Tuesday, October 13. 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Eastern Europe trip teaches dean
By Carolyn Mollott
Kansan staff writer
Sally Frost Mason, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, learned to expect the unexpected while on a 16-day trip to Eastern Europe.
"I think it was a typical trip to that part of the world," said Brad Schaffner, head of KU Libraries' Slavic Department, who accompanied Frost Mason and Kenneth Mason, assistant professor of molecular bioscience, on the trip.
Frost Mason said a 14-hour train delay, nationwide protests and difficulty exchanging money in Russia were memorable portions of her trip but did not prevent her from accomplishing her goals.
Frost Mason, who is teaching Biology 100 this fall, attended a biology conference in Prague, in the Czech Republic, and then visited KU partner institutions in Ukraine and Russia. At the universities, she met with administrators, students and KU students abroad.
"You work for years to create
and Eastern European Studies, who helped plan much of the dean's trip, said she already had received letters from two universities who praised Frost Mason for visiting.
Maria Carlson. director of Russian
"You work for good relationships with institutions," Carlson said.
The University of Kansas was recognized when Mason won a silver medal at the biology conference for his research presentation. The conference was an occasion of
Frost Mason:
Returned from a 16-day european trip.
the European Society for Pigment Cell Research.
Frost Mason said her most memorable experience was when she spoke with economics students in Lviv, Ukraine. She told them about the University, and students had the opportunity to ask questions.
Frost Mason said the main question from the students, who had never known economic prosperity, was when the Ukrainian economy would improve.
"It was hard to try to lift their spirits," she said.
Frost Mason also visited Kiev, Ukraine, before traveling to Russia for appointments in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The trip from Kiev to Moscow was supposed to be about 12 hours but took about 26 hours. The train came to a complete stop just inside the Russian border for about six hours, and neither train nor station officials could explain the delay. Frost Mason said.
While Frost Mason was in St. Petersburg, the Communist Party organized a nation-wide protest of the country's economic woes.
Schaffner said the demonstrations were supervised by the government, so they were safe and organized.
"It was quite impressive to see literally thousands of people marching." Frost Mason said.
Students venture into business
By Kriston Reimor
Special to the Kansan
Special to the Kansan
A group of student entrepreneurs wants to buy 30 laptop computers for the School of Business. But the organization is not just being generous — members want to use the computers to make money.
Students in Free Enterprise will let the School of Business have the laptops part of the time and will use them to earn money by conducting interactive seminars for entrepreneurs in the community, organizers said.
But while having laptops in class
Recent technology upgrades in the School of Business allow a laptop at every seat in some rooms.
"We want laptops in the classroom, available to everybody," said Jeff Morrow, instructor of entrepreneurship and Students in Free Enterprise adviser.
rooms is a benefit to the school, Morrow said the group's focus on entrepreneurship made earning a profit important.
"It's OK to earn money," Morrow said.
The group is entirely funded by its own projects, Morrow said. Last year the group launched Custom Publishing, a publishing business for students and professors. Its success allowed the group to pocket some profits and forge ahead on other projects, such as the computer plan this year, which Morrow said would cost $30,000 to $35,000.
He said details of the project had not been finalized.
money.
"We are evaluating methods of payment, sources of computers and cash flow," he said.
Pavel V. Maraev, a senior exchange student from Ukraine and the group's president, said it would most likely borrow the
"We are exploring possibilities for how to buy the computers," Maraev said. "It will probably take the form of a loan, possibly from a corporate sponsor."
Once the group has the computers, members will begin to conduct seminars. Maraev said.
"The hardest part will not be coming up with the money, because we have seen that it's possible," Maraev said. "The hardest part will be developing a strong seminar that people will want to pay for."
The group also will go into high schools as an outreach activity. It will conduct educational seminars about issues such as buying a car, budgeting for college and prospects in the job market. The School of Business has agreed to give $5,000 it had budgeted for high school outreach to the computer project.
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