Monday, October 12. 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Edwards Campus plans expansion, seeks funds
By Jason Pearce Kansan staff writer
Expansion plans for the University of Kansas' Edwards Campus in Overland Park are in full force as officials seek contributions for a second building.
Robert Clark, dean of Edwards Campus, said that the University was planning a 55,000-square-foot building, which would cost $13 million. Funds for the proposed building would come primarily from outside contributions.
"We have not received any donations yet," he said. "Donors don't give to words, they give to something they can see."
Thus, the KU Endowment Association, which is heading up the search for contributions, will be helped when the University chooses a definite construction site and prints brochures — including an artist's rendering of the building — for potential contributors.
"We have a pretty detailed plan of what we want to include, but we need something a little more specific." Clark said.
According to the expansion's preliminary project statement, the building would include fifteen 40-seat classrooms, four 65-seat and two
90-seat tiered lecture rooms. These classrooms would be equipped with multi-media capabilities and digital information connections.
Also on the wish list for the building are 30 faculty offices, a conference room and a 240-seat auditorium.
University architect Warren Corman said that the University would hire an architectural firm to design the building, but not until enough contributions were made.
Corman said that he was studying the best location on the campus to build the building.
"We are trying to plan for expansion over the next 20 to 30 years and still accommodate the existing building," he said.
The main reason for the Edwards' expansion is the area's population-growth predictions and increasing enrollment. Clark said.
He said that a recent study of Overland Park's economic future concluded that an additional 100,000 jobs would be created by the year 2008.
"Contributors would not just be giving money for a new building, they would also help in the improvement of the economy." he said.
Enrollment at the campus, which is entirely for graduate studies, reached more than 1,800 students
Edwards Campus Overland Park
this semester. In 1994, there were about 1,500 students enrolled.
"By 2008, we are expecting to double the size of campus," Clark said.
By that time, he said, special undergraduate classes—designed to enhance the knowledge of the Kansas City area's working force—would be available. Those classes would not compete with the Lawrence campus or Johnson County Community College.
Clark said that 60 percent of the Edwards Campus student body lived in the Kansas City area.
"Ninety percent of those students already have full-time jobs," he said. "And many have their tuition paid for by their employer."
NASA grant allows University to zoom in on radar technology
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With the help of a $740,000 NASA research grant, an assistant professor is ready to launch a three-year study to develop a new Earth-observation radar at the University of Kansas.
By Chad Bettes
Kansan staff writer
"It keeps us at the forefront of technology and gives us access to state-of-the-art equipment," Allen said. "It's also good for students to be exposed to this research because they receive the most current training."
Christopher Allen, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said the grant will enhance the well-respected reputation that the University has in the scientific community.
After the radar is perfected, Allen said it can be used by glaciologists
The radar is a scientific advance because it uses light frequencies rather than radio frequencies, Allen said. Additionally, the radar will be emitted in several directions at one time rather than in a thin line.
"...We intend to introduce technological innovations into the science and applications programs more frequently and reduce development time and risk, lowering the cost of future missions."
Associate Administrator for earth sciences at NASA
Allen, along with two graduate students and Sivaprasad Gogineni, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, hope to create an instrument that uses a light-frequency radar to measure the depth of the Earth's terrain. Allen said the primary application would be to collect data for ice sheet monitoring at the polar ice caps.
and other researchers to monitor global climate changes.
Allen applied for the grant under NASA's Instrument Incubator Program. Out of the 123 proposals NASA received for grants, 27 were selected.
The KU grant was one of eight given to universities. The remaining funds went to industry, NASA field centers and national laboratories.
The general aim of the Instrument Incubator Program is to develop new measurement technologies through ground-based laboratory activities.
"Through this program, we intend to introduce technological innovations into the science and applications programs more frequently and reduce development time and risk, lowering the cost of future missions," said Ghassem Asrar, associate administrator for earth sciences at NASA.
Allen said if his laboratory prototype was successful, he would travel to Greenland to field test the radar in a NASA aircraft.
She said Roberts spoke with NASA administrator Daniel Goldin when they were both at the KU campus in February. She said Roberts highly recommended the University as worthy of this grant.
Betsy Holahan, press secretary for U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said the University grant was very impressive.
"The University of Kansas should be commended for its reputation as a leading research institution," Roberts said.
Allen said he would attempt to marry the fiber optic research he had done with his radar research. He said he thought this would make maximum use of the technology available.
Allen came to the University in 1994 after working for a national laboratory and private industry. In those positions, he conducted classified government research.
Allen will travel to Pasadena, Calif., later this month to participate in a kickoff meeting for the NASA grant recipients.
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