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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday; May 2, 1989
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Students can help profs get honored
by Brett Brenner Kansan staff writer
One of the five Chancellors Club Teaching Professorships will be vacant in May, and administrators are offering students to help fill it
Brower Burchell, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said students were welcome to nominate a teacher for the position, but that the process involved more than dropping off a name.
"It may be difficult for a student on his or her own to come up with the supporting materials," Burhill said. "They would have to be willing to make contact with the department chair."
Burchell is a member of the committee charged with filling the vacancy created by James Seaver's death. Severa is a professor of history.
Candidates must meet certain requirements. According to a letter mailed to University faculty and staff, the nominee must be a full-time teacher involved in teaching undergraduates. The candidate also must have been in the minimum of 10 years and must be an associate professor or a professor.
A support file must accompany the nomination. That file should include a curriculum vitae, a department resume and an application statement, statements from colleagues and
W with the title of
Chancellors Club Teaching Professor comes an annual $5,000 stipend that lasts as long as the professor teaches at the University.
students, teaching evaluations and evidence of scholarly activity.
The five Chancellors Club Teaching Professors are Fred Van Vleck, professor of mathematics; Elizabeth Schultz, professor of English; Richard H. Burchard of business; Ray Hiner, professor of history and Seaver.
With the title comes an annual
$5,000 stipend that lasts as long as the
professor teaches at the University
Carol Prentice, assistant to the vice chancellor for academic affairs, said that many teachers were eligible.
"All sorts of teaching are represented," she said. "Sherr and Van Vleck usually teach in front of larger classes, while Schultz has smaller classes. It covers the whole gamut of teaching situations."
A committee comprised of faculty and student representatives will decide on the chair next fall.
The nominations are due Aug. 11.
Additional information is available from the office of academic affairs,
129 Strong Hall.
Bomb threats tiring to students, workers
by Angela Clark
Kansan staff writer
Tiffany Hall isn't scared anymore. She's mad.
Hall, St. Louis junior, stood outside of Strong Hall among clusters of University workers, professors and students yesterday after a bomb threat emptied the building for the second time in a week.
"It's not a joke anymore, it really isn't," Hall said. "For not one kid who's getting out of class. No one who's getting into the music." didn't! I look one of the calls.
Roughly the same thing happened yesterday. At 12:51 p.m., a female professor died of cancer of liberal Arts and Sciences that was a bomb in Strong Hall, KU.
Hall received the threatening call Friday when a man called the office of student records, where Hall works, and told her that she had 35 minutes to get out of the building or they all would die.
police reported.
Nothing was found Friday in Strong, either.
Schuyler Bailey, KU police spokesman, said the police had searched the building two and found nothing
"It's costing the school time and money." Hall said. "We've got jobs in there helping the teachers. They're going to be a way long this is why, it is to get stop."
Bailey said that there were no suspects yet but detectives were following a few leads.
Sue Horine, a secretary with student records, enjoyed taking the break.
"I've got stacks of things to do in there, but I like being able to sit out here and enjoy it," she said.
Paul Duke, host of "Washington Week In Review," speaks about George Bush's first 100 days in office.
Horine said police told her it was up to her whether she should go back into the building
"I don't want to blow up, but I think I'll go back in because I'm cold," she said.
Speaker calls Bush unsubstantial
by Steven Wolcott
Paul Duke termed the first 100 days of the George Bush presidency to be long on style and short on substance.
Kansan staff writer
Duke, the senior correspondent for public television in Washington and moderator of "Washington Week in Review," the longest-running news program on the Public Broadcasting System, was the keynote speaker last night at the Kansas Insurance Education Foundation banquet at the Lawrence Holdome.
Gov. Mike Hayden, who was scheduled to appear at the banquet could not attend because of the legislative walkout.
"In one sense, George Bush still seems to be running for president, instead of acting as president." Duke said. "Style is being emphasized over substance, and the style isn't that good.
settle down to providing the leadership we need."<sup>4</sup>
He said that words and symbolism did not of them.
"The fundamental question about George Bush is when he will foreign the image making and public relations and
Dunne said that even with the slow start, it was too early to be writing obituaries, and that George Bush was no
"George Bush is after all, the president," he said. "He was elected president and will serve for the next four
He said that the Bush administration was off to a slow, shaky start with no magical 100 days, but that not every day was good.
tremember John F. Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs?" Duke said. "Far worse then anything George Bush has experienced so far. All this early stumbling may only be a slight blink on the Bush record."
Jerry Waltrip, a sales representative from Pittsburg, who is attending the banquet, said Luke's speech was "very funny."
KU maintains nine-day period of final tests
Kansan staff writer
by Candy Niemann
KU's final examination period this semester will have nine days of three hour tests, and it is recommended that all students bring a student ID.
At the six other Board of Regents institutions, the final period will last only five days.
"Actually, I believe it's something like 99 percent of all schools that have shorter exam periods than we do," said Ted Frederickson, associate professor of journalism and chairman of the University Senate Calendar Committee.
For at least four years in a row, University
of Chicago's school of shortening
the intake period to five days.
And during the same four years, the final examination period has remained nine days long.
Finals schedules for academic school years through 1991-92 already have been approved by the Regents, and all include nine-day examination periods.
But some KU officials said they would like to see the exam periods shortened.
Martine Hammond, director of academic affairs, said the Regents required that each institution have a total of 80 academic days, including class days and finals. The Regents also dictate break periods for Thanksgiving and Spring Break, and require that the fall
"I am personally in favor of shortening it," said David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs. "Two weeks is too long. It creates a lot of stress on the students and may put too much emphasis on finals. It is an inefficient use of time."
semester end by December 31 and the spring semester start no earlier than January 1.
Aside from the Regents guidelines, Hammond said, universities are free to dictate their own exam schedules. At the University of Kansas, the calendar committee makes recommendations for the university to enforce, which then forwards its recommendations to Chancellor Gene A. Budig.
Two years ago, Frederickson said, the committee recommended a five-day exam period.
Ambler said he thought the exam period at KU had not been shortened because there was not a strong consensus to do so among students and faculty.
issue in the fall, and they were split on the issue."
Arguments in favor of a five-day exam period are that more days could be devoted to class time and that some stress could be taken off students.
"There are pro's and ins for both sides," he said. "I met with student leaders about the
Arguments against a five-day exam period are that teachers might not have enough exam time to administer comprehensive exams and tests that are not able to spread out their studying time.
Some proponents of a five-day exam period point to Kansas State University, which has five days of exams that last one hour and 50 minutes each. A total of six exam periods occur each day, and a student with more than two exams daily can request the rescheduling of an exam.
City, fire officials negotiate
by Angela Clark Kansan staff writer
Salaries, staffing requirements and physical fitness incentives were heatedly discussed yesterday in the second round of discussions between city officials and representatives of the local firefighters' union.
Ray Hummert, city clerk and director of administrative services, acted as spokesperson for the city and submitted the city's response to the union's proposal. Jim McSwain, Lawrence fire chief, and Kelly Arnold, city management analyst, also represented the city.
The union's proposal was presented last week by Russell Brickell, president of the local chapter of the International Association of Firefighters. The union represents 52 Lawrence firefighters.
The city responded with a general wage increase proposal of a 4 percent increase in 1990 and a 2 percent increase in 1991.
"Our salary for firefighters is an excellent salary for the job the firefighters do," said Hummert. "When we have departments we are very competitive."
The union had requested a 6 percent wage increase for 1990 and 1991 in their proposal. They received a 6 percent of living-income in 1983 and 1989.
Brickell disagrees. "Salary does present a problem. Based on the CPI (Consumer Price Index), what they get when we get a 2 percent cut next year."
Hummert also presented the response to the union about the extra board. The union had requested that it be discontinued after the people now in the system had been hired full-time. The city responded with a new clause in the agreement by saying that the fire chief would determine who from the extra board will be eligible to work.
"I don't know if that's necessarily what we're looking at under the extra board." Brickell said.
Hummert said that the firefighter's union did not represent the extra board.
The extra board is made up of part-time firefighters who are given minimum training and are on-call for replacements or for emergencies. These people are the first to be hired for any full-time positions and all recruits must go through the extra board.
“With the extra board) we have been able to find people, train them and it has been successful.” Hummer said. “There is a training period and the extra board process shortens it."
The city added a new clause in the agreement stipulating that the top 50 percent of the fire department's age groups should receive a 600 physical fitness incentive. The current incentive is a $40 increase annually if the age group averages skill levels and $80 if the first firefighter achieves all higher skill levels.
More than half of the department received the $80 incentive last year, Brickell said.
"So you want to change something that's working?" he asked.
Hummert said the city would be improved by having the level of achievement increased.
"You are creating internal competition," said Sandy Hery, firefighter and part of the negotiating team. "I think you agree with what you are saying."
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