University Daily Kansan, December 8, 1960
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Advising
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sophomore advising in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said students who want good advising have to contact advisers to receive counseling.
Students have not had to work as hard since the college set up its freshman-
GOLDMAN'S PROGRAM involves 56 teachers who volunteered to advise 3,000 freshman and sophomore students this year. He said he hoped to increase the number to 200 by 1984 so each adviser would have only 10 to 15 students to visit.
In his program, faculty members advise students for two years while they are undergraduates in the College of General Arts and Sciences, Goldman said.
"We don't want to advise a pre- anything malar." Goldman said.
He said advisers were willing to observe a broad specum of students but not teachers. "We are very concerned."
HOWEVER, GOLDMAN said, advisers should know the requirements for admission into the major schools.
'It is their duty to know the requirements of the School of Journalism,' he said, "so as a junior a student." He entered the School of Journalism.
"There's no way to make the time lost by poor advising up. You need strong advising—someone who spells out what is needed and necessary."
According to Ralph Christoffer森,
vice chancellor for academic affairs,
advising students is considered part of
the university's responsibility of service
to the University.
"Faculty have three basic responsibilities at the University." Christofferssen said, "teaching, research and service. It's easy to put advising aside.
"Faculty have been given the responsibility because they have to make up curriculum and they should know better than anyone else what is available and what can fulfill a student's requirements."
But students don't always perceive faculty members as having the most complete knowledge of graduation and curriculum surveys, according to a 1979 KU survey.
IN THAT SURVEY conducted by the School of Engineering, only 32 percent of the students polled thought their teachers had taught and graduation requirements quite well.
Of the 474 students in seven engineering departments in freshman through senior class levels surveyed, 43 percent thought their advisers knew major and graduation requirements fairly well, 10 percent not too well, 3 percent not at all and 11 percent were not sure.
Nationwide, schools have come to recognize the importance of respon-
Carol Wilson, editor of On Campus, a college news publication, said that advising was an issue on many of the campuses she contacted.
Wilson said that the University of New York had significant changes in their advising system.
A COMMITTEE investigating the quality of education at the University of Florida included academic advising as well as professional education. The investigation indicated
that the advising at the university was unsatisfactory and must be changed.
At KU, Acting Chancellor Del Shankel recommended earlier this year that advising be part of faculty per- sonal activities. In the office of academic affairs each year.
He said the evaluation should reflect the overall merit of the performance of the faculty member and would be used in education and salary increase evaluations.
Goldman said his advising program was the result of the administration's perception of a need for better advising at KU.
He said that response from students about the program had been positive.
"Sixty percent of the freshmen are regularly seeing their advisers," Goldman said. "They are satisfied with what they have requested new advisers, and they asked for a transfer rather than to drop out of the program."
ROBERT COBB, executive vice chancellor, said he thought the best advising was a two-way street between a faculty mentor and a student. With that relationship, students receive advice on academic programs and are exposed to the University community, he said.
Bates said that when one of her advisors took the time to sit down and talk with her she felt better about the advising system.
Lewis said she understood the problems faculty faced when they were swamped with students, but advisers are important, especially in the freshman and sophomore years, "when you need to talk to them."
On Campus
TODAY
:: An exhibition of work by John Collier,
HALLMARK PROFESSOR OF
ILLUSTRATION, in the Art and Design
Building will be open to the public all day.
*Vocal music students will be*
*instruments at 1:30 p.m. in the Strong*
*Ballard hallu.*
The KU COLLEGIUM MUSICIUM will present an end-of-the-s semester concert at 3:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
TONIGHT
Carl Cook of Philips Petroleum Co. will speak on "MEAUREMENTS OF SEISMIC WAVE FIELD" at 4:30 p.m. in 332 Malton.
Troyals for the IN-BETWEEN ACT PLAYERS will begin at 5:20 p.m. in 109 Murphy Hall. The players will perform set changes at the Rock Chalk Revue.
INSPIRATIFAL GOSPEL VOICES will rehearse at p48 in p44 Murphy.
The KU GERMAN CLUB will go caroling. Those interested should meet at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth floor in the Kansas Union.
SUA Indoor Recreation will sponsor 1 hour of t.p.m. in the lobby of Robbins Center.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL will
give 7.30 p.m. in the Oread Room in
the University.
THE BLACK CHRISTIAN
THE FLOWER WILL meet at 8 p.m. in
Lewis Hall.
TOMORROW
FOREIGN WORK
Tryouts for the IN-BETWEEN ACT
PLAYERS will begin at 10 a.m. in room
109 in Murhov Hall.
The FACULTY SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE will
sponsor a General Research Fund Application Workshop, dealing with the preparation and review of research papers for p.m. in the Spencer Library auditorium.
The CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST will meet at 6:30 p.m. in 222, 233 and 209 Haworth.
The TAU SIGMA DANCE EN-SILENCE at 7 p.m. in 2012 Robinson Center
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The MARANTHA CHRISTIAN
MUSEUM in m., in the
Jayhawk room in the Union
THE KU SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY ASSOCIATION will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Oread Room in the Union
A STUDENT RECITAL of works by KU composition students will be performed at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
The Kansas Union Food Service Invites you to join us for our
Christmas Buffet
Tuesday, December 16, 1980 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Menu
Carved Baron of Beef
Oven Browned Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Holiday Vegetable Mixture
Assorted Festive Salads
Freshly Baked Rolls and Breads
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Nuts and Mints
Beverage
Other selections will be available
Music and Refreshments compliments of Kansas Union Fellowship by: You
KANSAS UNION CAFETERIA, LEVEL 3
PRAIRIE ROOM, LEVEL 2
SATELLITE UNION PARTY ROOM, LEVEL 1
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School's Out Sr. Class Party
MONDAY, DEC. 8!
Come out to Gammons for the first Sr. class party! Get in free with your Sr. class card! (If you don't have a class card, you can buy one at the door for $13.00.)
Sr. Class Card Holders Receive:
- a Sr. T-shirt (if you don't already have one)
- a free drink
- 2 $25 food and drink prizes
- lots of albums
- a chance to win —$50 cash prize
Celebrate the end of classes with Virgin Recording Artists
SHOOTING STAR
December 9, 1980
The party begins at 7.00 pm
Kansas Union Balletroom
University of Kansas
$3.50 general admission
$3.00 with KUID
Tickets available at SUA