Follow the yellow brick road
Photo by Greg Sorber
One of the first obstacles facing a Midwestern Music and Art Camp student is finding the building he's looking for. A KU student gives a little friendly assistance to two bewildered campers. KU will host about 1300 high school campers for the next five weeks. See story and pictures, pages 12 and 13
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
80th Year, No.5
Tuesday, June 23, 1970
Administration overhauled
The administrative organization at KU will be modified and streamlined in the fall in accordance with a plan submitted by Cancellor F. Laurence Chalmers Jr. and approved by the Board of Regents last week.
Under the new system, the posts of provosts on the Lawrence and Kansas City campuses will be abolished and replaced with four individuals designated vice chancellors.
Chalmers expressed the belief that the reorganization would improve lines of communication within the administration and enable the administrative branch of the University to keep pace with the changes in the legislative and judiciary branches of the University.
"This is the complement, or the beginning of the complement, to the Senate Code and to the new judiciary," he said. "It would have been a quieter year if we had done these as parallel efforts instead of sequential ones."
Title changes for those men to be named vice chancellors will be effective July 1. They are:
- Francis H. Heller, dean or faculties and acting provost of the Lawrence campus, who will become vice chancellor for academic affairs;
- William Balfour, dean of student affairs, who will be named vice chancellor for student affairs;
- Keith Nitcher, vice chancellor for finance, who will be vice chancellor for business affairs;
Dr. Charles Brackett, acting provost of the medical center in Kansas City, who will become acting vice chancellor for health affairs.
Vice Chancellor Keith Lawton, director of operations, plant development and coordination, will retain the title of vice chancellor for the present, but will work through the office of business affairs, headed by Nitcher.
George Baxter Smith, vice chancellor for institutional planning, will be director of institu-
Regents tighten policy on campus disruptions
The State Board of Regents issued a new policy statement on the subject of campus disorder apparently aimed at preventing state schools from allowing students time off for political campaigning in the fall.
The statement told state schools not to deviate from their published academic calendars.
"Any deviation from this calendar for reasons other than natural disaster must have prior approval of the Board of Regents," the new policy declaration said.
Optional systems of class attendance, such as were put into effect at KU during the last weeks of the spring semester, would be included under the term "deviation."
KU requests record budget
The toughened policy statement came out of a meeting last week with the heads of Kansas colleges
KU's operational budget for the fiscal year 1972—a record $52.6 million—has been submitted for review by the State Board of Regents for consideration by the 1971 Kansas Legislature.
Henry Bubb of Topeka, a member of the Board of Regents, said he personally was not satisfied with the way the board's policies were being enforced at state schools, and asked that proper action be taken against presidents who did not follow the board's policies.
and universities under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents.
tional research and planning. Smith will also retain the title of vice chancellor.
A statement issued by the Board of Regents before the meeting said, "We are unanimously committed to taking the steps necessary to insure the people of Kansas that our state universities and colleges remain open for the full academic year."
He said, however, that he did not plan to ask for the resignation of KU Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr., and denied that any such motion had been put before the Board of Regents.
When the new system is in effect, only 10 persons will report directly to Chalmers, instead of 18, as provided by the old organization plan.
The budget reflects an increase of 19.6 per cent over the budget recommended for the fiscal year starting July 1.
In the 1972 budget, Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. asked $52,648,003 for educational and general operating funds.
Included in the budget for 1972 is a salary increase of about 8 per cent for faculty members, and 4.1 per cent salary increases for classified employees.
The budget also included a request for $1,575,000 for capital improvements, which would be earmarked for remodeling in several campus buildings, improvements in electrical systems, street improvements and sidewalks in the Daisy Hill area.
More than 120 new faculty members would be added with the approval of the budget, as well as more than 150 other employees, such as clerical workers and technicians.
The Board of Regents will consider budgets for all state schools and present a package request to the legislature.
In addition to the four vice chancellors and Smith, the directors of three independent organizations and two staff organizations will report to Chalmers. The independent organizations, which are part of the University, are the Alumni Association, directed by Richard Wintermote; the Athletic Association, directed by Wade R. Stinson; and the Endowment Association, headed by Irvin Youngberg.
The staff organizations reporting to the chancellor are Univer-
city Relations and Development directed by John J. Conard, and Urban Affairs, directed by Philip Gary.
Those agencies which formerly reported directly to the chancellor's office will redirect reports to various vice chancellors, who in turn will carry them to the chancellor.
Decision-making procedures and budgetary allocations will be simplified by delegation of authority, though the main responsibility remains with the chancellor.
A tedious process
Judy Martens, Scottsbluff, Neb., listens intently as the forms for registration and enrollment in the Midwestern Music and Art camp are explained. Judy will be an art student.