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Thursday, September 25, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Change in enrollment by school
includes KU Med Center 1985 1986
Architecture and Urban Design 642 646
Business 1,150 993
Liberal Arts & Sciences 11,857 12,917
Education 782 773
Engineering 1,822 1,909
Fine Arts 1,011 1,106
Graduate 5,488 5,601
Journalism 700 732
Law 528 508
Pharmacy 240 244
Social Welfare 645 713
All Other Schools 2,725 2,853
Total 27,590 28,995
Less Combination Schools -449 -736
Total 27,141 28,259
1,060 extra students cram college classes
By ATLE BJORGE
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has to make room for 1,060 more students this semester.
An 8.9 percent increase in enrollment has resulted in closed or cramped classes in most departments, Robert Lineberry, the dean of the college said yesterday.
age greater.
"It's mind-boggling," Lineberry said. "I'm not happy about the situation."
For fall 1986, 12,914 students are enrolled in college classes, according to 20th-day enrollment figures released yesterday. That is almost 3,000 more students than in 1980, Lineberry said.
At the same time, funds are lower,
he said. The college budget was
slashed by about $800,000 during a
1982 recession, and those funds were
never replaced.
In effect, the college has to accommodate more students with less money — a situation that is bound to create problems, he said.
Students feel the crowding when they go to enroll and find that the class they wanted to take is closed
Several hundred students were told that general psychology, PSYC 104, was closed this semester, and every section in the department of communication was closed on the first day of classes. This pattern is repeated in every department, Lineberry said.
The number of students that can be admitted into a class depends on the size of the classroom, as well as the number of teachers.
"It violates the laws of physics to put 200 students into a 100-student lecture room." Lineberry said.
"I have urged that the University seriously consider building more
large lecture rooms. But I'm not sure it is the best solution."
High enrollment causes more than just location and teaching problems, Lineberry said. It also causes equipment and supply shortages.
Higher student enrollment ex hausts lab supplies, secretary time, exam material and so on. he said.
While few departments have escaped the effects of the enrollment increase, he said, many of the larger increases have been in language departments.
The department of Spanish and Portuguese had a 24 percent increase in students this year. The number of students increased from 1,705 in fall 1985 to 2,123 this semester, according to ninth-day enrollment figures. The 20th-day enrollment figures are not available yet for the individual departments.
Andrew Debicki, chairman of the department, said he didn't know why so many more students took Spanish or Portuguese. A greater interest in languages seemed to be a national trend, he said.
Even though he is happy about increased interest in his field, he said the department couldn't handle any more students or graduate teaching assistants without adding faculty.
Because of the faculty shortage, 65 students were closed out of beginning Spanish classes.
"It's like a wave going through," he said. "We would rather close out those who haven't started Spanish yet than those who already are in the program."
However, the largest student increase is in second and third year classes.
Kansas reporter Alison Young contributed information to this story.
Decrease hits 3 professional schools
By CRAIG HERRMANN and PAMELA SPINGLER Staff writers
Staff writers
Authorize the University of Kansas set an enrollment this semester, some professional schools didn't experience corresponding increases in size.
in 8220 According to official 20th-day enrollment figures released yesterday, three of the 10 professional schools reported a decrease totaling almost 190 students.
This semester, 12,807 are enrolled in the 10 schools, an increase of 1.8 percent from last year, when 12,581 students were enrolled. The increase was 226 students.
war 22.
The School of Business was hit hardest, with a 13.7 percent decrease in enrollment. However, the school's associate dean of academic affairs, David Shulenburger, said he wasn't surprised.
He attributed the reported decrease of 157 business majors, from 1,150 to 993, to new requirements established this year by the business school. Students now are required to have taken managerial accounting and statistics before being admitted to the school.
percent, from 520 students in Lillian Six, admissions director of the Law School, said despite the decrease in students, the school had a 7 percent increase in applications. She said the school also had chosen to enroll fewer students.
Enrollment in the School of Law decreased 3.8
percenl, from 528 students to 508.
Six said the Law School set limits each year on the number of first-year students and on total enrollment. The school had planned to enroll 170 first-year students, but enrolled only 167.
Six also said she thought the total enrollment exceeded the 500 student limit because the second
wear class was larger than expected.
However, Ed Meyen, dean of education, said a count of enrollment cards by school officials showed 841 students in the school, when students waiting for admission were included.
The School of Education showed a decrease in enrollment on the official figures. According to the University figures, enrollment decreased from 780 to 768, or 1.5 percent.
He said the school's fifth-year program showed an increase from 47 students to 75 that was not shown in the University's numbers.
ins increase is very significant," Meyen said. Enrollment in the remaining professional schools increased.
The School of Social Welfare had the largest percentage gain of all the professional schools with 10.5 percent growth. Enrollment increased 68 students, or from 645 to 713.
Patricia Ewalt, dean, said the increase in enrollment challenged the faculty to meet the needs of the new students.
"Although it's a popular notion that social service jobs are being cut, the number of positions in the field are increasing," she said.
The School of Architecture and Urban Design showed a gain of less than one percent, from 642 students to 646.
Max Lucas, dean of the school, said he didn't anticipate any significant growth because only a limited numbers of student were accepted by the school each year.
school each year.
"Our main concern is how many bodies are sitting at drafting tables," he said. "And all the tables are full."
The School of Pharmacy added only four students to its program, bringing its enrollment to
244, an increase of 1.7 percent.
Howard Mossberg, dean of pharmacy, said enrollment in the school had been steady since 1980.
"Our program is very small," he said. "It's the smallest program on campus on purpose."
The School of Engineering increased enrollment by 4.8 percent, or from 1,822 to 1,909 this year. Carl Locke, dean of the school, said he thought the 87 new students probably were freshmen.
Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said he was pleased to see an increase at the doctoral level because it emphasized the appeal of the University as a research institution.
The Graduate School increased its enrollment by 125 students. Although it added more students to its program than any other professional school, total enrollment increased by only 2.5 percent.
"We've had an almost steady increase in enrollment the last two or three years." Young said.
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Locke said the engineering sequences that seemed to be growing were aerospace engineering and electrical and computer engineering. He said students saw these programs as giving them the most job opportunities.
students this year. Lee Young, acting dean, said the growth was expected because of the increasing number of students in the classes. He said he thought the advertising sequence was attracting more students into journalism.
The School of Fine Arts increased its enrollment by 95 students, increasing total enrollment to 1,106 students. The increase was 9.4 percent.
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