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by Whitney Bolden
kansan.com
FOLLOW THE MONEY
LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
Although state funding has dropped, tuition and student fees continue to provide academic opportunities
MARSHALL SCHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
Andrew Turner, a senior from Overland Park, has seen his student fees go up each year since he was a freshman. But that's OK, he said, because his University education has led to a mechanical engineering job waiting for him after graduation.
The cost of attending the University has steadily risen and continues to be highest in the state, said Jack Martin, the director of Strategic Communications for the University, but students are still receiving an affordable education.
"The University of Kansas is the flagship research university for the state of Kansas, and as such has opportunities available for students that aren't offered by other institutions." Martin said.
While state funding has decreased by 40 percent in the past 13 years, Martin said tuition still remains in the lower quarter compared to national peers.
"We want to offer the best education at the most affordable price, which is why we are also in the process of changing how the University does business so that we can reduce administrative costs and devote the savings to teaching and research," Martin said.
Nearly half of tuition pays for professors' salaries, said Richard
McKinney, budget director for the University.
Turner said he has learned a lot frpm his professors, which makes his tuition well-spent.
"The more money that goes to faculty, the better professors — in theory — you should have." Turner said.
Although the other half of his tuition is allocated to expenses including maintenance, research and support staff. Turner said the price is worth it, despite seeing a rise in student fees since his freshman year.
Jamie Branch, a senior from Topeka, said higher tuition should competitively pay for faculty salaries, but that more money should come from the state.
"If you pay a certain amount of money, you expect the campus to look nice." Turner said.
"It's unfortunate that tuition is increasing for students, but the money has to come from somewhere." Branch said.
Andrew Murray, a senior from Olathe, sees his tuition as an investment in the overall brand of the University. He said the traditions and novel campus experience are worth every tuition dollar.
"It the basketball definitely makes it worth it," Murray said.
Edited by Allison Kohn
KU Lawrence
Total Expenses $246,993,500
Source: KU Office of Public Affairs
Source: University Administration
CAMPUS
University medical doctor killed by train
morning.
A University employee and medical doctor at Student Health Services was struck and killed by a train Monday morning.
Lawrence Police found Patricia A. Denning, 56, dead upon arrival at the Santa Fe Railroad Station near Seventh and New York streets at 11:10 a.m.
Denning
According to a University press release, Denning worked at Watkins Health Center since 1990 and served as chief of staff from 2005 through July 2012.
"On behalf of the entire University community, I offer the deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Denning." Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in the release, offering thoughts and prayers to Denning's loved ones. "Her contributions to the health and well-being of our students will be felt for years to come."
Sgt. Trent McKinley, an LPD spokesman, said police worked with Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical and BNSF railway, which operated the train, to determine no vehicles were involved and foul play is not suspected. McKinley said the department does not plan to release any additional information on the accident.
Jill Jess, a University spokeswoman, said during Danning's time with Student Health Services she oversaw community health responses to mumps and H1N1. She also established the Travel Clinic, which offers immunizations and counseling to students traveling outside the U.S.
Denning was married with three children.
"Dr. Denning was a wonderful colleague and a dedicated physician," said Carol Seager, director of health for Student Health Services. "Her direct and caring response to student and community health issues showed her deep commitment to her patients and the public."
JOBS
- Rachel Salyer
Race and gender influence salary
REBEKKA SCHLICHTING rschlichting@kansan.com
Women still make less money than men, according to a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports a 23 percent pay difference between the sexes in 2011.
"Men and women tend to work in different jobs and men tend to work in higher-paying jobs." Corbett said. "Women's work has been traditionally less valued compared to work that men have done. Another explanation that people put forth is that men work longer hours."
Christianne Corbett, senior researcher at the American Association of University Women, said there are a number of reasons for the pay gap.
The study found the median income for women with full-time jobs last year was $37,118, compared with $48,202 for men. The gender pay gap was the same in 2010.
Women are often overlooked for promotional opportunities at work because of their traditional roles as mothers, said Kathy Rose-Mockry,
Race also plays into pay gap findings. The Census Bureau study showed white women make more money weekly compared to African American and Hispanic men and women. White women make an average of $703 a week, while black men, who on average make more than black women, make $653 weekly. Hispanic men, who also make more than Hispanic women, earn $571 weekly. However, Asian American men make more than average white men, about $970 a week; Asian American women also make more than white women, about $751 a week.
program director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity. This could be because
they typically take more responsibility for the family and are more likely to take a break from their careers or work part-time to care for children, Rose-Mockry said.
Terriss Ford, a freshman from Overland Park, said the ratio doesn't mean employers are discriminating against women purposely.
"The gender roles that have been established over the course of time
Major Group Percent Female Female Median Earnings Male Median Earnings Difference in Earnings by Gender
AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES 30% $40,000 $55,000 $15,000
ARTS 61% $40,000 $48,000 $8,000
BIOLOGY & LIFE SCIENCE 55% $45,000 $57,000 $12,000
BUSINESS 45% $50,000 $66,000 $16,000
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM 64% $44,000 $55,000 $11,000
COMPUTERS & MATHEMATICS 31% $60,000 $73,000 $13,000
EDUCATION 77% $40,000 $48,000 $8,000
ENGINEERING 16% $62,000 $79,000 $17,000
HEALTH 85% $60,000 $70,000 $10,000
HUMANITIES & LIBERAL ARTS 58% $43,000 $50,000 $7,000
INDUSTRIAL ARTS & CONSUMER SERVICES 35% $40,000 $55,000 $15,000
LAW & PUBLIC POLICY 41% $42,000 $58,000 $16,000
PHYSICAL SCIENCES 42% $48,000 $65,000 $17,000
PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIAL WORK 74% $40,000 $52,000 $12,000
SOCIAL SCIENCE 47% $46,000 $64,000 $18,000
havent completely deteriorated yet," Ford said. "Men have always been on the top of that ladder."
Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Gabby Gullen, a senior from Topeka, said the pay gap isn't fair. She said many people believe men are more capable than women.
"They are more masculine and more powerful than women are,"
Guillen said. "People respect men taking control over women."
According to an interpretation of the study from the AAUW called "The Simple Truth About the Pay Gap," full-time working women in Kansas made an average of $32,204 in 2010. Full-time working men in Kansas made an average of $43,773.
AAUW's analysis also suggests the gender pay gap decreased since the 1970s because of women's progress in education and in the workforce. Yet within the past decade, the ratio has been fairly stagnant.
The ratio in Kansas was 3 percent lower than the national average.
lake Waters, a sophomore from
"It's messed up," Waters said. "There should be equal pay right now."
Hutchinson, said the pay gap is decreasing too slowly.
Edited by Joanna Hlavacek
Index CLASSIFIEDS 11 CRYPTOQUIPS 4 SPORTS 12 CROSSWORD 4 OPINION 5 SUDOKU 4
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