UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, April 9, 1997
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Former Jayhawk appointed to Regents
By Ann Marchand Kansan staff writer
The newest member of the Board of Regents claims he bleeds crimson and blue.
Harry W. Craig Jr. grew up in Lawrence. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas, and then earned his law degree from the University.
Currently the chairman and chief executive officer of Topeka's Martin Tractor Company, Inc., Craig said that he has never forgotten his University roots.
Now Craig will be working to benefit not only the University, but the five other Regents institutions as well. He said that although he has personal ties to the University, he wanted to ensure that all public universities in Kansas were achieving a level of excellence.
"I'm a big believer in continual improvement, in continual education," he said. "We have to help our young people and equip them for a lifetime of learning."
Craig attended an orientation session on Monday, and he will appear before a Senate committee today in the first step of his confirmation process.
Steve Jordan, executive director of the Regents, said that Craig was a wise addition to the Board.
"First of all, he has a tremendous sense of humor. I think he will add a lot of humor to the Board meetings," Jordan said. "And he is clearly interested in dealing with policy and delegating management to the presidents."
Craig, a former member of the Topeka Board of Education, said that he hoped to offer the Regents some of his business expertise as well.
"We have an obligation as stewards to our young people to provide an education that will help them in a world-class market," he said. "I'm pretty good at strategic thinking and planning, and I'm hoping to do some of that."
Besides his ties to the University, Craig said that he also has ties to other Regents institutions. One of his daughters attended Kansas State University, and his son graduated from Emporia State University. Craig and his wife, Karen, financially contribute to the University as well as Kansas State and Pittsburgh
"If you decide to be a Regent, you represent all schools, regardless of which one you're from," he said.
State universities.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway agreed.
"I do not believe that he will favor KU over any other institution in the system," he said. "I know Mr. Craig, and I believe he will be a very effective Regent. He will expect the Regents system to operate by sound business principles."
Craig's ties were obviously not a problem for Gov. Bill Graves, who made the appointment last week. Mike Matson, Graves' press secretary, said that Craig was a clear choice for the Board.
"The Board of Regents is considered to be the pinnacle of prestige when it comes to volunteer service to the state," Matson said. "You want people who have a broad range not only in terms of educational experience but also in terms of life experience."
Craig said his goal for the Regents' institutions was simple.
"I feel that I have an obligation to leave it better than I found it, and that's what I intend to do," he said.
Staff Photographer / KANSAN
Harry W. Craig Jr., who attended the University of Kansas for his undergraduate and law degree, is the newest member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
Admissions office to relocate
Location in Strong difficult to discover for University visitors
By Harumi Kogarimal
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas is planning to relocate the Office of Admissions from Strong Hall to Templin Hall next year, providing visitors easier access to KU.
Alan Cerveny, director of admissions, said that the University had recently decided to relocate the entire office to Templin because many visitors got confused about the current location in Strong Hall.
Templin Hall, 1515 Engel Road, faces Iowa Street and visitors taking Interstate Highway 70 can easily find the building.
"One of the concerns we heard is that we don't have a front door to the University," Cerveny said. "It is confusing for people, particularly people from small towns, to find our office."
"One of the concerns we heard is that we don't have a front door to the University."
Alan Cerveny director of admissions
The office would provide the same
Cerveny said that the tentative plan would be to relocate the office in the hall's old cafeteria during the summer of 1998.
Thomas Waechter, planning coordinator of design and construction management, said the project was still in the planning process and the designs of the office and estimated budget would be discussed next week.
"The plan is still sketchy. We are still trying to figure out how much space we need and how much we can afford to have," he said.
services to help visitors learn about KU.
If the plan is realized, visitors would be able to take a shuttle bus from Temple Hall and have a campus tour.
The new admission office would be built one year after the renovation of Templin is completed.
services to help visitors learn about KU.
Cerveny said that the relocation of the office was not originally a part of the housing department's Templin renovation because there were not financial resources available for the plan.
"The University identified the resources available just recently and decided to move the entire office," Cerveny said.
Stephanie McDuff
Kansan staff writer
Degree programs face new review criteria
Many degree programs at the University of Kansas may be exempted from undergoing a systematic review by the Board of Regents, should the Regents decide to approve a plan in their next meeting.
Between 1982 and 1990, during the first program review cycle, every degree program on the six Regents' campuses was reviewed at least once.
For the second review, the Council of Chief Academic Officers and the Council of Presidents wanted to cut the numbers of reviewed programs and save the schools from making extraneous efforts in reviewing programs obviously in good standing.
The Council of Chief Academic Officers has drafted a set of guidelines which could be used to indicate programs which
might need to be looked at more closely to evaluate their importance.
Lawrence Draper, University Council President and professor of microbiology, said that the Regents' proposal is meant to prevent useless examination of programs.
"I have read it several times and I have found that it is a reasonable document," Draper said during yesterday's University Senate Executive Committee meeting.
In order to cut down on overreview, the plan lists criteria which a degree program should meet in order to avoid automatic review. Programs not meeting the criteria would be identified for a focused program review.
It must also have an annual
Under the proposal, an undergraduate program should have an annual average of 50 or more junior and senior students in order to avoid automatic review.
average of 10 or more of its members graduating, an annual average of three or more faculty with doctorates or an appropriate terminal degree, and an annual average high school ACT score that exceeds the 20th percentile of composite ACT scores for junior, senior, and fifth year undergraduates. If any of these criteria are not met, then the program would be automatically reviewed by the Regents.
It is left up to the individual universities to decide the fate of a program following its review. The overall quality of a given program, regardless of its size, will be considered during the reviews.
Under this plan, similar requirements would be made at the graduate and doctoral levels to avoid automatic program reviews.
tee members were concerned that more attention would be paid to the quantitative aspects of a particular program rather than the qualitative aspects.
Because the plan's criteria for review is based heavily on numbers, some SenEx commit-
According to the plan, the University or Regents may conduct a special review of a program which meets all of the proposed requirements should they deem it necessary to do so.
The SenEx committee decided to forward two messages voicing these concerns to Provost David Shulenburger in regards to the plan.
Draper also said that he talked with some of the Regents about faculty being overburdened with too many self-evaluations. Draper said that part of the problem was that they were too time consuming.
Shulenburger will meet with Council of Chief Academic Officers meeting on April 16 and share with them the opinions of SenEx.
Graduate business test will be computerized
Format will adapt test to student; GRE to follow
By Sean Demory Kansan staff reporter
Changes in the Graduate Management Admissions Test, the standard test for aspirants to graduate degrees in business, will throw the No. 2 pencil out in favor of a mouse and keypad.
The last opportunity for the paper and pencil GMAT will be June 21.
After that, a new computer adaptive test will be the only test option available for future MBAs.
"There are big differences between the paper and pencil GMAT and the computer test. For example, students can't skip around on the computer test," said Robert Levy, Kaplan's national director of business school programs.
One of the most pressing problems solved by the computer adaptive test is scheduling.
Dave Collins, associate director of master's programs in the School of Business, said that, earlier, the test could only be taken four times per year.
When the GMAT goes to the computer model, Collins said, test-takers will be able to call an 800-number and schedule a test at almost any time.
The computer adaptive test is a new form of assessment that adapts to the performance of the test-taker.
Susan Embretson, professor of psychology, said that adaptive testing is both a useful and increasingly common method.
Test-takers see one question at a time. If they answer correctly, a more difficult question is presented. If they answer incorrectly, an easier question is presented instead.
"It allows items that are more appropriate to everyone. After every item, there's a computation of effective ability and the test adapts to that computation. For someone who's pretty skilled, there's no real use in setting the hurdles low," said Embret-
Computerized Tests
Last date for paper and pencil GMAT is June 21.
The only two dates for paper and pencil GRE: April 12, November 1.
We thought it was good that students could get their scores instantly and that there were more chances to take the
test."
Dave Collins associate director of Master's Programs in the School of Business
Collins said that assessing the test was one of many issues that Educational Testing Service, the company that makes the test, had discussed with the University's business school as well as other client institutions.
"When they were developing the CAT, they came to the business schools. We thought it was good that students could get their scores instantly and that there were more chances to take the test. We mentioned potential problems in assessing the test," Collins said.
Only two paper and pencil dates have been scheduled for the Graduate Record Exam this year, April 12 and November 1, and only one has been announced for 1998. It is expected that the GRE will be administered only on computer by 1999.
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