Wednesday, October 7, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Online classes aid Med Center numbers
By Sue Franke
Kansan staff writer
Offering classes online has boosted enrollment this fall for two schools at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
The number of students in the graduate physical therapy program in the School of Allied Health increased from 81 students last fall to 90 this fall.
"The increase is reflective of an online distance education program that began two years ago in Pittsburgh," said Moffett Ferguson, student affairs coordinator for the School of Allied Health.
The graduate program for occupational therapy added nine students, going from six students last fall to 15 students this fall.
"The physical therapy and occupational therapy programs always carry the ball for enrollment because they are so popular." Ferguson said.
A total of 465 students are enrolled
in undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Allied Health this fall, a 3.1 percent increase from 1997.
The School of Nursing had the largest decline in graduate enrollment, with a decrease of 10 percent, from 197 graduate students in Fall 1997 to 176 graduate students this fall.
"We look at it in relation to what is going on in health care with hospitals restructuring," said Rita Clifford, associate dean for student affairs in the School of Nursing. "Nurses with bachelor's degrees don't want to jeopardize their jobs, so they put off going to graduate school. This dip in enrollment is happening across the country."
Enrollment in the undergraduate programs for the School of Nursing has increased by 19 students, from 245 students last fall to 264 students this fall. Clifford attributes the increase to the online completion program for a Bachelor of Science
The School of Medicine's enrollment numbers remained steady because each year it accepts 175 students. The only notable decrease from last fall to this fall was a loss of 13, third-year medical students.
degree in nursing.
Dwayne Ollerich, associate dean for student affairs for the School of Medicine, said the dip was because of special circumstances.
"Some graduate students left to do research, some went overseas for mission work, some took a leave of absence for personal reasons and others didn't pass national board exams prior to their third year," he said.
Overall, the School of Medicine had an increase of eight students from 1,523 students in Fall 1997 to 1,531 students this fall.
Total enrollment for Med Center programs was 2,470 students for Fall 1998. The number represents an increase of 11 students, compared to 2,459 students enrolled in Fall 1997.
Total 2,459 2,470 .4%
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Local Boston Market affected by closings
By Augustus Anthony Piazza
Kansan staff writer
Mark Brown, Shawnee sophomore, started looking for a new job yesterday after Lawrence's Boston Market, 600 W. 23rd St., closed its doors for good Monday.
The store, which opened on July 8 of last year, was one of 178 Boston Market franchises closed nationwide. There are a total of 1,143 stores owned by the Denver-based Boston Chicken Inc., which also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday.
Gary Gerdemann, representative for Boston Chicken Inc. said the stores were shut down because they were not reaching the necessary profits.
He also said that the company had a $283 million debt due October 17.
Some employees at the Lawrence store said they thought if the store had been allowed to stay open longer, business might have picked up.
They were informed by management Monday that the store was closing.
Brown said he decided to hunt for a new job after the announcement was made.
Brown said he was shocked and upset because of the short notice.
Gerdemann said it should be easy to find a job in retail because there was a healthy economy.
Gerdemann said all but 500 employees out of the total 18,500 nationwide affected by the shutdowns were being offered jobs at other Boston Market stores.
Brown said the transfer offers wouldn't help many of the Lawrence workers because a lot of the employees didn't have a car for transportation.
Students had mixed reactions to the closing of the store.
Crystal Fife, Chicago freshmen, said that she liked the restaurant.
"It was a mix between fast food and good food," Fife said. "I like how you can pick your side dishes."
Hollie Bush, Overland Park freshman, said she wasn't upset that Boston Market closed.
"The food was OK, but it was kind of expensive." she said.
Brown agreed that the food was expensive and thought that the high-priced food might have kept students from dining at the store.
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