University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 9, 1988
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Council accepts year's priorities
By Mark Fagan Kansan staff writer
Goals for the coming year, including increased women's involvement on campus, creation of a new assessment policy and a study of funds from the Margin of Excellence, were announced by the University Council yesterday.
The Council, in its first meeting of the year in the Kansas Union's Wood-floor Auditorium, accepted the goals approved in late June by the University Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Executive Committee.
"It's like an agenda for the year," said Bob Jebsen, SenX chairman and co-chair of the committee. "things that we want our committees to take a look at, and we act on them."
In one goal, the Council said that the Committee on Human Relations would recommend women on the Lawrence campus. The committee will analyze an American Council on Education to find any applicable recommendations.
"There certainly have been concerns in the past, and we need to take a closer look." Jerry said.
The Council also will formulate an
assessment plan to measure fiscal and academic effectiveness at the University of Kansas. The plan would account for the spending of funds and the amount of learning taking place at KU.
William O. Scott, professor of English and a Council member, said that the University had always had a system for students to pass Board of Registries requirements.
“There are certain informal methods already in place,” he said. “We can monitor where our alumni get jobs or ask them how they rate their education, as we do now. But we also assess the University as a whole.”
The Council also will study the impact of merit salary raises provided by the Margin of Excellence.
Jerry said the study would focus on how money would be distributed for programs to benefit three-year, $74 million funding proposal that would increase funding of Regents schools to 95 percent of faculty averages and faculty salaries to 100 percent.
In the past, the University did not have much money to retain its most experienced faculty. Jerry said, "There was no need, in our case could be used to fund merit pay."
English classes open
Stable enrollment eases scheduling
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
The stability of the University of Kansas's enrollment for the fall semester has made scheduling easier for officials in the department.
English 101, 102 and 105, and 200 level courses have 800 fewer students to seat this fall than in 1987, said Drew M. Winsor, freshman and sophomore English.
Springer credited the overall lower enrolment for the fewer freshmer and sophomores in the English classes.
"It's still a tight situation, but we have spaces available in 101, 102 and the 200-level classes." Springer said.
"Of course, some of the classes may not be at the times the students would like." he said. "Most of them are early morning or early afternoon."
Saird said first day figures this fall were 2,800 students in English 101 classes and 1,100 in the second segment, 102.
While the official enrollment count will not be made until the 20th day of school, the English classes would probably not vary much from the initial head-
He noted that although there were fewer students this year, there were more than the English department anticipated last spring.
"The unexpected enrollment required some shifting around, but we will be able to accommodate
The composition and literature courses are required for every KU student.
everyone who needs 101 or 102." Springer said.
Springer said class size limits were raised this semester, to accommodate the large number of students required in many classes had only 23 or 24 students.
Springer said the standard for a student/teacher ratio was 20-to-1.
"We try to keep it down in those entry-level classes, because they involve a lot of writing." Springer the teachers have a lot of work.
Dawn Hayward, a graduate teaching assistant in English, teaches three sections of this 101 semester. She said she had not noticed a large reduction in the number of students in the classes.
"I have 23 students, which is not too bad," Hayward said. "In the past, we've had classes in the upper 20's."
Springer said the number of available teachers in the English department was approximately the same as last year.
"It's important that we continue to stabilize," he said. "Any increases must be small, or we won't be able to maintain our team's need at those levels."
Hayward said a steady enrollment would help keep classes small.
Briefs
DISCRIMINATION CASE DROPPED:
DRICA
she dropped professor of English who
dissociated the sex discrimination case
she filed against the University of
Kansas nine years ago.
The professor, Myra Hinman, declined to comment on the case yesterday.
oays in S.D. Diestafton in 1906es.
In May 1970, Hunnan filed a case
with the U.S. Department of
Opposition Commission that charge
the KU with sexual discrimination.
Himan alleged in the suit that since 1963 he had received smaller salary increases than similarly sized employers resulting in a salary lower than theirs.
Her case was scheduled to begin Aug. 29 and would have lasted fifteen
days in U.S. District Court in Topeka.
Regine Edme (top right), Montpelier, France junior; Bill Matson, Lawrence junior; Laurene Hirschberg, (bottom right) Shawnee senior; and April Hawkins, Harrisonville, Mo., junior take advantage of the mild temperatures to do some outdoor studying at The Glass Onion, 642 W. 12th St.
Convocation offers thanks stresses goals
By Mark Fagan
Kansan staff writer
Social studv
The first Faculty Convocation in at least 27 years provided an opportunity for University officials and faculty to talk, meet new colleagues and set goals for the coming year.
The convocation, hosted by Chancellor Gene A. Budig and Judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor, was attended yesterday afternoon by about 350 faculty and University officials in Woodford Auditorium.
The ceremony introduced 78 new faculty members to their colleagues. Several University officials addressed the event.
After the ceremony, Budig and Ramaley hosted a reception at the Chanecellor's residence.
Frances Horwitz, vice chancellor for graduate studies, research and public service, said she couldn't wait to see how they work.
"As I remember, we haven't had anything like this," she said. "We've never had a special Faculty Convocation."
At the reception, guests listened to the music of a string quartet and enjoyed wine and cheese as they chatted with each other.
"I very much like this sort of thing." Ramaley said.
"It's an opportunity to thank the faculty for the work they do, and also to welcome our new colleagues — they're our future."
Ramaley said the reception, as well as the convocation ceremony itself, allowed faculty to mingle and talk about
At the convocation, University officials announced those goals. Budig's centered on the Margin of Excellence, the Board of Regents three-year, $47 million proposal that would increase funding of Regents schools to 95 percent of peer averages and increase faculty salaries to 100 percent of peer averages.
"This event was needed," she said. "Our people are our most important resource. This gives us a chance to get some quality interaction, and a chance to reflect on our goals for the year."
"Our chance for success hangs completely on approval of the second year of the Margin of Excellence. Bulig
The convocation was a success and would become an annual event, Budd said.
"It was a meaningful event," he said. "It gave the faculty the opportunity to get to know one another better."
New pipe system to keep water bubbling
Kansan staff writer
By Jay A. Cohen
congee staff writer
Every so often the upper floors of Fraser Hall are not only high, but dry as well.
And when there is no water, there is no coffee.
be funded, said Allen Wiechert, university director of facilities planning.
"Some professors aren't nice very often if they haven't had their coffee," said a student who works in the Sociology department, 71 Fraser.
But relief is in sight for highly elevated caffeine addicts. The first major improvements in the campus have been achieved since 1963 will be the new project to
Wiechert the Board of Regents has approved plans which will be submitted to the next legislative session. It money is appropriated, session as early as Fall 1988, though it is now scheduled for the following year.
The cost of the improvements will be approximately $1.66 million, said James Modig, campus director of facilities planning.
Modig said the facilities planning office has divided the planned
improvements into eight separate contracts, each of which could be constructed independently. These improvements are based on recommendations made in 1986 by Black River City Engineer firm, a firm
A pressure reducing station, to be built southwest of Malott Hall, and the closing of selected valves, would probably put an end to the intermittent lack of water pressure in Fraser Valley campus high schools. Moida said.
The wide variation in elevation of
buildings served by the campus water system prevents a uniform water pressure throughout the system, which can cause peak hour needs in the higher parts of campus would cause the pressure in buildings to exceed their capacity.
The pressure reducing station would make it possible to divide the campus into two separate systems, higher and lower. Thus sufficient water can be added in braser from a blower fitted in Braser without blowing pipes fitting in A垦 Field House.
Pretrial conference set in sorority death lawsuit
Kansan staff writer
By Terry Bauroth
A pretrial conference date has been set regarding a lawsuit filed by the parents of Joanna M. Carkoski, a KU student who died three years ago after falling from a story of her sorrow house.
The lawsuit, filed November 1987 in U.S. District court in Kansas, accused Dr. James Pillier's Phi Society of Lawrence, Kan., Inc., the Alpha Phi International Fraternity Inc., the Alpha Phi University, Pilliers, house mother at the time
of the accident, and Elizabeth Marr, the chapter president at the time, as defendants in Carkoski's death.
Because they were not served a summons and complaint within the allotted time, three defendants filed an appeal in court records cording to court records, the Alpha Phi House Corporation Board, who are longer are named as defendants.
The pretrial conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 23. The parties will appear before factual theories at time, said James Griffin, defense
"I cannot comment on evidence yet because the case is not yet ready for trial," Griffin said. He then began to write a motion asking for more time.
Griffin said that the defense attorney's had done what was needed, but counsel for the plaintiffs had not pursued the case.
Jay Thomas, one of the plaintiffs, argued that the widowess from the case last week because of problems with the other law firm representing the plaintiff.
John Wieland, attorney for that
attorney
Carkoski, a 19-year-old sophomore from Omaha, Neb. died Nov. 9, 1985, the day after she fell 20 feet from a third-story ledge while cleaning windows at the Alpha Phi house, 1602 High Drive.
Carkoski's parents, Eugene and Mary, Omah, Neb., are seeking $2 million in damages and $1 million in puneable damages. In addition, Eugene, acting as special administrator for this company, is seeking an additional $2 million.
law firm, declined to comment on the case.
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