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18 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
JULY 6 - JULY 12, 2005
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ADVICE
Each week Mr. College Answer Person offers his wisdom and advice to those looking for "the inside word" on the college experience. He seeks your actual questions, so put on your thinking cap and then send an e-mail to mistercollege@kansan.com. In the interim, the editors will provide the questions.
Dear Mr. College Answer Person,
Across the Atlantic Ocean, Provost is the title given to a chief magistrate in a Scottish city. But around here, the word is used as a title for a high-level university official. At the University, the Provost, David Shulenburger, is second in command under the Chancellor. The Office of the Provost, 250 Strong Hall, is comprised of a cabinet of Vice-Provosts who oversee and communicate with all other offices on campus.
What can you tell me about the Provost, Registrar, Comptroller and Bursar? I am new to KU and unfamiliar with these terms.
These terms represent the leaders of specific departments, each one carrying out different administrative functions at the University of Kansas.
Registrar is a word that describes one who is responsible for the safekeeping of enrollment records and academic standing. There are two separate parts to the Office of the Registrar at KU. The Office of Enrollment is located in 151 Strong Hall and is responsible for the creation of the timetable and assisting students with enrollment. It also handles petitions for refunds of fees and establishment of instate residency status. The Office of Transcripts and Records is located down the hall in 121 Strong Hall and handles ordering and sending of these records.
Assistant Registrar Joan Hahn said, "Most problems that arise in our office deal with students who do not pay close attention to the academic calendar." She said it would be wise for all students to print off a copy and check it regularly so they don't miss important academic deadlines.
KU Comptroller Diane Goddard said, "Our office is responsible for keeping track of every dollar that comes into the University and also auditing every dollar that leaves the University." The Office of the Comptroller is located at 147 Carruth O'Leary.
Comptroller is a title used to describe an officer who handles the financial affairs of an organization.
The title Bursar comes from the Latin word bursa, which means purse. The Bursar is a part of the Office of the Comptroller and handles all billing for tuition and fees as well as collection of these charges. Assistant Comptroller Karen Bailey said students could pay their bills on the bottom floor of Carruth O'Leary, but that this office does not handle financial aid matters.
Bailey said that one of the goals of her department was to eliminate the need for students to physically come into their offices. To accomplish this, the Bursar offers many online resources, such as depositing refunds directly into students' bank account, online bill-pay and submitting FERPAL forms, which are used to give guardian access to student records and bills.
Mr. College Answer Person
INTERNATIONAL
Live 8 concerts provide aid for African poverty
LONDON - Twenty years after a scruffy one-hit wonder first demonstrated his gift for lofty dreams and grandiose statements, hundreds of the world's top performers and more than 1 million fans united for 10 free concerts across the globe aimed at fighting African poverty.
Bob Geldof claimed July 2's shows would be "the greatest concert ever," and it was hard to argue with him after the unprecedented gathering drew everyone from Snoop Dogg to Bill Gates, Mandela to Madonna.
But the ultimate success of the Live 8 extravaganza will be judged by whether the world's most powerful leaders, gathering next week for the Group of Eight summit meeting, listen to Geldof's demands for debt forgiveness, trade concessions and $25 billion in aid for Africa.
"History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks," former South African president Nelson Mandela said after taking the stage in Johannesburg, where the crowd of more than 8,000 people gave him a five-minute ovation. "I say to all those leaders: Do not look the other way, do not hesitate ... It is within your power to prevent a genocide."
"This is our moment. This is our time.This is our chance to stand up for what's right." U2 frontman Bono told a crowd of 200,000 in London's Hyde Park.
"We're not looking for charity, we're looking for justice," Bono said. In Philadelphia, on the Independence Day weekend, actor Will Smith called the festivities a worldwide "declaration of interdependence."
The Associated Press