University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 7, 1988
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New parking rules approved
Senior faculty and staff to be given priority for red permits
By Rebecca J. Cisek
Kansan staff writer
The University Senate Executive Committee yesterday approved a change in the criteria for obtaining red parking permits.
The change, which was sent to the University Council for consideration, was faculty and staff members with the university's priority for purchasing red permits.
Ray Moore, chairman of the parking board, said that employees whose age plus their years of service equaled 25 or more would be allowed to purchase the red permits. About 30 people would have been denied red permits if the criteria had been in
place this year.
The current policy allows all fulltime faculty and staff to purchase red permits.
Moore said that the change was in response to an anticipated increase in demand for parking when additional faculty and staff are hired for the department. Moore would further increase the overall percentages for the red permits.
Ron Francisco, associate professor of political science, agreed that there were too many people with red permits compared to the number of people. He said that red permit spaces were impossible to find by 9:30 a.m.
Moore said during the meeting that he did not have the current percentage of oversell for red permits. In September 1987, the oversell percentage for red permits was 11 percent.
One drawback of the criteria change, Moore said, was that it would downgrade some people from red permits to yellow permits. Young staff members with few years of service would be affected in particular. The change would also increase the percentage of oversell for yellow permits.
University Council will consider the policy change April 21.
Education seniors get new honors program
By Michael Carolan
Kansan staff writer
Kim Coulter wanted to know if elementary school counselors were satisfied with their jobs. So Coulter, Overland Park senior majoring in education, sent surveys to 70 elementary school counselors and found that the majority of them were happy with their jobs.
Not every education major gets the chance to do research like Coulter's.
Coulter is one of eight education majors participating in the new honors program, which began last semester for seniors in the School of Education.
"The program gets you more involved in the school and education because it's what we said. "It can get you deeply involved in something you're interested in."
The program, which was started
last semester, requires students who are accepted to enroll in an honors seminar in the fall semester and choose a topic for independent study in the spring semester, said Neil Salkind, honors committee chairman and professor of education psycho-ovy and research.
"We have students who are bright and accelerated," Salkind said. "We want to provide an experience above and beyond what they get in the five-year program."
He said that 30 applications for next year's program had been received.
Coulter said that she studied different educational philosophies and the history of education in the seminar offered last fall.
"The seminar covered things that I really didn't get in my other classes," she said.
To be admitted to the program, a student needs a 3.5 grade point average and two recommendations from a teacher who said they've worked under, Salkind said.
Edward Meyen, dean of the School of Education, who proposed the new program, said that top students in the school were given little attention before. Some chose to participate in the honors programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, he said.
Jerry Bailey, associate dean of the School of Education, said that the program was approved last spring by the School Assembly.
"It clearly makes sense," Bailey said. "Our hope is that students that are interested as freshmen will get involved later on. It makes it easier to have a program that articulates a college honors program."
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1) One $500.00 Scholarship for any KU women students, not necessarily a sorority member. Deadline is April 18, at 5 p.m.
2) Three $500.00 Scholarships for KU sorority members. Deadline is April 13, at 5 p.m.
Applications available at Panhellenic Office - 105 Burge Union.
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ANNOUNCING:
KU ON WHEELS SPRING 1988 ROUTE HEARINGS WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 & 20 For the 88-89 Academic Year
We will be hearing requests and recommendations on Wednesday evening April 13 & 20,—5-7 p.m.
The Student Senate Transportation Board is holding its annual route hearings to discuss possible changes in the bus routes for the next academic year.
Call 864-3710 for an appointment.
Remember to gather as much information as possible as well as composing a realistic impact statement on the KU student body.
Call 864-4644 OR 864-3710 fo more information. Hearings will be held in the Rockchalk Room (through the cafeteria) in the Burge Union.
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