Thursday, September 18, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Blake room to be offices until renovated
Jennifer A. Yeoman
jyeoman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Room 112 in Blake Hall is no longer a classroom, according to a sign posted next to the lecture room. Below it is a listing of the 17 classes that have been displaced this semester.
So, the question arises: If it's no longer a classroom, what exactly is it?
"That's the question of the moment," said Charlie Rapp, associate dean of social welfare.
The answer seems to elude people. One rumor suggests that the room will be renovated into office space for graduate teaching assistants in the School of Social Welfare.
Another rumor is that it will provide media technology for instructors in conjunction with the University's new Center for Teaching Excellence, which will be located in Budig Hall and will provide resources for teachers.
However, assistant provost Richard Givens dispelled the rumors. The lecture room, he said, will be used as temporary offices for faculty members who now have offices in Blake Annex, which is set to be torn down before spring break. Workers will begin removing asbestos from the cellings of the annex on Jan. 1. Givens said.
"There are some Spanish and Portuguese GTAs who are now in Blake Annex," he said. "This may be where some of the confusion came from. But these people are being moved into Wesco. So the rumor is incorrect."
The room in Blake Hall will be renovated this fall into two rooms. Whether one of these rooms will be a conference room or if both will be classrooms will be decided in part next week when representatives from social welfare, the department of political science and the provost's office meet with representatives from design and construction management.
Room 112 relocations
MOVED CAMPUS Classes that have been relocated because of renovations to 112 Blake Hall
MOVED CLASSES:
During the spring semester, some
POLS 110: Five sections
POLS 150: Two sections
POLS 170: Four sections
POLS 306: Two sections
POLS 665/AFS 600
POLS 870
PUAD 870
of the faculty members from the annex will move into the lecture room until construction work on Twente Hall is completed, which may take up to two years, Givens said.
"There's a demand for space all the time on campus," he said. "We are space-poor."
Rapp agreed.
"Space is harder to figure out than money," he said. "It makes people crazy faster."
Engineering fair offers students opportunities
By Micki Jones and Roger Nomer Special to the Kansan
For students visiting the Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair yesterday, the fortune cookies found on Garmin International's table most likely contained good omens for the future job market.
The Olathe-based aviation company was one of 78 corporations represented at the fair, which took place at the Holiday Inn Holidome Convention Center, 200 McDonald Drive. More than 700 University of Kansas engineering students attended.
"The purpose of the career fair is to make connections between the students and the industry," said Tom Mulinazzi, associate dean of engineering.
Most students who attended the career fair were searching for permanent job opportunities or wanted to gain experience through a summer internship.
"I've handed out 23 resumes today, and I'm looking for a summer internship around Overland Park," said Brian Nelson, Overland park senior. "The fair has been helpful so that I can practice my interviewing skills and meet recruiters."
General Motors representative Joelle Thomas, who has been recruiting through the University's career fair since 1985, collected more than 40 resumes and had approximately 70 students visit her booth.
"I hoped for more traffic this year," but as usual we had students with good qualities and valid rookie internship experience," she said. "The University of Kansas is one of our key schools for recruiting."
Students visited with various corporations at the Engineering and Computer Science Fair at the Lawrence Holidone Convention Center. The career fair was held yesterday afternoon and gave students an opportunity to meet with potential employers in an informal setting. Photo by Roger Nomer / KANSAN
Julie Cunningham, a representative of Tellabs Operations, Inc., said that this year was the first year her company had been involved with the fair.
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"There's a high need for telecommunications employees for growing companies," Cunningham said. "This is because there has been a general boom in the engineering industry."
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