Thursday, October 16. 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Eating disorder sufferers helped by support group
By Sarah Chadwick schadwick@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
People with eating disorders often feel that they are alone with their problems. There is a group at the University of Kansas that lets them know they are not the only ones.
The Body Image Support Group, sponsored by Watkins Memorial Health Center, provides students with an opportunity to discuss their self-perception problems and to learn how to cope with them. It has been in existence for about five years, said Ann Chapman, Watkins dietitian.
The group targets individuals with eating disorders, Chapman said. It is open to women and men of all ages, including people in the Lawrence community, Lusk said.
"The significant others in their lives can come," she said. "It's a support group, so we leave it
open to family or friends."
The group meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday in Alcove A at the Kansas Union. Alison Lusk and Melissa Fast, graduate students in counseling psychology, facilitate the group.
"It isn't therapy but an opportunity to share experiences, feelings, and information and to work towards positive goals," Lusk said. "We will include activities such as guest speakers, informative videos and discussion."
Much of the subject matter covered at the meetings is determined by the group members' interests, Fast said.
"The point of the group is to suit their needs," she said. "We will read up on lots of areas to help them."
Fast and Lusk get much of their information from therapists at Counseling and Psychological Services in Watkins and from Chapman.
"We're hoping it will grow, and
Body Image Support Group
Meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Algrave A or the Kansas Union
Open to men and women of all ages, from the University and Lawrence
- Focuses on developing a more positive body perception
For more information, call Alison Lusk at 864-2767, or Melissa Fast at 864-2768.
we will form a core group eventually." Lusk said.
Because of the subject matter involved, Fast said she did not expect a large or regular group to show up every week.
"We try to keep the focus on education and body image." Fast said. "It's about the feelings and everything behind the behavior. If you explore the feelings, the behavior will work itself out."
Business students experience entrepreneurship first-hand
By Ryan Koerner
rkoerner@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Some graduate students in the School of Business are skipping classes this week. Instead, they are eating, sleeping and breathing entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship Immersion is a week-long program for first-year graduate students studying business administration. Students miss one week of class to learn about owning and creating their own business.
About 80 students participate in the program, which is sponsored by the school.
Learning about starting and running a business is critical to students, said Sanjay Mishra, associate
professor of business and an immersion program coordinator.
"Entrepreneurship has been demonstrated as the engine of economy since the mid-to-late 70s," Mishra said.
Mishra said that most students who graduated with a master's degree in business administration were trained to work for Fortune 500 companies.
"That isn't the avenue we want our grads to take," Mishra said. "We want them to make a job, not just take a job."
During the week, students hear more than 15 speakers who are either small or large business owners.
Each student also spends two half days speaking one-on-one with a
One of the speakers during today's session, Chris Davis, is the owner of The Coach's Edge, a local software company. This is the third year Davis has spoken at the program.
business owner.
"I want them to understand about entrepreneurship as it fits into their careers," Davis said. "To be an entrepreneur does not necessarily mean you have to be in business for yourself."
"If you take on your job with an entrepreneurial attitude, your chances of success are much greater."
The immersion experience gives student a new and important approach to business learning, Davis said.
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