Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, June 27, 1990
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Appeal by Willner generates discussion by Regents officials
By a Kansan reporter
A subcommittee of the Board of Regents met Friday to discuss an appeal filed April 5 by Dorothy Willar, the director of anthropology, who fired her.
Stanley Koplik, executive director
Stanley Kopik,
of the Regents,
said yesterday
that he did not
know when the
subcommittee
would finish
reviewing the
documents in the
case.
No date has been set for the subcommittee to present their findings to the Regents.
in April 1989, Chancellor Gene A.
Budig charged Willner with unethical behavior and failure to perform academic duties.
On March 28, 1990, the Faculty Senate Committee on Tenure and Related Problems decided to dismiss Wilner, affirming Budil's charges.
Wilner, 62, is the first tenured KU faculty member to be dismissed in the University's 124-year history.
If the Regents uphold the dismissal, Willner will continue to receive her annual $32,000 salary until the end of the 1990-1991 academic year under the American Association of University Professors' standards of due notice for terminated appointments.
House provides funding for East Europe institute
By Bryan Rebe
Kansan staff writer
A bill proposing an Institute for Economic Pluralism and Democratization at the University of Kansas was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, but not even, said Nancy Malir, press secretary to Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan.
The bill would provide $500,000 for a project aimed at encouraging growth of economic pluralism and democratic institutions in Eastern Europe. The Institute would organize short-term training and consulting programs for business and government leaders.
William Fletcher, professor of Soviet and East European studies, said the goal of the Institute would be to bring young and mid-career professionals from Eastern Europe to KU to learn theories and practices in economic democratization and privatization.
He said that a possible aspect of the program would be internships in government offices or corporations for a few weeks or months, dependent on the participant's needs and desires. He also anticipated course work specifically designed for the Institute.
Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz, professor
of political science and Soviet and East European studies, said he and two other KU representatives traveled to Eastern Europe in March to inquire about the possibility of such a program.
Pieklekawicz went with Fletcher and George Woyardy, dean of international studies and programs, to Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hun-
He said the two main parts of the program would be training and research. In addition to the East European professionals who would come to KU for training, Plekhanik would travel to Eastern Europe.
KU professors in Europe would be able to teach large numbers of people, he said. The people trained at KU were often taken and then return to their home countries.
Piekalkiewicz wiced research through the institute could result in the creation of a model for economic pluralization that would be applicable to any country switching from a family economy to a mixed-market economy.
The project proposes a four-year program with federal funding totaling $2 million. The current request is for the first year only.
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan and his wife greet Alimee Martinez, 11, daughter of Ken and Shella Martinez.
Lawrence residents meet candidates
Bv a Kansan reporter
Republican candidates and current elected officials mingled in the shade with Lawrence residents at an ice cream social in Watkins Park last night.
More than 100 people attended a "Meet the Candidates" event sponsored by the Douglas County Republican Women.
Residents ate ice cream and talked with Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan and other candidates about their concerns.
Candidates who attended included gubernatorial candidate, Nestie Weigand; State Rep.
David Miller, R-Eudora, and Harland Prittle,
candidates for lieutenant governor; Eric Rucker,
candidate for State Treasurer; and
Michael Lange, candidate for State Insurance Commission.
While eating ice cream, candidates handed out pamphlets, bumper stickers and buttons.
Weigand said, "I'm proud of Kansas and appreciate the invitation to be here."
Myers, Martha Parker, and Richard Rodewale, candidates in the 45th District; and Erwin Steele, Sean Williams and State Rep. Joann Flower, R-Oskaloosa, candidates in the 46th District.
Also on hand were several candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives including Tom Pyle candidate in the 43rd District; Sandy Paeregue, candidate in the 44th District; Walter
Mark Rubler and Ellis Hayden, candidates for 1st District County Commissioner also were there.
Brenda Eisele, president of Douglass County Republican Women, said she was pleased with Rita's work.
"This is great," she said. "We have over 100 people here. It really went well."
Minority high school students making inroads on college life
Kansan staff writer
By Melissa Bulgren
While some high school students are working at summer jobs or playing in the sun, 17 Kansas City workers are entrusted in academic work.
The students are attending a twomonth collegiate study program at the University of Kansas.
Inroads, a minority internship service, is sponsoring the program to prepare students for college-level studies. The program pre-collegiate director for Inroads.
The students attend English and math classes weekday mornings and a business seminar three times a month. Students also attend an engineering seminar.
The students also receive three hours of tutoring and programs on learning strategies every afternoon.
They end each day with a three-hour evening study period.
Florence Boldridge, director of the KU Student Council for Recruiting, Motivating and Educating Minority Engineers, planned the schedule. She said that many of the students were willing to make a commitment to the program.
"We're putting minority students from inner-city schools on track, and they do succeed," she said. "Not as many minority students are well prepared to learn." These subjects and classwork are not being taught as they should be taught."
"I'd rather be going out, staying up all night, and not studying," said Cremni Mosley Kansas City. Mo, "but it is giving me a chance to get
The students, who live in Joseph R. Pearson Hall, said the heavy schedule is worth the effort.
ready for college."
The students either applied directly to Inroads or were nominated by a high school counselor, Williams said. They were tested in subjects such as writing and algebra, and they were reviewed by Inroads representatives.
The KU Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities directs the afternoon sessions in which students learn to write, interview and memorize. Although the institute's original research was on students with learning disabilities, in recent years it has grown to include more students, said Ruthie Moccia, the institute's coordinator of strategies and tutoring for Inroads students.
The students in their second trimester of Inroads-sponsored studies, which started at the University of Missouri-Kansas City last spring.
Nancy Area aids Inroads student Jason Roberts, Sumner Academy, Kansas City, Kan., with Math 101.
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