University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 30, 1990
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Students help abused children
By Sandra Moran Kangan staff writer
Tim Conroy and Jim Shell were required to donate 30 hours to a social organization for their social welfare clas.
However, rather than simply donating time, the two students exceeded their requirement and established the Outdoor Education
The project works with abused children at the Triennial Foster Home. Conroy and Shell spend weekends in the children doing outdoor activities.
"One of the things we were supposed to do was volunteer at least 30 hours," Conry said. "I just decided to start something bigger."
Shell said the home sheltered abused children between the ages of 6 and 17. The objective is to help them return to their families.
"The children are there because of severe abuse." Conroy said. "Some are sexually, some are physically. With some, the problems aren't that bad. The parents just can't function as a parent."
He said that the project had been in effect since early March but that Saturday, was the first time the project worked in conjunction with a KU organization — the KU Equestrian Club.
Pam Kitarogers, president of the club, said she was approached by Conroy to help with the project. Although Kitarogers could not attend, eight club members participated.
"They had a great time," Conroy said. "That's all they talked about."
He said he would like the project to continue next semester through the University.
"I'm thinking about maybe trying to set up something with the teacher to require two students each semester to keep it going," he said.
Conroy said the project would work with the KU Sailing Club next week
KU Equestrian Club members escort Trinity Foster Home children during a weekend outing
By Pam Sollner
Orientation assistants to emphasize diversity
Kansan staff writer
This was the first year the assistants were hired to work yearround rather than only in the summer.
Twelve new student assistants for the Office of New Student Orientation will begin their training next month with a stronger emphasis on diversity, a KU orientation official said.
Lori Reesor, assistant director of the office, said diversity training was extremely important for the entire office.
"I have a real commitment to diversity and diversity training for those student assistants and the administrative personnel. I am a coordinator for the new assistants."
The recent events on campus have convinced students how important diversity is and why it is so important, Reesor said.
The assistants will receive a summer salary of $1,850. For the remainder of the year, they will work 10 to 12 hours each month for $60 a month. The assistants will be required to attend fall and spring reorientation programs, telephone surveys and high school recruiting.
"We believe the activities and the things our staff will do will increase retention," she said. "That's money well spent."
Tiffany Snyder, a new assistant and Topeka junior, said intensified training was important. She said it would be satisfying to help incoming students make a smooth transition to college and develop a good impression of the University of Kansas.
For the assistants' training,
Reeser has planned a day-long
retreat examining such issues as
racism, sexism and homophobia.
"It definitely needs to be dealt with" Synder said. "That will really prepare us to work with them before tensions get to where they have
this semester."
Incoming freshman, transfer students, readmitted and non-traditional students attend summer orientation. Students who do not attend in the summer, can attend orientation programs in the fall.
This year, freshman have the choice of either a one-day or a new day-and-dash program. In addition to the regular day of academic advising and introduction to student services, the new program features a math placement test service, more programs with faculty and staff and an overnight stay in a residence hall.
Erik Ostermueller, a new assistant and Prairie Village senior, said he was looking forward to the diversity training to learn to break away from forming first impressions.
"I want to be able to bust out of stereotyping." he said.
Ostermüller said it was important to introduce new students to diversity issues immediately rather than waiting for an incident address.
"I don't think people have it on their minds as an issue when they first come here," he said.
"I try to find enough different characteristics in a person so that when a student comes to the school they can see that they can identify with," she said.
Reesor said the assistant staff was diversified in more ways than by race, sex or religious faith. There are freshmen and seniors, small-town and big-city residents, extroverts and introverts.
Sally Bryant, director of the office, said a decrease in applications of incoming freshmen would not affect the number of students attending summer orientation or, in turn, the number of assistants.
She said that despite expected smaller high school graduating classes the number in charter and public schools, student was expected to be much higher.
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