University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 22, 1987
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Local Briefs
Memorial for retired teacher this afternoon
A memorial service for Frank Edward Hoecker, retired professor of physics and astronomy, will be at 3 p.m. today at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1900 University Drive.
Mr. Hoeker, 83, taught at the University of Kansas for 39 years before he retired in 1973. He helped invent the cardiograph, the first method for picturing the heart as it works. He also was a research associate on the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb in World War II.
MIR. Hoeker died Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was the wife of Mary, and Memorials may be sent to the Visiting Nurses Association in care of Warren-Meclain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St.
Student Senate to have turnover
The Student Senate will have its transitional meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
Brady Stanton and Kelly Milligan, outgoing student body president and vice president, will hand over their offices to Jason Krakow and Stephanie Quincy, who were body president and vice president.
It also will be the first meeting for 52 newly elected senators.
KU deans to cook burgers for seniors
Members of the senior class will have a chance tonight to eat free hamburgers cooked by KU deans.
The senior cookout, sponsored by the Adams Alumni Center, in conjunction with the Student Alumni Association, will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the alumni center, 1266 Oread Ave.
Hamburgers and beverages will be provided free. Seniors must bring their senior class I.D. to the center's north terrace. The cook-out will be moved indoors if it rains.
A tour of the center also will be offered, and seniors will be able to sign up for alumni memberships at discount rates.
Campus and Area
KU social welfare alumni have established a scholarship fund to honor Ase George, KU professor emeritus of social welfare.
Scholarship fund to honor teacher
More than 100 former students contributed to the fund, which will provide annual scholarships to social welfare graduate students.
George joined the KU faculty in 1948. She was director of social welfare graduate admissions from 1950-1957 and it remains active in social work.
George also is writing a history of KU social work education, to be published in July.
Hayden OKs bill for stronger state work-study
TOPEKA — Mike Hayden yesterday signed a bill designed to strengthen and coordinate the work-study program at state universities.
By JOHN BUZBEE
From staff and wire reports.
Staff writer
The new law officially creates the state work-study program. The program, which provides half the wages to students who work in a field related to their education, had existed informally since 1983. It is different from the federal work-study program.
The work-study program has been run differently at state universities. The law will help
coordinate the programs, said State Rep. Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence, a member of the House Education Committee.
"It is extremely important that this program be coordinated so it is a little more consistent Regents-wide than it has been." Branson said.
A provision allowing work-study money to be used to run the program was removed from the bill, but the new law allows money to run the program to be allocated separately.
"It was probably the best we could do," said Mark Tallman, director of legislative affairs for the Associated Students of Kansas.
"At last, if a school such as KU needs some
Branson said, "In order for the program to be effective, it's essential that we have some help with administrative costs."
administrative costs, they know how to go about making a case for them," he said.
The University of Kansas has a greater need for money to run the program. Branson said, because its program is bigger than those at KU and it has 70 students participate in the program at KU.
"We have a student aid office which has been very hard hit in terms of personnel and there's a lot of stress on that office," she said.
The House opposed using any money for
administrative costs and the Senate wanted no more than 4 percent used for administrative costs.
Tallman said ASK, which is the lobbying arm of student governments at state universities, had anticipated opposition to using money to run the program.
The new law won't affect the program until fiscal year 1989, which begins June 1, 1988, Tallman said. The work-study program's budget would be increased 2.5 percent next year under a bill for financing the Board of Regents institutions.
Schools may lose students because of fellowship cuts
By JOSEPH REBELLO
Staff writer
The elimination of one graduate fellowship program will hurt some professional schools' ability to compete with other universities in recruiting the best graduate students, school officials say.
The office of research, graduate studies and public service last week informed schools that had nominated candidates for the terminal master's fellowships that the fellowships no longer would be available.
Each of the six fellowships, which were open to graduate students in programs that do not offer a doctoral degree, would have carried a stipend of $1,100 a year for the duration of the programs.
The fellowship was open to master's degree candidates in programs such as urban planning, public administration, special education, journalism, health sciences administration and fine arts.
"It's going to make it more difficult for us to attract the top students," said W. Max Lucas, dean of architecture. "I think it's unfortunate. But there's nothing I can do except make my feelings known."
John Nalbandian, chairman of the department of public administration, said three of his students who had hoped to get the fellowship would have to look elsewhere for money.
Robert Bearse, associate vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, said, "We aren't in the process of cutting fat anymore. We've been cutting muscle and bone."
Del Shankel, acting executive vice chancellor, said Kansas University Endowment revenue had not increased to the degree anticipated. That left the University with fewer choices about what scholarships to finance.
Students who now are receiving the fellowship still will receive their stipends, he said.
This year National Merit Scholarship finalists are being offered a bonus of $1,300 if they come to KU, instead of the $200 offered in previous years, said Jerry Rogers, director of student financial aid.
Although Endowment Association revenues have grown this year, extra money already was committed for the National Merit Scholarship, he said.
That, Shankel said, has left the University with about $200,000 less than is normally available for schooling. She also says she can better enable in.scholarship.fonds last year.
Of all the University's scholarship programs, the terminal master's fellowship program benefited the least number of students, Shankel said. That made it low in the list of
priorities drawn up for allocating scholarship money.
"It was such a small amount that we didn't feel we were close to meeting the need for terminal master's fellowships. We weren't even close to funding it adequately." Shankel said.
Nalbandian said the program's elimination would not impair the public administration department's ability to recruit students. But the decision to cancel the fellowships was announced after students had been asked to apply for them, he said, and that has caused some difficulty.
Since students have to be admitted before they can apply for the fellowship, the department rushed its admissions process, he said.
"Where it really did hurt us was that we had to admit students before we had a full pool of candidates," he said. "We admitted students that we might not have admitted ideally."
Bearse said the decision to cancel the fellowships had been withheld until the University was sure that no funds could be raised to support them.
"It would have been nice if we could have told the departments ahead of time," he said. "But we could only make a decision a few weeks ago."
Independent study lets students learn at own pace, receive credit
Staff writer
By CHRISTOPHER HINES
Studying human sexuality under a tree this summer may be preferable to learning the same subject in a hot classroom, an administrator of KU's independent study program said yesterday.
"It's a very personal choice," said Josephine Lutz, executive assistant of independent study and continuing education. "Students can go at their own speed and fit the work into their schedule."
The Board of Regents offers a statewide program of independent study courses, including about 125 at the University of Kansas.
Students enrolled in the courses never enter a classroom, but instead mail their assignments to one of the independent study centers, where they are graded by a professor and then mailed back.
The program is a good option for students who wanted to take summer or fall courses that were closed because of budget cuts, Lutz said.
"We have a lot of students who take these courses to graduate." she said.
credit. Some of the courses include Human Reproductive Biology and Behavior, Unusual Weather, Math 101 and General Psychology.
"The thing I liked about it is that I could go at my own speed," said Donna Goodwin, a Lawrence resident who recently completed Math 101 through the program and now is enrolled in a calculus course. "I have two children and I couldn't have done it any other way."
Working on their own, students use textbooks and special study guides to complete the coursework. They are taught in class and earn the amount of
Students have nine months to finish the courses but some could complete a course in about 2 months if they organized their time well and were persistent. Lutz said.
"It all depends on the student's motivation," she said. "We used to allow them a year to finish the courses, sometimes with six-month extensions. But now with the ninemonth limit, students are doing a lot better."
Students take their tests at one of the independent study centers in Kansas or can make special arrangements with another school or university if they are out of state.
"We send the test to someone, usually a professor, who acts as a proxy," Lutz said. "They give the test and then send it back."
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences accepts up to 30 hours of
independent study credits toward a degree. However, only six hours of a student's last thirty hours may be done independently.
"I recommend that students check with their schools before enrolling." Lutz said. "Some require dean stamps and adviser approval."
Randy Jones, Kansas City, Mo,
sophomore, is about to finish a calculus course he started in January through the program. He said he had little trouble taking the course and would consider taking another through the program.
"I saved me a lot of time," he said
"You don't have to go to class and you can set up your own schedule for the tests. It's just a little expensive."
Most three-hour courses cost about $156, including the postage. Students also must pay for their textbooks.
Both Goodwin and Jones said their correspondence courses were about as difficult as class courses, but agreed that time management and persistence were very important.
"I'm getting about a 90 percent average on the homework I'm getting back," Goodwin said.
Anyone interested can pick up a catalog with an application enclosed at the Independent Study Center, across from the Adams Alumni Center.
Dan Walker, Kansas City, Mo., graduate student, displays two posters in an art show sponsored by the American Institute of Architecture Students. The exhibit features KU architecture students' work and continues through Friday at Marvin Hall.
Amy Rhoads/KANSAN
Architecture students display their artwork
Staff writer
By TIM HAMILTON
The American Institute of Architecture Students' annual art show opened yesterday in the Jury Room at Marvin Hall.
On display through Friday are more than 50 pieces of architecture students' work done outside of the school's classes. The artwork includes pottery, paintings, drawings and photographs.
"It's a great opportunity for students to show each other work that they normally would not be able to see," Thesis said. "It shows the wide range of expression that goes on."
Sharon Sears, Liberty, Mo. senior, and president of the KU chapter of AIAS, said the show allowed students to get away from the technical drawings and presentations they were used to.
"Architecture is both artistic and scientific." Sears said. "This is the artistic side you're seeing now. These are projects done outside of class to help with design."
Kris Dabner, St. Charles, Mo. freshman in architecture and co-coordinator of the show, said the students a chance to share ideas.
"We just basically started to show art work of students because a lot of architecture students take fine arts classes." Dabner said, "It's a chance to show off work and see what everyone else is doing."
Scott Hazelitt, a Topeka senior who is displaying some of his photography, said he thought the show was a good way to get students involved in the school's activities.
"A lot of things we've done are just attempts to get something going on in the school," Hazelitz said. "We've worked with the work that got put up."
But, Hazehlit said, participation in the show might have been limited because its timing concerns may detects due at the end of the semester.
Dabner said that the show was organized solely by students but that faculty supported it and engaged students to enter their work.
"We got a lot of help from faculty," Sears said.
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