26A SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1996
KU EDITION
LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD
Business school invests in students, technology
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dealing with immediate change, but we hope to make the future more flexible to changes."
Because the faculty controls the curriculum, changes often are gradual. Bublitz hopes to institute faster changes in curriculum to better satisfy the demands of the business community.
"Many times the business community is critical of higher education," he said. "I want to be more responsive in dealing with the issues in the business community."
The business school plans to invest in more modern equipment for the classrooms. Last year, the school added a 24-workstation computer classroom. By the end of the year, the classroom was in high demand at the college, the associate dean said.
The faculty has added more courses on information systems to give students an understanding of business and technology.
All of the students with successful backgrounds in information systems were quickly snatched up at graduation time by companies seeking qualified workers with technological skills, Bublitz said.
Many of the technological investments require private donations from alumni and the business community. Tom Sarowski, dean of the school of business, has been hard at work meeting with alumni from across the country to form relationships and solicit donations.
Also, international business studies has topped the dean's list as a priority for faculty as well as students.
This summer, a group of faculty members received a grant to study business in Mexico. More than 10 graduate students are studying business in Italy, and School of Business administrators hope to have more students study abroad.
"It has been a struggle to get more international students here. So we've tried to develop a curriculum that allows the domestic students a chance to learn from the international students," Bubitz said.
In addition to international students, high school seniors will benefit from the availability of scholarships this year.
"We'll be working more aggressively to get the best and brightest in Kansas to come to the University of Kansas," he said.
The School of Business faces another challenge next year: reaccreditation.
Business schools undergo a vigorous study and examination every seven years by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). However, because the assembly has fallen behind, it has been 10 years since the Kansas University School of Business has been reaccredited, and this time there are new rules.
"This time it is less like a tax form and more like a development of a mission and a chance to argue our case," Bublit said.
Faculty, administrators, students and the external board of advisers are involved in the lengthy two-year process. The first year, the faculty conducts a self study and writes a strategy for the mission of the college.
The second year, the school receives a visit from an audit committee from the assembly.
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