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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 17, 1998
University has staff moving in and around
By Melody Ard
Kansan staff writer
Several new University of Kansas employees were busy settling themselves into new offices and responsibilities this summer in preparation for the new academic year.
A few, including Wesley Jessup, assistant director at the Spencer Museum of Art, will be living in Kansas for the first time.
Jessup transferred to the University from the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
"This museum appealed to me, and I was interested in gaining experience in a different part of the country with different collections," he said. "Td only been to Kansas in passing. So far, I have a very positive impression. There is a lot of potential at the museum, and I am
really excited to be associated with it and with the University environment."
Jessup said his primary responsibilities would include the financial aspects of the museum, such as fund-raising.
rine Writing Consulting Center also reorganized to be more accessible to students and faculty.
Michele Eodice, assistant director of the center, was hired to lead the student-resource section of the center. She moved to Kansas from State University of New York College at Buffalo, N.Y.
Eodice said her goal was to develop a writing center that would be available for students to get help with writing assignments.
"Our program is a brand new part of the writing-center program," she said. "We are finally the last of the
Big 12 universities to have a writing center for students. We have chosen a satellite mode to have several different places across campus where students can go and get help with their writing. Oct. 12 is D-Day, so to speak; that's when we will have five or six sites open for students to use."
Eodice said her plans included developing a training program where people could get certified for tutoring and updating the Web site to make it more interactive.
Other new employees from out of state are Lt. Col. Anthony J. Gasbarre, head of the Army ROTC, from Fort Briggs, N.C., and James Heintz, accounting and information-systems director for the school of business, from the University of Connecticut.
Staff members from several Uni
versity schools also accepted new positions within their departments.
Phil Smith now is the assistant to the dean of the School of Business and previously worked for the state of Kansas.
Mike Schwan moved from the Edwards Campus, formerly known as the Regents Center, to the Lawrence campus as an assistant dean of architecture and urban design.
Kenneth Audus, head of pharmaceutical chemistry, Daphne Johnston, assistant dean of graduate schools, Beverly Mack, part-time associate dean of International programs, and Barbara Ballard, assistant vice chancellor of student affairs, previously were employed by the University and accepted new positions at the University.
Student body president focuses on four campus issues
By Seth Jones
Kansan staff writer
Kevin Yoder just wants to be the best president he can.
This year's student body president, a fifth-year senior from Hutchinson, said he planned to lead by example and keep a positive attitude.
Yoder said he had been involved with Student Senate since his sophomore year. He also was president of his fraternity, president of the Prelaw Society and an orientation assistant. He said that it was all these jobs that made him want to one day be student body president.
"It is almost easier to stay organized now because I can balance everything right here from my office." he said.
Goals
Yoder said he had been working 20 to 30 hours a week out of his new Senate office in the Kansas Union all summer. He moved in May 1, and he said he had been so busy that he had not had time to finish decorating.
I really didn't know what to expect coming in, but it's been great so far," he said. "The administration
Improve campus parking.
- Keep student fees from continuously rising.
- Improve campus safety with an expanded Saferide and a Safe walk program.
Improve the enrollment system.
really gives me a lot of respect. I hope things continue to go as well when the students get back."
Yoder said he had four main areas he hoped to tackle - improving parking, student fees, campus safety and the enrollment system.
"We don't want to propose to build a bunch of parking garages all over campus," Yoder said. "But with plans that we implemented, like the park-and-ride system, where students can park at the Lied center and ride the bus to campus, we're already seeing some of our plans come to fruition."
Yoder said he also hoped to expand Saferide and begin a Safewalk program.
"These are things that both sides campaigned on," he said. "I don't want safety to become a political issue, just an issue to benefit the students."
Yoder said he had some concerns for this year, including the thought of Senate becoming a house divided.
"I hope that the two coalitions will throw away their coalition ties and come to the table and put the interest of the students first, rather than their own election interests," he said.
Pat Mazumdar, graduate senator,
said he thought that this year could
be a memorable one in Senate
"I hope to see several things accomplished, like a Safewalk program, a Robinson addition and a University-wide domestic partnership policy," Mazumdar said. "We know that Student Senate isn't going to change the world, but we can make some positive changes this year. But I'm sure it is going to take a lot of compromising between the two parties."
Yoder said he wanted Senate to reach out to the students even more this year.
Kevin Yoder, student body president, discusses campus issues. He has been involved with Student Senate since his sophomore year. Photo by Joseph Griffin/kANSAN.
"I want students to know that if they want to come talk to me about something, they can come to my office and I will be available to them," he said.
KU survey to address drinking
By Jason Pearco Kansan staff writer
In an attempt to curb the misuse of alcohol and drugs, University of Kansas officials want students to tell what they know about the subject in an upcoming survey.
One thousand students will be asked to complete an anonymous survey, detailing their alcohol and drug use, on the 20th day of this semester's classes — either in class or by mail.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway requested the survey, which will be distributed to a diverse sample group, in the spring during a chancellor's policy-group meeting.
"The purpose is to try to get some kind of a grasp of the scope and magnitude of alcohol and drug use of undergraduates," said Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor. "We need to have a better understanding of why students do and don't use the substances."
The survey asks questions involving underage and binge drinking, use and abuse of alcohol and drugs and the availability of fake identification, Weinberg said.
The results, which will be known later this fall, will serve as a starting point for the University to look at current alcohol policies and procedures, he said. Results also will be compared with average usage rates across the nation.
"The impact a university and its students have on a community like Lawrence is tremendous," he said. "Students interact with landlords, businesses, bars and community members."
This is not just an issue for the University, he said.
Earlier this summer, Hemenway helped to form a joint city-university task force on alcohol abuse. Other task force members include Haskell Indian Nations University President Robert Martin, Lawrence Mayor Marty
Drug and Alcohol Survey
What: a survey asking students to anonymously disclose their alcohol and drug use.
When: The 20th day of this
Why: Chancellor Robert
Why: Chancellor Robert Hemenway said last spring he would like to use such information to address changes in University policy.
Kennedy, city commissioners and public school administrators.
"We felt it was appropriate that the city, KU, Haskell and the high schools form a task force to look into problems with alcohol use." Hemenway said. "The motive for doing so is we have an obligation to protect the health and safety of students and community members. And alcohol abuse can threaten that."
nemenway said that he was interested in discussing local drinking establishments that may have encouraged underage drinking and city ordinances that could be modified.
The task force will look at fake identifications, bar security, Alcohol Beverage Control and other precautionary measures. Results from the University survey will be used as a means to possible solutions.
University and high school students also will be asked to form student groups so students opinions will not be left out, Hemenway said.
Weinberg said April's alcohol-related death of Lisa Rosel, Overland Park freshman, was not the cause of the task force's initiation.
He said that the task force hoped to have recommendations by Dec. 15.
"This is a serious effort," Weinberg said. "If the students understand that the intent of the task force is to make the student body's time at KU a better experience, then maybe they will take the time to fill out the survey."
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