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Wednesday, August 19, 1992
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Offices help locate scholarships
By Silvia Peralez Special to the Kansan
Students hoping to graduate from KU with a little money left in their pockets might be in luck.
The University of Kansas Scholarship Search Program and the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center provide students with a list of available scholarships.
For $12, or $16 by mail, students can complete an application for the Scholarship Search Program. The application asks detailed questions about the applicant's employment history, hobbies, interests and family background.
The information is fed into a computer that searches 24,000 sources and compiles a list of possible scholarships based on the applicant's information.
The student is then given the list along with a packet of information containing a description of the scholarships, instructions on how to apply, and a sample letter that can be sent when applying for the scholarships.
The student then has the responsibility to follow through.
"We tell the students not to wait until the last minute," said Tatiana Nasser, student assistant. "Many wait until spring, and by then the deadlines for the scholarships have passed."
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center offers female students a list of possible scholarships. The Directory of Financial Aids for Women is an annually updated list of available scholarships.
"Students have to plan ahead," said Sherrill Robinson, acting director of the center. "These things take a long time to achieve results. They need time to ascertain what the resources are, who the appropriate agencies that represent the student's area are, and they need to allow time for the agency to respond."
She recommends that students budget their time in case additional paperwork or supporting documents are required.
The KU Scholarship Program office is at 33 Strong Hall. Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
Affirmative action office aids social change
The directory is available to students at the women's center, 115 Strong Hall. Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
By Doug Hesse
Special to the Kansan
"This is not political correctness," Berger said. "This is social change."
"By the year 2010, there will be no white majority," Berger said. The makeup of the country is changing, as are educational demographics.
The Office of Affirmative Action at the University of Kansas is trying to educate people about social changes that are occurring in the United States. The office helps people deal with one another, said Thomas Berger, acting director of affirmative action.
The office annually analyzes the composition of the KU work force to determine whether women and
"We feel that differences are important. The idea that America is a melting pot is not really true. Rather, they should have equal rights."
minorities are being fully utilized and sets goals to be used in hiring qualified members of these groups, Berger said.
The office also handles grievances that involve racial or sexual harassment. The office works with the University ombudsman in such situations.
Those who work in the affirmative action office think of these changes as positive.
Students can obtain information from the office or talk to the ombudsman in cases where the affirmative action office would work in conjunction with the ombudsman.
The office also actively seeks out applicants of underrepresented classes and encourages the establishment of courses that deal with minority groups.
The Office of Affirmative Action is at 313 Strong Hall.
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