University Daliv Kansan / Thursdav. October 5. 1989
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Technology center facilitates venture 'into the unknown'
By Travis Butler
Kansan staff writer
This article is the fourth in an occasional series.
As visitors walk past the statue of Icarus and enter Nichols Hall, they are met by the Larry Winn Jr., Congressional Exhibit of space memorabilia. Together the statue and the exhibit symbolize the mission of the Space Technology Center, Nichols' prime tenant.
Icarus is the figure from Greek mythology who flew close to the sun on man-made wings and died when the sun's heat melted the wax holding the wings together.
"It signifies the willingness to venture into the unknown, in spite of the risks," said Bill G. Barr, director of the center. "I think it is particularly appropriate to what we are doing."
And the Winn exhibit, with items ranging from models of the Skylab space station to an actual spacesuit on loan from the Smithsonian, symbolizes the contribution that the group has made in national Aeronautics and Space Administration. Barr said.
NASA sponsored the center as part of an effort to encourage research where researchers from several specialties could work together.
"I think from our perspective, this has several components," said Bob Walters, resource facilities manager for the center. "One, we have a variety of researchers here from different disciplines. Two, if there is research to be conducted, there is some research that requires more than one discipline to be involved.
"That's what we try to create and foster here."
The center houses more than fifteen interdisciplinary research units, including the Cartography Research Laboratory, the Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, the Life Sciences Fermentation Laboratory, the Telecommunications and Information Sciences Lab and the main offices of the Kansas Biological Survey.
"The center is here to facilitate research; we don't direct where research is going." Walters said. "We try to provide an environment conducive to research, and to help facilitate existing research and the creation of new
The center does not get directly involved with research, be said.
"I'm responsible for the operation of the facility." Walters said. "That translates into making sure that the
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utilities work and are available, keeping the building maintained and operated, and helping with assigning space in the building."
Terry Faddis, co-director of the new Kansas Augmented Telerobotics Laboratory, is happy with the service.
"It's a really beautiful, modern facility," he said. "It's nice to have a lab located away from main campus. It's quiet. private — almost park-like."
"I've had very good interaction with the management of the building. If I've had a particular need, they've been able to accommodate me."
Faddis's project is working on a new type of robot NASA hopes to use in building the planned U.S. manned space station. But it is only one of many going on at the center.
Walters hopes that the center will continue working in the "final frontier."
"We have a strong thrust in the business of space applications and space research," he said. "My personal desire would be to see that continue.
"Whatever we can do to help researchers, that's what we want to do."
Talk of tuition halts rules of order
By Lara Weber Kansan staff writer
"Committees in general should be informal, she said. "Our purpose is to provide a forum for dialogue."
Christine Stanek, committee chairman, said the informality increased productivity.
The University Affairs Committee last night suspended Robert's Rules of Order to talk informally about tuition with B. Jake White, student body president.
to advise and consult the Regents. It is composed of the student body presidents of the seven Regents schools.
What prompted discussion 'was White's idea to create a tuition policy statement that ultimately would be presented to the Board of Regents.
White is chairman of the Student Advisory Committee, a board formed
A special task force on tuition within the SAC decided to go back to the students at each school to get students' views.
Last night, White presented four points that the Senate committee approved for passage to Senate as a resolution:
Cost/fee ratio. The committee recommended that no less than 25 percent and no more than 28 percent of the educational cost be supplied through tuition fees. The state supplies the remaining cost.
Graduate vs. undergraduate fees.
The fee differential between under-
graduate and graduate fees
graduate and graduate students should not increase until there are 100 percent fee waivers for graduate teaching assistants. GTAs currently receive a 75 percent fee waiver.
Educational bonds. The committee recommended that the state research an educational bond program. These programs allow parents to invest in bonds for their children so that when they attend college in their state, they will have money for college.
No fees for specific academic programs. In the past, White said various schools, such as engineering, have felt it necessary to charge extra fees to students to help pay for special equipment and services.
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