Wednesday, August 25, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
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Regents saddled with obligations, power
Board says load will not affect Kansas students
By Clay McCuliston
writer @kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Kansas Board of Regents will face challenge piled upon challenge this year.
The nine, governor-appointed Regents govern the state's six public, four-year universities. They oversee academic programs, choose leadership for the universities and set budgets and tuition.
Until this summer, that was all they did.
But on July 1, five Regents were replaced, and the powers and responsibilities of the board were dramatically expanded. The Regents now supervise 31 other colleges — community colleges, technical schools and Washburn University — and coordinate all of the state's higher education.
"Every one of those institutions, KU certainly included, is concerned that their needs not get lost in the transition," said Kim Wilcox, executive director of the the board. "There's a lot of interest in making
sure that everyone continues to get the time and attention they deserve."
Wilcox, a former University of Kansas communications professor, supervises about 25 staff members in the board's Topeka office.
"That's the challenge we're working on, that those nine people can get the job done efficiently," Wilcox said. "I think they all would agree they're working hard to get up to speed."
Making the board's task even more daunting is a requirement that it now oversee coordination and long-range planning for all state colleges.
"There's a new and rather large responsibility with which there is no existing support," Wilcox said. "That's an additional load on the staff and the Regents."
The board asked for $60,000 to pay for its new responsibilities. The request was denied by the state legislature.
"The legislature chose not to fund that, but we still have to do that work," Wilcox said.
Bill Docking, chairman of the Regents, was one of the four holdover board members. He said he also was concerned with the resources available for the board's new obligations.
"Getting to work on the coordinating responsibilities will be a major challenge," said Docking, an
Arkansas City banker and KU graduate. "We don't have the funding for that."
Docking said he didn't expect the change to have a negative effect on the University, however. The Board will continue to govern the University and the other five Regents schools — Kansas State, Emporia State, Wichita State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State University — as it has in the past.
"I don't think KU or the other five will see change." Docking said.
To ensure the Regents would pay attention to the 37 schools that they now supervise, the nine members were subdivided into three committees. One committee oversees the public, four-year universities; another the community colleges and technical schools; and another the higher education coordination...
"The biggest challenge so far has been getting our arms totally around all our new responsibilities," Docking said. "We're trying to think broadly."
"I think we made great, productive strides in our retreat earlier this month," Docking said. "Watching this group of nine individuals come together as a functioning board; that's a great positive step for us."
times in July and twice in August. Aug. 11 and 12 they were on retreat in Valley Falls.
This summer, the Regents met three
Mary Burg, executive assistant to the chancellor and administrative liaison to the Board of Regents, said she and the University were positive about the reconstituted board.
"KU is committed to helping the new board be successful," Burg said.
"The members have a major challenge ahead of them in coordinating all of higher education, and we believe they are up to the challenge."
Burg said that the KU students would not notice a change in how higher education was coordinated by the Reents.
"They still have a strong commitment to KU, and the other public universities," she said. "Their coordination of all post-secondary education will strengthen higher education across the board."
The Board of Regents' next meeting will be Sept. 15 and 16 at Pittsburg State University.
Edited By Matt James
"The biggest challenge so far has been getting our arms totally around all our new responsibilities."
Bill Docking
Chairman of the Board of Regents
Board of Regents Changes
- Five new Regents on the ninemember board.
Supervisory powers expanded from six public, four-year universities to include 19 community colleges, 11 technical schools and Washburn University.
Regents divided into three committees, one for four-year schools; one for community colleges and technical schools; and one for higher education coordination.
Regents coordinate all higher education — including 19 private colleges — in Kansas.
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