University Daily Kansan / Tuesday. August 28, 1990
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Better recruiting helps scholarship program
By Yvonne Guzman
Kansan staff writer
About 50 freshmen turned out to meet administrators and faculty members from several University of Kansas schools yesterday during the second annual reception for incoming scholarshin winners.
The reception was on the lawn of the home of Chancellor Gene A. Bardig
Burd told the students that in addition to the excellent faculty and facilities at KU, they should take courses from KU's large and diverse population.
"Best of all you will have the opportunity to expand your horizons by getting to know other students." he said. "Take advantage of that diversity. It will enhance your education, and it will enhance your lives."
The University selected more than 200 students this year to receive KU Endowment Merit, Howard Hughes, Watkins-Berger and Summerfield, National Merit and Chancellor's Club scholarships.
cational services, said KU's recruitment program had improved by becoming more personal and doing recruit talented minority students.
Most scholarship winners had to have at least a 3.0 high school grade point average or at least a 23 composite score on their ACT test, although eligibility requirements varied depending on the award.
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Marti Ruel, assistant dean of edu
Milton Scott, former assistant director of admissions, said the Endowment Merit Scholarships, which are available only to minority students, would probably reach more students than it had since 1982.
A new award, the Chancellor's Scholarship for Minority Students, has been incorporated into the Endowment Merit program and awards $500 a year for four years to 35 minority students.
Wes Williams, dean of educational services, said the award was created after questions were raised last spring about the University's ability to recruit minority students. It was funded by money from Campaign Kansas.
Justin Cordova, Lawrence freshman, left, and Nina Lee, Topeka freshman, talk with Chancellor Budig.
Ruel said the new scholarship was one example of improvement in KU's recruitment.
Ruel said it was her goal to reach as many students as possible who demonstrate academic promise.
"I think KU does a real good job of objectively placing information in front of students," she said. "I think I don't need to be very integral to integrity. I don't think that's on true
a national basis."
Financial awards given to the scholars ranged from $500 to $2,000 annually. Ruel said
One of the most prestigious awards is the Chancellor's Club Scholarship, which is given to five in-state students and one out-of-state student
"It's very selective." Ruel said
Ruel said. The scholarship awards the students $2,000 a year for four years.
New cultural workshops could enhance sensitivity
Advisory board hopes to see active participation
By Monica Mendoza
Kansan staff writer
A new cultural educational program could enhance the sensitivity in the diverse communities.
The Cultural Sensitivity Series, which will include six all-day workshops, was designed to educate people about the needs of others, said Jonathan Long, assistant director for *对学生* programs.
Long said students and faculty had recognized the need to spend time addressing specific campus concerns about race, disability and sexual orientation.
He said Students Concerned About Discrimination suggested the idea for cultural training
Long said the department of student life paid for the program, which cost $10.000.
Long said he worked with administrators and students from various groups and organizations.
He said he wanted the program to address KU students' main concerns.
"We are not going to focus on any one issue," long said. "We want to educate people about a common problem."
Cedric Lockett, president of Black Student Union, was part of a student advisory board that worked closely with the Staff Coordination Department about the program from campus minority groups.
Lockett said the board reviewed the program and contributed ideas.
"It looks like the students are going to be interested." Lockett said.
Long said that when he presented the program to administrators, the response was positive.
He said he wamed to nimu the number of participants to about 150 to encourage active participation.
"We are limited by numbers," Long said. "We want everyone to participate in the workshop."
The first of the five workshops will begin Sept. 15. Each workshop will address a different audience. The first will be directed toward student leaders. The goal is to teach a small group that later will teach other groups, Long said.
The workshops are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4
n.m. on Saturdays.
Long said the participants were expected to make serious time commitments.
"Sometimes, in order to be educated you have to be inconvenienced." Long said. "We don't want to breeze through this. The program is a fairly intensive job."
Daveen Litwin, director of Hillel, said it was good to see University groups and administra-
tors.
"I think that the effort is positive," Litwin said. "Everybody has something to learn."
KU begins new class in West African language
By Tatsuva Shimizu
Kansan staff writer
A new African language class, one of two at the University of Kansas, will be offered
The department of African and African-American studies offers Hausa, a language widely spoken in West Africa. For years, the department has been offering only one African language, Swahili, which is spoken in East African countries.
Arthur Drayton, chairperson of the department, that said because the department did not receive the grant to support the Hausa class until the middle of last spring it was not listed in the Fall 1990 Timetable. The department will have four levels of Hausa classes, which will fulfill foreign language requirements for students.
On the first day of the class, four students were in the new class. Drayton said he expected more students to enroll after the first week of class.
Brebca Alexander, Lawrence graduate student, said she took the class because she wanted to learn a non-Indo-European language.
Frank White, Kansas City, Mo., junior,
said he wanted to study Hanna because he
loved his family.
He said his adviser recommended the class to him.
Maikudi Karaye, instructor of the class, said Hausa was an important language in West Africa. About 50 million people speak the language in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad and other West African countries.
Major world broadcasting stations, such as Voice of America, Radio Moscow and Radio Beijing have programs in Hausa, he said. The British Broadcasting Corporation has been broadcasting in Hausa for more than 20 years.
In Nigeria, where Karaye is from, about 60 percent of the population speaks Hausa fluently, he said. Although English is the official language of Nigeria, many local broadcasting stations have programs in Hausa.
Hausa is written in either the Western alphabet or Arabic alphabet. Karaaise said. The Western alphabet is more widely used. The western alphabet will be taught using the Western alphabet.
Hausa is one of the oldest languages in Africa, Karayae said, and has been used for more than 400 years. It originated as a language for merchants and spread throughout the region.
Karaye said Hanna was a tonal language because she knows English, but also means when they have different tones.
BSU calls for more awareness on campus Group plans rally to oppose racism
Kansan staff report
Black Student Union members said in a meeting last night they wanted the University of Kansas administration to know they had not forgotten the tumultuous events of last semester.
To remind the administration and the campus of the need for cultural awareness, acceptance and diversity, members of BSU and others are planning to rally tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. in front of Strong Hall.
BSU members said the theme of the rally was "We have not forgot ten."
Corey Anderson, BSU member,
said he thought the administration
hoped BSU would forget about events
during the summer.
"They tried to rush us into sum mer." be said
In April, there was a protest at Strong Hall in reaction to an incident at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, 1301 West Campus Road, where a member of the fraternity struck and uttered a racial insult to a pizza delivery woman who was a KU student according to police reports.
About 80 students attended the April protest.
BSU members said there were things at kU that needed attention, like a multicultural center, better recruitment and retention of minors, and speeding up the search for a director of the Office of Minority Affairs.
In other business, BSU president Cedric Lockett said all members must work to meet every goal.
BSU also decided to enter a BSU float in the Homecoming Day parade as well as sponsor a Mr. and Ms. BLACK KU contest. Mr. Black KU will be a member of one KU's athletic teams.
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