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Tuesday, August 30, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Grant given to Soviet studies
Money will be used to strengthen Slavic language programs
By Daniel Niemi
Vanceon staff writer
Kamah's senior wiener
and East European
Studies program will be one of 11
Soviet studies programs nationwide to receive a three-year grant, which includes more than $180,000 to be awarded for the first year.
"We are one of the smallest proponents of recognition, and william Fletcher, chairman of KU Soviet and Esixt European Studies. "What we have done."
KU joins universities such as Harvard, Yale and Columbia as a National Resource Center grant recipient. Each year, about 108 National Resource Centers are funded in 13 areas.
Fletcher said faculty from various institutions evaluated KU's grant application on the basis of number of courses offered and course of language offerings.
KU's prominent faculty were primarily responsible for the Resource Center's status, Fletcher said. He also cited the Russian writer-in-residence program and a program for introductory study with the U.S. Army.
The grant, awarded by the U.S.
'W.
VW are one of the smallest programs in the nation to receive this kind of recognition.'
William Fletcher
European Studies
Chairman of KU Soviet and East
Department of Education, will provide $10,492 during the first year, but funding for the remaining two years will be provided on the national budget, he said.
Congress established the National Resource Center grants in 1988 in response to the Soviet launch of the satellite Spinkit. Part of the grant was provided funding for area grants provided funding for area studies, especially of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The grants were re-authorized in 1980 as part of the Higher Education Act, which included every three years for the grant.
The grant will award KU's program $121,000 in Resource Center funding and $59,492 in fellowship funds for the first year.
*r* resource the Resource Center money would be used to strengthen the Slavic language program and the library and other programs.
In addition, the grant provides $59,492 for six graduate Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and support for study in Lennengad during summer studies. The grant provides tuition and fees plus a $5,000 steer. Fletcher said.
"We are supported for operating the language program, which is one of the best in the nation, not only because it is so well-taught languages," he said. "We offer an area studies program that's balanced across the humanities and social sciences. And we also co-operate with organizations such as visiting lecturers,
KU's program also was designated a National Resource Center from 1965 to 1973 and from 1975 to 1985.
Roy Laird, a professor of political science who teaches courses in Soviet government and politics, said, "We were a resource center for many years, and then we lost it because it was no longer been recognized as a major center in the country. We're back on the government dose."
Power demand sets August record
By a Kansai reporter climbed to record highs during the summer, then jumped back down, that by using air conditioners and fans. The increased demand for power raised Kansai Power from a tentative position to a record peak in mid-August.
By a Kansan reporter
T. A. Mindur, district manager of KPL Gas Service in Lawrence, said that although this summer's peak reached a record 2,029 megawatts, the city had no problem meeting the power demands.
Mindup said the influx of students returning to KU would not affect the amount of power available in Lawrence.
"The increase caused by the students' return won't be different than in previous years," Mindrup said. "The weather really has a seat." Since it is so hot, more people used air conditioners and such."
KPL Gas Service is the power supplier for Lawrence and cities in
the surrounding area. The utility company is a member of the MOKAN Power Pool, which comprises 11 generating stations in town. The MOKAN Power Pool also is a member of the Southwest Power Pool, which has 39 utility members in seven states. These power pools help assure that the utility electric service will be available rapidly.
The peak output in 1987 was 1,917 megawatts, Mindrup said.
Davit BerenitiKANSA
First-day break
Michelle Wilson, Lawrence freshman, organizes her folder in front of the Kansas Union yesterday on the first day of classes.
Lambda Chi Alpha wins excellence award
THE KU Chapel of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, 1981 Stewart Ave. was one of five Lambda Chi Alpha chapters nationally to win an award this year for excellence in chapter programming.
The Bruce Hunter McIntosh Standard for Chapter Excellence Award was presented to the KU members earlier this month at their fraternity's national convention. The award requires rigid documentation of "a"
activities.
Scot Murray, vice president of the KU chapter, said that documentation amounted to a scrapbook of the entire year.
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