University Daily Kansan / Friday, March 25, 1988
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KU school to see changes Council will organize education curriculum
By Michael Carolan
Kansan staff writer
Faculty in the School of Education hope that a recently formed council will help them discuss curriculum changes and requirements among the school, the School of Fine Arts and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Because education majors take most of their courses from the college and the two schools, officials hope that better communication will result in better-educated teachers.
"There has been a need for a governing and communicating vehicle for different departments in the School of Education and Fine Arts on issues pertaining to education," said Jerry Bailey, associate dean of the school of education and chairman of the council.
The Teacher Education Council, which has had six meetings since its formation late in the fall, is composed of faculty from each of the three areas, two teachers from area school districts and a student representative.
Bailey said the council would consider changes in credit hours for class, class content and the college level of a course, as well as problems arising in student teaching internships.
Before the council was formed, the seven departments in the School of Education discussed curriculum only with one another. Bailey said.
"Hopefully, the teacher education council will be a group that will allow the school to review programs, make changes as needed and communicate changes to other parts of the University." Bailey said.
The only exceptions were that the department of music education and music therapy worked with the School of Fine Arts and the department of curriculum and instruction
worked with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Both departments worked out curriculums and requirements for education majors.
Edward Meyen, dean of education, said the council would play a role in examining recommendations from different departments in the School of Education.
ments for education.
"It wasn't very systematic."
Bailey said. "Sometimes, things were worked out in a clear and precise manner on a regular basis; and sometimes, they weren't."
"The council is a very important part of the overall governing structure regarding teacher education." he said. "It will have a significant impact on the quality of teacher education."
After the proposals are approved by the council, they will move to the School of Education curriculum committee and finally to the School Assembly.
Changes boost lab's business
By Julie Adam
Kansan staff writer
Business is expanding for Oread Laboratories.
To go along with its new building and new president, Oread Labs has signed a new contract with a Japanese pharmaceutical company.
Those three factors could help Oread Labs on its way to more contracts in the future, said Bill Duncan, president of Oread Labs, 15th Street and Wakarua Drive.
Duncan said that Oread Labs would be doing analytical chemistry in pharmaceuticals included in products the Japanese company makes. The contract is for five years with an option to renew.
"We're looking at that to help us establish our base business," Duncan said. "Also, I think it will help us go a long way toward doing that."
"We're just starting up, so we really need to get some revenues flowing, and it would be very beneficial in that respect."
Oread Labs was created in 1982 to help develop commercial uses for research done at the University of Kansas.
Although the contract is in place, Duncan said he did not want to name the firm or discuss the details until he obtained all the contract's stipulations. He said he did not want to provide the public with incorrect information that the firm may not have agreed to.
"We do have a contract that is in place as of about two weeks ago," Duncan said.
"There is nothing particularly proprietary about the information. We just are approaching it as a business agreement, and we want to make
sure the information is acceptable to both parties."
Although Oread Labs is not directly affiliated with KU, it handles commercial research for profit, which is something KU's Center for Bioanalytical Research does not do, Duncan said.
Duncan said the new location of Oread Labs also had helped greatly in how it would approach clients. Oread Labs had very limited opportunities at the old location on West Campus, but the move to the present location in mid-January is making the future business of the labs look better, he said.
Now, Duncan said, companies can be more assured that Oread Labs has the space, staff and equipment available to do the specialized kind of research needed.
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