Wednesday, August 20, 1986
Campus
University Daily Kansan
11
Assembly sets College's direction
By Brenda Florv
Staff writer
College Assembly is unnoticed by many, but the decisions it makes affect anyone working toward a degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
College Assembly is the governing body of the college. It makes the final decisions for the college curriculum and faculty matters, such as sabbaticals and promotions.
James Carothers, associate dean of the college, said the purpose of the college was to give students a broad education, not to educate students in a particular field.
"Students may not have a coherent conception of why they are required to take certain classes," he said. "But over the long run a student will understand the value of a liberal education."
Students do have a voice in these decisions. Twenty percent of the assembly is reserved for students. However, Carothers said, not many students had shown an interest in participating.
"I think it's because many of the things we do are routine," he said.
He said that faculty participation varied depending on the issues. It's greatest when curricular changes are being considered
- There will be changes in the school in fall 1987.
The number of courses that used to fulfill the humanities, social and natural science requirements have been cut by 90 percent.
Robert Lineberry, dean of the college, said the reduced number would fit the needs of the general education student instead of leaving students
with a slight background in many subjects.
Other changes will require students to enroll in English 101 immediately upon entering the college or be placed on probation. They will be required to remain enrolled in the English courses until they have completed successfully English 102. The same requirement will apply to Math 101 and Math 102.
Another change will eliminate logic as an option for the math requirement. Those students who wish to use logic to fulfill a requirement can use it for the communications requirement.
In addition, students will be required to enroll in four semesters of one language instead of having the option of enrolling in two semesters of two languages.
College Assembly consists of all faculty and staff — anyone with the title of instructor — and graduate and undergraduate students. The faculty members are automatically in the assembly, but the student representatives are elected during student senate elections and can't exceed 25 percent of the faculty voting membership.
Pam Houston, assistant to the dean of the school and secretary of the assembly, said that last year the assembly consisted of 563 faculty members, 90 undergraduates and 30 graduates.
"Last year we didn't have enough people to fill all of the slots," she said.
The assembly gives final approval of issues. The standing committees
review and study topics and then present their opinions to the whole assembly.
The assembly has five committees; Committee on Sabbatical Leaves; Committee on Faculty Appointments, Promotion and Tenure; Committee on the Budget; Committee on Graduate Studies; and Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising.
Margaret Jones, Wichita senior,
said the best way to get active on
the assembly was to be on a committee.
She is on the Committee on
Undergraduate Studies and
Advising.
Students cannot be elected to the Committee on Sabbatical Leaves or the Committee on Faculty Appointments, Promotion and Tenure. But they can serve on the others and are elected by their peers on the assembly.
"Anyone who wants to can get involved," said Shawna Tunnell, Hutchinson junior, a member of the Committee on the Budget. "It's a great opportunity to get involved in the college. They do consider what you say, but I'm not sure if it changes the final decision."
She said that the job was interesting because she met many faculty members and deans.
"It's interesting knowing what's going on in the college," she said.
Lineberry said that he would welcome more student participation.
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