University Daily Kansan / Thursday, November 3, 1988
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Forum set to decide fate of administration major
By Grace Hobson Kansan staff writer
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently issued a recommendation to discontinue its largest degree program — personnel administration — but the final word will not come until at least January.
that word will not coincide with a release date.
On Monday, Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, sent the recommendation to the Committee on Academic Procedures and Policies. Yesterday, the committee scheduled an open hearing for 1 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Kansas Room at the Kansas Union.
NOV. 16 in the Kansas Room at the hearing should schedule an appointment with Sandra Wick, administrative assistant of the University Senate Executive Committee, before 5 p.m. Nov. 15. Speakers must submit their written comments before speaking and are limited to a 10-minute formal presentation, which will be followed by questions from the committee.
interested persons also may write to the committee instead of appearing at the forum. Letters are due Nov. 15.
Copies of the college's recommendation will be available tomorrow in the SenEx office in 231 Strong Hall.
James Drury, director of the program, said there were 567 personnel administration majors as of Oct. 7. Last semester there were more than 600 majors, but because of the threat to the program, the number decreased.
or the effort to the program. Jim Carino wrote dean of liberal arts and senior associate the college's recommendation. After survey revealed that none of the four departments in the interdisciplinary program were willing to take over the major, the college administration could see no alternative but discontinuation.
The departments in the program are political science, sociology, psychology and communications.
sociology, psychology and allied sciences. Carothers said the college had not admitted any new majors to the program since January. All current majors will be allowed to finish their degrees.
will be allowed to have three years from this May to complete their degrees." Carothers said.
complete their degree.
In November, in Board of Regents staff review report issued that the degree program be discontinued. The board asked the college to submit a plan to decide the program's future.
The process to discontinue the major is long and involved. After the college makes a recommendation, a public hearing by the Committee on Academic Procedures and Policies is the next step.
Lawrence Sherr, Chancellors Club Teaching professor of business and chairman of the committee, said that after the open forum, the committee had until the end of December to make its own recommendation.
December to make its own recommendation. The committee will submit its recommendation to personnel administration faculty, the University Council and Brinkman.
University Council then will have 30 days to submit a recommendation to Brinkman, who will make a recommendation for or against the program to Chancellor Gene A. Budig.
A. Budig.
Budig will have the final say in the fate of the program.
Kevin Hasenkamp, Topeka senior and personnel administration major, said that he hated to see the program discontinued.
I like it because it has to do with business, but it's more of an open field." Hasenkamp said. "In liberal arts, there is more variety of courses."
United Way drive extended
Business sector lacks 61 percent of original goal
KU's United Way Drive
The Douglas County United Way fund drive has been extended until Nov. 15 in hopes that the Jayhawks on signs around Lawrence will be filled with color.
The United Way helps support 25 health and human service organizations in Wasco County. The deadline for the drive has been extended until November 15 to meet its goal. KU's goals and contributions in recent fundraising campaign years are as follows:
The Jayhawk signs are colored corresponding to the amount of money raised by the University of Kansas and Douglas County.
Kansas and Iowa.
The deadline deadline of Tuesday, Douglas County drive had raised 56 percent of its $98,640 goal for this year's campaign. KU had collected $44,911 of that, which is 85 percent of KU's goal.
Elisa Sneegas/KANSAN
*as of Wednesday, November 2.
The money raised in the Douglas County United Way drive helps support 25 health and human service organizations in the county.
"It is not an unusual thing to extend a drive of this kind," said Howard Hill, chairman of this year's drive. "The extension recognizes that there are a number of campaigns in the business and industry sector that still have a bit of work that needs to be done."
A tabulation Monday estimated that the business and industry sector had raised 39 percent of its $430.39 goal.
Although the business and industry sector is behind in comparison to last year, the KU campaign is ahead, said Carl Lucke, dean of
years longer, however, the number of contributors at KU has decreased. By the close of last year's drive, 618 individuals from KU had participated. This year 467 people have contributed.
Locke said he and the KU United Way committee were considering ways to use the extra time to meet the $100,000 goal.
"I think we will all benefit from the extension," Locke said. "I think people will be more aware of the drive, and we will see a response."
responses
Brook Menees, student body president and member of the KU committee, asked campus organizations and residence halls to help meet the goal by raising funds within their organizations, Locke said.
Hill said that the new schedule might have caused the drive's slow start this year. Last year's Douglas County campaign, which began in October and ended Nov. 30, may have been a better time frame for some businesses and organizations. The dates of this drive, which began in September and was scheduled to end Nov. 1, were set earlier so that the campaign wouldn't have to be completed during the holiday season.
Hill said the United Way board members would consider starting next year's campaign in October instead of in September.
Installing a canopy over a door, Steve Moreau, Lawrence resident and foreman for Kansas Canvas Products, 733 Massachusetts St., welds a support brace to an overhang. Moreau was working yesterday afternoon at Nouveau, a private club at 901 Mississippi St., which is scheduled to open Nov. 11.
Hot spot
Faculty hiring helps students
Student-faculty ratio figures best since 1978
By David Stewart
Kansan staff writer
This fall's 16-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio is the lowest since fall 1978, which can be attributed to increased faculty hiring through the Margin of Excellence, the executive vice chancellor said Tuesday.
Judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor, said that increased faculty hiring was more responsible for the low ratio than was this year's lower student enrollment. Overall enrollment was so high that the decrease in students was negligible in comparison.
This fall, there are about 16.1 fulltime equivalent students for each full-time equivalent faculty member.
The number of FTE students is computed by dividing the total student credit hours by 12.
FTE faculty encompasses all teaching staff, including graduate teaching assistants. The number of FTE faculty is computed by assigning a one to full-time faculty and assigning percentages to other faculty depending on the number of hours they work. Then, the percentages are added.
budget decisions are based on FTE figures.
Student/faculty ratio decreases
The Margin is the Board of Regents three-year plan to bring Regents schools to 95 percent of their peer schools in total financing and to 100 percent of their peers in faculty
The 16.1- to 1 ratio is down from last fall's ratio of 17.5- to 1. The ratio has fluctuated between 16.4- to 1 and 17.5- to 1 since 1978, when it was 15.9- to 1.
Ramaley said Margin of Excellence money allowed the University to fill new faculty positions, which contributed to the lower ratio.
Bar graphs show the rise and fall of numbers of students in comparison to one faculty.
Since 1983, the ratio between students and faculty had been rising. However, this year the ratio has dropped to the lowest in fifteen years. This drop has occurred because of lower student enrollment and an increase in faculty
Source: University of Kansas Profiles
Other Big 8 schools
- Based on self-reported data from each school. Figures include graduate or assistants.
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salaries.
The University of Kansas hired 76 new faculty members this year, which contributed to an increase in the FTE faculty figure to 1,460.8.
the FED faculty taught
Ramaleday said students were
receiving the benefits of a lower
student-to-faculty ratio.
"We know that people are getting their needs met better this year than last year," she said. "We're able to play catch-up now."
play catch up now.
The benefits can be seen through indicators such as the length of enrollment lines and the demand for courses. Students may not get all the classes and times they want, but "at least you can get a decent schedule," Ramaley said.
Although the lower ratio may contribute to the happiness of students already at KU, Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions, said that he didn't think the figure would matter in recruiting new students.
Lindvall said that high school students often asked universities for their ratios but that they needed to ask what the figures meant.
"You need to look at things well beyond that," he said.
Landvall said that figures such as class sizes and who was teaching the class could be better indicators of the strengths of the University.
strengths of the college. Of the five Big Eight universities that reported student-to-faculty ratios, KU had the lowest. Oklahoma State University had the highest with 19.3-to-1.
K-State University reported a 16.6-to-1 ratio; Iowa State University reported 18.3-to-1; and the University of Colorado reported 18-to-1.
Ron Downey of planning and evaluation services at K-State said that the figures from other universities could differ from those at KU and K-State because their methods of counting faculty members might be different
Kansas is one of 13 states not to allow write-ins for president
By Debbie McMahon
Kansan staff writer
Mickey Mouse has no chance of being a presidential candidate in Kansas unless his name appears on the ballot.
Secretary of State Bill Graves, said he wasn't sure why the law was that way.
name appears on the ballot.
In fact, Kansas has not allowed voters to write in candidates for president or governor for the past 18 years.
the past 18 years.
John Reinhard, press secretary for Kansas
sure why they would guess part of the reason would be to discourage people from wasting votes." Reinhart said. "Also, if people were to vote for Mickey Mouse, it would slow down the process and add to the expense."
He said that even if people were to write in for someone not on the ballot, their votes
wouldn't count.
wouldn't count.
Burdett Loomis, chairman of the political science department, said he wasn't aware of the state election law about write-ins.
"It itseems like a fundamental denial of your right to express your opinions," Loomis said. "In practical terms, it's not very significant. But in ideological terms, it is."
but in ideological terms, he is
Loomis said that because votes in a pres-
Kansas is not the only state that doesn't allow write-ins for president.
identical election didn't go to the nominees on the ballot but to electors, votes for candidates without electors wouldn't count anyway. In state governor elections, however, votes count toward the elections on the ballot.
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Sales Representatives of the Month
The Business Staff would,like to recognize the following individuals for outstanding achievement and service to their accounts during the month of October.
Edie Howard Retail Sales Representative
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Scott Frager Regional Divisional Sales Manager
Congratulations!
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