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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, November 28, 1989
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1982 incident added to case Willner hearing continues with story of grade dispute
By Angela Baughman Kansan staff writer
A former student of Dorothy Wilner testified yesterday that she and Wilmer had an amicable relationship until the student was given a letter questioning her academic integrity.
Barbara Michael, who in January will become an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, told the Committee on Tenure and Related Problems that in 1982 she had accepted a grade of "P" for participation from the chairman of the anthropology department for a course taught by Willner.
Michael said that Willner, professor of anthropology, could not be reached to assign a grade for her and another student because Willner was on a research trip in Israel. She said that after Willner's return to the campus, Willner gave her a letter that stated she would no longer associate with Michael. The letter also stated that Willner questioned her academic integrity, Michael said, because she had accepted the chairman's grade.
“Frankly, I was flabbergasted,” Michael said. “I was essentially given an ultimatum. I was very deeply hurt.”
Wilmer, a tenured professor since 1970, is charged by the University of Kansas with failure to carry out academic duties and violation of professional ethics. The hearings are the first of their kind in KU history.
Michael said that Willner told her she was leaving for her research trip only a few days before she left, after the spring semester had already begun.
Wilmer had told Michael that she could ask her sister, Ann Wilmer, professor of political science, for her address in Israel to send course materials to her, Michael said. She said Ann Wilmer refused to give her the address but offered to take the materials and forward them to her sister.
Michael said she was uncomfortable with the thought of someone else intervening in her academic work, so she did not give her materials to Ann Willner and ceased communications with her.
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Michael said that because Willner would not resolve her grade in the course, the University had removed the course from her transcript.
Donald Koster, representative for Willner during the hearings, asked Michael if she had ever considered filing a grievance against Willner because of the incident. Michael said she had not because she did not wish to become involved in litigation that could stem from such an action.
With the wind blowing and the temperature dropping, Megan Waugh, Leswood freshman, tries to keep her ears warm while she waits for a bus.
"Personally, I find litigation distasteful," Michael said. "I don't think it's an appropriate way for professionals to deal with one another."
David Frayer, chairman of the anthropology department, continued his testimony yesterday. He said that Willner, in an attempt to criminally defame him, had repeatedly claimed that he had smoked marijuana in his campus office.
"There was no odor in my office to suggest that," he said of the accusation.
Latin American refugees will stop in Lawrence
Joseph Zurga/KANSAN
The house at 1146 Oregon St. soon will undergo renovation.
Kansan staff writer
By Bryan Swan
Korean staff writer
Renovations will start soon on a Lawrence house that will be used as a temporary home for Latin American refugees headed for Canada.
The Lawrence Latin American Refugee Committee is preparing to renovate the house at 1146 Oregon St., which is now used as a meeting place for the Oread Society of Friends, (Quakers), so it can be used as a temporary home for two to four refugees expected to arrive in March, said Jill Jenkins, committee director.
She said that after crossing the United States-Mexican border, the refugees would be taken to Atlanta, where they would be interviewed, given physicals, given proper identification papers and assigned wait as long as a month to be cleared by the Canadian consulate.
After being cleared by the consulate, the refugees must find somewhere else to stay until plans are
"What we do is provide a place to stay, hopefully some work and education about our culture," Jenkins said.
"The Society of Friends offered to let us use the house. To use it, we have to put in a shower and tub, a water heater, wiring for a stove, a stove and a refrigerator."
She said all labor and materials for the project would have to be donated.
"We have almost all carpenters and general labor," Jenkins said. "We do need materials. We had a meeting at a church, and several carpenters came up and offered to fix up and clean the house. I need a real-live electrician and maybe a plumber. At the moment, we have only $12 in our account."
Jenkins said the renovation of the house would be mutually beneficial because it would provide a place for the refugees to stay and would help the Society of Friends by increasing the value of their meeting place.
Saundra Scott, a merber of the society, said the changes would help both grouses.
"The changes they're making are all things that we see as beneficial," she said. "It's beneficial to us to improve the property, and it's a way we can be of service without money, which we don't have much of."
Ellen Kroeker, lecturer in English, is working to clear pre-renovation legal business for the group by meeting with a lawyer to draw up a contract.
"Before renovation can start, we are hoping to set up a contract within a week-and-a-half," she said.
Parking Board wants increases in sticker costs
Kroeker said many of the refugees did not want to go Canada and could not stay in the United States, but they realized their homelands were not safe.
By Liz Hueben Kansan staff writer
The Parking Board yesterday presented its proposed rule changes and budget proposal for fiscal 1991 to the University Senate Executive Committee for recommendations and input, including an increase in the price of parking stickers.
SenEx unanimously gave the proposals favorable review. The proposals will be sent to the University Council when the Parking Board presents the package again Thursday.
In the budget section of the board's proposal, parking permits would increase in price across the board, with $10 increases in the cost of blue, yellow and red permits and a $12 increase in residence hall permits.
the board outlined six other changes to next year's parking regulation.
▶ Add eight red zone stalls to Lot 91, behind Spencer Museum, replace eight metered stalls that will be moved to Mississippi Street, lot 53. ▶ Tow vehicles for violations of laws in Lots 100 and 121 Alumni Place.
Take out the three meters east of Learned Hall and convert that space to a loading zone.
Extend hours of faculty blue spaces in the lot west of Learned Hall to 8:30 p.m.
► Open the lot north of Summerfield at night and change Lot 35, west of the Military Science building, to faculty/staff until 8:30 p.m.
Another change would eliminate the requirement for full-time staff
who enroll in classes to buy a yellow permit.
A full-time staff person who enrolls in five or more credit hours must now buy a yellow permit and park in yellow zones.
The board proposed changing that requirement to an age plus years of service formula for a red permit. The formula is now used for blue permits.
Because of the construction of the new parking garage and the need to save $500,000 for a parking lot at the planned Ernst F. Lied Center for the Performing Arts, on West Campus, the parking department has experienced increased expenditures, said Don Kearns, director of parking.
"Our goal is not to increase rates again for some time, once we get these issues out of the way." he said.
Because of the increase in expenditures, the department needs to increase revenue, which it receives in the form of permits, fines, meters, events parking and visitor income from the new garage, Kearns said.
The proposed budget for this fiscal year estimated income from the garage at $396,800. Because the garage was not completed on schedule, the amount will be impossible to meet, he said.
He said the parking department received no state money because of a state law and had to raise all of its canal from the users.
The department also must pay for all the lighting in campus lots, Kearns said. SenExe member Jacob Forrester received a $15,000 award and the factor of student and faculty safety when the board goes before Council.
New Regents building sparks concern at KU
By Doug Fishback Kansan staff writer
KU officials met yesterday with the University Senate Executive Committee and discussed planning for the new Regents Center and the problems of campus communication.
judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor, and W. Max Lusac, chairman of the Regents Center building committee, had a preliminary discussion with SenEx. They are scheduled to meet with the University Council on Thursday and plan to address concerns that arose in Council last month about faculty involvement with planning for the center.
Ramaley said that the variety of rounds taught in center center presented nuanced challenge.
"There is no one faculty or faculties whose programmatic needs must be met," she said.
Ramaley said that a design committee comprising faculty members with potential interests at the center would be unwieldy. Instead, the 12-member planning committee, which Ramaley appointed, is composed of deans, administrators and one faculty member.
"I think there's been more involvement with this building than with any building I've ever seen," he said.
Lucas said that the committee had been diligent in its work and that its composition was effective.
Building a flexible structure with general-purpose space is a main goal
SenEx member Jacob Gordon, associate professor of African and African-American studies, said he was concerned with the extent of communication between the plan- ment committee and University faculty.
Ramaley said that undergraduate courses probably would account for less than 15 percent of the activity at the new center because the Lawrence campus was 28 minutes away and offered undergraduate programs.
Lucas said the committee had not expected the faculty concern that arose in Council last month.
"This building in Kansas City is a building that potentially could be used by the whole University community," Lucas said.
for center planners, Lucas said. He said that except for a child development research area and library and computer lab space, space at the S3,000-square-foot center would not be dedicated to specific programs.
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"It came as a big surprise. We had no idea," he said.
Ramaley said that keeping faculty members informed of the status of University issues and development was a difficult task, especially when committee membership changed from year to year.
SenEx members discussed ways in which administrators could keep the University informed of campus developments and suggested that Ramaley deliver an annual "State of the Lawrence campus" address.
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