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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102, NO.62
(USPS 650-640)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1992
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JAMES KUDT *KANXAN*
Ted Johnson, professor of French and the 1992H.O.P.E. award recipient, makes use of non-traditional learning tools to show relationships between the artistic and the academic.
French professor receives H.O.P.E
Students credit his Socratic approach
By Lynne McAdoo Kansan staff writer
The sixteen students in Professor Ted Johnson's humanities class sat in a conference room in the Spencer Museum of Art. Johnson made half of them face the wall and the other half view a multi-colored drawing. He then asked the students to describe the drawing to the ones who were turned around.
He walked around the room smiling as the students tried to describe how the picture sounded.
One student described it as a New York traffic jam, another student described it as a noisy playground. He gently prodded the students to try and form a mental image of the picture from the descriptions.
Andrew Rymill, Spring Hill senior, said that he thought the picture looked like a child's drawing that might be posted on a refrigerator.
"That's wonderful, develop that idea," Johnson fired back.
The discussion wandered to the topic of how the refrigerator might be the most important appliance in the house.
No one was taking notes in his class. No one raised a hand to speak. The students simply talked.
"The structure is completely different," said Kara Hill, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, junior. "He has you elaborate on ideas you feel are far-fetched, or you normally wouldn't say out loud."
Johnson's perspective appealed to students, and its their turn to thank him.
He is the recipient of the 1902 H.O.P.E award, which honors an outstanding progressive educator at the University. The educator is chosen by a senior class advisory board of representatives from various campus organizations. The senior class of 1959 established the award.
The other three finalists were Louis Michel, professor of architecture; Sam Shamnugan, professor of electrical engineering; and Denise Linville, assistant professor of journalism.
He misses nothing and questions everything.
Johnson, who has taught French and humanities courses at KU since 1968, often can be seen with a pack of students following him around campus. His walking tours of campus during his class range from discussions of the facade of Lippincott to the mulch surrounding the fire hydrants.
Look about you — the objects, the buildings, the plants, he tells the students. There are so many wild things on campus.
"When we beat K-State, he noticed they had just planted purple flowers on campus," said Derek Jenner, Lea
"I it's Very Socratic—bringing ideas into being," he said. "Secretary-General said."
long distance. At the end, there is a sense of progress.^
Johnson is a bear of a man with soft, animated voice. He speaks quickly as though he cannot keep up with his thoughts, and his sentences often end with a chuckle. He liberally sprinkles his conversations words like "marvelous" "beautiful" and "profoundly moving."
Although Johnson is thought of as a progressive, the professor credits the ancient Greeks with his teaching style.
"I am extremely rigorous," he said. "In English, students take a course. In French, a person follows a course. At the end of my course, they have traveled a
"My style is to have no style, but to develop the individual style of the student," he said. "I can't teach people, but I can give them an environment in which they want to learn."
Emily Schuyler, Kearney, Neb., sophomore, expresses what is repeated by many of Johnson's students.
"I think he really enjoys what he is doing. He is still learning," she said. "He says 'Let's look at all these wonders.'"
Horizon 2020 links futures of Lawrence, KU
By Kristy Dorsev
Kansan staffwriter
Members of the Horizon 2020 planning process stress that cooperation between the University of Kansas and the city of Lawrence is the key to successful long-range planning.
Horizon 2020 is a citizen planning process designed to develop strategic direction and policy for Lawrence and Douglas County through the year 2020. Because KU has a direct impact on the city, it is important that University and city officials share knowledge with each other, said Jean Milstead, Horizon 2020 Steering Committee member.
Horizon 2020
"One of the things we would like to hap-
a long-term plan for Lawrence
going to downsize," she said. "If the rumors are true, 40 to 50 percent of the Lawrence population is employed by the University, and that affects those jobs directly."
As the University grows, additional strains are as put on housing, utilities and traffic in Lawrence, Milstead said. She also said that the program review which KU and other Regents schools are now undergoing will affect Lawrence.
Although there isn't anybody representing the University on the committee, many individual KU students and faculty are participating in the Horizon 2020 planning process. Allen Wiechert, University director of facilities planning, is one of those participants. He agreed that KU is an important presence in the city.
pen, and I don't know if it is going to happen,
is for the University to share its long-term
The committee is forming task groups to study specific areas, like transportation, parking and housing. Milstead said.
"We're one of the biggest land masses within the city limits," he said. "Plus, we're the biggest employer. We're sort of a small
city within a city."
"Ive heard rumors that the University is
Wiechert said the University would become more involved in the process after the committee forms task groups to deal with specific problems.
"I would imagine that I will end up being the formal contact as far as speaking for the University goes," he said.
Steering Committee member Bobbie Flory said she thought it was important that the University be adequately represented in the Horizon 2020 planning process
"We feel like everything KU does has a direct impact on Lawrence, and that's why we're very interested in getting input from KU," she said.
last year's points final rank
1. Michigan (23) 1,536 15
**2. KANSAS (19)** 1,513 2
3. Duke (15) 1,504 1
4. Indiana (6) 1,489 5
5. Kentucky 1,341 6
6. Seton Hall (2) 1,300 19
Three other Big-8 teams are ranked See related story on Page 9
'Hawks land second spot in first poll
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Expectations were high for the Kansas men's basketball team last March. Entering the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks were ranked No. 2 in the nation in the final Associated Press poll of the season.
Expectations again are high this season, as the lajahaves have retained their No. 2 ranking two weeks before their regular season begins. Michigan, which lost the NCAA Tournament title game last season to Duke, was the top-ranked team in the poll released yesterday.
Kansas coach Roy Williams said he was not surprised at all about the high ranking, which was the highest the Jayhawks have had in the preseason since his tenure began in 1988.
"The number two rating was to be expected, especially after several pressecon publications ranked us so highly," Williams said. "One thing this means is that people do have respect for us. However, in basketball, you have to do it on the court, not in the polls. Our players and coaching staff realize that."
Two preseason publications, "Dick Vitale's Basketball" and "Street and Smith's College/Prep Preview," ranked the
After Michigan and Kansas, Duke, Indiana and Kentucky round out the top five of the AP's preseason poll.
Kansas senior center Eric Pauley said that the poll did not mean much to him but that Kansas belonged in the top five.
"Every single one of those teams probably belongs up there," he said. "But they look at what we accomplished last year, and not what we'll do this year. A lot of things can happen in between."
Greg Gurley, sophomore guard, said he agreed with the top five teams selected in the poll but not necessarily with the order.
"In the preseason, it could be any of those five teams," he said. "I don't think you can pinpoint who is the best team in the country."
The Jayhawks lost only one starter from last season, forward Alonzo马肯森. Senior guards Rex Walters and Adonis Jordan form what is considered to be one of the top backcourts in the country. Junior forward Richard Scott, who started in almost every game last season, returns as Pauley at center.
The Jayhawks play their first exhibition game of the season against Marathon Oil at 7 p.m. Thursday in Allen Field
"I'll have a much better idea about my team after Thursday night," Williams said.
The first game of the regular season for the Jayhawks is Dec. 1 against Georgia.
But the first games that could indicate the validity of the poll will be on Dec. 5. Kansas will play No.4 Indiana in the Hoosier Dome at Indianapolis. That same day, the defending national champions, the third-ranked Duke Blue Devils, will face the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines in a rematch of last season's NCAA championship game.
Program Review
University of Kansas officials today will outline the blueprint for the future of the University's academic and non-academic pro
The recommendations resulting from the University-wide program review will be announced in an open forum at 2:30 p.m. today at the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium.
The restructuring effort is expected to result in some programs being eliminated, some strengthened and others consolidated or moved into other schools or departments.
Student entrepreneur nominated for state award
CORRECTION
A football story on the front page of yesterday's Kansas had a wrong date and team. The Blockbuster Bowl is Jan. 1, and Mississippi State beat Kansas in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
By Kristi Fogler
Kansan staff writer
Bennett Griffin said that if he won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the state of Kansas, he would give all of his employees the day off.
That would not be too hard for the Griffin, owner of Gtronics, a five-year-old computer software company. He is the only employee.
Griffin was nominated for the award by KU's Small Business Development Center, an extension of the School of Business, Young Entrepreneur of the Year is presented by the Small Business Administration, a federal agency that lends money and supports entrepreneurs and their small businesses.
Awards are presented for state, regional and national entrepreneurs-of-the-year. Winners will receive plaques, but more importantly, they will receive regional and national recognition, said Steve Parker, business development officer at the agency.
To qualify for the best young entrepreneur award, a nominee must:
be under the age of 30,
- own the majority of a business for at least three years,
- demonstrate entrepreneurial and economic earning potential.
have increased employment opportunities either directly or indirectly through product use.
have evidence of success, measured by sales and profits, and
Carine Ullom, programming director at the KU Small Business Development Center, 734 Vermont St., said Griffin was nominated because he was the best qualified candidate with which the center was familiar.
developed and utilized creative business tactics in marketing,production or management
Griffin said that he was surprised to find out he was nominated.
"People say, 'Oh, you're only a student trying to run a business,'" he said. "Any type of credibility is a plus."
The nomination also would make his business more credible, he said.
the school would be near, but the rear door is being closed by the Business Development Center. He said. Griffin said this was because he was still in school. He said it was often difficult managing school, a business and a family at care.
Griffin has received honor and awards as a result of his business and his work with KU's chapter of the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs. He was one of the first five people inducted into the ACE Hall of Fame last spring who was named one of the top 10 college entrepreneurs by ACE at its national conference last spring.
For another award, the Small Business Development Center nominated Steve McCoy, owner of Paradise Cafe, Templeton.
Winners on the state level will be announced this week, regional winners will be announced next month and national winners will be announced in May during the National Small Business Week convention in Washington.
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