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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, November 18, 1987
By GARY LARSON
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SenEx deadlocked on add-drop plan
Campus/Area
Vote on hybrid proposal from Student Senate, administration plans ends in tie
By BRAD ADDINGTON
Staff writer
The University Senate Executive Committee yesterday developed a proposal for next semester's add-drop period, but a tie vote on the proposal prevented the committee from recommending it to the University Council.
broken. SenEx will resume discussion of the issue next week.
The proposal — a two-week drop period and a two-week-plus-two-day add period — was a hybrid of a Student Senate proposal and the administration's Enrollment Study Committee proposal.
Student Senate passed a resolution at its last meeting which called for a three-week drop period and a three-week-plus-two-day add period. In spring 1987, the Enrollment Study Committee had recommended an add-drop period of two weeks.
SenEx Chairman Evelyn Swartz was unable to attend yesterday's meeting, so the committee's 4-voice on the add-drop proposal could not be
Amy Randles, Olathe junior, argued in favor of the Student Senate's proposal. She said that, in some cases, two weeks was not enough time for students to decide whether they wanted to drop a class.
But Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, opposed the idea of students adding a class after three weeks. "The work of the course has proceeded beyond the point where you can jump in," he said.
Jane Hutchinson, Wichita junior,
said that students often sat in on a
class even though they had not added
any courses. He said he would be familiar
with the course, she said.
Judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor, said she had investigated the possible economic implications of adding the add-drop period to two weeks.
State financing of the University is based in part on the total number of
hours in which students are enrolled. The more credit hours students are taking on the 20th day of classes, the more money the University receives.
Ramaley said that in a worst-case scenario, 6491 credit hours could be lost in a two-week add-drop period. In the past, students and not added by others.
However, that would not affect state financing of KU because of a corridor of enrollment fluctuation allowed by the state. Ramaley said.
According to University Senate regulations, students may drop a class within the first five weeks of their enrollment by receiving a "W" on their transcripts.
According to Faculty Senate regulations, students may add a course or change sections after four weeks only if the class has met for fewer than the 25 percent of the class sessions. A professional school can adopt a shorter add period provided it is announced in the timetable.
This semester, most schools reduced their add periods to two weeks.
In other business, SenEx discussed the University's process of self-assessment.
Donald Slawson, chairman of the Board of Regents, indicated in August that he wanted to see an increased emphasis on institutional accountability through improved assessment.
But at yesterday's meeting, Brinkman said he thought KU's means of assessment were already adeute.
Brinkman said he would prefer the assessments currently conducted individually. So CU's departments are now using additional scores to a University-wide assessment.
Shelter for battered women seeking volunteer workers
"What we get now is different approaches in different academic units," Brinkman said.
By JORN E. KAALSTAD Staff writer
The Women's Transitional Care Services of Lawrence is seeking female volunteers to participate in a training program this week for its shelter for battered women.
Jennie Blankenship, community facilitator for WTCs, said volunteers had to be open-minded and in believe in what the shelter does.
"New volunteers must believe that violence against women is a society problem, not just a family problem," Blankenship said.
Volunteers must agree to work at least a shift of four hours a week, although some work two shifts a week, she said.
WTCS was founded in 1976, and the organization got its first shelter in 1978. Now, WTCS has a seven-bedroom shelter in Lawrence, Blankenship said. The location of that shelter is secret
The first part of the program starts with an information meeting
7 p.m. today at the Ballard Center,
708 Elm St.
The training program continues on Saturday and Sunday. It consists of an all-day discussion Saturday about domestic violence, anger, alcohol abuse and sexism.
On Sunday, the new volunteers will be lectured by staff members on crisis procedures, communication skills and routine duties at the shelter, Blankenship said.
Women interested in becoming volunteers will be evaluated before they can participate in this weekend's training program, she
WTCS have five staff members, two full-time and three part-time, and between 30 and 40 unpaid volunteers, or advocates.
Battered women can stay at the shelter, with or without children.
The shelter has a 24-hour crisis telephone, 841-6887, which is operated by staff members during business hours and by advocates for the rest.
for 30 days, Blankenship said.
WTCS is sponsored by federal and state funds and by the United Way, and it receives large amounts of money and goods from the Lawrence community, she said.
Last year WTCS received 1,000 phone calls, Blankenship said, and 139 families lived in the shelter.
Helen, a KU student and a volunteer at WTCS, said the job was often difficult but also gratifying.
"It is very rewarding to do something to help battered women and their children," she said.
Helen said the current volunteers were students and working women, and many were previously battered women. She declined to give her last name, saying it was against WTCS policy.
Helen she started to work at the shelter a year ago as part of a social-work-class project. She continued to work there, she said, because she felt a commitment to help women.
On the Record
Six chain saws valued together at $1,640 were taken between 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Monday from a business in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street, Lawrence police reported.
- Four winter coats valued at $236 were taken at 4:30 p.m. Monday from a business in the 800 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police reported.
A box with $245 was taken between 5 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Monday from a business in the 2500 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police
■ An AM/FM radio-cassette player, a pair of speakers, an equalizer, 350 rounds of shotgun ammunition and a briefcase valued together at $627 were taken between 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday from a car and garage in the 900 block of Jana Drive. Lawrence police reported.
■ A radar detector valued at $278 was taken between 10 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Monday from a car parked in the 1300 block of Westbrooke Street, Lawrence police reported.
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