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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday. February 15, 1989
Negative diagnoses diminish chance of KU measles scare
Officials warn KU students to check vaccination dates
by Jennifer Corser Kansan staff writer
Two out of three possible measles cases were negative, reducing the chances of a campus-wide vaccination a KU health official said yesterday.
Early this semester, three KU students reported suspected cases to Watkins Memorial Health Center and Yockey, Watkins chief of staff.
"We were prepared to launch an all-out campaign to immunize the entire campus if necessary," he said.
Yockey said Watkins had considered vaccinating everyone if the three cases were confirmed as measles.
Two cases were sent to the state health department for diagnosis, which turned up negative. The other case is pending diagnosis.
Vaccinating everyone could be necessary because vaccines given before 1980 were not as effective as in recent years, he said.
If the third case is positive, Vockey县 Centers for Disease Control in Centers for Disease Control.
Atlanta that vaccination was not necessary because of the lack of additional suspected cases.
However, Yockey he would prefer that the campus be vaccinated rather than shut down as other colleges have done.
Yockey was vaccinating everyone would be a problem due to cost, the large number of people, and the lack of assurance that everyone had been vaccinated.
"There is no need for anyone els to come in at this time," Yockey said
Anyone who has not been vaccinated for measles or was vaccinated between 1963 and 1967 should do so, Yockey said. But students need make sure they have not been vaccinated already before going to Watkins.
The Johnson County Healthi Department, which is handling the third case, will notify Watkins when the state health department finishes the diagnosis. Yockey said he did not know when the results would be in.
Because the other two cases were negative and no other cases have been reported for three weeks, the chance of the last case being positive
is minimal, Yockey said.
"Confirmed measles can spread rapidly in a college community," he said.
Measles especially can affect students' daily lives. Because measles causes a person's eyes to hurt when exposed to light, students are unable to study, Yockey said. Students also must stay home for seven to 10 days.
Measles is highly contagious. The health department considers one confirmed case to be a measles outbreak, said Ann Allor, communications director at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.
If the suspected measles case is positive, Alair said the health department would work with Watkins to decide how much of the campus should be immunized. This decision was based on different factors of the case.
"You have to look at individual cases as to where the case occurred and what the person's contacts were and things like that." she said.
Symptoms of measles include a body rash, fever and sensitivity to light, he said.
Student Senate to discuss proposal to create new grade appeal system Issue to be addressed in subcommittee, University Council
A proposal to create a University system for grade appeals will be addressed in a Student Senate subcommittee. The University Committee tomorrow.
by Thom Clark Kansan staff writer
Jane Hutchinson, member of University Council, said past suggestions for a change in the grade appeal system had not been successful.
Under the present system, a student must talk to the instructor of a class if he or she wants the grade changed. If the student is not pleased with the response, he or she can talk to the chairman of the department.
If still dissatisfied, the student can charge the faculty member with academic misconduct. The University Committee hears that process.
Hutchinson said the proposed procedure of the Student Senate grade appeals subcommittee would emulate much of the current policy leading to a charge of academic misconduct with additional steps.
Hutchinson said charging a faculty member with academic misconduct was not a viable alternative for anyone, and the proposed procedure for grade appeals be more beneficial for everyone involved.
"Initially the student would make the effort to resolve the (conflict) with the instructor and then the chair of the department." Hutchinson said.
The office would notify the appropriate department. The department would set up a review board and could determine the composition of students and faculty members. The review board would have 30 days to reach a decision before the matter would be taken up by a combined faculty/student academic fairness board.
Jane Hutchinson, member of University Council, said charging a faculty member with academic misconduct was not a viable alternative for anyone and, the proposed procedure for grade appeals would be more beneficial for everyone involved.
Hutchinson said if either the student or the faculty member was not pleased with the chairman's decision, he or she could file a complaint with the office of student affairs within 30 days of the new semester.
Hutchison said the board would be comprised of three students and four faculty members. One of the faculty members was Lindsay, who vote only in the case of a tie.
Hutchinson also said the recommendation of the department board would be presented to the fairness
the beginning of the hearth.
'I think it is important to have the input of the department where the dispute was initiated.' Hutchinson said.
Hutchinson said the committee's decision would be binding and would be forwarded to the office of student records.
board at the beginning of the hearing.
Mike Schreiner, Wakeeney sophmore and member of the grade appeals subcommittee, said the system would give students a clear direction of where to address a conflict about a grade appeal.
Scheiner said the proposed system would address only procedural failures on the part of the faculty member. An inaccurate syllabus and a wrong grade could warrant a student's initiating the grade appeals process, he said.
Ray Moore, associate professor of civil engineering and member of the University Council, said the organization and administration committee of University Council had been appointed to accompany grade changes. .
we have been discussing what kind of procedure would be appropriate for arbitrary and capricious actions, assigning of a grade," Moore said.
Hutchinson said organization and administration would be addressing the issue tomorrow.
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