UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday, September 11, 1996 5A SenEx studies faculty review plans Minnesota process harder on teachers A comparison between Minnesota's Board of Regents and Kansas' Board of Regents left 11 members of the University Senate Executive Committee feeling thankful yesterday afternoon. During SenEx's weekly meeting, Laurence Draper, University Council president and professor of microbiology, detailed Minnesota's plan to address a trend in higher education: faculty evaluation and the dis missal of tenured professors. "Their process of faculty evaluation is tearing the school apart," Draper said. The University of Kansas has proposed a lengthy evaluation process, including counseling, development and peer evaluation to handle instructors who continually fail in the classroom, but the University of Minnesota is looking for more drastic measures. "Their procedure involves salary reductions, immediate firing of faculty and the elimination of the grievance process," Draper said. "I think we should thank our lucky stars Minnesota's Regents are not our Regents." "The University of Minnesota is a good school, and they could set a precedent — that is something to watch for." In other business, SenEx profiled three faculty committees formed to research and collect feedback for Vision 2020. Task forces for Vision 2020 will evaluate and research the findings of 1995's freshman/sophomore experience. The three committees will develop plans to improve student advising, graduate studies and the rate of graduation. Lloyd Sponholtz, SenEx president and associate professor of history, presented Provost David Shulenburg's data on student retention and six-year graduation rates for 1993 and 1994. According to that data, 76 percent of 1994 freshmen returned for Fall 1995, while 57 percent of 1989's freshman class graduated in 1995. Sponholtz said the rates weren't bad, considering the University's open admissions policy. Members of SenEx also discussed the possibility of holding an open forum in the coming weeks to discuss and revise proposed changes to the Financial Aid Committee for 1996-97. Potential changes involve designing a program for students to work with the admissions office to develop a financial planning schedule, as well as publicizing the average total debt owed by University student borrowers by the time of graduation. Iowa Street stoplights to be synchronized By Liz Musser Kansan staff writer In two weeks, hitting all the green lights will no longer be a matter of luck in Lawrence. A new plan to synchronize traffic signals on Iowa Street was presented last night to the Lawrence City Commission by JBM Consulting Engineers. The goal of the project is to minimize traffic delays on the street. The synchronization will start at the Ninth Street intersection and will end at 33rd Street. The projected reduction in travel time is 20 to 40 percent. This means a trip from Hillcrest Theater to Walmart would be a minute and a half shorter than it is now. Tom Swenson, a representative of JBM, said the company would program the lights in two weeks and then fine-tune the program in the subsequent three to four weeks. Mayor John Nalbandian asked Swenson whether a sign posting the synchronization and recommended speed would be necessary. "I don't think that would be needed," Swenson said. "Drivers will learn, particularly the commuters." Iowa Street is a test model. JBM will report the results in November, and if the project is successful, the synchronization may be implemented on other busy streets in the city. In other business: Commissioners discussed issues concerning Horizon 2020, a 25-year comprehensive development plan for the city of Lawrence. 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