MONDAY,AUGUST 16,2004
ON THE HILL
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 5C
Help available for nontraditionals
By Abby Tillery atilley@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas defines a nontraditional student as someone who commutes 10 or more miles to campus, is a parent of dependent children, is married, is a veteran, is three or more years older than their peers or is at least a 25-year-old undergraduate.
Although the numbers aren't clear, Aaron Quisenberry, associate director of the Center for Campus Life, estimated there were a little less than 4,000 nontraditional students at the University.
SUPPORT FOR NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS
Programs for nontraditional students are available at the Lawrence campus.
Nontraditional groups and organizations for KU students
Campus Groups and Organizations
Hilltop Child Development Center:www.ku.edu/~hilltop, 1605 Irving Hill Road, (785) 864-4940
Edna A. Hill Child Development Center: 4001 Dole, (785) 864-0502
KU Chid & Family Services
Clinic: www.ku.edu/~kuclinic,
2006 Dole, (785) 864-4416
One program is the Organization of Adult Knowledge Seekers, a student-based organization that creates a way for nontraditional students to connect. Quisenberry said.
Association of Montrealitional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE): www.antshe.org
Nontraditional Student Services:
www.ku.edu/~nontrads, 400 Kansas Union, (785) 864-4861,
nontrads@ku.edu
Organization of Adult Knowledge Seekers:
www.ku.edu/~oaks, 400 Kansas Union
Paul Van Cleave, president of OAKS, said the organization was planning events for this fall, such as nontraditional week and veterans day.
www.housing.ku.edu/family_ho using.html, (785) 864-7202
Ride Share Info: (816) 842-RIDE
To find out more information about OAKS, visit www.ku.edu/~oaks or the nontraditional student services office, fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
Veterans Services:
www.registerar.ku.edu/veterans,
123 Strong Hall, (785) 684-5426
Stouffer Place Apartments:
Daycare facilities and assistance
There are two daycares located on campus — Hilltop and the Edna A. Hill Child Development Center.
Hilltop is geared specifically for KU students and faculty, but priority is given to students first. Pat Pisani, executive director for Hilltop, said about 55 percent of children who attended the daycare had KU students for parents. The price of daycare is on a sliding scale, taking into account the income and family size. The waiting list at Hilltop can be 1 or 2 years.
The other daycare facility, Edna A. Hill Child Development Center, is not geared toward students who are parents, but about 50 percent of the daycare children are students' children.
The development center has two different sides: Sunnyside
for infants and EduCare for 2 and-a-half-year-olds through kindergarten age.
Both sides have a waiting list, but the program coordinators encourage people to continue to apply because sometimes spots open suddenly.
There are options for financial assistance with daycare costs if you are a parent at the University.
For the 2003-04 year, Student Senate gave $55,000 in grants to parents, averaging out to about $600 per awarded applicant. This year an additional $5,000 was given in grants, said Stephanie Covington, associate director of Student Financial Aid.
Stouffer Place Apartments on the corner of 19th and Iowa provide housing for students with families.
Housing Facilities
Eric Grospitch, assistant housing director at the University, said families were catered to first and any remaining openings would go to post-doctorate students, visiting scholars or visiting faculty members.
There is a $35 application fee and a $150 deposit required.
- Edited by Julie Jones
By John Scheirman
jscheirman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Options for recycling increase on campus
Severin talked about the benefits of recycling. "The obvious one? It reduces the amount of stuff going into the landfills. It's not as urgent in Kansas." Not having to mine for metals or cut down trees are also benefits, he said.
A recent trash audit by the Environmental Stewardship Program showed that 67 percent of the trash left in classrooms at the University of Kansas is recyclable. The discarded materials consist largely of newspapers and beverage containers.
Severin said that blue boxes had been placed in most of the University's buildings to provide
This year, Jeff Severin, the University's environmental services manager, is trying to do something to increase the amount of material recycled.
Severin said the end of the summer was a good time for students to begin recycling. The peak season, however, is at the end of the spring semester, when the Environmental Stewardship Program provides containers for students who are leaving to get rid of items such as furniture that they will not be using anymore.
places to drop off recyclables. "We also purchased a couple of trailers to use as drop-off points for off-campus students."
There are going to be a few other changes in the program, Severin said, including outdoor containers for newspaper and plastic bottles, provided to address the issue of trash on the ground.
Celeste Fish, Pittsburg senior, works for the environmental stewardship program part-time as a crew leader, a position she has held for almost three years. She said that students, faculty and staff had all been learning how to participate in recycling.
The volume of recyclable materials gathered depends on the type of material, Fish said. She said that because the campus dining facilities used a lot of cardboard, the beginning of the fall semester brought a definite increase in the amount of that product collected for recycling.
"Over a three-year period since I've been here, we have seen an increase in recycling, especially with electronics," Fish said.
For more recycling information, visit www.ku.edu/~recycle/.
- Edited by Julie Jones
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