University Daily Kansan, November 27, 1984
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Classified Senate's successes are praised by past president
By MARY CARTER Staff Reporter
A very busy and often frustrating year ended earlier this month for Joe Collins.
Although he was among the first supporters of a Classified Senate at the University of Kansas when it was established, he said last week that he had been a "reluctant president" of the group.
Collins' term ended Nov. 13. He is succeeded by Neva Enterik, an administrative assistant in the department of art history.
Collins said he had mixed feelings about his accomplishments as leader of Classified Senate.
"BECAUSE OF THE pressure of other commitments, I was not able to give as much to the Classified Senate as I might have in another year," he said.
Collins, a vertebrate zoologist at the Museum of Natural History, is writing two books in addition to editing museum publications.
"I don't mean I didn't work for Classified Senate," he said. "I took it on and did as many things as I could to make things better for classified employees."
The Classified Senate was founded in 1979 to represent the concerns of classified employees to the KU administration, the Kansas Legislature and the governor. Its first meeting was in January 1980.
Classified status is given to employees whose jobs have a defined set of duties that are comparable to equivalent positions across the state, Collins said. They commonly are
considered non-faculty, civil service employees.
CLASSIFIED SENATORS ARE elected by their peers according to job type. They meet one evening each month and have an informal brown bag lunch meeting monthly.
Collin said he was pleased that the Legislature this year had voted to shelter classified employees' retirement contributions from taxes.
"I feel somewhat personally pleased about that because Suzanne Cupp and I had proposed that item two years earlier," he said. "We suggested you take Joe Cupp. Jessie took it in 1982. I just happened to be president when it passed."
Suzanne Cupp was the Classified Senate president in 1982.
Collins also said he was pleased that a plaque honoring the classified employee of the year had been installed in the Kansas Union during his term.
"It's somewhat embarrassing, though, because my name is on it. But that was a project that was started by Suzanne, too. It has just taken this long to get it done," he said.
COLLINS SAID CLASSIFIED employees were pleased that the state regulations on sick leave were changed to allow up to five days of sick leave for the illnesses of immediate family members.
"This is very important, especially for parents, and single parents in particular," he said.
Collins said he was disappointed that the Legislature didn't finance merit pay increases or cost of living increases for classified employees.
a bonus pay program," he said. "Not only because it was a pittance — $204 for the entire year — but also because it was not built into the salary base. It set precedent that was most unfortunate."
"My biggest disappointment was that the Kansas Legislature enacted
Collins said he thought Gov. John Carlin had not worked hard enough to help classified employees.
"THE GOVERNOR IMPLEMEN-
TED in 1973 a merit pay plan under
which we have not operated since
1973," he said. "It has not been
funded since 1973." It did not
fund the plan and allowed the
legislators to not fund it.
"I think Gov. John Carlin needs to more strongly support classified employees statewide, particularly if he intends to run for higher office."
Entrikin said she had no illusions about what she could accomplish as president of the group.
"I really don't have a long list of goals and desires," she said. "You have to realize that you can't realize the job and in a volunteer help situation."
ENTRIKIN SAID SHE hoped all classified employees would join the Kansas Association of Public Employees.
"With a group like that, you don't have to rely on volunteers," she said.
"You pay $5 a month to let their professional staff work for you."
Two or three classified senators work each year as lobbyists, but they must use vacation or other leave time to work in Topeka.
"I think the best thing is to show our numbers," Entrikin said. "There are about 37,000 of us in the state. We should be able to control a lot of elections."
ON CAMPUS
CAMPUS CHRISTANS will have a Bible study and fellowship at 7:30 p.m. in room 305 in the Frank R. Burge Union.
THE GUN CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 217-B Snow Hall.
TODAY
THE STRATEGY GAMES Club will meet from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Kansas Union.
THE SWORD AND SHIELD Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Union.
SMALL WORLD will meet from 9:15 to 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 W. 23rd St.
A SEMINAR TITLED "The Gospel of John for Today" will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Ecumenical
Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
THE SACRED ORDER OF Universal Love will meet at 7:30 a.m. on the hill below the Campanile and south of Memorial Station will meet from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Union.
TOMORROW
THE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CLUB will meet from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Union.
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES will sponsor a brown bag lunch. It will begin at noon in 109 Lippincott Hall.
A UNIVERSITY FORUM about the "Legal Status of Aliens in the Soviet Union" will begin at 11:45
a. m. at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
CHRIS CLUSER, corporate vice president for public relations and communications for Hallmark Corp., will speak at the Public Relations Student Society of America. The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Union.
JOHN BOYD, retired Air Force colonel, will speak about "Decision Making and Maneuvering" at 5 p.m. in 427 Summerfield Hall.
THE EMILY TAYLOR Women's Resource Center is sponsoring a discussion about "Communication and Intimacy." The talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the International Room of the Union.
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