NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
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school year.
Bryant will be paid $202,593 this year and will also receive office space, any moving costs and two tickets to Pittsburgh State athletic events. Wefald will be paid $255, 298 this year and will also receive a graduate research assistant, office space, any moving costs and eight tickets to Kansas State athletic events. Wefald is also on sabbatical until next July.
Although both Bryant and Wefald's total salaries are lower than Hemenway's, they are being paid entirely by public funds. This means with the help of the Endowment Association, fewer state dollars will go toward paying Hemenway this academic year than either of the other state university CEOs who recently stepped down.
Kip Peterson, director of communications for the Regents, said the group was satisfied with the contracts of all three exiting CEOs, especially considering their combined 47 years of service in these critical positions. Peterson said the national average a CEO of a state university, whether chancellor or president, would make is about $500,000 a year.
"All of these packages are well below the national norm," Peterson said.
Dale Seufterling, president of the Endowment Association, said the private dollars to pay Hemenway would come from donations designated for faculty support and retention, as well as some from "unrestricted funds for meeting special needs."
Information from the 2007-2008 Academic Year, according to the Endowment Association's most recent annual report:
Total Support from Endowment Association: $112.1 million, a new record.
Facilities support: $40.7 million, 36.3 percent of total
Student Support (excluding student loans): $27.7 million, 24.7 percent of total
Educational Support:
$23.9 million, 21.3 percent
of total
Faculty Support: $19.6 million: 17.5 percent of total
According to the Endowment Association's most recent annual report, private funds distributed by the group accounted for $16 million in salaries for professors at the University during the 2007-2008 academic year. These funds make up about 14 percent of all financial support the group provides to the University.
"As the governing board of the University of Kansas, the Regents
SALARY INFORMATION
Hemenway as chancellor, 2008-2009
Total Salary: $340,352
State paid: $267,177
Endowment Association
paid: $73,175
Gray-Little as chancellor, 2009-2010
Total Salary: $425,000
State paid: $267,177
Endowment Association
paid: $157,823
Hemenway as University
professor, 2009-2010
Total Salary: $340,352
State paid: $120,000
Endowment Association
paid: $120,000
Tom Bryant, former Pitts-
Tom Bryant, former Pittsburg State University president
Total Salary $202,503
president
Total Salary: $202,593
State Paid: $202,593
Jon Wefald, former
Jon Wefald, former Kansas State University
Kansas State University president
Total Salary: $255,298
State Paid: $255,298
Kansas Board of Regents
is well aware of the budget cuts at KU," Seuferling said. "They made a request to KU Endowment, and we responded to it."
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tickets later, Davis had his Batman in hand and knew exactly where the toy would sit on his desk. For Davis, the night was a success.
Molly Iler, Summit, N.J., junior and games coordinator with SUA.
like that." Atwood said. "But I didn't really think about it. I just felt so horrible."
"I was so happy everyone had such a great time," she said.
said the night overall was a "huge success."
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Hadley said he went to Watkins on Thursday after his dad insisted he go in.
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He said Watkins did not confirm whether it was actually the H1N1 virus, but staff seemed certain it was. Hadley said that because he didn't have health conditions that would make the flu worse, the medical staff advised him to wait until he went 24 hours without a fever or the aid of fever-reducing medication before returning to class.
"The doctor basically said I was fine," Hadley said. "He told me to continue doing what I was doing — isolating myself, resting, having food brought to me, etc."
On Friday, the Kansas City Star said state health officials estimated a 97 percent chance that those with flu-symptoms right now have the H1N1 virus. In a press release on Wednesday, the University advised otherwise healthy students experiencing flu-like symptoms to stay home and call for assistance instead of visiting the student health center.
Greenhaw said he visited Watkins on Tuesday and spent the following three days in his apartment at Parkway Commons, 3601 Clinton Pkwy., playing video games while recovering with his two sick roommates. He said the worst symptoms lasted for about three days, waning and peaking throughout. He said the sore throat was the worst part.
Swine flu symptoms
"The soreness just wouldn't go away," Greenhaw said. "It constantly hurt."
Hadley said the worst symptoms were the chills, which lasted two days for him. He said he recovered quickly because he took care of himself. He said sleeping, drinking fluids and taking Vitamin C sped up his recovery.
- Fever over 100 degrees F
- Body aches
- Coughing
- Sore throat
- Respiratory congestion
- Diarrhea and vomiting in some cases
Seek immediate assistance if you have:
After his first two tickets yielded three ducks worth a total of six points, Davis decided to set his sights a little lower; the mini plush Batman worth 32 points. Eight
Fast breathing or difficulty breathing
Severe or persistent vomiting
I don't know what I'd do."
- Sudden dizziness, confusion
Actions needed to stay healthy:
Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Stay informed — influenza is thought to spread mainly from person to person by coughing or sneezing.
- Cover nose and mouth with tissue when you cough or sneeze and immediately throw tissues in trash. No tissue? Cough into your elbow or shirt sleeve
- Wash hands with soap and water after a cough or sneeze
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, as this is where germs spread quickly
- Get plenty of sleep
Get plenty of sleep
"I drank 6 liters of water, took like 10,000 mg of Vitamin C and ate about a million blueberries," Hadley said. "But I could see it going completely different if I hadn't done this."
Becky Captain, family nurse practitioner, Mid-America Heart Institute
Unlike Greenhaw and Hadley, Atwood took the doctor's advice and went home for the week. She said after visiting Watkins on Monday, her mom picked her up and took her home to Topeka. She said the worst of her symptoms lasted for about two days before she started to feel better.
Greenhaw said he felt relieved to have had the swine flu already. He said that the first week of school was important, but that the timing could have been worse.
Each student agreed missing classes in the first week of school was difficult. Hadley said that it was frustrating to learn only from his textbooks, but that his teachers were understanding and accommodating. He said he corresponded with them through e-mails throughout the week.
"I'd rather miss the first week of school than the last," Greenhaw said.
Atwood said she also felt relieved to have already been through the swine flu, but was upset to have ever gotten it.
"I'm just really mad that I got it," Atwood said. "I use Purell, Lysol, and wash my hands all the time. It's frustrating."
Greenhaw said that he and his roommates planned to heavily clean their apartment since recovering. He said that his friends from the floor below him had gotten swine flu too and that the two rooms had probably passed the virus between them.
"It's like a cesspool in here," Greenhaw said. "We've got to wipe down everything."
Atwood, Hadley and Greenhaw each said they planned to return to classes today now that they were no longer contagious.
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prepared for the rigors of a college education.
"When you have a system that has a very low bar, that's not being very honest to students," Bretz said.
The governor reminded the Regents on Tuesday they had this power.
A law was changed in March to give the Regents the control to change university admission standards.
"I'm pleased that you now have additional flexibility with respect to admissions and I encourage you to use it," Parkinson said in his speech.
SECOND TASK FORCE TO FORM
The Regents said they would form another task force to look at
admissions standards.
Parkinson told the Regents that not every university needed to have the same admissions standards.
He posed the hypothetical situation that Wichita State could be the state's open admission school while another school could decide to enact tougher standards.
Parkinson said the state should take advantage of the full system of secondary education, including community colleges, to better serve taxpayers.
"We do have to have some schools available essentially for all Kansas graduates," Parkinson said. "They shouldn't be able to send every graduate to every school. It unfair to the student if we end up putting them in a school that doesn't meet their individual needs."
Kip Peterson, director of government relations and communications for the Regents, said Gary Sherrer, vice chair of the Regents, would serve as chairman for the second task force. Sherrer was also chairman of the first task force. Peterson said the task force, which has not yet been formed, would go to different parts of the state to hear different proposals for changes in admissions policies.
"They want to do this with the whole state in mind," Peterson said. "They're going to look at everything."
Bretz said the University planned on taking enrollment proposals to the Regents this fall, but she said they had not been completed yet.
Mason Heilman, Lawrence senior and student body president, said he would like to see student
representation on an assessment of admissions standards.
"No one really has a better feel for what admission standards are than people who just got done going through that process." Heilman said.
Any changes made by the Regents would not go into effect for another four years to allow the schools and the students some time to adjust.
In the meantime, Bretz applauded Parkinson.
“It’s terrific when you have a governor who is concerned about student performance how a state can raise its academic performance,” Bretz said. “We're glad he's focusing on academic issues.”
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CURRENT KU ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Finished a curriculum set by the Regents, with a grade point average of 2.0, or
Scored 21 or higher on the ACT or a ACT score of 980 or above.
Kansas residents who graduate from accredited Kansas high schools will be admitted to the University if they:
■ Finished in the top third of their class, or
Out-of-state students will be admitted to the University if they:
Finished in the top third of their class, or
Finished a curriculum recognized by the Regents with a grade point average of 2.50, or Scored 24 or higher on the ACT or a 1090 or higher on the SAT.
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