Monday, August 24, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
The opening to the website of long-distance learning. Contributed Art
School of Nursing offers online degree program
By Sue Franke
Kansan staff writer
Nursing students in Garden City do not have to leave their homes to go to class.
This fall, The University of Kansas Medical Center's School of Nursing became one of the first in the country to offer an online master of science nursing degree, said Helen Connors, associate dean for academic affairs for the School of Nursing.
Through an interactive virtual classroom, nurses participate in online discussion groups. They email class members or faculty members with questions. They solve ethical problems in self-paced learning scenarios.
"Each week, the nurses get part of storyline and have to make decisions," said Linda Davies, director of academic support for the Med Center and manager of the virtual classroom. "For example, a nurse practitioner is in the office alone. The
doctor is out of town and a child shows up with a head injury and is not with a parent — what do Kansas and Missouri laws say about treating that child? Instead of a dry lecture on what the law says, it's put into a storytelling format."
Before the program began on the Internet, the nursing school used interactive television to educate nurse practitioners in rural, underserved areas of Kansas, which required students to go to a designated site for class.
In 1995, the School of Nursing selected Garden City as a test site for Internet classes and loaned students computers to try it out, she said.
"We had 10 students in the first program in 1995 and we have approximately 60 students this semester in
Internet courses," she said.
The online program also opens the door to higher education for students west of Topeka who have little access to classes to complete a bachelor's or master's degree.
The online program is geared toward registered nurses who don't yet have their bachelor's degree or for students who have nurse practitioner certifications and want to complete their master's degrees online. Three graduate core courses and one required undergraduate course currently are being taught on the Internet this fall. Additional courses are in various stages of readiness for the Internet but will be ready as students progress through the program, Connors said.
She said that the program was increasingly important because after 2001, all nurses in Kansas will be required to have a master's degree for advanced practice nursing.
Wasted eats are soil's treat
Kansan staff writer
By Liz Wristen
Meal leftovers may have a future at the University of Kansas.
Mike Richardson, director of facilities operations, said that by using the waste on campus, the University could save money by not having to pay for the waste to be taken to landfills and it would also improve University landscaping.
"I would like to see as little as possible material taken to land-fills," Richardson said. "Using the compost material is a viable alternative because it provides a better
usage of materials that would otherwise be dumped."
The compost has been used in flower beds and other landscaping throughout the campus.
The project expanded last spring when Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall joined the effort by donating its food waste to the project.
Victoria Silva, environmental specialist for the Department of Environment, Health & Safety, said she hoped the project will be even more successful in the future.
"Right now we have a limit of a half-acre that can be used for the pilot project." Silva said. "We're really hoping that we can expand the project and achieve more student interest."
The project site, which is located almost directly south of the KANU radio tower on West Campus, was
Jason Benavides/KANSAN
"Nationwide food waste contributes a significant volume of waste materials in landfills," Richardson said.
built as a row of composting items that combine materials and create vital nutrients for soil when mixed.
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