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Monday, February 12, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
New name clarifies degree
Engineering corrects common misconception
By David Teska
Kansan staff writer
Making water safe to drink is just one academic area not normally associated with a degree in civil engineering.
To correct that misconception, in January the department of civil engineering changed its name to the department of civil and environmental engineering.
The department has a long history of study in areas such as water treatment and sewage, said Raymond Moore, professor of civil engineering and interim department chair.
"In the history of this department, it's been involved in the environment since the turn of the century," Moore said.
The need for a name change came from a desire to reflect what the department really does, Moore said. The name change will not affect the department's degree programs or the number of faculty members.
Dennis Lane, distinguished professor of civil engineering, said that early in the department's history.
Enrollment figures
Total number of Civil Engineering students Environmental Engineering Graduate students
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Source: The school of engineering and
engineering at the University of Kansas
environmental engineering had begun to move from under the umbrella of civil engineering and had emerged as a separate discipline.
"It was something that evolved because we have so much involved in environmental engineering," Lane said.
Lane said that graduate students who study environmental engineering had to take courses such as biology and chemistry that students in civil engineering don't need to take.
engineering is more chemistry-oriented," he said.
The name change codified what has existed in the department for a while and recognized that environmental students are on a slightly different track, Lane said.
"The design focus of environmental
Dale Cieland, Overland Park graduate student, said the name change wouldn't have a major impact on the department, and that the students were glad to see it.
"It's a recognition that the environment of everything is more and more prominent," he said.
Cleland said that the change also was part of a trend at universities with similar programs. When Cleland attended the United States Military Academy, environmental engineering was part of the department of civil engineering.
It since has been moved to the department of geology and environmental engineering, he said.
Although students can enroll in the department at the undergraduate level, Moore said there were no plans to develop an undergraduate program in environmental engineering.
Juniors and seniors who want to pursue graduate work in environmental engineering can take 600- and 700-level courses, Lane said.
The history of the department of civil engineering at KU shows a long association with environmental issues.
A name whose time has come
1871
1871 First courses in Civil and Topographical engineering established
1873 First Bachelor's degree in civil engineering earned by Murray Harris
1891 Department of Civil Engineering established within the School of Engineering
1982 M.S. degree programs established in water resources engineering and in water resources science.
1907 Department of Water and Sewage Control created consisted two KU School of Engineering faculty
1996
1961 M.S. degree programs established in environmental health engineering and in environmental health science
Department of Civil Engineering becomes the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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ON CAMPUS
The International Student Association is having a meeting at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
KU Meditation Club is having a group meditation at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Ravi Hirekatur at 832-8789 for more information.
The Jayhawk Association of Environmental Professionals (JAEP) is having a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
Call Brant Lamar at 832-9575 for more information.
KU Yoga Club is having yoga
class at 7 tonight at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Adam Miller at 832-0399 or Paula Duke at 542-1930 for more information.
- The Mortar Board is sponsoring a discussion, The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children The Lawrence WTCS Children's Program, at 7:15 tonight at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. Call Lindsay Myers at 865-4122 for more information.
The Feminist Collective Force is having a meeting at 7:30 tonight' at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Natalie Weiss at 843-5972 for more information.
■ KU Kempo Karate Club is having a meeting at 7:30 tonight at 207 Robinson Center. Call Mark Hurt at 842-4713 for more information.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's car windshield was broken between 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Indiana Street. The windshield was valued at $200, Lawrence police reported.
block of New Hampshire Street. The purse and its contents were valued at $82, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's purse was stolen between 12:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 700
A KU employee's floor jack was stolen between 2:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Michigan Street. The floor jack was valued at $85, KU police said.
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CAMPUS BRIEF
Kansan staff report
A game of frisbee set off a potentially fatal chain reaction when two KU students and a dog fell through the ice on Potter Lake Friday afternoon.
Brad Lacey and Mike Kidwell, Lawrence seniors, were playing frisbee with Lacey's dog when the frisbee glided onto the partially frozen lake. The dog followed the frisbee and fell through the ice, KU police reported.
When Lacey realized that the dog was trapped in the water, he ran onto the ice and fell in the water.
Kidwell then ran onto the ice to save Lacey and the dog. But Kidwell also fell through the ice.
Three people on shore then held out sticks for the students to grab.
The three on shore were successful and Lacey, Kidwell and the dog were safe on land when the police arrived.
Lacey and Kidwell complained about being cold and had minor lacerations, KU police said.
The Douglas County Ambulance Service transported the two students to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where they were treated and released.
The dog was not injured.
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