University The of Kansas
Vol. 30, No. 7
November 21, 2005
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An official employee publication from the Office of University Relations
KU joins effort to reduce drug costs
University takes lead role in research institute
adim Gurvich, assistant director of KUs Center for Drug Discovery at the Higuchi Biosciences Center, plans to use his area of expertise as the university takes a leading role in helping to reduce the costs of developing drugs. A synthetic chemistry specialist, Gurvich said a focus of his work will be synthesizing molecules, a major step in developing new drugs. He will have a lot of help. KU has joined with 11 other universities and the Food and Drug Administration to form a research
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institute devoted to learning more about drug manufacturing and to reducing the skyrocketing costs of drug development. The collaboration, called the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE), was announced recently at a policy briefing by institute members in Washington, D.C. The institute signed a memorandum of agreement with the FDA establishing the collaboration with academia and industry to further pharmaceutical development and manufacturing innovations. KU will serve as a lead university in the institute. Gurvich was elected an associ-
ate director of the institute and said KU has already worked hard, taking the lead in shaping the direction of NIPTE. This institute is another important step in helping to solve a growing crisis - the ever-increasing costs associated with drug development, said Jim Roberts, vice provost for research, president of the KU Center for Research and a member of NIPTEs Board of Directors. KU will add the worldclass expertise of its School of Pharmacy and Higuchi Biosciences Center, as well as the departments of chemistry and chemical and petroleum engineerSee NIPTE, Page 2
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Vadim Gurvich, assistant director of KUs Center for Drug Discovery at the Higuchi Biosciences Center, along with other KU faculty, will be part of a collaboration to help reduce drug costs. He will work in synthesizing molecules, a step in drug production.
CONFUCIUS COOPERATION
Parking forum tackles new lot, safety issues
Campus community given chance to discuss concerns with committee
he KU Parking Department hosted an open forum Nov. 15 to field comments and concerns about issues such as safety, parallel parking and fines. The KU Parking Commission facilitated the forum, which was led by its chairman, Tom Mulinazzi, professor and chair of civil, environmental and architectural engineering. Before taking questions, he reminded the assembled group of about 20 people that KUs Lawrence campus is not designed to provide a parking space for every student, faculty and staff member. One of the biggest problems facing people trying to park in KU lots is that yellow permits are oversold by 58 percent, which creates competition for spots and overcrowding in yellow lots. The good news, he said, is that
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Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Shulenburger and Ma Jianfei, deputy director-general of the National Office of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Ministry of Education, Peoples Republic of China, shake hands after signing a memorandum of cooperation to explore forming a Confucius Institute at KU. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius applauds the signing, which was part of her trade mission to China last month. Edward Hammond, president of Fort Hays State University, looks on.A Chinese delegation visited KUs Lawrence campus Nov. 14 and toured the Edwards Campus Nov. 15 to further explore establishing the institute. See related story, page 8.
a recently announced park-andride lot on west campus should be finished by next summer. The lot will provide an additional 1,500 spaces, and shuttle service to the main campus will be provided. Maggie Childs, associate professor of East Asian studies, was one of the first to ask a question. She was concerned about parallel parking on Memorial Drive. She asked if spaces could be painted in, to help ensure drivers used them more efficiently. Members of the commission Jim Long, vice provost for facilities planning and management, and Donna Hultine, director of parking services, said a proposal to deal with the matter was on the agenda for future discussion. The question of motorcycle and scooter parking was raised by Joe Glowacki, president of the KU Motorcycle Club. He urged further discussion of nook and cranny parking, in which spaces in
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Rendering of new Sabatini MRC unveiled
Ground scheduled to be broken on $2.7 million facility in spring 2006
he university has unveiled a rendering for the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, a $2.7 million facility to be built on the north side of the
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Kansas Union. Groundbreaking for the longawaited building, long sought by student leaders and made possible by a donation from the Sabatini Family Foundation, is scheduled for spring 2006. The building
See MRC, Page 2 The above artists rendering by Gould Evans shows the future Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center. Groundbreaking is scheduled for spring 2006.The Kansas Union is shown to the left of the building, while the Memorial Campanile is visible at distant right.
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ing, to this partnership with the goal of significantly advancing the science and efficiency of drug development. The FDA reported in a March 2004 white paper that the cost of bringing a new drug to market rose by about 50 percent over a fiveyear period to as high as $1.7 billion. The institute will focus on specific research areas such as pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, process analytical technologies, synthesis of drug substances, modeling and informatics, regulatory science, drug safety and education. Gurvich said various centers of excellence will be developed at NIPTE member institutions. Here at KU were planning to work on the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients, vaccine development and pharmaceutics, Gurvich said of the universitys planned center of excellence. The center of excellence will seek solutions to one of the main problems that led to the formation of NIPTE. Pharmaceutical development and manufacturing processes have become so complex that it is increasingly more difficult to
provide safe and effective drugs at a significantly lower cost to patients, said Charles Rutledge, vice president for research at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., one of the institutes founders and a former KU dean. Fundamental research must be conducted to change how pharmaceutical products are developed and manufactured. Though drug discovery engages the most sophisticated research tools and technologies, drug development and manufacturing do not, Gurvich said. The industry uses a trial-and-error approach to drug development that is inefficient. The ultimate goal is to drastically improve development efficiency, using the model of an industry known for being on the cutting edge. The main idea is to try to mimic the aerospace industry, so you can design the entire drug manufacturing process on the computer, Gurvich said. It is a very ambitious goal, but we feel that this is something we can do eventually. In addition, the manufacturing processes for drugs often remain unchanged for decades because of the high cost of FDA reapproval and inadequate scientific knowledge.
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Unless the manufacturing technology improves, the FDA will not relax regulations, but unless the FDA relaxes regulations, there is no incentive for the industry to change, Roberts said. Fixing this gridlock will require a considerable national effort. The new institute represents a neutral third party to help reduce costs by developing new technologies in cooperation with the FDA. A critical factor driving up drug-development costs is a regulatory requirement that prohibits companies from improving a manufacturing process after the FDA approves it, said Eric Munson, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry. Unless this situation is changed, safety concerns will not allow FDA regulatory practices to change, and drug prices will continue to rise for years to come, Munson said. Besides Roberts, Gurvich and Munson, KU researchers Gunda Georg, university
distinguished professor of medicinal chemistry and director of the Center for Drug Discovery; Charles Decedue, executive director of the HBC; and George Wilson, associate vice provost for research, provided leadership in the creation of the institute. The institute is initially being supported with seed funding from its members while the universities are seeking federal funding. Member universities of NIPTE: University of Kansas Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Illinois Institute of Technology Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.) University of Connecticut University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of Minnesota Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.) Universidad de Puerto Rico de Mayagez Universidad de Puerto Rico of San Juan Gurvich said he thinks it has the potential to make an impact on reducing drug development costs, which in turn could reduce the price of drugs for consumers.
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should be completed by spring 2007. KUs Campus Historic Preservation Board and the City of Lawrences Historic Resources Commission have approved the building plans. The building will have the appearance of a one-story building with its top floor dedicated to the MRC and two additional floors below Jayhawk Boulevard providing additional space for the union operations and student organization offices. The MRC, presently located in a renovated military annex building near Summerfield Hall, will have more than 7,000 square feet, twice its current
space. The buildings brick, stone and metal trim will match the adjoining union building, and stepped planters and trees will front a raised plaza in front of the entrance, said Jim Long, vice provost for facilities planning and management. A ramped sidewalk and stairs provide access from Jayhawk Boulevard. The Multicultural Resource Center was created in 1995 with a mandate to promote an educational environment that recognizes and celebrates the diverse composition of the KU campus population. Students come to the center to take part in programs, study and access tutors and various other academic resources.
The center has gradually outgrown its home, growing from 415 student visits five years ago to more than 7,000 this year. Students started a campaign to build a larger, more visible center in 2001 and the KU Student Senate enacted a student fee that will raise more than $1.5 million over 10 years for the facility. The Sabatini family includes Frank C. Sabatini, business 55 and law 57. A former state representative and member of the Kansas Board of Regents, he is chairman emeritus of Capital City Bank in Topeka, where he lives with his wife, Judith Sabatini. The four sons in the Sabatini family are Marc; Matt; Michael, architecture 82; and Dan, architecture 86.
BRINGING PAKISTAN TO KANSAS
PARKING
Q: KU made world chemistry history 100 years ago next month with the isolation of helium. Who was the KU professor who made the historic detection, and in what did he find the gas? See page 7 for the answer. For a full story on the historic isolation of helium and the people involved, see page 8
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lots and garages that are unable to accommodate cars could be used for motorcycle and scooters. Kelly Murphy, who works in the Department of Student Housing, raised a concern about how few parking spaces are available for night-shift employees. Many must use parking meters, she said, and in her case that cost exceeds $250 a year. Hultine said more research should be done on the number of staff who need after-hours parking and on the use
of red permit zones to address the problem. Student Dena Neuenschwander voiced concerns about safety of female residents of Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall, who must walk from the Mississippi Street Garage to the hall, often after dark. Some have been verbally harassed by people leaving bars and house parties in the area. Commission members agreed that safety is an ongoing concern, and said they would discuss how to make sure students who park in the area are kept safe.
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Mohammadmian Soomro, chairman of the Pakistan senate, spoke on Emerging Opportunities in Pakistan at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics recently. Soomros presentation touched on the massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands of Pakistanis, as well as economic opportunities in the country.
Conservative guide book lauds KU as one of the best
Book says university offers one of the best educations available
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college guide book for conservatives that promotes a vigorous education in the classics and humanities lauds KU for offering one of the best stateschool educations now available. KU has risen steadily in reputation to become, first, one of the top public universities in the Midwest, and now one of the more highly regarded public schools in the nation, according to the 2006 edition of Choosing the Right College 2006: The Whole Truth about Americas Top Schools.
The nearly thousand-page guide features 134 private and public universities generally considered to be Americas top schools. KU is the only school in Kansas one of only three in the five-state region and one of five Big 12 universities featured in the guide. The others are Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Colorado universities. It is gratifying that people across the political and philosophical spectrum agree that KU offers a superior education and an engaging environment for learning and discovery, said Chancellor Robert Hemenway. The guide pays particular atten-
tion to the significant number of worthy courses ... [offered] by serious scholars in the humanities and also notes the KU Honors Program favorably.
It notes that KU is one of few state universities to maintain a chapel on its campus. The guide also mentions Lawrence and the university positively for offering many activities not centered around alcohol consumption. The book says KUs greatest weakness is a dwindling of financial support from the state over the past 30 years. Other items mentioned in the book include: KUs limestone campus is truly one of the Midwests most beautiful. Crime is relatively infrequent for a school of KUs size. Tuition at KU is still low,
especially if you come from Kansas. There is room for dissent, complex thinking, and bipartisanship at KU which is a very good thing. The guide was published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a nonprofit educational organization. Its college guide is praised as easily the best of the college guides by the conservative American Spectator magazine. It has received accolades from other commentators including syndicated columnist Cal Thomas, radio talk show host Laura Schlessinger and former Boston University Chancellor John Silber.
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KUhistory.com explores student housing
Storied residences, unusual abodes focus of new pieces
n partnership with the KU Department of Student Housing, KUhistory.com has added another 20 articles examining the history of the residence life experience at KUs scholarship halls, dormitories and housing co-ops. Based on archival research, plus an extensive collection of personal reminiscences from Jayhawks who were undergraduates from the 1930s through the 1960s, the new articles take a look at some of the most storied student residence halls in KU history. These include Carruth Hall, Varsity House, Hopkins Hall, Hodder Hall and Monchonsia Hall. The new series also contains a growing body of work concentrating on many of the housing co-ops at KU in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s that provided low-cost student accommodations in an environment that fostered self-help and mutual assistance. Of particular note are Harman Co-op, a womens residence that was considered one of the leading student co-ops in the country; and the Henley House Co-op, which became
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the first integrated undergraduate womens housing unit at KU. There are also examinations of some of the more unusual student housing setups in KU history. These include mens dorms located in such unlikely venues as Memorial Stadium, a leased church building in downtown Lawrence, a former U.S. Army barracks and the basement of Spooner Hall when it was still the Universitys main art gallery. There are also articles about such womens dorms as Tipperary Hall, which existed in the temporarily vacated Kappa Sigma fraternity house for two years in the mid-1940s; and Westminster Hall, a nearcampus housing option offered by the Presbyterian Church. The KU Department of Student Housing provided technical assistance and underwriting support for the development of this new content. KUhistory.com is a project of the KU Memorial Unions. A complete table of contents for Living History: Residence Life in Retrospect can be accessed at www.ku Courtesy of KUhistory.com history.com/housing. The Kappa Sigma fraternity house was a womens dormitory during the 1944-45 and 1945-46 school years.
Biologists to assemble tree of life
Cnidarians evolutionary pathways aim of research
U evolutionary biologists have been awarded $1.6 million of a $2.85 million National Science Foundation grant to trace the evolutionary pathways of cnidarians (marine fauna) for the prestigious Assembling the Tree of Life project. Paulyn Cartwright, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and research associate at the KU Natural History Museum; Daphne Fautin, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and curator at the museum; and Allen Collins, research associate at the museum, were awarded the five-year grant Oct. 1. KU is the lead institution on the
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grant, which involves various research institutions across several states. The NSF launched the Assembling the Tree of Life project in 2002 to help scientists across a range of disciplines construct a new framework for understanding the evolutionary relationships between all species. The phrase Tree of Life comes from Charles Darwin. He wrote about the tree with its everbranching and beautiful ramifications. He speculated that all life forms are genetically related in a vast evolutionary tree. Today, many branches of Darwins tree remain unanalyzed, and the NSFs goal over the next 15 years is to support research to help the tree grow. Projects for
Assembling the Tree of Life, according to NSF, are expected to be ambitious, large-scale and to involve multiple investigators from several disciplines, likely from numerous organizations, and to include training, outreach and dissemination components. The NSF gives funding to three to six groups a year for Tree of Life projects, so I am honored our research proposal for cnidarians was selected, Cartwright said. Its a prestigious project for KU and the Natural History Museum to be involved with. The research of Cartwright, Fautin and Collins specifically will focus on the phylum Cnidaria, which includes marine fauna such as jellyfish, sea anemones and corals.
New master of architecture offered
Five-year degree replaces professional bachelor of architecture plan
Arch). This track will accommodate students entering directly from high school. Two of the three degree tracks that were formerly included within the master of architecture program will remain in the graduate school with a new title, Master of Arts in Architecture. The M. A. in Architecture will serve the academic program on the Lawrence campus as well as the Architectural Management program at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park.
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new master of architecture degree will be offered at KU and has been programmed into the student administration system, SAKU. It is an accredited professional degree and has two tracks. One of these maintains the existing, accredited M. Arch. degree, for students holding a bachelor's degree, and it is three years in length. The new track is five years and will replace the professional bachelor of architecture degree (B.
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Steven Case, assistant research professor at the Center For Research on Learning, and Dennis Lane, N.T. Veach distinguished professor of civil and environmental and architectural engineering from KU, and two Olathe public school teachers are currently traveling in China to promote research and education collaboration between the United States and China.They are chronicling their travels through blogs. Lane posted this comment before leaving, Well, here we are waiting for the fateful day. By now, we have all gotten our shots and filled our portable medicine cabinets. We have all heard stories about the water; and those that went before that always get sick. Are we having fun yet? The only thing we do not have is the gifts. I wonder if we could simply give
written nearly a dozen books, including So You Want To Write About American Indians? A Guide for Scholars, Writers and Students, Grand Canyon Rescue and Roads of My Relations. A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, her latest, Recovering Our Ancestors Gardens: Indigenous Recipes and Guide to Diet and Fitness outlines what foods American Indians ancestors consumed, and the levels of activity they were engaged in and explores causes for problems such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. She has won numerous awards for her work; more information is available at www.ku.edu/~insp/Mihesuah/.
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MUSIC THERAPY: Time magazine reported Nov. 14 how music therapy can aid care of victims of Alzheimers disease. Alicia Clair, director of music education and therapy at KU told Time that transitions from day to evening or from one room to another are a big challenge for sufferers and noted that music therapists help choose familiar songs such as Home on the Range to calm the agitation. Or people can do a little singing or whistling on their own. If you cant think of what to do, sit and read to your loved one, Clair said. And if
you read poetry, its almost like singing. The worlds first music therapy program was created at KU in 1947 and is now a widely accepted practice that relies on musical stimuli, musical activity and client-therapist interaction in musical contexts to pursue therapeutic mental and physical health goals. GETTING HEATED: Fitness Business Pro magazine reported about the effect rising natural gas prices could have on health clubs and notably student recreation centers. KU is saving money on its gas bill by maintaining a central boiler plant rather than having individual boilers in every building, said Doug Riat, director of
Facilities Operations. KU uses natural gas as its primary fuel for its central steam plant that distributes heat to campus buildings, including the Student Recreation Fitness Center, via an underground steam tunnel system. Thus, the maintenance and operation costs are cheaper and based on the volume of natural gas used at the central plant, we get a little better rate on natural gas than if each building was considered as an individual gas customer, Riat said. Mary Chappell, director of Recreation Services, noted how important it is to have budget reserves that can be redistributed to handle increased energy costs without causing ser-
vice disruptions. CREATING COURAGE: The December issue of Mens Journal examines what makes some men more courageous than others in the article The Face of Courage. In the last few years theres been as much published on courage as there was in the 20 years prior, Shane Lopez, associate professor of counseling pyschology at KU, told the magazine. Inducing and measuring courage in a laboratory setting is extremely difficult, unlike creating conditions for fear.Were going to have to be very creative to see whats lighting up in the brain, Lopez said.
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Calendar
Nov. 21 - Dec. 11
21 Monday
Lecture. Numerical Prediction of Intense Local Weather. Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Regents Professor of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma. 2:30 p.m. Spahr Auditorium. Sponsored by Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets. Call 864-4787. Lecture. Philosophy & Literature Seminar. Stan Lombardo, classics. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Lecture. Physics & Astronomy Colloquium.Probing the Standard Model with Light Yuri Maravin, Kansas State University. 4 p.m. 2074 Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy. Call 864-4626. Lecture. Hallmark Symposium. Glynis Sweeny, illustrator. 6 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Free. Sponsored by Department of Design. Call 864-4401. Concert. KU Saxophone Quartet. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-9864. Memorial Stadium. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 864-3141. Leadership Center. Call 864-4861. Lecture. Allison Smith. 7 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Free. Sponsored by Department of Art. Call 864-4401. Concert. Concerts at the Lied. Symphonic Band. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center. $7 adults, $5 students and seniors. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-2787. Lecture. The United Nations and the United States: Controversy and Opportunity. Gillian Sorensen, senior adviser, United Nations Foundation. 8 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Humanities and Western Civilization. Call 864-3011. Lecture. Exploring the thermochronological void beneath the Great Unconformity. Dr. Matt Heizler, New Mexico Tech. 4 p.m. 103 Lindley Hall. Sponsored by Department of Geology. Call 864-4974. Lecture. Reading Mount Rushmore. Professor Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan. 5 p.m. Centennial Room, Kansas Union. Sponsored by Department of History. Call 864-2146. Film. Cinderella Man. 7 p.m.Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. $2 or FREE w/ Activity Card. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Dance. New Dance. 7 p.m. 240 Robinson Center. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-4264. Basketball (M). KU vs. Nevada. 8 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS. Lecture. Endless Forms Most Beautiful. Sean B. Carroll. 9 a.m., Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Room 150 Lecture. Selection in Action. David M. Kingsley, 10:30 a.m., Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Room 150. Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Film. Cinderella Man. 7 p.m.Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. $2 or FREE w/ Activity Card. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Dance. New Dance. 7 p.m. 240 Robinson Center. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-4264. Social Event. Hawk Nights Salsa Dancing Competition. 9:30 p.m. Kansas Room, sixth floor, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Social Event. Cosmic Bowling. 11 p.m. Jaybowl, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Lecture. Fossils, Genes and Embryos. David M. Kingsley, 9 a.m.,Wescoe Hall, Room 4062. Lecture. From Butterflies to Humans. Sean B. Carroll, 10:30 a.m.,Wescoe Hall, Room 4062.
27 Sunday
Basketball (W). KU vs. Northeastern. 1 p.m.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS.
28 Monday
Workshop. New Staff Orientation. 8 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Lecture. Resident Fellows Seminar. Dan Stevensson, religious studies. 11:30 a.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Lecture. Physics & Astronomy Colloquium.Exploring the Orion Nebula with the Hubble Space Telescope. C.R. ODell,Vanderbilt University. 4 p.m. 2074 Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy. Call 864-4626.
30 Wednesday
Lecture. Ujamaa Brownbag Series.First Taste of Africa:A Summer in Zambia,Beth Loney and Mike Oller, KU Medical Center. Noon.Alcove F, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Kansas African Studies Center. Call 864-3745. Lecture. Discourses:Theory in Humanities. Katie Conrad, English. 3:30 p.m. Conference Hall, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Lecture. African Amazons: Dahomey Women Warriors In and Out of Africa. Suzanne Blier, Harvard University. 6 p.m. 211 Spencer Museum of Art. Free. Sponsored by Department of History of Art. Call 864-4713. Concert. Concerts at the Lied. Jazz Vespers. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center. $12.50 adults, $10 students & seniors. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-2787. Entertainment. Comedy Double Header w/ Dwayne Perkins and Maryellen Hooper. 8 p.m. Ballroom, level 5, Kansas Union. $5 w/ KUID; $10 for public; FREE w/ Activity Card. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW.
3 Saturday
Basketball (W). KU vs. New Orleans. 1 p.m.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS. Social Event. College Bowl. 7:45 a.m. Kansas Union. $30/team. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Concert. Saxophone studio recital. 9 a.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-9864. Basketball (M). KU vs.Western Illinois. 7 p.m.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS. Social Event. Cosmic Bowling. 11 p.m. Jaybowl, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW.
22 Tuesday
Basketball (W). KU vs. Detroit Mercy. 7 p.m.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS.
29 Tuesday
Workshop. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) at Work. 9 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Lecture. The Development of the Uzbek Armed Forces.Maj. Joe Gross, Foreign Area Officer, U.S.Army, REES masters student. Noon. 318 Bailey Hall. Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Call 8644236. Lecture. African Studies Seminar.Arabic Language Program at KU: Reflections on Current Status and Future Developments, Naima Omar, assistant professor of Arabic studies; Sabri AlShboal and Abdullah Jaradat, instructors. 3:30 p.m.Alcove D, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Kansas African Studies Center. Call 864-3745. Lecture. Study Group with Institute Fellow Paul Curcio, political advertising exec. Big Time Political Advertising: Behind the Scenes. 4 p.m. Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Call 864-4900. Workshop. Leadership Enhancement Series.The Leadership Challenge...Are You up to it? Enable Others to Act. 5:30 p.m. Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Sponsored by Student Involvement & Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Call 864-4450. Explore Evolution Spencer Museum of Art 1301 Mississippi St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Tue.Wed., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.Thu., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Mondays. Call 864-4710.
2 Friday
Basketball (W). KU vs. Birmingham Southern. 6 p.m.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34HAWKS. Workshop. Establishing and Nurturing Teams. 11:30 a.m. McCook Room, Burge Union. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Play. The Snow Queen. 1 p.m. CraftonPreyer Theatre, Murphy Hall. Sponsored by University Theatre. Call 864-3982 for tickets. Lecture. Dr. Mark Rowan,AAPG distinguished lecturer. 3 p.m. 103 Lindley Hall. Sponsored by Department of Geology. Call 864-4974. Concert. Oread Singers. 3:30 p.m. Strong Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-9864. Lecture. Peace,War & Global Change Seminar. Steve Sodergren, history. 4 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Exhibit. Ariel Sherman. 6 p.m. SUA Gallery, level 4, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Concert. First Fridays. 7 p.m. Hawks Nest, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by
23 Wednesday
Academic date. Thanksgiving break. Through Nov. 27. Volleyball. KU vs. Missouri (Senior Night). 7 p.m. Horejsi Family Athletics Center. $3-6. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34HAWKS.
4 Sunday
Concert. 10th Annual Organ Vespers Concert. Concert organist and KU alumna Tandy Reussner, DMA. 1:30 p.m. Bales Organ Recital Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Fine Arts. Call 864-3421. Concert. Concerts at the Lied. 81st Annual Holiday Vespers. 2:30 p.m. Lied Center. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-2787.
26 Saturday
Football. KU vs. Iowa State. 11:30 a.m.
1 Thursday
Workshop. Supervisory Training for Excellence in Performance (STEP), Day 6 of 7. 9 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Social Event. Tea Time. 3 p.m. Fourthfloor lobby, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 864-SHOW. Lecture. Fall Faculty Colloquium.Tamara Falicov, theatre and film. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798.
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The North Gallery offers a selection from KUs great rare book collections and a view of the Memorial Campanile, looking north from the crest of Mount Oread. Watson and Anschutz libraries Watson: 1425 Jayhawk Blvd. Anschutz: 1301 Hoch Auditoria Drive, south of Budig Hall. 8 a.m.-midnight Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-8p.m. Sat. and 10a.m.midnight Sun. For other library hours, call 864-8900. Across Boundaries: International Studies Collection. Watson Library third-floor reading room.Through Nov. 30.
Charles William Roberman
Charles William Roberman, 94, died Nov. 12. He worked as a university police officer from 1966 to 1976. Survivors include a son, three daughters, nine grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the American Diabetes Association or The Gideons International, sent to WarrenMcElwain Mortuary.
Exhibits
Art and Design Gallery 302 Art and Design Building. 1-4:30 p.m. Sun., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.Wed., 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.Thu., 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fri. Closed Saturday and holidays. Call 864-4401. Annual ceramics event. Dec. 1. Fluid Art 2005, annual performance art class exhibit. Dec. 4-9. Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Call 8644900. Exhibits, a soaring stained-glass American flag, a World Trade Center memorial and a memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas. Natural History Museum 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-
Lee Friedlander at Work. Kress Gallery.Through Dec. 11. Feeding Lawrence/Work + Workplace. Central Court.Through Dec. 11. The Spencer @ Work. Outside and throughout the museum.Through Dec. 11. Discourse on Discovery: Native Perspectives on the Trail. South Balcony Gallery.Through Dec. 11. The Sacred & the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious & Popular Contexts. Asian Gallery.Through February. Selecciones. Mexican art from the collection. Study Gallery.Through Jan. 8. Embodiment. North Balcony Gallery.Through Feb. 19. Spencer Research Library 1450 Poplar Lane. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Fri. Closed weekends. Call 864-4334.
In Memory
Higuchi award nominations due Dec. 9
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Wilcox Classical Museum 103 Lippincott Hall. 1-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and by appointment. Call 864-3153. Antiquities such as vases, coins, small sculptures, lamps and architectural terra cottas and of full-size replicas of well-known works of Greek and Roman sculpture.
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ominations are now being taken for Higuchi Endowment Association research achievement awards. Nominations containing the information described below should be submitted by Dec. 9 to: HiguchiEndowment Association Research Achievement Award, c/o Meredith Porter, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Youngberg Hall 2385 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, KS 66045-7563 For further information, call 864-3302. Nominations must include the following information: A one-page letter of recommendation outlining the accomplishments of the nominee
based on the criteria. This letter should detail the nominees seminal contribution to his or her field. Make sure that the letter of nomination uses language that will be understandable to individuals outside the nominees field; a current, complete curriculum vitae that includes publications, awards and the names and contact information of four references who are qualified to comment on the nominees achievements. A brief description of each references qualifications should be included. Suggested references should not have any close personal relationship to the nominee and should not be associated with any Kansas Regents institution.
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THE FEW,THE PROUD,THE FATHER AND THE SON
KU outlines four areas of research
Points of investment laid out under each category
By Kevin Boatright
R. Steve Dick/University Relations
Maj. Christopher Phelps, left, and his father, Master Gunnery Sgt. Kendall Phelps, U.S. Marine Corps, pose for a photo near the Marine Flag. Christopher Phelps, a KU alumnus, and his father served together in the same unit in Iraq.They were the featured speakers at a Veterans Day ceremony hosted by KU ROTC units on Nov. 11. ROTC units also held a flag retreat and 24-hour candlelight vigil at the Vietnam and Korean war memorials on campus.
KUSM named Top 10 school for Hispanics
Recruitment, service for underserved patients help school rank sixth on list
ispanic Business magazine, one of the leading Hispanic magazines in the country, has named the KU School of Medicine to its Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics. The KU School of Medicine ranked sixth. The magazine cited the schools extensive efforts to reach out to Hispanics in recruitment, support service. and The Office of Cultural Enhancement and Diversity assists in recruiting a diverse student body, training culturally and clinically skilled physicians, improving access to healthcare for underserved and special patient populations and supporting recruitment of a diverse faculty, the magazine reported in its September issue. Hispanic Business also noted the School of Medicine sought and
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received nearly $12 million in grants to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students and faculty at the school in the next three years. It is an honor to be listed, especially among universities in the Southwestern United States that have significantly larger Hispanic populations to draw from, said Patricia A. Thomas, associate dean for cultural enhancement and diversity. Thomas said the KU Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health have developed programs to enhance the diversity of faculty as well. The rating is the latest in a string of nods to KU for its work in helping Hispanic students and faculty succeed. The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine selected KU in its 2003 Publishers Picks list of colleges and universities that do a fine job recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students.
The magazine also has named the KU School of Law to its list of the top 100 Hispanic-friendly law schools in the nation. The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine selected KU for its 2004 Publishers Picks list of colleges and universities that have a solid record of recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students. The magazine also named the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications to its list of top 25 university programs granting the most bachelors degrees in journalism and mass communications to Hispanics. This year, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine named KU 17th in the nation for the number of doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanic students. This spring, U.S. News and World Report named the KU School of Law to its list of most diverse law schools.
esearch at KU has grown considerably over the past decade. For that trend to continue, KU must focus on a few niche areas of excellence and pursue them aggressively, said Jim Roberts, vice provost for Research. All faculty research at KU has value and importance, Roberts said while speaking before a faculty gathering last week at the Kansas Union. But only a handful of universities can do everything well. The rest, including KU, will thrive only by making choices and focusing on areas of proven research strength. Roberts reported on a yearlong strategic planning process for research, one that involved a great many individuals and which, I believe, gives us a useful guide for priority setting and future investment. As part of this process, a subcommittee chaired by Kim Wilcox, former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, identified four main directions for KU research, directions that may serve as a roadmap for the next 10 to 20 years. The directions are tied closely to KUs mission, said Roberts, and build on existing strengths. The intent is not merely to describe KUs future but to help shape it. KU has experience setting goals and sticking to them, said Roberts. He described a 1998 effort dubbed Megathemes that steered KU research toward an emphasis on biomedicine and information sciences. Megathemes was a precedent for what were doing now, said Roberts. Looking back, its clear that much of KUs research success and investment during the past decade reflected and built on those priorities. The four research directions announced last week, and specific areas of investment identified under each category, are: Environment global ecology; biodiversity.
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Human Cultures and Institutions area studies; international and global processes; design, implementation and impact of public policy; social dimensions of science, technology and engineering Human Health and Development life span studies; drug discovery and delivery; genetics of organismal development; neuroscience; bioengineering Information and Technologies energy; information, technology and social change; new communications media; bioinformatics; remote sensing and imaging There will be further discussion about the directions throughout the year. I introduce them now as a way of encouraging you to see how your own research might link with this approach, Roberts said. Roberts was joined in his remarks by Mary Lee Hummert and George Wilson, associate vice provosts for research. They reported on investments being made by the KU Center for Research (KUCR) in people, programs and facilities on the Lawrence campus. Wilson provided an update on the Multidisciplinary Research Building (MRB), which will be completed on West Campus next month. He noted that KUCR is paying the cost of the $40 million MRB a facility that will support research. For more information about Roberts presentation and the strategic plan for research at KU, go to www.research.ku. edu/convo/. Members of the Scholarship and Research Subcommittee that identified the four research directions were: Kim Wilcox, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (chair); Jane Aldrich, medicinal chemistry; Nancy Baym, communication studies; Stella Bentley, dean of libraries; Diana Carlin, Graduate school; Chuck Epp, public administration; Steve Hedden, School of Fine Arts; Bill Tsutsui, history; Chriss Walther-Thomas, special education; and Joy Ward, biological sciences.
KU team to use radar to study ice sheets in Antarctica
Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets sending group of engineers, scientists, students
team of engineers, scientists and students from the National Science Foundation Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), based at KU, will leave Dec. 1 for McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The five-member team the first of two CReSIS teams will take advantage of the Antarctic summer to conduct research at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core site to collect data with advanced radar sensors developed as a part of a large Information Technology Research Project. The NSF established CReSIS on June 1, 2005, with a $19 million grant. The multidisciplinary, multi-institutional center is developing new sensors, methods of collecting data, communication tools and modeling to better understand the mass balance of the worlds polar ice sheets and their contribution to global sea-level change.
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The center is led by Prasad Gogineni, Deane E. Ackers distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science at KU. The goal of the center is to bring all the technology and tools together to really understand what is happening to the polar ice sheets and then model them, Gogineni said. Radars and other sensors developed by CReSIS engineers and scientists will be used to obtain a detailed image of the bed of the ice sheet and map deep and shallow internal layers to determine flow history and snow accumulation. KU researchers successfully demonstrated they can achieve this at the summit of Greenland, whose ice sheet is more than 3 kilometers thick, on surface-based platforms. The technology has to be further developed and miniaturized to fit on unmanned aerial vehicles. Satellite technology is providing researchers with information on the ice sheet surface elevation. Scientists can use this data to determine the growth or shrinkage of the ice caps and map the extent of
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surface melt and surface velocity of the ice flow. The satellite observations are definitely telling us that there are rapid changes taking place in some areas, but they arent telling us why, Gogineni said. CReSISs mission is to help provide answers through previously unavailable data and modeling that will help predict what will happen to the ice sheets and their impact on sea-level change. Specialized equipment that can withstand the harsh climate, including a robotic rover built by KU engineering students, already is en route to the Antarctic destination. Radars on the rover will image the bed of ice over a 10-kilometer by 30-kilometer area to determine whether the ice sheet is frozen to the bed or sliding on a film of
water. A separate research team will collect ice core samples that will be used to interpret radar maps of internal layers. Summertime temperatures in this part of Antarctica can be well below freezing. The first team will stay at least until Dec. 20, at which point a second, seven-member CReSIS team will arrive to help continue the study. The entire 12-member team includes faculty, staff and graduate students from KU, a physical science technician from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a student from partner institution Elizabeth City (N.C.) State University. CReSIS is headquartered at KU and has as core partners Elizabeth City State University, Haskell Indian Nations University, the University of Maine, The Ohio State University and Pennsylvania State University. The CReSIS team draws upon the expertise available at KU and world-renowned centers in polar research at partner institutions. In addition, a number of international universities have been drawn in to collaborate.
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THE POLITICS OF HOLLYWOOD
Mabel Rice, distinguished professor of speech-language-hearing, the Alfred K. Kawana received
Council of Editors Award at the convention of the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association. Sarah Hargus Ferguson, assistant professor of speech-languagehearing, presented a lecture, Talker Factors in Everyday Speech Understanding, at the annual meeting of the Kansas Speech-LanguageHearing Association.
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Kathleen L. Neeley, reference and instruction coordinator at Spencer Research Library, co-presented Esteem, Regard and Respect for Rationality: Joseph Priestleys Female Connections at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in 2004.The presentation also appears in the Bulletin for the History of Chemistry in 2005. Daniel Bernstein, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and professor of psychology, with Judy Eddy, CTE program assistant, and Ann Volin, CTE research aide, presented Building Visible Learning Communities: Electronic Teaching Portfolios and at the University of Kansas at the annual Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education conference on Oct. 28 in Milwaukee,Wisc. Dustin Brown, Networking and Telecommunications Services software architect, led a panel discussion, ResNet Security, at the ACUTA Fall Conference in Denver, Colo. Holly Mercer, coordinator of digital content development, and Ada Emmett, science liaison for KU Libraries, presented RoMEO Green at the University of Kansas: An Experiment to Encourage Interest and Participation Among Faculty and Jumpstart Populating the KU ScholarWorks Repository at the meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology on Oct. 28-Nov. 2 in Charlotte, N.C. Deb Ludwig, director of academic enterprise applications, and Jerree Catlin, director of the program and service management office, spoke about their presentation Libraries and IT Together:Whats in IT for Us? at the EDUCAUSE 2005 conference on Oct. 21 in Orlando, Fla. Scott Walter, assistant dean of libraries for information and instructional services, gave the presentation Collaborative Planning for Collaborative Learning: Designing and Promoting New Learning Spaces on Campus at the Ninth Annual October Conference at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
President of the Motion Picture Association of America and former Kansas congressman Dan Glickman, left, and KU alumnus and producer of television show The West Wing Alex Graves spoke recently as part of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Hollywood and Politics lecture series.
Two KU professors designated fellows
Kaesler, Schoeneich recognized by national associations for their work
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wo national associations have recognized two KU professors for their research contributions in their fields of study. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Roger Kaesler, professor of geology and director of KUs Paleontological Institute, a fellow for his work in paleontology. Christian Schoeneich, professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been designated a fellow by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Kaesler has been on the KU faculty since 1965 and joined the Paleontological Institute as director in 1986. He also is editor of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, published by the institute, as well as curator of the
Division of Invertebrate Paleontology of KUs Natural History Museum. He researches the Late Paleozoic Ostracoda of the Midcontinent, concentrating his efforts on quantitative study of morphology and paleoecology. Christian Schoeneich Kaesler earned his bachelors degree in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., and his masters and doctoral degrees in geology from KU. Schoeneich is internationally recognized as an expert in the area of post-translational protein modification. He joined the KU faculty in 2003, becoming chairman of his department in 2005. He received his diploma from Free University in Berlin, Germany, and his doctor-
ate in chemistry with honors from the Technical University, also in Berlin. AAAS named 376 fellows for 2005. New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, Roger Kaesler respectively) rosette pin at a ceremony Feb. 18 at the AAAS annual meeting in St. Louis, Mo. AAAS is the worlds largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. AAAS was founded in 1848. AAPS is a professional, scientific society of more than 12,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutions worldwide. AAPS was started in 1986.
Fall graduation schedules announced
all graduation schedules have been announced. The schools that hold ceremonies and their times and locations are listed below. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2 p.m Dec. 11 at the Lied Center. Call 864-3500 for ticket information. School of Business 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Lied Center. Call Mark Strand, 8647574, for ticket information or visit www.business.ku.edu. School of Engineering 10 a.m. Dec. 10 in Woodruff
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Auditorium of the Kansas Union. Call 864-3881 for more information. School of Journalism & Mass Communications 1 p.m. Dec. 11 in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. Call 864-4755 for more information. The following Schools do not have Fall graduation recognition ceremonies: School of Allied Health, School of Architecture & Urban Design, School of Education, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and School of Social Welfare.
News in brief
KU campus ministry changes name
The United Methodist campus ministry at KU announced a name change and intentions to identify with its roots at its weekly worship Nov. 1. The new name is Wesley KU a nod to the denominations founder, John Wesley, who was a campus minister. The Rev. Gayla Rapp, campus minister, said the change was made to help the ministry establish a more recognizable identity on the campus and to help United Methodists across the state connect with the organization. noon on Thursdays in the Crimson and Blue room at Watkins.
Researchers may have found treatment for kidney cysts
KU researchers, using the Internet search engine Google, have discovered a substance that contributes to the uncontrollable growth of kidney cysts. New treatments and preventive measures may be the result, providing relief to the more than 600,000 Americans and an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide who suffer from Polycystic Kidney Disease. The researchers, led by Jared Grantham, university distinguished professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, are advising patients with PKD to not take any supplement or product that contains forskolin, a popular health food supplement made in India, because it may aggravate their condition. Grantham and his team have been attempting to identify forskolin, a fatty-like chemical in the cysts of PKD patients, for more than 12 years until they plugged the molecular formula into the Google search engine.
Employees of the month honored
Charles Gabel University Support Staff
Started at KU: 1988. Current title: Manager of machine shop in Learned Hall. What that means: Gabel Charles Gabel keeps the shop in order, makes sure the necessary stock is on hand, maintains all small hand tools and keeps the machines operational. He also is responsible for training students and others in the use of shop equipment. Notable: Ron Dougherty, chair of the department, says that Gabel makes every effort to meet the technical needs of each client who uses the shop faculty, staff or student.
Nona Golledge Unclassified employee
Started at KU: 1988. Current title: Associate director of KU Dining Services. What that Nona Golledge means: She is responsible for maintaining the financial viability of the division and oversees annual budgets, human resources, multiple special projects, public relations and customer satisfaction. Notable: Golledge is astute financially and has cut inventories of food products by 40 percent since August 2004. KU Dining Services now carries less unnecessary inventory and cash flow has improved significantly.
Weight Watchers to hold open house on campus
Weight Watchers will hold an open house at noon Dec. 1 in the Crimson and Blue room at Watkins Community Health Center. There is no commitment needed. If people decide to join, the next session of meetings will begin Dec. 8 and run for 13 weeks. Weight Watchers is giving one week free for this session. The cost of the session is $144 for the 13 weeks. All weighins begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays, and meetings begin at
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Committee formed to find new dean of libraries
Group will begin search in late November to replace departing Stella Bentley
teve Hedden, dean of the School of Fine Arts at KU, will lead a national search to identify the next dean of libraries, Denise Stephens, vice provost for information services, announced. The search committee will meet later this month to begin its work. KU hopes the next dean will begin work by August 2006. Stella Bentley, dean of libraries since 2001, announced last month her plans to retire next year. The KU Libraries has a $15 million annual budget, 180 staff members and employs 250 students annually. The system contains more than 4 million printed volumes and more than 100 searchable electronic databases. KU Libraries catalogs 33,000 serials annually and houses more than 500,000 maps and 1 million photographic images. A $5.8 million library annex is under construction on KUs west campus. In addition to Hedden, the search committee members are: Victor Bailey, director, Hall Center for the Humanities and professor of history; Joseph Custer, associate director, Wheat Law Library; Saeed Farokhi, associate dean of the Graduate School and professor of aerospace engineering; Erik Floor, associate professor of molecular biosciences; Robert Hanzlik, professor of medicinal chemistry; Joe Harrington, associate professor of English; Chuck Marsh, associate professor of journalism; Barry Newton, professor of architecture and libraries chair for the University Council; Susanne Clement, head, collections development and librarian; Richard Fyffe, assistant dean of libraries and librarian; John Stratton, coordinator, libraries outreach services and librarian; Jerree Catlin, associate director, information technolog...