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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Wednesday, March 19, 1986
Professionals share engineering advice
By Sandra Crider Staff writer
The young engineer's hands went to his ears as he said, "What's important is to learn about using these." He pointed to his eyes, "and used these," then, touching his lips, "before you use these."
The engineer, KU graduate Ed King, was one of the panelists in a workshop at the 1986 Minority Engineering Symposium.
High school and college students pursuing careers in engineering had the opportunity yesterday to listen, watch and ask questions.
The symposium at the Adams Alumni Center and the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, was sponsored by the minority engineering programs of the University of Kansas and Kansas State University.
Workshops, speeches and a luncheon were included in the day's activities. Monday night, 15 KU students received scholarships from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering at a dinner for KU and K-State scholars and corporate sponsors.
About 250 high school and college students, alumni, faculty, staff and corporate sponsors attended yesterday's event.
University faculty, staff and students were on hand to inform high school students about what to expect from an engineering program in college. Alumni and corporate sponsors attended the symposium to tell students what to expect after college.
King, an engineer for Exxon Corp. told the students in his workshop. "This is a rare opportunity for you, when you're not out of college to visit with corporates and learn what we have to say. It's not in any text book, and it's not in any class — so grab it while you can."
Maceo Gray, a supervisor in electrical engineering for Allied Bendix, said, "I think it's extremely important.
Several of the engineers said one reason they attended the symposium was to show minority students they could succeed in the professional world.
William Sutton, the vice president of K-State, who, along with Chancellor Gene A. Budig, welcomed participants to the symposium, stressed the need for minority engineers.
"Several years ago, it was said that there were too many engineers," Sutton said.
"We don't want you to be selected because you are a minority, but to be given jobs and advancements because you are good."
Several college students said the contacts they would make among professional engineers at the symposium might turn into a job after graduation.
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Carlin request may aid KU phones
By Lori Polson Staff writer
A $180,000 request by Gov. John Carlin may help the University of Kansas install a new campuswide telephone system.
Dewey Allaire, director of telecommunications for KU, said yesterday that efforts were under way to replace KU's 6,400 phones with a telecommunications system that would cost over $2 million.
the Regents universities. The governor reduced that amount to $410,000.
Carlin recently recommended giving the money to the University after the Kansas Board of Regents asked for $1.9 million to install telecommunications systems at all
tinued renting equipment from the company.
Carlin also asked for $130,000 to help install a new phone system at the University of Kansas Medical Center. All three recommendations are being considered in the Kansas Legislature.
The Regents schools are the six state universities and the Kansas Technical Institute in Salina.
Under the new system, all campus telephones will be owned and operated by the University, he said. The telephones now are owned by Southwestern Bell.
The telephone lines will be connected to a switchboard located on campus, he said. But the University still will depend on Southwestern Bell lines to regulate off-campus and long distance calls.
Edward Meyen, chairman of the telecommunications committee, said the University would own all of the telephone equipment.
"In February we saw an increase of 7 to 10 percent in the cost of renting the phones," he said.
For two years, the federal government did not allow AT&T to raise the price of renting the telephones, Alaire said. But in January, that restriction expired.
The main reason for replacing the telephone system is to save money, Alaire said. After the breakup of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in January 1984, the University con-
Meyen, who also is associate vice chancellor of research, graduate studies and public services, said the University would save money by replacing the telephone system because the old equipment was out of date.
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