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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,2002
Jayhawk recruiters venture across state lines
"How KU works" is an occasional series that explains how the University of Kansas operates. If you have a suggestion for a future installment, contact Kyle Ramsey at kramsey @kansan.com.
By Kyle Ramsey
kramsey@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Housed in the University of Kansas' Office of Admissions and Scholarships, 14 recruitment counselors have set up headquarters for a nationwide network that spreads the lavahawk gospel.
Counselors hope the thousands of high school students and
junior college students they meet each year hear the calling and apply to KU.
Counselors travel both statewide and to cities across the nation in search of prospective KU students. Because KU is a household name in many homes across the state, the real challenge is spreading the word beyond. Kansas state lines, said David Burge, associate director of admissions and scholarships.
Counselors recruit from locations nationwide, which are selected by Burge based on past recruitment success in those cities.
That is why it is not hard to out-of-state students from St.
Louis, Dallas, Omaha, Neb., and Chicago. Burge said.
In recent history, the office sent recruiters to Denver each year but have stopped because of low enrollment from the Denver area. The office is now trying to recruit in Tulsa, Okla, instead.
"The whole system is constantly under revision," Burge said.
Alumni also play a major part in the recruitment process. To
help broaden the office's sweep nationwide. Burge said the University enlisted the help of alumni who volunteered at nearby college fairs.
"These are pure Jayhawks who are interested in giving back to their institution," he said. "In fact, overall, we attended over 230 college fairs in 15 states."
Although out-of-state students pay more in tuition, money is not a factor in recruiting out of state, Burge said. His motivation for recruiting hard out-of-state was to diversify KU.
"It's to increase the education experience for everyone, Kansans and other wise." he said.
Recruitment goals are set by
the Provost's Office. James Carothers, interim associate vice provost of academic services, said the University wanted more minority students and scholars who would raise the KU's academic profile.
"It makes us more attractive to good students in the future and contributes to high ratings of the University." he said.
These include the U.S. News and World Report annual rating of colleges and universities, Carothers said.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway wants the University to rank among the top 25 public universities by 2008. In the 2002 rankings, KU tied for 41st overall. The magazine ranked 249 national universities that offer doctoral and master's degrees.
To help bolster recruitment efforts, the office has began using more online resources to help recruitment counselors be more available to prospective students.
On Nov. 4, the office launched a nightly online chat service. Seven potential students participated the first night, and participation has been steady since.
Burge said the office would continue to branch out online.
"We're moving in to the electronic venue more than when I first started," he said.
Hall Center seminar to discuss poetry translations
Edited by Andrew Vaupel
By Nathan Dayani
ndayani@kansan.com
ndayani staff writer
Van Kelly faces the daunting task of translating French poetry to English while maintaining its artistic qualities and rhythm.
"I think there's an old Italian translation, 'To translate is to betray,'" said Kelly, associate professor of French and Italian.
Kelly will discuss translating
the words and themes of social commentary in French poetry from the 1990s. The discussion is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today at the Hall Center for the Humanities as part of a monthly poetics seminar.
Jill Kuhnheim, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, coordinates the seminars. She said translating poetry could be difficult because the translator often had to choose to emphasize either the poem's message or its
style and sound.
"Poetry works on many levels of language at once," Kuhnheim said. "What I like about translation is you get really intimate with the poetry."
Kelly said he would analyze his translations of 14 poems ranging from the crème de la crème of the genre to more low-key contemporary French poets. Many of these poets faced the challenge of creating their own, original voice
rather than reflecting the styles and themes of previous genres, Kelly said.
"They're some authors who are really trying to integrate 90s daily life in their poetry - everything from computer technology to the fact that globalization is making cultures more homogeneous," he said.
After Kelly presents his ideas about poetry translation, participants at the seminar will have an opportunity to discuss and ask
questions.
Kuhnheim said this gave participants a chance to analyze poetry in a forum outside the classroom, which could be more conducive to free and creative thought.
"It's not like a lecture, and people can talk about poetry in an informal way," she said.
and graduate students more than undergraduates. She said those considering graduate study could gain a new perspective about how academics worked together and discussed research.
Janet Crow, executive director of the Center, said the poetry presentation was open to the public but was geared toward KU faculty
More information about the seminar upcoming seminars can be found at the Center's Web site, www.hallcenter.ku.edu.
Edited by Erin Ohm
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