Tuesday, September 7, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Seminars to 'Focus on Health'
By Amber Stuever writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Watkins Memorial Health Center will try to reach out to students and faculty better tonight at the kick-off of the "Focus on Health" seminar series.
The seminar — titled "Focus on Health . . . With Eyes Wide Open" — will be presented by Carol Seager, associate director of student health services; Randall Rock, chief of staff; Julie Francis, health educator; and Pamela Botts, associate director of Counseling and Psychological Services.
The first seminar in a series of presentations on various health issues will be from 7 to 8 tonight at the Visitor Center Auditorium.
Watkins administration and staff will present an overview of the center's health and counseling options and will address
common questions about fees insurance options and access to services.
"This is really a timely introduction into what Watkins has to offer." Francis said.
This is the first time Watkins has conducted a series of healthrelated seminars on campus.
Seager said the center wanted to improve outreach and integrate the staff into the community to share their expertise.
Francis said that although the series would be open to all students, Watkins administration wanted to attract students who werent aware of the center's services and acquaint them with the center's faculty and staff.
"I truly think it's important for the students to know the extent of our services and the capabilities of our staff," she said.
"Once you start feeling comfortable with who will be providing your medical care, the better you'll feel about coming here," Francis said. "So it's a terrific
opportunity for us to reach out."
opportunity for us to The "Focus on Health" series includes seven presentations about issues such as immunizations, nutrition, smoking and stress. The seminars will be every first and third Tuesday of the month throughout the semester. All seven presentations will be at the Visitor Center.
Francis said Watkins decided to conduct the series on Daisy Hill so that it would be convenient for students, and especially for freshmen.
"It's a good opportunity to get out where the students are while they are at a convenient time," she said. "I think the more we get out there and talk about these issues the more they'll stay in a healthy status."
Scott Lowe, Virginia Beach, Va., graduate student, said he thought students would be interested in the series.
"I think that this will go over well with the students because
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at the Visitor Center Auditorium.
"Focus on Health ... With Eyes Wide Open": A discussion about health, counseling, fees and insurance options, plus about accessing services at the Watkins Memorial Health Center.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 21 at the Vistor Center Auditorium.
"Difficulty Focusing?": A discussion about focusing and attention difficulties including Attention Deficit Disorder, Testing, diagnosis, management and resources will be reviewed.
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it's something that's very practical and helpful," he said. "It's conducive to building up good student life at the University of Kansas."
Edited by Juan H. Heath
Fine Arts continues search for dean
Current committee will remain intact for candidate hunt
By Nathan Willis writer@kanson.com Kanson staff writer
The search for a new fine arts dean continues after the candidate recommended by a search committee last spring failed to reach an agreement with the University.
Provost David Shulenburger said he decided to leave the original search committee intact rather than starting again with a new search committee. Last spring's search produced some viable candidates that, because of conflicts, never interviewed for the position, Shulenburger said. The previous candidate's
name was never released.
John Gaunt, committee chair and dean of architecture, said the committee's mission remained intact.
The 12-member committee reconvened for the first time Wednesday, minus two of its original members. One member is on sabbatical, and another left the University.
"It's not uncommon for a search to end without a hire," she said. "It doesn't mean the committee did a poor job."
"This is essentially a continuation of the search before." Gaunt said.
Despite the failure to produce a dean last semester, Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, committee member and associate director of the Equal Opportunity Office, said the committee was undaunted.
A similar search in the spring semester for a law school dean also ended without a hire, Shulenburger said.
He said it was a coincidence that both searches lasted a semester. Complications in negotiations
with the candidates caused the problems, he said. "This is unusual," Shulenburger said. "These are pretty much unpredictable reasons why neither one of the searches produced a dean."
The fine arts search committee is focusing on making this search successful, Dempsey-Swopes said.
with the candidates caused the problems,he said.
"Of course, we'd like not to have to do this again with all our other work, but we're pretty optimistic about our chances," she said.
Although Gaunt said the committee had not yet set a date to conclude the search and present the candidates to the provost, Dempsey-Swopes said the committee members wanted to wrap up the search by the end of the semester.
The committee is contacting candidates from the first search who were unable to interview, Gaunt said. The search also is open to new candidates, though the committee won't run another campaign advertising the position, he said.
"Our hope is that we are able to interview all viable candidates by the end of October." Gaunt said.
— Edited by Ronnie Wachter
Faculty, staff to gather for convocation
Special to the Kansan
By John Audlehelm
Students had their chance to convoKE; now it's the teachers' turn.
1866.
"There is a long tradition of an opening convocation at the University of Kansas," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said. "It's as much a part of fall at the University of Kansas as the marching band practicing and the football team playing their first game."
The Faculty and Staff Fall Convocation will begin at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in 130 Budig Hall.
The first fall convocation was in
Hemenway said the convocation was a time to speak with faculty and students about both successes and problems.
Jeannette Johnson, assistant to Provost David Shulenburger, said the convocation would open with a welcoming address, followed by a presentation of awards.
"Throughout the year, there are a number of awards given to faculty members for teaching, research, advising and service." Johnson said.
Recipients of 20 Kemper Awards,
four Budig Awards, four Higuchi
Endowment Research Achievement Awards and two awards in International Studies will be recognized at the convocation.
ringuchi Award winners will be announced for the first time at the convocation. Johnson said.
The award presentation will be followed by speeches from Faculty Senate President Mary Hawkins and Provost David Shulenburger.
The Higuchi Awards consist of $10,000 grants and may go to any faculty member at a Regents University. One award will be presented in each of the following categories: humanities and social sciences, basic sciences, applied sciences and biomedical sciences, Johnson said.
The provost will focus on graduate education and research. Johnson said.
The chancellor is also scheduled to discuss the Initiative 2001 Program, which encourages KU campuses to act as one University, serve Kansas citizens, and carve out a distinctive niche in the changing world of higher education.
Hemenway said he expected 600-700 of the University's 1,000 faculty and 3,000 staff members to attend.
Edited by Juan H. Heath
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