UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, December 6, 1996
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Advising changes proposed
Changing the system could take months years to get rolling
By Umut Bayramoglu Special to the Kansan
The recommendations of the University-wide committee on advising will take months or possibly years to implement, KU administrators said.
"We want to change the whole culture of advising at KU, and these changes cannot be rushed; they have to be phased in," said Diane Carlin, chairwoman of the committee.
The recommendations of the advising committee are contained in a report to be issued Dec. 12 to the Board of Regents. They include publishing an advising handbook, faculty training and centralizing advising.
Centralizing advising raised the most discussion.
Pam Houston, director of the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences undergraduate services, said depending on the size of the budget allocated by administration, the University should be able to implement changes before 2000.
She said faculty and students needed to come to terms with each others' expectations before making any changes.
"We need to educate both faculty and students so that advising is not seen as merely a signature on the enrollment sheet," Houston said.
She said centralized advising could have a lot of advantages, but some issues needed to be addressed before implementing such a change.
Houston also said centralized advising would require an adequate location and space for a University-wide advising center.
"Right now our offices for advising are spread out on campus. We need to create one location for students, so they don't have to run around from one building to another," she said.
Tom Mulinazzi, associate dean of engineering, said he had doubts about the idea of centralized advising.
He said centralized advising should be implemented for students enrolled only in the college because schools, such as the School of Engineering, handled their own advising.
Dana Leibengood, director of student services for the School of Journalism, said because the prerequisites for the School of Journalism were similar to the college's requirements, he did not see any disadvantages to centralized advising.
"It's a real step in the right direction, and I'm glad that it has the support that it has from higher administrators," he said.
Grey Montgomery, student body president, said he was pleased with the changes the committee was recommending because advising has been a frustrating issue for students.
"Students have complained and complained, and nothing has been done except reports or studies," he said, "But this time the University has decided to make itself accountable in this. There is no way faculty could hide from it."
Kansan staff writer Lindsey Henry contributed to this story.
African-American leadership group receives $249,000 grant for research
By Bradley Brooks
Kansan staff writer
A KU think tank seeking to develop young African-American men into community leaders and family role models has received a $249,000 grant to continue its research.
The African-American Male Leadership Academy received the grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
"The African-American Male Leadership Academy has a clear purpose: to enhance the quality of life of African-American men and their families," said Jacob Gordon, who manages the program and is the director of the University's
Center for Multicultural Leadership.
Gordon began work on the leadership program three years ago. At that time, he recruited 150 ninth-grade African-American males in Topeka, Wichita and Kansas City, Kan., to take part in the project.
Gordon said that students met with mentors and discussed ways that they could improve their lives.
"We want to turn around what has happened to Black men in this country," Gordon said. "It will take a generation or two, but we hope to do this."
Gordon cited low-income levels, a lack of formal education and the high percentages of
African-American men in prisons as major areas in which he is striving to make improvements.
"We hope to redirect the energy of young people from destructive to constructive behavior," Gordon said. "Individual advancement, societal gain and good, quality leadership for African Americans is what we want."
The students who entered this project as ninth graders are now in the twelfth grade and are on the brink of the next education level.
"We have shown that these kids can learn," Gordon said. "Now we are trying to effectively prepare them for college."
"Right now, the plight of African-American males is questionable — what is in their future and what it holds," she said.
Gordon's program assistant, Bridgitt Hardin, from East St. Louis, Mo., who recently completed a master's degree, said that despite the program's focus on men, she understood the importance of focusing on them.
Hardin said that she had been impressed by the program and by Gordon.
"He is doing a wonderful job in bringing young men together and working toward a goal of higher education," she said.
Andy Rohrback / KANSAN
Matt Drake, left, receives the Cadet of the Semester Award from Army ROTC Battallon Commander Peter Sittenauer. The Jayhawk Battalion held its fall awards and change of command ceremonies at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Military Science Building.
ROTC award ceremonies recognize cadet excellence
By Stephanie Fite Kansan staff writer
Honor, leadership, pride and excellence
—that is what it was all about.
The semi-annual Jayhawk Battalion Army ROTC award and change of command ceremonies, held yesterday afternoon in the Military Science Building, honored 45 cadets.
"The ceremony is to recognize and honor cadets who have made significant achievements throughout the semester," said Jane Harris, associate professor of military science. "We would like for cadets and family members to go away with the feeling of accomplishment and success. We want to recognize cadets who went above the call of duty."
The award and change of command ceremony honors 45 of 115 cadets annually for their academic, military and community achievement. Both ceremonies are held at the end of the semester to recognize cadets who are in the top one-third of their class.
Dressed in stiff green suits and starched green collars, cadets sat, stood and
applauded, as their colleagues were recognized for their academic and military achievements.
Doni Dix, Leavenworth senior, was the only member of the Jayhawk battalion to receive the Legion of Valor award, which is the highest achievement award given to a cadet.
Among the awards given were a black beret, shoulder ropes, certificates and plaques. Harris said award requirements included a grade point average above 3.0, community achievement and military leadership.
"This ceremony is traditionally important," Dix said. "The individual recognition enhances teamwork and helps people strive to achieve greater things."
Awards included distinguished military student and students who performed well on the firing range.
Philip Campbell, Olathe senior, said the awards ceremony was a good way to recognize cadets' achievements during the semester.
"Retention is an important thing, and the ceremony is used as an incentive to retain underclassman." Campbell said.
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