CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Monday, August 26, 1996 3A Taking a bite out of sky Jeff McCord, Mesquite, Texas, junior, tosses a frisbee to Alex, his 9-month-old dog. McCord, a placekicker for the Jayhawk football team, and Alex were practicing yesterday for a frisbee-throwing competition scheduled for Sept. 8 at South Park, 12th and Massachusetts streets. Technology director plans to switch roles Niebaum will focus vision on education By Bradley Brooks Kansas staff writer Kansan staff writer Jerry Niebaum announced Friday that he would step down as executive director of Information Technology Services. He will remain at the University of Kansas as director of academic computing, a role he retained while director of ITS. "This decision is motivated solely by my desire to return to responsibilities of greatest interest to me personally and professionally," Niebaum said. Niebaum, director since 1994, said that the broad responsibilities of being executive director of ITS didn't allow him enough time to do what he wanted: to explore technology Jerrv Niebaum and its applications to education. "I want to be closer to education,"he said. "I want to work with faculty to explore the use of technology in instruction." Niebaum is working on a World Wide Web-based project using RealAudio that would allow curriculum to be taught over the web. RealAudio combines visual graphics and audio instructions that would guide a user through a subject on the web. William Crowe, vice chancellor of information services and dean of libraries, said that while he wished he could talk Niebaum out of this move, he understood his motivations. "Jerry has earned the right to do this," Crowe said. "He is first and foremost a teacher. Students will benefit from this move. Jerry can teach a person something every time he talks to them." as director of academic computing, Niebaum will no longer be responsible for "I want to be closer to education.I want to work with faculty to explore the use of technology in instruction." Jerry Niembaum Resigning ITS executive director the networking and telecommunications department. Jan Weller, director of networking and telecommunications, said, "I'm happy he is staying on at the University. We need his vision, expertise and most of all his friendship." Niebaum came to the University in 1957 as an undergraduate. After receiving his bachelor's degree in math education in 1961, Niebaum received a master's in mathematics from Northwestern University. He then went to Iowa State as assistant director of the computation center and to work toward a doctorate in computer science, which he received in 1973. In 1981 Niebaum returned to the University as the director of academic computing, a role he has kept since. He also served as director of the office of information services from 1982 to 1987. In April 1994 Niebaum became executive director of ITS. Crowe said a search committee would be appointed within a few weeks. Niebaum will continue as executive director of ITS until a replacement is found, he said. University hires environmental specialist By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer Victoria Silva is ready to try to save at least one corner of the earth. As the newly appointed campus environmental specialist, Silva wants that corner to be the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas. Although the University has many recycling programs, Silva wants a more coordinated effort, she said. "We need to be the glue for the campus," Silva said of the department of environment, health and safety. "We need to be one whole unified group." Silva was appointed in July. The position was created to serve as the main contact for all campus recycling efforts. Silva will Victoria Silva tion, waste reduction and recycling projects for faculty, staff and students. make impact assessments and recommenda tions for pollution repre- Mike Russell, director of the department of environment, health and safety, said, "She is very motivated. "She has a great depth of knowledge and knows more of the details than I do. She can deal with the problems on campus and make them go away." Silva said her main focus was to strengthen a campus-wide paper recycling program that included newsprint as well as office paper. Eventually she would like to see a unified program for aluminum cans, she said. "We can't do that on our own," Silva said. "The biggest resource this campus has is the students." Prior to her arrival, Silva was an environmental specialist with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in the Bureau of Waste Management in Topeka. There, Silva coordinated state recycling implementation grants, assisted agencies with waste-reduction programs and reviewed comprehensive solid-waste management plans for compliance with state statutes. Silva said she believed her experience with the state earned her the position with the University. "Because I was with the Bureau of Waste Management, I know all aspects of solid-waste disposal," Silva said. "I have the overall big picture of waste management." Silva has a bachelor's degree with a double major in geology and geography and environmental studies from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. 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