430.89 for new buildings and additions, with other plant fund expenditures of $393,360.72 for major repairs and alterations, and expenditures of $99,768.31 for site, street, intramural field and parking lot projects. The total figure for new plant expansion in Lawrence shows an increase of $740,697.96 over the expenditures during the previous fiscal year.
The main items in the expenditures for new buildings and additions are $2,084,518.47 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration building; $551,035.82 for New Haworth Hall, and $160.-262.12 for the building housing telephone equipment to serve the Daisy Field dormitories.
Operating expenditures at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City totaled $26,962,002.01, which is more than $2 million over 1968's expenditures of $24,804,-968.21.
Research on the Hill during the fiscal year totaled $4,313,839.75, with $3,591,375.92 of that financed by the federal government. Research at the Medical Center totaled $6,695,252.68, with all but $243,434.10 of that coming from the federal government.
Auxiliary enterprises, which include residence halls, student health service, art and music camp and a variety of activities by many organizations, reported expenditures of $5,929,917.42, compared with expenditures of $5,-665,142.15 in the 1968 fiscal year.
The percentage breakdown of the source of funds for KU's operating income for the 1969 fiscal year is as follows: student fees, 15.10; state appropriations, 42.67; gifts, grants and sponsored research contacts, 17.66; auxiliary
enterprises, 14.68; and miscellaneous (departmental services, extension in come, scholarship funds, etc.), 9.89.
Net income (the gross income minus guarantees paid) totaled $1,158,258; expenses totaled $796,-126. There was also a payment of $175,000 to the scholarship fund and a payment of $106,388 to erase an operating fund deficit, leaving (after deducting payments for plant additions) an operating reserve totaling $52,967.
The KU Physical Education Corporation's (the athletic association) financial statement, which is not included in the totals reported for the university, shows a gross operating income of $1,464,-916, compared to $1,350,394 for the previous year.
In the 1968 fiscal year, this corporation had an operating loss of $25,260.
$3,374,359 and expenditures of $3,239,359. The bookstore had an income of $2,101,242 and expenditures of $1,969,571. Patronage refunds totaled $82,035 and a payment of $15,000 was made to the student loan program, leaving a “profit” of $34,636 paid into a reserve account for expansion.
The Kansas Union and bookstore had a combined income of
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from the antique inflexibility of its central core') or preferably for a new central library building should be included in any new campus planning. . ."
KU lacking funds despite program
According to the report the schools of Fine Arts and of Architecture and Urban Design, and the departments of the History of Art, of Classics and of Classical Archeology have urged creation of a central Fine Arts and Architecture Library.
intended for remodeling of parts of Snow and Lindley Halls and improvements to the KU Computation Center. And State Budget Director James Bibb also has suggested the elimination of $608,000 which is budgeted for the improvement of quarters for experimental animals, remodeling of Flint Hall, Fowler Shops and Strong Hall Auditorium and replacement of steam lines in the scholarship hall area.
The financial report shows that a total of 6,151 students have borrowed $6,603,565 from the National Defense Student Loan Fund since its establishment at KU Feb. 10, 1959. Repayments total $820,-688.99; cancellations for teaching service and death total $353,598.03. Notes receivable total $5,431,-897.98.
Devastation totaling $800,000 has effected the KU budget for fiscal 1971; the money had been
The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. is reported to have had revenues of $296,-913.43 for the fiscal year, and expenditures of $182.055.55.
The report also contained a comparison of some figures from the first report prepared in 1958 and the one for 1969.
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If Bibb's suggestions are followed, 53 new faculty jobs, 21 new summer staff jobs and 17 new jobs for classified personnel will be eliminated, and proposed salary increases of from 4.8 to 8 per cent will be chopped to 4 per cent.
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He said a student's motivation at college often affects his chances for graduating in four years. He explained that some students play in athletics hoping to eventually play professionally. When they are not drafted by a pro team, Novotny said, they find they have a long way to go for a degree. He also said pro draftees often lose their interest in school knowing they are headed for a lucrative contract.
"But most of the pro players eventually get a college degree because they need something to fall back on when they can no longer participate in sports," Novotny said.
Novotny mentioned a study done in 1964 which revealed that a student athlete at a Big Eight school needs on the average one semester more than the average student to earn a degree.
Novotny has a reason for the extra time needed. "My philosophy is the student athlete is doing twice the job a normal student is doing. He has to practice, attend classes and study, and that makes a 24-hour day a lot shorter.
"But among the many positive aspects of collegiate sports is the opportunity for an athlete in our program to graduate. An athletic scholarship often allows a boy from a low-income family the chance to get a degree from a large university with an excellent academic program when otherwise he would have to settle for a small college or a junior college." Novotny asserted.
Novotny is visibly involved with the academic progress of the athletes, and he hates to see them stereotyped as "dumb jocks." He takes pride in his successful students, and this pride is reflected on the walls of his office. And yet, the graduation record of his students may be poorer than he realizes.
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