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University Daily Kansar
Campus/Area
Friday, Sept. 20, 1985
O.T. department finds road to Med Center an easy one
By Stefani Day Of the Kansan staff
Although moving is almost always a hassle, the department of occupational therapy has encountered few problems in the first phase of its move from the Lawrence campus to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., the dean of allied health said yesterday.
James Cooney, the dean, said some concerns, especially about commuting, had come up but were resolved quickly.
"Considering the massiveness of what has occurred, it has been very smooth." he said.
The occupational therapy department began the first part of its three-stage move to Kansas City in July, said Fred West, administrative director of occupational therapy.
During this first phase, he said, half the department offices moved to the Med Center and half stayed in Lawrence.
Seniors in occupational therapy are continuing their courses in Lawrence, while sophomores' and junior's courses were moved to Kansas City. Most of the faculty divides its time between the two campuses.
The department's offices at the Med Center are in Hinch Hall, West
said, but laboratories and classes are scattered all over campus.
Cooney said no buildings had to be constructed for the move, although some general renovation was necessary on some classrooms and labs.
In the second phase, to begin in the spring semester, new students and more faculty will be moved, West said. The last occupational therapy class on the Lawrence campus will be taught this spring.
West said the final stage of the move would be completed before the end of June. By then, all the offices, classrooms and laboratories will be at the Med Center.
In the meantime, the department seems to be adjusting well to its transitional state.
"It's a bit of a hassle because there are two different ways to do anything now," said Linda McClain, lecturer in occupational therapy. "If we had to do it forever, it would be a real hassle. But everyone realizes it's short term."
McClain, who splits her time between both campuses, said she had less of an adjustment to make because she lived in Overland Park and was used to commuting.
Kathy Bodding, assistant professor of occupational therapy, also works on both campuses, but lives in Lawrence.
"Basically, you end up having your office in your car and hope the materials you need are at one campus when you need them," she said.
Bodding said she hadn't decided whether to move to Kansas City next year.
"I like Lawrence, but Kansas City is all right," she said.
Cooney said the students seemed to be adjusting well to the Med Center.
"There haven't any riots," he said. "The students seem enthusiastic. They seem to be enjoying the environment of the Med Center."
Bodding said most of the students she talked to were afraid of the move at first, but now were enjoying the Med Center atmosphere.
"I would say about 50 percent love it, 30 to 40 percent are reserving judgment and some have definite problems adjusting," she said.
"Everyone was weighing what was best for the student — where student needs would be met," she said.
McClain said the students' needs were the main reason for moving the department.
Because the Med Center is in a metropolitan area, McClaim said, students will be able to gain more clinical experience.
KU student studies free in Japan
By a Kansan reporter
A KU doctoral student has received a scholarship from Japan's Ministry of Education to travel and study art in Japan.
The student, Brenda Gail Jordan,
Emporia, also received a James B.
Pearson Fellowship to help finance her research.
The Monbusho Scholarship from the Japanese government will pay for Jordan's flight to 'and' from Japan, her tuition at Tokyo University and a monthly stipend of about $700. She will receive approximately $2000 from the James B. Pearson Fellowship.
Jordan has studied Japanese for two years and will continue language classes and conduct research in Japan from this October to March 1987.
She received the Monbusho Scholarship after an extensive application process that included a language examination and interviews.
Jordan said she applied for the
scholarship because she was interested in cross-cultural relations between the Western world and Japan in the 18th and 19th centuries.
She said she would primarily study art from the Edo period with Japanese art history scholars at Tokyo University. Her sponsor, Motoaki Koono, is a well-known specialist in Edo art.
The Edo period extended from 1603 to 1868, when Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, which is now Tokyo.
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ALMA MATER
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Chorus:
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