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University Daily Kansan, September 1, 1981
KU students neglect aid
KU students have an "excellent" chance of receiving Fulbright grants and direct exchange scholarships, as well as the office of study abroad said yesterday.
Once is noiding its last informational meeting of Fulbright grants and direct exchange scholarships at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
"I'm always dissatisfied by the number of people who apply," said Anita Herzfeld, director of the office.
Because of a lack of applications, 13 of 24, or more than 50 percent, of the students applying through the direct exchange program received
scholarships last year. More than 20 percent of the Fulbright applicants, seven of 34, received a Fulbright grant.
Deadline for all applications is Sept. 28.
Competition for the grants and scholarships is open to all graduate students and graduating seniors. The application form for both awards is available at the office of study abroad, 108 Strong Hall.
According to Herzfeld, the Fulbright grant will be awarded for 52 different countries.
"Many people feel that they have to have a four-point grade point average," the said. "That's not true.
Higher Education Week at the University of Kansas is still more than a semester away, but already work has begun on the week's activities.
Higher Education Week plans in making
Several members of the newly appointed committee for the week said yesterday they wanted to develop a plan to increase student involvement.
The committee members are Loren Busby, Brenda Darrow, Margaret Fletcher, Roger Martin, Karen Welling, Shellie Secalen and Lee Wandling.
Officials said, however, the precau-
tions were part of a program that began
about one year ago to bolster security
around American diplomats.
Student Body Vice President Bren Abbott said yesterday the committee was named last week and would have its first meeting Thursday.
Abbott is chairman of the committee.
"Last year it was really well run and they got the ball rolling." Fletcher said.
"I see more opportunity to expand and affect a greater population (of students)."
Higher Education Week is March 6-13.
It also includes a computerized transfer of most classified documents to transmission so it will not be necessary to hand over the data paper when an embassy is under attack.
armed mobs until local protective forces arrive.
Darrow, who is also president of the Association of University Residence
"We are taking precautions to protect American diplomats and dependents overseas," Fischer said.
Fletcher also said she was excited about working on the committee.
Another apparent act of terrorism was uncovered early yesterday morning in Detroit, where at least two crude dynamite bombs—one of them addressed to President Reagan—were found in busy areas of the city, prompting postal officials to begin a meticulous search of all downtown mailboxes.
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Halls, said she wanted to coordinate the committee's activities with the AURH plans for a legislative dinner, also in March.
The $140 million program, begun in the wake of the seizing of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the destruction of the U.S. Embassy in Libya, includes improving communications and building strongholds inside embassy buildings that will permit U.S. diplomats to hold out against attacks by lightly
Abbott said that he hoped to have a Student Senate open house the same week. The committee will notify each University department of Higher Education Week and encourage them to schedule some activity, he said.
Abbott said he had had no success far in finding a speaker for the Higher Education Week Banquet. He said that the book was written by Wagner Lecture Series to find a speaker.
Abbott said that he was working on several ideas, such as trying to get Gov. John Carlin to declare a statewide Higher Education Week.
Earlier in the year, when the joint committee first began discussing
Director of police on the Lawrence campus, Jim Denny, said it would not an investigation into wrong doing. But he said a review of what University police did.
The University of Kansas police department will be in true split-and-polish form when a group of Kansas legislators meets tomorrow morning to review the department's duties and activities.
"They will be looking over the campus police and taking a tour of the offices in Hoch and Carruth-O'Leary," said Denny.
State to review police
The group will consist of several members of the Joint Committee of Federal and State Affairs.
He said he was also trying to get the College Quiz Bowl competition scheduled during Higher Education Week.
University police operations, two members of KU's police staff appeared before it to describe campus police activities. As the executive secretary to the chancellor.
Von Ende said he felt it was for that reason that KU police were selected to be reviewed.
Denny, who has worked with the KU police since 1974, said he had never known in a group of legislators being the department specifically to see what it did.
"I got the strong impression they liked the way our staff presented themselves," Von Ende said.
The tour will begin at 10 a.m. and should run until noon, said Von Ende.
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