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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Watkins hires health educator
Graduate student will not get degree until December
By Sarah Chadwick schadwick@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A University of Kansas graduate student joined the Watkins Memorial Health Center staff on Monday.
Debra Howes, Lenexa graduate student, is the new health educator for Watkins' department of health promotion and education. Howes will receive her master's degree in community health education and nutrition in December.
Howes is the first graduate student hired as an educator while still in graduate school, said Julie Francis. health educator.
Howes left her position as coordinator for peer health promotions, a graduate-student run health-education group, to take the new position.
Howes replaced Candyce Waitley, who recently became coordinator for health promotion and education.
"This is really exciting." Howes said. "It's nice to put everything I've learned the last couple of years into play."
As a health educator, Howes is responsible for teaching students about sexual health issues through presentations and by answering students' health questions on a day-to-day basis.
"We give presentations basically to anyone that wants them," Howes said. "We give them to different
"We give presentations basically to anyone that wants them. We give them to different classes on campus,to residence halls and to Greek houses. We probably do about 30 per semester"
Debra Howes
graduate student and health educator
classes on campus, to residence halls and to Greek houses. We probably do about 30 per semester."
Besides giving presentations, Howes also will act as managing editor of 'Beak Healthy,' a health newsletter pertaining to students and Watkins information. The semester's first issue will be distributed Oct. 13
"We're so excited to have her," Francis said. "Through her experience with the center, she has really honed in and developed her speaking abilities. Above that, she has so much enthusiasm. The students really are in tune with her. I can't say enough good things about her. We know what a good worker she is."
The coordinator for peer health promotions position that Howes left is now open. Watkins hopes to soon fill the graduate-student position.
Howes said she planned to keep in contact with the group, especially until new leadership was found.
Debra Hawes is the new health educator at Watkins' health promotions and education department. by Eric B. Howell. KANSAN
Sale features books, texts at SAGE prices
Proceeds help group purchase equipment
Jennifer A. Yoeman
jyeoman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Student Association of Graduates in English has put a new spin on the cookie-sale idea.
They may not have any cookies, but English graduate students do have books.
"We wanted to find something short of selling blood to raise money," said Susan Dunn, SAGE social coordinator. "We thought we'd sell books since we have so many of them."
The sale, which began yesterday on Wescoe Beach, will run until 4:30 today. The sale offers everything from American, English and world literature to textbooks.
The group wants to buy new computer equipment with the money raised this year.
"There is a big problem at a major university in trying to get funding for graduate students," Dunn said. "We need money for things like computer equipment and equipment upgrades as well as money to send graduate students to conferences.
"It's a difficult economic time for graduate students. It's getting harder and harder to get funding all the time."
Books for the sale have been donated by professors and students and are being sold for 50 cents for a soft cover, $1 for a hard cover and
$2 for textbooks. The group also accents checks for purchases.
Last year, the sale raised about $600. The group used the money to help pay for a new computer in the English graduate student computer room on the third floor of Wescoe Hall. The room now has four working computers and two printers.
"A graduate student without a computer is in a lot of trouble." Dunn said. "That's where SAGE comes in. A lot of graduate students are working their way through and don't have the money to buy a computer so we try to provide them, but we need more."
About a third of yesterday's donated books had sold by the afternoon, she said.
"I have no idea how many books we have," Dunn said. "Books were coming in even this morning as we were setting up, and we still have some in storage from last year."
A new set of books will be brought out today for the sale. Left over books from this year's sale will be stored until next year's sale.
"There seems to be some pretty interesting stuff here," said Anitra Reid, Kansas City, Kan., senior, while she looked through the selection. "There are some books that I might need for classes, although I'm buying books just for reading pleasure. I love the prices. Fifty cents is such a great price. You can't beat it."
Into the deep blue water
written and photographed by G.R. Gordon-Ross Kansan staff photographer
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