University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, August 27, 1975
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Free U planning begins
The tradition of a nontraditional university will continue this fall at the University of Kansas in the form of the SIA-sonsored Free University.
Jenn scut, director of the Free University, said yesterday he would begin next week to collect course ideas and recruit teachers for the university, which charges no fees, give no grades and allows virtually anyone to teach any course.
Schul said he didn't yet know what process had occurred because he couldn't start教员的课.
Schul said he expected courses such as silveruming, and craft courses such as woodworking.
This year students in the Free University wil go through enrollment to sign up for classes. Schul said He was "not eliminated but that be wanted to bring it back."
it's usually best to wait a week because people don't know what their schedules are.
"Regardless of what people say, I think people like to enroll and write down their name, address and phone number." Schul They remember their classes more easily.
He said he hoped to begin enrollment about Sept. 25. By that time, he said, he will be able to put out a catalog giving information about course offerings and teachers.
Enrollment will be in the Kansas Union and possibly in Wesco Hall and will last for three days, he said. Classes will begin the following week.
Schul said he couldn't predict how large this fall's enrollment would be because no enrolment figures were recorded last spring. Fifty courses were offered then. Last fall, about 40 courses were offered and about 600 students enrolled, he said.
Schul said the Free University hoped to offer 60 to 75 courses this fall. With more course offerings and a larger student body, campus might go as high as 1,000. Schul said.
Funding for the Free University comes from SUA. Schul said the Free University budget was about $1,000, which is spent on advertising and printing a catalog. Some students are told that it is by the students, but the teachers and students determine that, he said. The
university can offer a limited amount of mimeographs and similar materials, he said.
Schul said his main job would be to find out what students were interested in and what skills he should teach.
"In the end, it's the teachers we're looking for. Recruitting teachers is the big job. If we get them the students will be there," he said.
Schul mentioned two goals for this fall's Free University. One is to try to get more feedback from students. He said he had never had any complaints, but that he wanted to find out how many students were coming to classes and staying with them.
"It's sort of dictated by interest," he said.
"We're really flexible."
The second goal is to promote the Free University through advertising and word of mouth.
In this sense, he said, Free University would be functioning as a cleanhouse, bringing together those who want to learn and those who can teach.
"I'd like to make more people aware it exists," he said.
A "tuture studies" program is being organized by four University of Kansas professors to provide students, particularly B.G.S. candidates, with a new field of study. The program will offer drama, said the program would offer an alternative to the traditional options of a
liberal education or a major with a vocational slant.
'Future studies' program formed
Robert Cobb, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, appointed a committed last January to compile information on Cobb, the members are James Gunn,
profess of English; Felix Moos, professor of anthropology, and Maynard Shelly, professor of English.
Cobbay said that this semester the committee plans to do a more complete canvas of people, departments, courses and interests.
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