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Wednesday, October 11. 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
University's promotion and tenure process revamped
Applicants can't add material to folders
By Josh Yancey Kansan staff writer
Faculty and unclassified staff applying for tenure or promotion no longer will have the chance to add new material at any time to their submitted application folders.
Additions to folders now will be allowed only during checkback, an instance when disagreement occurs
between departments ruling on the application. If a disagreement occurs, the faculty member will have the opportunity to offer more material to help his or her case, said Sandra Gautt, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. If checkback does not occur, Gautt said, then the applicant cannot submit more materials.
Faculty applying for promotion or tenure submit a folder that contains, among other things, a description of the instructor's present position at the University, a record of the instructor's teaching record and
a summary of instructor evaluations from faculty and students. The application is reviewed and must be approved by the instructor's department, the school or college, University Committee for Promotion and Tenure, the executive vice chancellor and the chancellor.
The new policy was part of the revision made to the Handbook for Faculty and Other Unclassified Staff. University Council and Chancellor Robert Hemenway approved the change in August, and the new handbooks now are being printed.
Before the policy revision, a fac
ulty member could add material to his or her file at any time during the review process. Each time material was added, review committees had to reassess the information.
Section 6.1.7 of the handbook was removed. It stated: "The addition of material to the file by the faculty member involved or by others, at any time prior to or during review by the UCPT (University Committee on Promotion and Tenure), shall always be permissible. Material to be added to the UCPT file must also be submitted to the department and/or school committee for review
and comment to the UCPT. The UCPT shall require the school and/or department committee to review or comment upon the additional material before making a final decision on the case."
The new section reads: "No new material shall be included in the files for promotion and tenure after the department or unit submits the file to the College or School, except as part of the checkback procedure."
Faculty apply for promotion during the fall semester. No definite time period between rankings of
professorship is required, but the normal expectations are:
Two to six years from instructor to advancement to assistant professor
- Five to six years from appointment as assistant professor to advancement to associate professor
Internet tool goes to library for you
- Five to six years from appointment of associate professor to advancement to professor
"A recommendation for earlier-than-customary promotion must include evidence of truly exceptional merit," the handbook states.
By Craig Lang
Kansan staff writer
As deadlines for research papers draw closer in the cold months of November and December, making the walk to the library does not exactly sound pleasant to students.
That was part of the reasoning behind the creation of Cognito!, a new research tool available on the World Wide Web designed to help junior high school, high school and college students with homework and term papers. James Outman, general manager of the At-Home Division of the California-based Information Access Company, said the company designed the service so students could complete their homework at home.
Outman said that in most areas of the country, when the weather got cold, the last thing students wanted to do was leave their homes.
"A lot of people can relate to this idea," he said. "Going to the library."
is not the most attractive option."
Cognito! contains tens of thousands of articles from major encyclopedias, reference books, magazines, pamphlets and Internet sources. Students can access information just by typing keywords. Students also can type a question and the software, based on its understanding of the English language, will determine which resources are most capable of answering the question.
One thing Cognito! will not offer is examples of term papers and thesis papers, Outman said. He said it would be too easy for students to download these papers and use them illegally. However, based on the needs of the customers, Cognito! may offer bulletin boards or that services for students to share their ideas.
Outman said the service is free during its first month. However, a subscription rate of $8.95 per month or $79.95 per year for most of its material will be implemented next month.
Outman said the company had to charge for most of the services to cover the cost of copyrighted materials. He said they would not charge for materials to which the company had free access.
"If we get it for free, we offer it as free," he said.
William Crowe, dean of libraries,
said that although he has not used
Cognitol', he thought that if it was
anything like other services on the
Internet, it could overload students
with information.
He said the Internet is like a library but with the books on the floor.
"It has relatively little structure," he said. "Navigating it requires patience and skills."
Crowe said that the Internet still could not compete with the library and librarian system, which was designed to help students in the shortest amount of time.
"Our job is to help you get information," he said. "Everything is made to help you get the most out of your time."
Pro-choice group works to ensure freedom
Bv Lindsev Henrv
Kansan Correspondent
The KU Pro-Choice Coalition wants to ensure that the freedom to control one's body remains with women, not in the hands of Congress.
Established in response to Operation Rescue's 1991 campaign against women's health clinics around the country, the coalition formed to combat efforts to strip women of their right to choose an abortion.
"Wichita was one of the cities hardest hit, and that got everyone riled up," said Christie Burkhart, South Haven junior and coalition co-leader.
Support for the coalition on campus is increasing as the new Republican Congress indicates its desire to limit funding and availability of abortions.
"I can't understand why 60-year-old white men in Congress can tell me what to do with my body," said Regan Cowan, Topeka sophomore.
"I have been interested in the cause since my junior year in high school when a boy told me it was a woman's fault if she got pregnant. We need to be responsible for our bodies by using our voices because it's all about choice."
Alice Lieberman, associate professor of social welfare and sponsor of the Pro-Choice Coalition, said that she applauded the organization's efforts.
"The heart of the coalition is in political action, letter writing and the election of pro-choice candidates," Lieberman said. "We are talking about the liberation and freedom for more than half the world's population. We also try to educate people that pro-choice is not pro-abortion. It's hard stuff, and it takes guts to get it done."
"Other groups have taped their fliers over ours," Burkart said. "Christian groups do not think we have the right to be on campus.
The Pro-Choice Coalition faces objections from different student organizations.
Despite opposition, the faction for choice continues to promote women's rights."
In late October, the Pro-Choice Coalition will present a Clothesline Project at the Lawrence public library. A clothesline draped with shirts designed by victims and survivors of violent crime will be displayed as a reminder of battered and raped women.
The idea for the presentation was adopted from the April 19, 1995, Pro-Choice march in Washington, D.C. Sixty members of the KU coalition attended the day-long demonstration.
Burkhart said that she had made one of the shirts. "It made me feel free, like I didn't have to hide anymore."
The coalition is open to any KU student.
"The option should be there for everyone, not put into legislation," Burkhart said. "Our main goal is to keep that option out there, for the future generation and for ourselves."
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