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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
BUDGET (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
quality of education for University students.
"In some programs there will be larger classes. In some programs, there may be fewer choices of classes," Interim Provost Danny Anderson said.
He said some students might have a harder time enrolling in a required course which could make it harder to graduate in four years.
Jonathan Earle teaches in his Conspiracy and Paranoia in Contemporary American History class. The classroom, 3140 Wescoe, is nearly filled to capacity due to budget cuts and fewer instructors.
"We hope that this won't last too long, that we will be able to put sections back that we've lost but that is one of the main concerns," Greg Simpson, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said. "We're always making a big push for students to graduate in four years."
While Simpson said students were responsible for taking the correct amount of credit hours, it was the University's responsibility to make sure the courses were available to achieve the four-year goal.
Paul Kelton, chairman of the history department, said fewer class sections would "greatly diminish" the educational experience for students.
"We are unable to offer a wider variety of courses at the upper undergraduate level." Keilton said.
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Kelton said that some of the highly specialized sections in
"I need three more master teachers next year. I don't have any money to hire."
history, such as Mexican history,
would suffer because the department did not have anyone to teach it.
The reduction of classes and faculty resulted in crowded classrooms, less student-teacher interaction and difficulty getting
Steven Case UKanTeach co-director
into popular or required classes, administrators said.
Michael Ralph, Dodge City fifth-year senior, said he benefited from working closely with KU faculty. However, Ralph said he thought the increased class size would change that working relationship.
University officials said the cuts could affect not only students but also the state workforce.
Kansas has been in short supply of math and science teachers and the UKAnTeach program, run by the University, was created in 2007 to help solve the problem. The program was successful, said Steven Case, co-director of UKAnTeach, but the budget cuts hindered the progress being made. The program thrives on large amount of student-teacher interaction but the number of faculty isn't keeping up with the growing number of students.
"We were close to capacity on all three of our intro classes," Ralph said, "As big as we are now, we are going to be bigger."
EFFECT ON STATE
"We have two people on faculty teaching on faculty overloads," Case said. "The master teachers are completely overwhelmed because of the model and the way it works. I need three more master teachers next year. I don't have any money to hire."
Master teachers hired by the program are University professors who are very practiced and highly-experienced in classrooms.
"It's a great problem to have because it's like our dreams come true; the program is growing." Williamson said. "We have a
commitment to make sure that the students succeed and that we meet our promises to them. So that's going to happen, but more people would sure help make it happen since there are more students."
Case said that because of stifled growth there would be a cap on the number of students allowed into the program. Currently 157 students participate.
"If math and science teachers are how we prepare the next generation of the stem workforce and there are not enough out there and that system is collapsing, that's like giving up on the future of any kind of math/science development here," Case said.
FUNDING ALTERNATIVES
Meanwhile, colleges and programs seek alternative sources for money. Simpson said three fundraising trips for CLAS are planned for late October and early November.
"In times like this you get very entrepreneurial and we can't be complacent about where the money is coming from," Simpson said. "We have to figure out other places it might come from."
The UKAnTeach program was initially funded by a $1.4 million National Math and Science Initiative grant and a $250,000 gift from the Kauffman Foundation. The National Math and Science Initiative also plans to award an
additional $1 million if UKanTeach can raise $1 million.
"We desperately need the donations for our million dollar match," said Danielle Barker, science advisor for the UKanTeach program. "Even a $2 million endowment wouldn't sufficiently cover all the bases we need to cover."
"We're just at the beginning point where we're looking at what are ways that we can increase funding to support different kinds of projects at the University." Anderson
Pressure was added as Gov. Mark Parkinson challenged the University to improve its national ranking and Chancellor Gray-Little set a goal to improve graduation rates.
said, "The struggle we face is than anything that we are able to do, we have to ask ourselves, are we doing this in the most efficient way possible?"
The Kansas Board of Regents approved a request on Sept. 16 to ask the governor and the legislature for a $17 million increase for the fiscal year that starts July 1, 2010, a request Chancellor Gray-Little supports.
However, the current lack of funding is not helping the goals of the administration or the students, administrators said.
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Matt Jacobson, associate professor of film and media studies, said he remembered Martin vividly. He said knowing one of his own students won an Emmy made him feel "pretty darn good."
"Chris really stood out," Jacobson said. "His work was incredible. He had his wits about him. It doesn't surprise me to think he went out there and made a name for himself. Anyone could've taken a look at his work and tell he was heading for success."
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Alumnus Chris Martin smiles with his Emmy. He won the award for his special effects
Spoofing "The Matrix" and "Lord of the Rings" into informational videos for freshmen on how to use the libraries, "Library: Revolution" and "Lord of the Libraries" showed Martin's talent for special effects during his senior year. In March 2003, Martin and fellow film student Jeff Rugles created Out of Focus, a film festival to showcase local aspiring filmmakers at Liberty Hall.
Martin said the extensive background in film he acquired at the University allowed him to confidently head to California after graduation.
"I thought I'd give it a try," Martin said. "After two weeks, I was working at Stargate Studios."
Five years later, Chris Martin is the Digital Compositing Supervisor at Stargate and an Emmy winner. He traded the University classrooms of Oldfather Studios for the sets of TV shows such as "Ugly Betty" and "24," and has moved on from making informative library movies to creating the ferry crash sequence on "Grey's Anatomy." Although Martin's success, including four previous Emmy nominations, has led him far away from his alma mater, he said a fellow Jayhawk is never hard to find.
“There’s a tight-knit group of KU alumni out here,” Martin explained. “It’s remarkable to see how many Jayhawks there are in southern California. The key grip guy from ‘Ugly Betty’ turned out to be from KU.”
In the midst of big-time success, Martin stays involved with the next generation of film students emerging from the University. He recently hired Franco Leng, 2007 graduate, to join his team. During his freshman year, Leng worked with Martin on the library features. Leng's creativity and work ethic stood out, which is why after graduation Martin told him to pack his bags and move out to California.
"Students coming out of KU have the talent to compete at the highest level," Martin said. "The knowledge and experience of those students is comparable to the graduates of the big time film schools."
Patrick Monroe, Overland Park junior in film and media studies, said he found inspiration from
Martin's success story. Knowing he can compete with students from notable film schools such as the University of Southern California renewed his dream of a career in the film industry.
"It's always good to see someone succeed who has learned from the same pool of knowledge as you," Monroe, Overland Park junior, said. "It shows that you don't need to go to USC to advance in the film and TV world. It gives me hope."
The magnitude of winning an Emmy is apparent to Madison Lacy, associate professor of film and
media studies and four-time Emmy award winner.
"The bottom line for these knis of awards is that your work is evaluated by your peers," Lacy said. "That's what makes them significant."
Since Martin has reached his goal of winning an Emmy, his next aspirations are unclear.
"Now I'll just have to win an Oscar, then maybe a Grammy," Martin joked. "The sky's the limit."
- Edited by Sarah Kelly
dynamo whose death cheated those who loved her, as well as those who never had a chance to meet her.
"Instead of celebrating a wedding, we are memorializing a life," said Lauren Widawsky, the younger sister of Jonathan Widawsky, the fiance of Annie Le.
NATIONAL Friends remember slain Yale graduate student
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — A Yale University graduate student whose body was discovered on the day she was to be married was remembered Wednesday night at her fiance's synagogue as a bright, vivacious, ambitious
In an hourlong service attended by about 300 people at
Temple Beth El, clergy, friends and relatives lamented the loss of Le, 24. She and Widawsky were to be married Sep. 13 by the synagogue's cantor at a nearby catering hall on Long Island.
He's funeral is set for Saturday in El Dorado Hills, Calif., near her hometown of Placerville.
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