Page 10 University Daily Kansan, October 2, 1981
Minority enrollment up; increase of 82 students
Although the overall enrollment at the University of Kansas dropped this fall from 22,133 to 22,106, the number of minority students has increased by 82 in the form of figures, Clark Coan, director of Foreign Students Services said yesterday.
Coan said the number of foreign students increased from 1,560 to 1,642 this fall.
IRIANIAN STUDENTS are still the largest group of foreign students at KU, but there are 55 fewer Iranian students enrolled this fall than last fall.
"They're still number one here, but for the obvious reason that we don't have diplomatic relations with Iran, their number has dropped." Coan said.
"There is nowhere in Iran to get an American visa, so a student has to go to a third country to get an American visa, or lower countries will give one to them."
One group that has increased its enrollment this fall is the Malaysians.
The group has 20 more students enrolled.
"The Malaysian government has pulled out student's scholarships from Great Britain and a lot of the students have come here," Coan said.
HE SAID ONE reason for the increase in foreign students at KU that is even though tuition at KU has increased, it was still inexpensive to student school here as an out-of-state school when compared to other schools.
Another reason for the increase is word-of-mouth advertising from students who return to their countries and from traveling faculty.
The major foreign student groups and their enrollment figures are:
I. Iran: fall 1980, 241; fall 1981, 186;
Venezuela: 118, 153
- Republic of China (Taiwan): 167, 149.
- Japan: 116, 92.
- India: 72, 75.
The KU Alumni Band has scheduled a 1 p.m. golf outing at the Lawrence Country Club, and band members attend a dinner at the Kansas Union
Other Saturday events include the School of Education's celebration of "25 years in Bailey Hall," scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The School of Law will serve coffee and doughnuts at 9:30 a.m. in Green Hall, and will hold their annual Law Society meeting at 11 a.m. A post-game social hour will be held at the Eanes Lodge. 1803 W. Nirth St.
The School of Engineering will hold a post-game party at the Satellite Union.
Homecoming features parade, activities
This year's homecoming activities will feature a parade with floats, bands and various marching groups, but according to the parade chairman, some living groups are having trouble building their floats.
By EILEEN MARKEY Staff Reporter
Proceeds from the event will be contributed to the Sigma Chi national philanthropy. The group donates their money to "Wallace Village," a Colorado home for mildly brain damaged children.
The annual 'Derby Day' events will include a Frisbee exhibition, and performances by the Ozark Darlegs and the Moffet Beer Company. The funniest is charging a $6 admission fee and will provide beer.
"We're having trouble getting "some crushers" this Chris Hulme, parade chairman, and yesterday. "If people know of places to go to get out there," he contact the Student Organizations and Activities office in Strong Hall."
The Sigma Chi chiffrature will host an outdoor concert at 6 p.m. Friday on the athletic fields at 23rd and Iowa streets.
Meli said 12 floats had entered the parade, including a residence hall float being built by Gerturde Sellars Pearson Corbin and Joseph Sellars. The remaining floats were from fraternities and sororites. Meli said.
The Black Student Homecoming Lecture with Dick Gregory and the KANU concert with Oscar Peterson have both been canceled.
Other homecoming events scheduled for Friday include a meet and disco at the Eldridge House Seventh and Massachusetts streets.
The parade is scheduled to kickoff
homecoming at 2:30 p.m. next
Friday at the west end of Jayhawk
Boulevard. It will be followed by a
pep rally and the announcement of
the winning floats in the X zone
parking lot, just east of Memorial
Stadium.
This year, Mehl said the parade would include marching groups with performing clowns, the ROTC, the Eagle Scouts and administrators darkening cars.
Mehl said Lawrence Mayor Marci Francisco would be among the panel of judges who would determine the winning float.
The KU Alumni Band will perform during halftime of Saturday's KU-Oklahoma State football game
Robert Foster, KU band director,
said the band was a combination of young and old alumini and would be led by a former KU band director.
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