University Daily Kansan, September 4, 1980
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Withdrawal proposal awaits approval
By VANESSA HERRON Staff Reporter
A new withdrawal schedule, which would have given many KU students an extra week to withdraw from classes, did not fall this fall, Gerhard Zuther, an ex-officio executive committee, said early this week.
The proposed schedule, which divides the withdrawal period into five-week rather than four-week phases, was recommended by the University Council last spring. When the Council approved the plan, it would make the withdrawal schedules of all schools in the University simpler and more uniform, Zuther said.
THE COUNCIL HAD approved the change in April, but the administration still has not. However, the new policy is added in the addendum to the fall Timetable.
"This is an awkward situation. We published what we assumed to be the new and revised policy, then discovered that it hadn't been approved," Robert Hoffmann, acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said at
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If the administration does not approve the policy before the first withdrawal period ends—in less than four weeks—it will be too late to change it, Hoffmann said.
For undergraduate and graduate students in the College, Hoffmann said, "The withdrawal schedule printer in the 1900 Timetable was the correct version.
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The Council asked Acting Cancellor Del Shankel to confirm the withdrawal policy 12 days ago, but, Hoffmann said, he did not expect a prompt reply.
George Worth, SenEx chairman, said yesterday that students in all other schools also should follow the original schedule.
"My understanding is that until the
If the policy is not approved soon, it could mean a trip back to the drawing board for the University Council, an assembly member said.
The Assembly's next meeting will be in early October, but in the meantime, Hoffmann said, it would send letters to him and ask for information on informing them of any schedule change.
When the College Assembly, which is the governing body of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, learned of the schedule up-up yesterday, it voted on withdrawals on withdrawal policy changes until the University sent its official approval.
policy is approved we go back to the old schedule," he said.
ACCORDING TO THE original schedule, Sept. 19 would be the last day for students in the College to drop classes and delete them from their transcripts; Oct. 10 would be the last day for them to drop classes and automatically receive Ws-for that course. Students must prove that, students would have to petition to drop classes and would receive either Ws or Fs as final grades.
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Union system tackles bad checks
Special events involve a lot of students when it comes to promoting a show. Education, ushers, stage and light are areas that must be considered when you check out. Check us out and see what can do to help.
Attention Informational meeting Sept. 4th, 4: 6 p.m.
Woolduff Auditorium Slides will be shown. All welcome.
A check is considered insufficient if it is returned a second time to the Union from the student's bank. The student is then notified by the Union and a $5 fee is added to the check for the inconvenience. The student is usually given seven to ten days to respond.
By PATRICIA WEEMS Staff Reporter
A new system has been installed by the Kansas Union Banking association which may help reduce the large number of students writing bad checks.
New ideas are always welcome for other indoor recreational activities
But if the student fails to respond after a second notice is sent, the check is sent to a credit bureau or to the district attorney, Ferrell said.
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The check verification system will enable the teller processing student checks to determine whether a student has written bad checks to the Union, Warner Ferguson, associate director of the Union, said.
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The teller will also be able to tell how many checks the customer has written to the Union in the previous four days, he said.
If the student has written a check on an account that is overdrawn, his name will be placed on a bad check list, which prohibits the student from writing more checks on campus.
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Kansas Law states that writing checks without sufficient funds is a criminal violation and subject to review by the county attorney.
Under the old system, the bad
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According to Perguson, only a small percentage of students write bad checks. The fee increase is meant to stop them, he said.
SUPA Public Relations is responsible for promoting the image and activities of our programming board to the students and the University community. Anyone with creative ideas for promoting SUMA is encouraged
This coming year's activities include fall and summer orientation and the Madrigal Dinner.
We need your help in these programs. Experience is not a necessity, however interest is required. Deadline for sign up is Sept. 5. For more information stop by the SUA office in the Kansas Union or call 864-3477.
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The bad check problem is four times as bad it was two years ago, Ferguson said. Although he would not give specific figures, Ferguson could be based on a two-year old figure on between $10,000 and $20,000.
check list was updated frequently and students' names were removed after paying for bad checks if they were overdue, or reasons for having been overdrawn.
Although there has been an increase in the check-cashing fee, there hasn't been a change in the $25 check-free fee. You can pay for a check from the KU Endowment Association, KU organizations or payroll checks.
This fee will also help mitigate the thousands of dollars of bad checks the Union wrote off this summer, Ferguson said.
Because of the bad check problem, the Union has raised the check writing charge to 20 cents. The charge per check had been 10 cents.
RATHER THAN reduce check cashing services available for students at the Union and the Satellite Union, the Union Business Office decided to increase the service charge, he said.
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