TUESDAY,NOV.13,2001
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
Faculty: Students say turnover hurts teaching
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music and dance department had 81 paid faculty positions with $4.3 million allocated to its faculty salaries. The faculty for the music and dance department averaged about $4,500 more in annual earnings per faculty member compared with the art and design faculty.
Lindy Eakin, associate provost, said that the amount faculty members were paid depended on several factors, including the market values of the subjects taught, department evaluation of teaching performance and funding from the state.
"Classically, fine arts has the lowest salaries," Eakin said. "All salary increases are merit based."
Vickie Hamilton-Smith, director of communications for the School of Fine Arts, said that the search to fill vacant teaching positions was being addressed.
Five tenure track teaching positions are open in the design department, according to the design department Web site.
However, she said that finding qualified individuals was important and that the process shouldn't be rushed.
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n been missed.
Greene, design chairwoman,
said through an e-mail that
advertising for open faculty pos-
itions had been done through
professional and national pub-
lations and through a Web page,
which had received 233 visits
since Oct. 2.
She said that a search committee would begin reviewing applications in February to determine which candidates would be interviewed.
interviewed.
"New hires could be announced by the end of spring semester since the starting date for these faculty positions is August," Greene said in the email. "New faculty will need the summer months to relocate to Lawrence and begin course preparations."
Patrick Dooley, associate professor of design, said that he was the only remaining tenured professor in graphics. He said that students would be able to take part in the hiring of new faculty by having a student representative at the search committee and by coming to public presentations organized by individuals interviewing for the faculty positions.
"We're not letting the students do the hiring." Dooley said. "But we're at least listening to their input."
Conflicting Priorities
Stephanie Tenpas, Eden Prairie, Minn., senior, said that Montgomery may be the fine arts dean, but her loyalties seemed to be rooted in the music department.
"Look at Murphy Hall; they got so much at once," Tenpas said. "She can't just focus her attention on one area. I want to know that something is going to happen, and that has to come from the dean."
from the dean
Montgomery did not return telephone calls and could not be reached for comment.
reached for commit-
Hamilton-Smith said that construction on Murphy Hall started before Montgomery had become dean.
Out of date computers and software are one of the many problems that students deal with in the Art and Design Department. Many computers are missing vital software and do not print.
would be coming back to teach in the spring semester.
become dear.
She added that $1 million was given to the art and design department for "crumbling classroom monies" during construction of Murphy Hall. She said that the money went toward creating studio spaces, improving ventilation in some places and renovating the common shop.
She said that she didn't think that Montgomery favored the music and dance department over the art and design departments.
removing the cell
Andi Witczak, assistant professor of design, said that she had been on a leave of absence but
"The dean has a lot of decisions that she has to deal with." Witzczak said. "It's too simplistic an argument to say that she's biased toward music and dance."
The art and design department was ranked 35th by U.S.News and World Report in 1997. No new rankings on art and design schools have been released since.
Coming Together
Despite the lingering complaints about the art and design department, many students remain positive that changes will be made to improve the program.
improve the program. Sarah Bray said that she didn't want to point fingers at anyone for the problems.She said that even though the faculty base was stronger when she started in the school, she had confidence that the empty positions would be filled and that the administration would work with students more in the future.
"I have full faith in Lois Greene," Bray said. "I think on both ends it's going to take patience and dedication."
Greene said in the e-mail that there would be positive changes to the rooms in the art and design building that she thought students would appreciate.
"The department of design has wonderful students who obviously care about the department and their education," Greene said in the e-mail. "I'm delighted that we're able to have open discussion and work together to resolve differences."
Nick Mitchell said he wasn't ready to give up on the program
and that it felt good to make it as far as he had. He said that he trusted that the administration would eventually adhere to the students' concerns.
"I think the reason that people do this is because it's pretty hard to get through the program." Mitchell said. "You know what
everybody's going through because you're going through it yourself."
Contact Daley at 864-4810
Crash: City, church react with emergency plan
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City has 455,000 Dominicans
Relatives of passengers crowded Santo Domingo's airport, sobbing and grasping each other after hearing about the crash.
"Oh my God!" said Miriam Fajardo crying after being told that her sister and three nephews were aboard. "I hadn't seen them in eight years. Now they're gone."
The rectory of St. Francis de Sales, one block from the crash site, was used as an emergency command center. Its pastor, Monsignor Martin Geraghty, was called away to bless bodies.
away to bless bodies Firefighter Joe O'Brien accompanied the priest. The monsignor blessed about 20 bodies, which were being laid out on the street right in front of the crash site, O'Brien said.
"Right now they're just recovering bodies," he said. "The FBI is looking for evidence, and the priests are down there consoling firemen."
Thirty-five people were treated for injuries at the hospital — mostly rescue workers, firefighters and police. All were hurt not in the crash but in the aftermath with most of them suffering smoke inhalation.
The city, which was already on high alert because of the Trade Center catastrophe in lower Manhattan, reacted immediately. Fighter planes patrolled the skies; bridges, tunnels and all three major airports were closed for a time; the Empire State Building was evacuated.
ated.
In Washington, President Bush met with advisers, seeking details of the crash. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said intelligence agencies, the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration were reviewing recent intelligence for signs that terrorism was involved.
The Associated Press
WICHITA — Everything from free child care for those looking for jobs and help paying for health care is being planned for thousands of people expected to be laid off by aircraft manufacturers here.
The help is being coordinated through Mayor Bob Knight's Economic Response Initiative, which brought together business, government and social service agency leaders to keep workers in the community and rebuild the local economy.
It was organized in early October after several aircraft manufacturers in Wichita announced they would lay off more than 4,000 people by the end of this year and 3,000 more next year.
The group already has plans for a one stop social service center that will be open Dec. 17 and other days if needed. Laid off workers will be able to go to one place to do everything from arranging utility payment plans to learning how to look for a new job.
The group already has received some good news on the economic development front. FlightSafety International plans to expand its Wichita Cessna Learning Center, which is expected to add up to 50 jobs, and Cessna Aircraft Co.'s plans to build a Citation jet service center, creating 500 jobs.
center, creating a job
But city council member Joe Pisciolette,
who is heading Knight's initiative, said the
new jobs would not be available for a while
and are not equal to the jobs being cut.
"There's still the same sense of urgency," Pisciote said. "We just want to be absolutely certain that the community's able to respond. We need to make sure the labor pool doesn't leave."
sure the labor poor does best. Besides utility and job search help at the one-stop social service center, health care providers are working on a program that will give laid-off workers access to doctors and hospitals. And the Kansas Foodbank will send a box of food home with those visiting the center.
Pat Hanrahan, United Way of the Plains president, is working with childcare providers who will watch children for short stints of time as parents interview for new jobs. He said 67 providers around the city are interested in participating.
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