UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday. March 9. 1995
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Robbery suspect only caught on bank video
By Teresa Veazey Kansan staff writer
A man described as wearing a green hat and dark sunglasses robbed the northwest branch of Mercantile Bank, 3500 W. Sixth St., yesterday morning, Lawrence police reported.
No estimate on the amount of cash stolen was available.
According to a police bulletin, the suspect went into the bank at about 10:40 a.m. and demanded money from a teller. Upon receiving the cash, the suspect fled in a late model, burgundy vehicle. A witness at the scene told the vehicle was possibly a two-door Oldsmobile with Missouri plates. The vehicle was last seen heading west on
Sixth Street. police said.
Sgt. Rick Nickell of the Lawrence police said police were notified of the robbery by an alarm and were on the scene within several minutes.
John Elmore, bank president, said six bank employees and one customer were in the bank at the time of the robbery. Elmore said the other employees and the customer were aware of the situation as the suspect was leaving. No one was physically threatened or injured during the robbery.
Elmore said the robbery would have no effect on customer accounts.
"Banks are insured," he said. "There shouldn't be cause for concern."
Police did not know whether the suspect was armed.
"We do have a photograph of the suspect from security cameras inside the bank," Nickell said. The photograph has not been released.
Police described the suspect as a white male with gray or graying hair, between 40 and 50 years old, between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a green cap, brown jacket, gloves and dark sunglasses, police said.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the vehicle should contact the Lawrence Police Department at 841-7210 or Crime Stoppers at 843-8477.
Regents scrutinize research
By Virginia Margheim Kansan staff writer
The Board of Regents will be taking a closer look at how faculty at Regents schools spend their time.
Stephen Jordan, executive director of the Regents, said the Regents would conduct a discussion at their March 15 meeting about faculty workloads and undergraduate education. The Regents, faculty leaders and academic leaders will participate in the discussion. Jordan said.
The Regents decided to hold the discussion in an attempt to enhance undergraduate education, Jordan said.
For the University of Kansas, the discussion will mean an examination of the balance between research and teaching. The amount of time faculty spend teaching and researching will be discussed, Jordan said.
KU and Kansas State University
are the only designated research universities in the Regents system
Jordan said the discussion would include analysis of whether too much emphasis was being placed on research.
But the fact that faculty at KU devote time to research does not mean that teaching suffers, said Andrew Debicki, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies.
Research and teaching complement each other, Debicki said.
"Here, teaching is infused by new learning," he said.
Teachers need to be on the cutting edge so that students have the opportunity to learn new ideas, Debicki said. Research can make teachers more effective.
David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the University did not value one function more than the other.
"We want faculty who do both teaching and research." Shulen-
burger said.
Shulenburger said that care had to be taken to make sure teaching and research were emphasized equally. Without diligence, teaching has a tendency to slip, he said. But research provides a valuable service to the community.
"I think we have to keep it up for the good of the country," Shulenburger said.
KU's goals for teaching and research are included in KU's mission statement. The statement recognizes the value of both functions.
"Research and teaching, as practiced at the University of Kansas, are mutually reinforcing with scholarly inquiry, underlying and informing the educational experience at undergraduate, professional and graduate levels," the statement reads.
Jordan said that it was too early to tell what action, if any, the Regents would take on the issue.
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