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6A / NEWS / FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
CAMPUS
KU gives online course catalog interactive makeover
BY STEPHEN GRAY sgray@kansan.com
Life just got a little easier for students looking for the perfect course. The University now offers an interactive undergraduate catalog online, replacing the old paper and PDF versions.
Todd Cohen, director of University Relations, said the online version would ensure a more functional, interactive presentation, helping students find information quickly and easily.
"The benefits are the improved and more dynamic delivery of catalog information for students, advisers and faculty, and the cost savings derived from not having to publish, store and mail a printed catalog." Cohen said.
The online catalog will also allow the University to update text, course information and curricular requirements annually, rather than every two years, and to make undergraduate and graduate updates simultaneously.
Corey Stone, associate director of digital media services for University Relations, designed the online catalog. Stone said he was working on merging
the system after the content nearly doubled to avoid slow response times.
The catalog's home page includes links for all schools, majors and courses in addition to regulations, resources and frequently asked
"The benefits are the improved and more dynamic delivery of catalog information ..."
frequently asked
TODD COHEN Director, University Relations
the undergraduate and graduate catalogs for added convenience. He said he would also re-enable
questions. Within each school, links include information about departments, available degrees and whether programs are available as majors or minors.
"In the near future, school and
department websites will be able pull automatically updated content directly from the catalog site into
their website," Stone said. "Thus, they'll never have out-of-date information on their sites."
Students can search for courses by course requirements, credit hours, class level and department. The catalog also provides a feature that links to a schedule of classes,
allowing users to check when courses are offered and if they are open.
Cohen said the online transition should be cost-effective, userfriendly and convenient for both students and the University.
Erik Deddens, a sophomore from Prairie Village, gets some studying done while enjoying a cup of tea at the Kansas Union. Tea at Three, where SUA gives out free tea and cookies, occurs every Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m.
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and paper but mostly it improves delivery of vital course information in a way that meets today's students' expectations." Cohen said.
The catalog is now online at catalogsku.edu/undergraduate.
"The online format saves money
Tea, party of one
Edited by Dana Meredith
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan said Mother Teresa, who was born Aug. 26, 1910, may not have approved of the brouhua over the lighting of the skyscraper.
But the building's owner, Anthony Malkin, declined the Catholic League's request to honor the ethnic Albanian nun, citing a policy of not illuminating the edifice for religious figures. Malkin did not respond to a phone message on Thursday requesting comment.
Illuminating the 102-story Manhattan skyscraper in different colors is a tradition. The building has been lit up for the release of Mariah Carey's album in 2008, for the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2009, for religious holidays such as the end of Ramadan and Easter and for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Nevertheless, more than 100 people led by the Catholic League protested the building owner's decision to deny the organization's request to change the colors of its lights to blue and white in honor of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning nun.
NATIONAL
Empire State owner denies request to light building for Mother Teresa
The colors chosen were intended to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The Empire State Building was lit in red, white and blue on Thursday night for women's suffrage as more than 100 people protested a refusal by the iconic skyscraper's owner to mark Mother Teresa's 100th birthday.
Yet the colors that the Catholic League had requested in her honor were the most luminous against the darkened skyline: The building's 203-foot pinnacle blazed a brilliant blue, while the stories just below glowed a frosty white. A fading red was just visible underneath.
Dolan, speaking at St. Patrick's Cathedral with members of Mother Teresa's order in the pews dressed in the blue-and-white saris she favored, said
she "might be a little unhappy."
"She was h umility personified," he said. "She didn't like a lot of attention."
Mother
"She was humility personified. She didn't like a lot of attention."
Teresa died Sept. 5, 1997, at age 87. In 2003, she was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church — a step toward possible sainthood.
TIMOTHY DOLAN New York archbishop
In her honor, billboards in Times Square were expected to be illuminated. And Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city officials
its for each hour they spend giving their services. Those credits can then be redeemed for services.
announced an online exchange where residents can volunteer their time and skills or receive services from others.
The program, called timebanking, allows members to earn cred.