Friday, September 5, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Revamped training session to provide lessons in campus governance, leadership
Mock senate session Chancellor featured
By Tim Harrington Kansan staff writer
Student Senators will get a license to govern tomorrow at their annual Leadership Training Seminar at Alvamar Country Club.
The location of the day-long seminar is new, along with a few other added changes that make this year's retreat different than previous ones.
Guest speakers, which include Chancellor Robert Hemenway, James Kitchen, dean of student life, and David Ambler, vice chancellor of student affairs, spurred most of this year's changes.
Ambler, a member of Alvamar,
got the students a deal on the use
of its facilities, said Mike Walden, student body vice president and Leawood senior.
Walden said this year's retreat, which is funded by the Student Affairs office, will cost $820. That's about $300 less than previous years when the retreat was held at hotels in Lawrence and Kansas City.
Attendance is mandatory for the 63 student senators.
Walden said that Student Senate tries to do things differently in order to keep the event informative to even veteran senators.
"Every year we try to add a little something extra so everybody can take something away from it," he said.
The extent of Chancellor Hemenway's involvement has grown this year as well.
"I've been told that in the past he would say a few words and then leave," Walden said. "This year he'll actually do some interacting
Senate training
Who attends: All student senate members.
Associates. All student service members.
Where: Alvamar Country Club
When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
tomorrow.
Cost: $820 payable for by Student Affairs.
with us."
Walden said the Chancellor plans to speak for about 15 minutes and then answer questions for 15 minutes. The Chancellor then has to leave because of tomorrow's football game. There has also been a change to the senators' training curriculum
Ward Cook, Mission Hills senior and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said that one of the changes this year was the inclusion of a mock senate meeting during the seminar. Mock senate is a run-through of how an actual senate meeting works.
Senators will also participate in ice-breakers and workshops for parliamentary procedure and University governance.
"The way Student Senate has set it up this year really makes the transition into senate much easier," said Cook. "You get a tremendous amount of information."
Cook said that with more new senators this year than ever before, a mock senate session will be a great help in dispelling any anxiety a freshman senator might have.
For Jason Thompson, Hutchinson sophomore and Nunemaker senator, this year's seminar will be his first. He said he had no anxieties to dispel.
"I think it'll be a great learning experience," Thompson said. "I'm looking forward to it." he said.
Burger King, Blimpies and Chick-Fil-A may come to Kansas and Burge Unions
Cafeterias considering serving more fast food
By Corrie Moore
Kansan staff writer
In the future, KU students may no longer need to leave campus to feed their fast food cravings.
The Kansas and Burge Union cafeterias are considering bringing in more chain restaurants such as Burger King, Blimpie Subs and Salads and Chick-Fil-A.
"The food service business
Jay Glatz, manager of food services for the Unions, said that fast food was a relatively new idea to the college food service market.
isn't an old cafeteria anymore," he said. "There's a value and a quality in a brand."
Pizza Hut has been in the Kansas Union cafeteria for the past three years and is now available in the Crimson Cafe in the Burge Union. Pizza Hut, a PepsiCo Inc. company, will remain in the Unions despite the recent Coca-Cola agreement because it does not serve beverages.
Glatz said that he had spoken with representatives from the three restaurants about locating in the Unions, but no agreement had been made.
Unions food services are now concentrating on the opening of the Crimson Cafe in the Burge Union, Glatz said.
"Cost isn't a problem for me, but I tutor undergraduates, and it is a problem for them."
Craig Flowers
Bartlesville, Okla., graduate student
"Within the next couple of months we'll be discussing our options for brand-service," he said.
"I might consider it if they had
Josh Campbell, Bakersfield, Calif., senior, said he ate in the Union cafeteria about once a week. He said the chain restaurants might prompt him to eat there more.
better food," Campbell said
In addition to bringing in better food. Glatz said the private restaurants would help students in two ways.
Pizza Huts on campus are run by Union employees who are often students. Also, Glatz said students liked the selection of the restaurants.
"This is what they want, and this is what we want to give them," he said.
Craig Flowers, Bartlesville, Okla., graduate student, said bringing in fast food restaurants was a great idea as long as they kept prices down.
"Cost isn't a problem for me, but I tutor for undergraduates," he said, "And it is a problem for them."
Wreck kills student visiting her children
Robyn Wilbur, 32 dies near Holton
By Irene McShane Special to the Kansan
Robyn Wilbur, a second-year master's student in the School of Social Welfare, died Aug. 28 after a one-car accident near Holton Aug. 22. She was 32.
Wilbur was driving to Lincoln, Neb., to pick up her sons, Zac, 12, and Dylan, 8, who were visiting their father. Her car rolled over about 9:30 a.m., said Milt Motley, a dispatcher with the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Wilbur received her bachelor's degree in social work from the University of Kansas in 1995.
"Robyn was a first-generation college student who overcame significant difficulties in the pursuit of her education," said Melanie Hepburn, assistant dean of social welfare.
Wilbur's life experiences affected her career choice and her community service work, said Ra Willits, pre-social work adviser for the undergraduate program.
"She had seen the system from the inside and wanted to change that system," Willits said. "She had been able to change herself, and through social work she wanted to give others that message."
As a senior, Wilbur fulfilled her professional work-study requirement at CrossBridge Recovery Center, an alcohol and drug treatment center in Lawrence. After completing her work study, Wilbur counseled adolescents at the center for more than a year, said Pat Green, the center's director.
they had good with those cents, they could relate to her," Green said. "She was caring and supportive, but she could be tough when she had to be. She had talent and patience and potential as a therapist."
Wilbur was working toward a master's degree in social work. During her first year in the master's program, she worked with the Topeka AIDS Project. "Robyn was sensitive to clients' needs and was a good advocate for them," said Ray Bell, executive director of the project.
A memorial service was held Aug. 31.
Comptroller leaves for higher post
Kensan staff reports
university's board of trustees.
Comptroller Kathe Shinham will leave the University of Kansas on Sept.12 to become the associate vice president for finance and facilities at Northern Illinois University.
Shinham has worked at the University for five years.
"I really enjoyed it here," Shinham said. "It's a great place to work."
university's board of trustees. Shihnam also will be responsible for investments, cash management and purchasing.
At Northern Illinois, she will carry out the duties of a controller, as well as serving as a liaison with the state auditor general and working with the
As comptroller at the University, she was responsible for collecting all funds owed to the University, payroll, student loans, post-award administration of contracts and grants, financial reporting, tax compliance and paying all bills.
Shinham also served as treasurer for the Center for Research Inc., the KU Memorial Corporation, and the William Allen White Foundation.
New News from
The University Libraries
Workshops
The library workshop series continues this fall. Call 864-8998 or email workshop@ukans.edu to register.
The Basics of Bibliographic Databases
Humanities and Social Sciences
Friday, September 5 1:00 - 3:00
Tuesday, September 9 9:00-11:00
Science and Technology
Wednesday, September 1010:00 - 12:00
Electronic Resources in Music; Electronic Resources in Dance Music: Wednesday, September 1010:00 - 12:00
Dance: Tuesday, September 9 10:00 - 12:00 *(Kansas Center for Music Technology, 404 Murphy Hall)
Exploring Multicultural Resources Saturday, September 20 10:00 - 12:00 Watson Reference
Finding Information on the World Wide Web
Thursday, September 4 9:00 - 11:00 Clark Lab
Monday, September 15 10:00 - 12:00 Clark Lab
Tuesday, September 30 9:00 - 11:00 Clark Lab
KU UnCover
Thursday, September 11 9:00 - 10:30 Clark Lab
Monday, September 22 1:00 - 2:30 Clark Lab
Tuesday, October 7 9:00 - 10:30 Clark Lab
Statistics on the Internet
Thursday, September 2510:00 - 12:00 Clark Lab
The Language of Protest: Resources of the Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements
Wednesday, October 1 10:00 - 11:00 Kansas Collection
Wednesday, October 1 3:00 - 4:00 Kansas Collection
Exhibits
*Kansas Collection: Championing Archives: The Legacy of Donald R. McCoy
*Special Collections: Owen Jones and Friends
Watson Library: A Brief History of Publisher's Cloth Libraries
*Located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Produced by the Publications Office 350 Watson Library 864-3378
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