Thursday. September 28, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Education committee seeks dean for school
By Jennifer Valadez
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The search is on for a new dean to lead the University of Kansas School of Education into the future.
A 15-member search committee — comprised of education faculty, staff and students, and University administration — is beginning to seek out applicants for the dean's position at the school.
Susan Twombly, professor of education and committee coordinator, said the committee would be screening applicants in December and interviews would begin in February.
"We're looking for someone who's an accomplished scholar and has previous administrative experience." she said.
Twomby added that it was important for potential candidates to understand the importance of the role technology played in the development of the school.
She said that Karen Symms Gallagher, former dean of education, accepted another dean's position at the University of Southern California. Jerry Bailey has been serving as interim dean for the school since Gallagher left this summer. Bailey said that he was unsure if he would be applying for the position.
Fred Rodriguez, professor of education and a faculty representative on the search committee, said he hoped prospective candidates for the position would be able to balance the many duties as dean of the school.
"Today's role of a dean is more challenging than in the past," he said. "It should be someone who supports what the faculty see as a vision of what they want the education school to be like in future years."
Nikki Bina, Lincolnville senior,
said the new dean should be
concerned with building positive
relationships with the students.
Bina is the student representative
on the committee.
"I don't think the dean should be someone who's stuck in their office and meetings all day," she said. "I understand the dean will have a lot of duties, but how they interact with the students is important."
Twomby said that attracting qualified applicants posed a challenge to the search committee because good candidates often are content with their current positions at other institutions.
"The biggest challenge we face is in finding a high quality person to fill the position," she said.
Making connections
Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
Alison Grace, Bloomington, Ill., senior, talks to Amy Klockenga from John Deere & Co. about job opportunities. A variety of companies and students attended the Career Fair yesterday in in Kansas Junction. Photo by Tara Kraus/KANSAN
Haase takes graduate's fight with cancer to center court
By Jennifer Valdez
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
In his five years at the University of Kansas, Marcel Brou bad many roles.
He was a Student Senator, heavily involved in the international student community, a volum
teer at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center and a graduate teaching assistant in the department of French and Italian.
Today, Brou is fighting for his life. His cancer has been getting progressively worse since the disease was diagnosed in 1988.
Former KU- basketball player Jerod Haase is one of many coming to his aid.
Haase and his wife, Mindy, along with the Knights of Columbus and Daughters of
Hease: Sponsoring benefit for graduate fighting cancer
Isabella, are sponsoring a benefit for Brou and his family. The benefit will be from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 13 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2006 E. 32rd St.
Duane Van Anne, benefit coordinator and Knights of Columbus member, said he first met Brou about two years age through Brou's involvement with the group.
"He was a very congenial person who made many friends," Van Anne said. "Now most of those people are responding to him in his time of
need."
David Dinnen, professor of French and Italian,
said Brouw was a positive asset to the department.
Daphnie Johnston, assistant graduate dean, said she became acquainted with Brou when he came to the University in 1988. Brou traveled from his home in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Johnston was working with International Student Services at the time and served as Brou's international student adviser. Johnston said that his determination to succeed at the University was outstanding.
"His desire to communicate was so strong and he was outgoing and friendly," she said. That's something about him as a person that has probably touched all who have come into contact with him.
Brou's wife, Toni (Thennes) Brou, said a native African stew, one of Marcel's favorite dishes, would be served at the benefit dinner. One of Marcel's ways of displaying hospitality was through his love of cooking.
"We really appreciate all the help people have given us," she said. "We're just really trying to treasure every moment."
Van Anne, the benefit coordinator, said the event would have a chill feed, auction and raffle, followed by a dance. He said that efforts to organize the function were roaring well.
For more information about volunteering or donating items for the auction, call 749-2919 or 331-2035 or e-mail LovBaglio@aol.com. Donations for the Marcel Brou Benefit can be made at the Douglas County Bank, 300 W. Ninth St.
Edited by Kimberly Thompson
Senate passes travel expenses bill
Bv Kursten Phelos
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Mock Trial Team now can request funding for travel expenses after Student Senate passed a bill at last night's meeting granting it an exemption from normal funding restrictions.
The bill, which was approved 31-24, would add the team to a group of organizations that can request funding for travel expenses. Other organizations exempt from the rule include the Graduate Student Paper Presentation Travel Fund, KU Bands and KU Forensics.
The team, which has about 25 members, competes in tournaments that act out a trial in a courtroom format based on a case published by the American Mock Trial Association, said
Association Branden Bell, Mock Trial Team president. Last year, Senate denied the exemption for the team.
Bell said the group had received $3,500 from the School of Law and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to offset travel expenses.
Erin Simpson, off-campus senator,
opposed the bill.
STUDENT SENATE
What happened: Student Senate passed a bill granting the Mock Trial Team an exemption to a restriction on funding travel expenses.
What it means: In the future, the team can request money from Senate to pay for the costs of traveling to tournaments.
What's next: the bill will go into effect if Student Body President Ben Walker signs it.
"If you look at the list of exemptions, we shouldn't have to fund any of them," Simpson said. "We give the marching band money because otherwise they wouldn't be able to do anything because the School of Fine Arts and Athletics Department won't fund them. It's done as an absolute last resort."
Simpson also said that granting the team an exception would be a long-term change. "They've done an excellent job this year attaining outside funding, but that is not guaranteed in the future," she said.
Dallas Rakestraw, Nunemaker senator, said the team had addressed Senate's past concerns.
"They've been here, established themselves, and they're damn good," Rakestraw said. "They've gone to nationals every year and gotten outside funding. I think we should definitely consider the fact that they have fulfilled their part of the bargain."
In other business, Senate approved:
$5,307 in funding for 11 student organizations
A petition requesting a residence hall recycling program.
Appointments to the Senate Elections Commission.
- Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
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