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Thursday, August 31, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Technical institute defies decreasing enrollment trend
By JOHN FISCHER Staff Reporter
While enrollment figures for the six Kansas Board of Regents' institutions have been declining or leveling off in recent years, the smaller Kansas Technical Institute in Salina is showing an increase in its student body.
The school opened its doors in 1966 with about 80 students enrolled. After years of stable enrollment, the number of students now is beginning to increase.
Institute officials predict an enrollment this fall of about 350 students, a 16 percent increase over last fall's 298 students. And the number will only begin the beginning of enrollment increases.
Tom Creech, president of the institute,
yesterday predicted enrollment to continue
increasing up to the year 2000 and possibly
reducing it. The institution's enrollment
should increase rapidly up to 1985.
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Herb Petracke, dean of student services at the institute, said there were many reasons for the predicted increases in enrollment figures.
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groups and women of the institute's programs.
Because of the increase in enrollment predicted for this year and the years to come, Creech said he was confident the institution will be supported by the public as a high quality institution.
Creech added, "The job opportunities far, far exceed the number of graduating students. There are three or four job op- tions each graduate without him even looking."
"Many students are breaking away from the traditional four-year college, but they want something they can get a job with," he said.
Creech said. "And the public is finally becoming aware of it, and this suggests technological education will continue to grow."
PETRACEK said there were no special efforts being made to recruit students. However, he said some special brochures were made to inform veterans, minority
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"I think it is quite likely that in two years Kansas Technical Institute will receive a certain degree of acceptance by the public," he said. "The students估数 and the growth of the school," he said.
Another reason for enrollment increases, according to Petracek, is the increasing number of good job opportunities for graduating students.
The institute has not been affected by the smaller Kansas high school graduating classes that have plagued the major colleges and universities.
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The institute is a two-year college, and offers 10 degrees in the departments of aeronautics, civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and general technology.
He said there would be a greater demand for students with an engineering technology background.
enrollment because KTI is a new school and it hasn't realized its enrollment potential." Creech said. "Right now the bulk of our growth is from high school seniors."
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Besides the 63 passengers, a crew of eight was on board the LOT twin-location Tu8-137 when it landed at West Berlin's Tempelhof field. It was detoured from an East Berlin landing on a flight from Warsaw and Gdansk, Poland.
identified the hijacker only as "a foreign tourist, Delefl Aleksander Tiade."
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Hijacker seeks asylum in West
BERLIN (AP)—An armed man accompanied by a woman and child hijacked a Polish jet-liner yesterday, flew to a U.S. air base in West Berlin and asked for asylum. American military officials said seven others among the 65 passengers, apparently
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taking advantage of the incident, also sought admission in the West.
The seven were all East Germans, the officials said. They said the hijacker was believed to be East German and sources said he was a master of child safety quality of the child, a small girl, was not known.
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The gunman and his companions were being held by authorities, who said they were considering lodging a hijacking charge against him.
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Printing service slowed by repairs to leaky roof
Printing Jone by the University Printing Service, 18th and Crestline, will slow down in mid-to-late-September because of repairs on the building's roof, John Sayler, director of University Printing Service, said yesterday.
"The construction will take two months, but there will be about 10 days when conditions will be most adverse," Sayler said. "It will slow us down a lot, but I anticipate that we will continue to get everything done."
The printing service prints most material needed by the University, including catalogs, magazines and the University Daily Kansan.
The affirmative action grievance process is in existence for a year, calls for volunteers and offers opportunities to become academic year. Persons involved in a complaint may pick a volunteer for advice or training.
The state has contracted a construction company from Leavenworth to remove the roof and put on a new one at a cost of about $146,000, Sayler said.
The University of Kansas Office of Affirmative Action is looking for volunteers to represent persons involved in discrimination complaints.
The building's entire roof leaks whenever snow melts or rain falls, Saylor said. The building is 10 years old. The roof was repaired in 1977, but the leaks continued.
Office seeks volunteers
Clarence Dillingham, acting director of the Office of Affirmative Action, said a representative did not need a legal background He said complainants and respondents usually wanted someone who was in the same academic division as they
'All Fair' theme for '79 Revue
The 1979 Rock Chalk Revue began taking shape last night as Jon O'Neal, producer, announced that "All Is Fair in Love" will be the show's theme.
Other members of the production staff are Brad Scafe, Overland Park junior, business manager, and Wiki Anderson, Evergreen, Gainesville, Kansas City, Mo., senior assistant producers.
O'Neal, Lawrence senior, also announced group paintings for the Revie, which will be exhibited in May.
THE PAIRINGS are: Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Psi; Alpha Gamma Delta and Delta Tau Delta; Alpha Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon; Chi Omega and Delta Upsilon; Delta Gamma and Alpha Delta; Delta Gamma and Alpha Kappa Lambda; Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Chi; Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Theta; Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Tau Omega; PBi Beta and Beta Theta; Sellarls Kappa Gamma and Alpha Tau Omega; PBi Beta and Beta Theta; Sellarlis Kappa Gamma and Alpha Tau Omega; and Hashinger residence bank.
Hashinger won the award for the best show last year in the production, 'Where We Were' by RWB.
O'Neal said that further information concerning In Between Acts and other production staff positions would be available at the KU-Y office, 864-3761.
were. The office is asking for students,
cleared emprty administrators and
agency staff who are familiar with the
The grievance procedures state that the complaints must involve discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, alienage, altienage, veteran status, disability or age.
If the complaint also is not frivolous and injury has occurred, it may be processed by mediation, an informal hearing or a formal hearing.
Hearing examiners are chosen from the Discrimination Hearing Board, which is selected at large from the University by Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor.
Cases before the board are not revealed to anyone outside the examiners and the Office of Affirmative Action. Also, a provision of the state's law states that no person will be subject to any form of discrimination for assisting other in the utilization of the grievance process.
Examiners determine whether probable cause of discrimination exists. If it resolution of the grievance. The grievance procedures state that directed parties must explain why they were wire chancellor, within a specified time limit, that the complaint has been resolved.
Any persons interested in serving as volunteers should contact Pat Henry, mediation facilitator, at the Office of Altrumative Action, 864-3686.
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TOMORROW: INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP will be held at 7 p.m. at 1305 Tenn. The KU FOLK DANCE club will meet at 7:30 pm at Potter pavilion. If it rains, the club will meet at 173 Robinson.
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