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Monday, November 27.1995
UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Health chiefs discuss cures to centers' ills
Funding was big focus of college conference
By Joann Birk
Kansan staff writer
While most KU students were preparing for Thanksgiving break last week, administrators were preparing for the future of college health care.
Ten health directors from 10 universities gathered at Watkins Memorial Health Center to discuss the problems and solutions they were experiencing while administering care to students.
Charles Vockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said that funding seemed to be the biggest concern for the universities attending the conference. All of the college health centers, with the exception of the University of Colorado, rely on student fees for a majority of their funding.
The health center at the University of Colorado has a lower health fee than many other universities because it relies on higher fees for individual services.
Sam Makris, director of the University of Colorado's health center, said that the differences in the operations of university health centers probably depended on the different philosophies of the students.
"Each university has a different view of what degree student fees
should subsidize health services," he said.
University of Colorado students pay $50 in health fees, while KU students pay $69. University of Nebraska's $80 health fee was the largest of the participating universities.
Richard Havel, director of the University of Oklahoma's health center, said that the health centers were more similar than different.
"We all basically have the same mission, so we have the same problems," he said. "Discussion helps us get ideas on how to deal with them."
Steve Rogers, director of Oklahoma State University's health center, said that he thought college health care had progressed in the past few decades. Rogers said that most health centers were trying to increase health education and expand their women's clinics because that was what the students were requesting.
Besides funding, Havel said that other problems university health centers dealt with included how to get students to doctors quickly and how to track staff success.
"Twenty years ago, we were telling the students what we were going to do," he said. "But now we are hearing from the students."
Kansas State University, Iowa State University, the University of Missouri, Texas A&M University and Baylor University also participated in the health care conference.
ON CAMPUS
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at 1204 Oread Ave.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate Mass at 12:30 p.m. today in Danforth Chapel. For more information, call 843-0357.
KU KARATE Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call Jon Sides at 832-1771.
Straight Allies will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Brenda Daly at 141-8610.
International Students Association will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union
■ Feminist Collective Force will meet at 7:30 tonight at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Tina Beard at 832-2695.
KU Yoga Club will meet at 7 tonight in 310 Burge Union. For more information, call Melissa at 749-9372.
Department of history and the Center for Russian and East European Studies will sponsor a lecture, "Ukraine: New Realities for the 21st Century," by Yuri Shcherbak, at 7:30 tonight at the Malotl Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Lynne McElroy at 864-4236.
KU Kempo Karate will meet at 7:30 tonight in 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mark Hurt at 842-4713.
- OAKS — Nontraditional Student Organization will sponsor a brown bag lunch at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Rock Chalk Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Lily Menger at 664.4964.
Episcopal and Lutheran Campus Ministry will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 12:05 p.m. tomorrow at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call Joe Alford at 843-8202.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about study in a French-speaking country at 4 p.m. tomorrow in 4076 Wescoe Hall.
KU Fencing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call John Hendrx at 864-1529.
KU Environs will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow to the Kansas Union. Ask for specific room at candy counter. For more information, call Katherine at 864-7325.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ravi Hirekatur at 832-8789.
Student Assistance Center will sponsor a workshop,
"Preparing for Final Exams," at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 4051 Wesco Hall. For more information, call 864-4064.
College Republicans will sponsor a state legislative panel to discuss upcoming events for 1996 at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
STUDENT SENATE
Student Senate will consider seven bills at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union.
Bill No. 1996-046: $867 to the Panamanian Student Association for a Panamanian celebration.
annual pow-wow on April 13.1996.
Bill No. 1996-048: Amend Senate's rules to correct errors introduced as rules that have been revised over the years.
Bill No. 1996-047: $5,352 to the Native American Student Association, for its
Bill No. 1996-049: Amend Senate's rule to require finance chairman to report any funding guidelines
changes verbally to the full Senate and in writing.
Bill No. 1996-050: $202 to Best Buddies for advertising, copies, supplies and postage. The group works to connect students with people with disabilities.
Bill No. 1996-051: $1,527 to the Chinese Student and Scholar Friendship Associ-
for films and an event.
Bill no. 1996-052: $2,500 to the Asian American Student Association to bring in a theater company.
Meetings are open to the public. Anyone wishing to express an opinion on a bill should call the Senate office at 864-3710. To speak at the meeting, contact vice president Dan Hare.
Weather
Source: Grant Wimmer, KU Weather Service
ON THE RECORD
were taken
A car's front driver's side door was scratched between 11:50 p.m. Friday and 1:13 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of 27th Street, Lawrence police reported. Damage was estimated at $150.
A computer system valued at $1,500 was stolen between 1 p.m. Thursday and 12:45 p.m. yesterday from a residence in the 1011 block of Missouri Street, Lawrence police reported. The central processing unit, monitor and printer
were bait.
■ A radar detector valued at $25 was stolen between 12:30 and 8 a.m. Wednesday from a car in the 4500 block of Cedar Ridge Court, Lawrence police reported. A window valued at $100 was broken.
A cellular telephone valued at $279 and a pager valued at $100 were stolen between 6 and 9 p.m. Nov. 20 from a car in the 400 block of Nancy Court, Lawrence police reported.
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