University Daily Kansan, August 31, 1982
Page 7
Child care services begin at Med Center
By VICKY WILT Staff Reporter
As an incentive to retain University of Kansas Medical Center staff, new
learning center has been established for employees' children, said Pat Chapman, chairman of the learning center.
"It was an incentive for those employees who might leave for jobs at other hospitals, and also for attracting new personnel. They look upon child care services that are available very favorably," Chapman said.
Sidney Earle, lead teacher, said the Mid Center was the only hospital that
soon would provide 24-hour child care. Chapman said this was to accommodate all personnel and shifts. The center, which opened earlier this month, now provides care for children from ages 18 months to 5 years. It soon
will be able to take children who are 12
months old and walking, because of the
redefinition of a toddler in the child
care licensing regulations of the State
Department of Health and Environment,
said Steve Braun, center direc-
Children at the center are involved in a learning program similar to preschool.
"It's more than custodial care. The emphasis is on pre-academics. There are written lesson plans and required activities. The fundamental needs of each child." Braun said.
Chapman said, "We've set the center up as an educational and develop center."
The center's teachers are required to have a degree in early childhood development and the aides are close to completing their degrees, Braun said.
KIT Nathan, KU graduate and assis-
sistant teacher, said the coaster benefi-
tured the students.
were flexible. There is a minimum charge of four hour's care, she said, although a student could leave his child at the center for only a couple of hours.
The teachers plan a curriculum for each child, and fill out a parent report at the end of each day that tells parents about the day's events.
"We have very personal contact with the parents. They can call or visit anytime," Earle said.
The staff at the center said they benefited from the experience by watching the children's growth.
Nathan said she liked watching their personalities develop. Even at their young ages, she said they had distinct styles and made working with them enjoyable.
"They are so loving at this age. You sit down on the floor and three of them lie in front of you."
Braun said the need for the center did exist and the staff was trying to make people aware that the service was available.
The center is now open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., but soon will add an evening shift, Braun said. It will be open seven days a week and on holidays when its enrollment increases. There are 35 children enrolled for September.
The idea for the center originated one and a half years ago, because of complaints from medical students and nurses about the difficulty of finding child care services. Chapman, then president of the KU Med Center Auxiliary, proposed the center as a project for the auxiliary.
The auxiliary donated $38,000 and borrowed $64,000 from the Kansas University Endowment Association for equipment, general operating expenses, equipment, furniture, furniture house and office building that houses the center, Chapman said.
Commission requests aid for planning
Two city commissioners said yesterday that because Lawrence's newly hired director has a law degree, there is no need for a separate planning attorney, which had been considered this summer.
Price Banks, whose appointment as director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Department was announced Friday by City Manager Buford Walton, has a law degree to be taken the Kansas bar exam.
Watson said in a letter to the Lawrence City Commission July 6 that a planning lawyer was still a request in the 1983 budget.
Commissioner Don Binns said, "Here you have a planning director with a degree in law and I would think that would be sufficient. But I'm not sure that will placate the rest of the commission."
Binnis said he did not necessarily oppose hiring a coordinator for downtown redevelopment, which Watson allowed for in his budget proposal, but he didn't think it was particularly needed.
"I think Dean Palos has done a good job so far. I really don't see why he cannot continue," he said.
Palos, a member of the planning staff, has been working extensively with downtown redevelopment plans.
Commissioner Barkley Clark, who also opposed hiring a separate attorney to work in the planning department, said, "I felt that an amendment should not be given top priority should not be given the budget limitations."
Clark did say, however, that the city might need to hire extra legal support on the proposed downtown redevelopment of the magnitude of the project.
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Work study provides funding and jobs for eligible students
By DONNA KELLER Staff Reporter
More students are considering the work study program as a means of financing their education to compensate for federal budget cuts this year, a financial aid official said last week.
Pam Houston, assistant director and coordinator of the Student Employment Center, said that although there was less money for work study because of federal cuts in student aid, it was still an option for eligible students.
Houston said she had taken a recent survey to get a feel for student employment on campus. She said she found that departments had decreased their student hourly employment budget by approximately 20 to 5 percent.
"That's not good," she said, "but work study is stable."
Houston said approximately 600 students participated in the program last year, and at least 600 were eligible for the award this year.
Eligibility is determined by a formula comprising the student's budget, the family contribution amount, and any benefits the students might be receiving from agencies such as VA or Social Security. Houston said From this point on, the student is assigned an earnings limit by his financial aid counsel, she said.
Houston said students participating in the program were allowed to work up to 20 hours a week during the academy's spring semester. Students attended a semester a student reached the ceiling
of his earnings limit, he would be notified by Houston to stop work.
During vacation breaks a student may work up to 40 hours a week, but may not exceed that limit.
Students participating in the work study program receive not less than $300 per week.
"The University policy is minimum wage with exceptions." Houston said. "A department must petition their vice-chancellor to pay above minimum wages. By the same token, if department funds run out, they can tell the student be will have to find other employment.
"Although many departments have decreased their funds for student hourly positions, they are relying more on work study."
The federal government supplements 80 percent of the work study program. The remaining 20 percent is funded by University through its departments.
Houston said departments with a work study allocation in their budgets sent appointments through her office. Students with work study awards pick up referral cards for the position from Houston. A student must have a referral card before interviewing for a work study position.
In order to remain in the work study program, a student must demonstrate "reasonable academic progress." The federal government requires each university to set policy for academic progress.
Houston said that at KU, academic progress is based on credit hours
The money allocated for work study awards that are rejected is returned to financial aid, then directed back to the school where they want to participate in the program.
earned and grade point average,
depending on the student's situation.
A student must, by his junior year, have
and maintain a 2.00 GPA to continue
to participate in the work study program.
If academic progress has not been
demonstrated when Houston reviews
the student's record for the previous
work study he will be allowed to
work study after the following semester.
The award may be reinstated the following academic semester if academic progress is shown.
Houston said she should know sometime in September whether money was available for additional work study awards.
A student does not have to accept the award, and those students who have not picked up their cards may have decided not to enroll at KU this fall, or have chosen not to work, or they may have found an off-campus job. Houston said.
In spite of departmental budget decreases, positions are still available
Houston said a lot of students misunderstood on-campus employ-
"They think you can't work on campus unless you have financial aid." Houston said. "That isn't true. Probably two-thirds of the jobs posted are student hourly positions. If a student isn't eligible for work study, he might be eligible for one of the hourly positions."
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