University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, April 19, 1988
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Missed deadline does not end hopes to attend KU
Bv Rebecca I. Cisek
Kansan staff writer
Applicants to the University of Kansas who missed the deadline for admission applications might still have a chance to attend KU in the fall.
Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions, is the chairman of the exceptions committee that is considering on an individual basis whether to admit the hundreds of people who have applied for exceptions.
The deadline for out-of-state applicants was Feb. 1. The deadline for in-state, transfer and readmission applicants was April 1. The deadlines were originally established to control growth and to give the University some lead time to anticipate any enrollment increases, he said.
recruits to professional schools or students with high academic credentials.
To apply for an exception to the deadline, applicants must send a letter to the exceptions committee stating why they deserve an exception.
Kathryn Kretschmer, associate director of admissions, said that people who missed the deadline included Kansas residents, transfer students and people wanting to be readmitted to the University.
The people applying for exceptions fall into two groups, Lindvall said. Some students sent in their applications late, and others were refused admission and are appealing that
decision.
In general, transfer students with a 2.5 grade point average and 24 hours of credit are admitted to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The applications of transfer students with a GPA between 2.0 and 2.5 are placed
in a holding pool and considered after the application deadline. Those applications number about 200.
Some decisions to make exceptions are based on precedent, Lindvall said. For example, the date to sign with the basketball team usually falls after the application deadline, and exceptions have been made for those athletes.
In general, however, the committee considers the students' academic records and their reasons for applying late.
The fate of some people depends on the amount of room the University will have for them in the fall, Lindvall said.
The fall 1987 freshman class had 4,362 students. For fall 1988, Lindvall expects about 2,500 in-state freshmen and about 1,500 out-of-state freshmen.
"If we keep the door wide open, there is no reason to have a deadline," Lindvall said.
Enrollment process is business as usual
By Joel Zeff
Kansan staff writer
Although long lines and closed classes still prolong computer enrollment this year, the process is running smoothly with few complains, students and KU officials said.
Enrollment is in its last week with most basic courses still open, and KU officials are pleased that the process is going well.
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Burchill said he received a report last week on the course listings. The report lists each section by class and gives the enrollment status.
Brower Burchill, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said all indications were that the process was running efficiently but that an overall evaluation would not be available until after enrollment.
Sure, I didn't get some of the classes I wanted. But what's new at KU if you don't get all the classes you want?
- Andrew Loevenguth Overland Park senior
"I'm trying to keep everything on track," Burchill said. "If we identify a problem, we will try and solve it before the course is closed."
As of 8 a.m. Friday, about 140 classes had been closed, about 60 had been canceled and about 40 class sections had been added.
Burchill said he expected more
classes to be canceled before the enrollment process ended April 22.
Robert Adams, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences, said most basic courses were still available.
Adams said the college had received few complaints and that problems were reported in only a few departments, such as foreign language departments.
"Some areas are a little fuller than others, but students are being reasonably accommodated," Adams said. "The social sciences are more popular than the physical sciences."
Although the enrollment process hasn't changed in three or four years, some students this semester seem to be more complacent and seem to
expect the problems dealing with enrollment.
Andrew Loeenguth, Overland Park senior, said that he was pleased with his enrollment but that he expected not to get some classes.
"Sure, I didn't get some of the classes I wanted. But what's new at KU if you don't get all the classes you want?" Loevengt said.
While some students expect not to get some of their classes, others are beginning to get frustrated.
"I am frustrated with the enrollment process," Celin Crouch, St. Marys sophomore, said. "I can't get my classes. I go through add-drop every semester. I guess I'm just not that lucky."
Hopi spiritual leader Banyacya to speak this week in Lawrence
By a Kansan reporter
KU students will have an opportunity to hear the internationally recognized spiritual leader of the Hopi Nation this week.
Thomas Banyaca, 78, who was appointed interpreter of the Hopi 42 years ago, will speak this week at Johnson County Community College, Haskell Indian Junior College and the University of Kansas.
Craig Krueger, a KU graduate, organized a benefit concert February 25 that raised more than $1,000 to bring Bavacna to Lawrence.
Today: noon at Johnson County Community College, in Room 319B of the Commons Building, and 7 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
- Tomorrow: 2 p.m. at Haskell Indian Junior College in Stidham Student Union, where he will speak to a joint meeting of KU and Haskell classes, and 7 p.m. in 100 Smith Hall for a spiritual prayer session.
■ Thursday: 12:30 p.m. in 104 Green Hall, where he will talk about the Hopi prophecy as it relates to justice, and 7 p.m. at Haskell in Stidham Student Union, where he will speak to a faculty forum.
Banyacya has scheduled the following dates to speak:
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