University The of Kansas
Vol. 30, No. 9
January 23, 2006
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An official employee publication from the Office of University Relations
Steinmetz named CLAS dean
New administrator comes to KU from Indiana University
oseph Steinmetz, executive associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington, has been named the new dean of KUs College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He will start July 1. Im delighted that Joseph Steinmetz has agreed to lead KUs College of Liberal Arts and
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Sciences, and Im very confident he will be an outstanding leader for the university, said Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Shulenburger. Dr. Steinmetz generated a remarkable degree of enthusiasm among the KU faculty within the college. His colleagues at Indiana spoke with great admiration for his talents and vision. Chancellor Robert Hemenway said other universities actively recruited Steinmetz. Other universities wanted Joe Steinmetz, but KU was his choice,
Hemenway said. We are delighted that he will assume a key leadership position within the KU community. Steinmetz Joseph Steinmetz said he felt the position at KU was the best that was open among universities this year. The College (of liberal arts and
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Provost candidates to visit campus
ive finalists to be the next provost and executive vice chancellor will visit campus between Jan. 22 and Feb. 14, search committee chairman Jeff Aube has announced. The committee is seeking a replacement for David Shulenburger, who steps down this summer after 13
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years as KUs chief academic officer. The names of the candidates will be announced two days before their campus visits; the first was announced Thursday (after Oread went to press). The announcements will be posted
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Governor calls for $23 million increase for higher education
Sebelius proposes pay raises, does not address deferred maintenance
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Hemenway said in a statement about Sebelius budget. During her State of the State speech, the governor noted the ov. Kathleen Sebelius pro- Kansas economy is improving. Her posed budget calls for a decision to increase the states $23.3 million increase in investment in higher education funding for higher education, will extend this positive economic including $13 million for a 2.5 per- trend by offering Kansas compacent pay raise for state employees. nies an educated workforce thats prepared to do The requested business in a globincrease does not In the capitol al economy. address the $584 While no legislamillion deferred See story about KUs Office tive action has maintenance backof Government Relations on been taken on the log at the six Page 5. proposed funding regents universiincrease, Keith ties in Kansas. The $23.3 million increase Yehle, director of government relawould be in addition to the $578.6 tions, said his offices goal is to see million base for higher education. the increased funding go through. We will work to ensure the govThe increase for fiscal year 2007 would be a 4.03 percent increase, ernors budget recommendations about 2 percent less than what the are enacted by the legislature, he Kansas State Board of Regents said. The regents have voiced their requested, $36.3 million. The University of Kansas support for the budget as well. Sebelius also called for a $5 milgreatly appreciates the governors continued recognition of the high- lion annual commitment to help er education opportunities offered secure NCI cancer center designaby KU and other institutions in the tion for the KU Cancer Center, state, Chancellor Robert See BUDGET, Page 2
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The SBC Phase III addition will be on the west side of the SBC building, right, near the Multidisciplinary Research Building, left, on West Campus.
WESTWARD EXPANSION
Another research building planned
$20 million addition set to begin this spring
By Kevin Boatright
U sought permission last week to begin construction on the third and final phase of the Structural Biology Center on West Campus in Lawrence. The proposed $20 million, 45,000-square-foot addition will extend west from the existing
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building, which is directly southeast of KUs new Multidisciplinary Research Building. Plans call for construction to begin this spring, with occupancy in April 2007. The first two phases of the building were dedicated in 2004. This is another significant investment in research for KU, said Chancellor Robert Hemenway, one that enhances our capacity to meet the needs of researchers without using state
tax dollars to pay for it. As with the MRB, the new project will be financed entirely through bonds issued by the Kansas Development Finance Authority and funded by the KU Center for Research, a nonprofit foundation designed to facilitate and increase research on the Lawrence campus. Step by step, were continuing to build a strong, modern infraSee SBC III, Page 2
University mourns loss of prominent faculty members
Snyder,Ashe were both active, well-known
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U is mourning the loss of two current faculty members. C. Richard Rick Snyder, the M. Erik Wright distinguished professor in clinical psychology, 61,
died Jan. 18 of cancer. Steve Ashe, senior curator with the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity
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Center and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology died Dec. 27 at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., from a
stroke. Rick Snyder was a living advertisement for his psychology of hope, always engaged and positive. I loved to hear him talk about teaching as he regarded it as an honor to be in the classroom and was always looking for the novel approach to his subject. We will all
miss him and feel a tremendous loss. We know from his teaching about hope that after great loss there will be a valley, and eventually hope can come back. We look forward to that day. Rick has immeasurably enriched this university. On behalf
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sciences) is a big part of the institution, and the institution is first-rate, he said. Out of all the dean positions that were open this year, this was by far the best. He said he was intrigued by the KU position because of the mix of humanities with liberal arts, social science and other science disciplines within CLAS, which is a strong academic formula, he added. Steinmetz began his academic career at IU in 1987, when he joined the Department of Psychology as an assistant professor. He was promoted to associate professor, tenured in 1991 and promoted to full professor in 1995. In 1999, IU recognized his research and teaching contributions by awarding him the Eleanor Cox Riggs professorship in psychology. He also is a core faculty member of two interdisciplinary programs at IU, in cognitive science program and in neural science, as well as a member of the University Honors Faculty. From 1995 to 2005, Steinmetz was chairman of IUs Department of Psychology. During his last year as department leader, he was senior adviser to the dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences for long-range planning. In that role, he oversaw external reviews that the college conducted for key departments as part of its strategic planning processes, and he conducted a study of the general organization of university arts and sciences colleges around the country with an eye toward assessing IUs organization. In 2005, Steinmetz assumed the duties of executive associate dean for the college. His major responsibilities included day-to-day management of the colleges budget; leading the colleges promotional committee, overseeing the office staff, overseeing faculty recruitment and hiring and representing the college on several campus-wide committees involved mainly in faculty development, financial matters and college fund raising. Over the years, Steinmetz has taught a variety of courses in experimental psychology, neuroscience and cognitive science. At IU, he trained 14 graduate students and nine postdoctoral scholars and has worked with more than 100 undergraduates in his laboratory. His research program has produced more than 160 publications and more than 150 published abstracts, conference proceedings and invited presentations. He said he plans to bring his research lab
with him to KU. He said the lab, which studies how the brain encodes learning and memory, is made up of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. Some have said they plan to follow him to Kansas. I still enjoy sitting down with my students and postdocs and discussing their research findings as we continue to study the relationship between the brain and behavior, Steinmetz said. In 1996, the National Academy of Science selected Steinmetz for the Troland Research Award to recognize his research contributions to the fields of experimental psychology and neuroscience. Last year, he was elected a fellow in the prestigious Society of Experimental Psychologists. He also received the 2000 Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award. Before arriving at IU, Steinmetz was post doctoral research fellow and research associate at Stanford University in California from 1983 to 1987. Steinmetz earned a bachelors in psychology with a minor in chemistry and a masters in experimental psychology from Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant. He received his doctorate in physi-
ological psychology from Ohio University in Athens. Steinmetz said his first goal at KU is to listen to faculty, staff and students in the process of setting priorities and directions for CLAS. Involving them in the planning process will help him learn about the institution, help the College work at peak efficiency and play to what he says is his greatest strength, getting people to work well together. I really value the importance of faculty, staff and students. Talking with them will help make a careful account of whats there at Kansas and where we should head in the future, he said. The new dean succeeds Kim Wilcox, who left KU on July 1 to become provost at Michigan State University, East Lansing. Steinmetz is married to Sandra Steinmetz, a special education teacher. They have two children and one grandchild. Steinmetz said he is anxious to start his new position. He looks forward to the prospect of going to work with great people, and making a fresh start. I was very impressed with the administration there as well.
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which would be housed at the KU Medical Center. Hemenway has stated achieving NCI designation is the universitys No. 1 priority. Although the governors budget does not address deferred maintenance, the regents have proposed a long-term plan including a $150 million bond issue, with debt served from the Education Building Fund, financed by a statewide property tax mill levy and a one-tenth-cent sales tax increase that would expire after 10 years. The plan has not been addressed by the legislature. Deferred maintenance projects are necessary repair and rehabilitation to infrastructure and buildings that cannot be accomplished because of inadequate funding. At KU, the deferred maintenance backlog is $168.5 million. At the Medical Center, the total is $68.8 million. Some of KUs most pressing needs are underground pipes, exposed wiring, leaking roofs and crumbling stone and masonry. A recent campus audit showed many buildings had a condition rating of 70 or less. A perfect rating is 100. The buildings
that scored 70 or less included Allen Fieldhouse, Danforth Chapel; Spencer Research Library; and Bailey, Dyche, Fraser, Lindley, Lippincott and Malott halls. In December, regents allocated $15 million for the eight state universities. About $4.5 million was expected to go to KU and $1.5 million was set aside for the Medical Center. KUs priority list for that money included: $1 million to reconstruct the first-floor slab of Wescoe Hall $890,000 for repairs to tunnels $568,000 for mechanical improvements $464,000 to upgrade electrical services $314,500 to repair or replace roofs It is estimated that $74 million should be spent annually on maintenance. In fiscal year 2005, only $7 million was allocated by the state. Those numbers dont address the $584 million deferred maintenance backlog. Kansans are the mortgage holders of these buildings, Yehle said. We have to be sure to provide the maintenance for them. loss of Steve Ashe. He had earned the highest respect as a researcher, and his students were blessed to have benefited from his scholarship and experience. On behalf of the entire KU community, I express my deepest sympathies to Steves family and friends. Leonard Krishtalka, director of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Center, also expressed his respect for Ashe. The Biodiversity Center is in shock over Steves passing. He was, above all, a wonderful human being. He was a devoted father and husband, and he was a brilliant scholar and teacher. Steve was a passionate steward of the life of the planet. We will miss him immensely.
HOLIDAYS,HAWKS AND HOOPS
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Judy Kasson, office specialist, at KU Center for Research, left, and Janet Riley, associate director of budget management and fiscal services, pose with a stuffed Santa Claus and a larger-than-life Jayhawk at the Chancellors Holiday Reception last month. Riley won the Santa at the event, held at the Adams Alumni Center.
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of the entire university family I extend our deepest sympathies to the Snyder family and his many friends and colleagues on this very sad day. Snyder was internationally known for his work at the interface of clinical, social, personality and health psychology. His theories have pertained to how people react to personal feedback, the human need for uniqueness, the ubiquitous drive to excuse transgressions and, most recently, the hope motive. Hemenway also spoke respectfully about Ashe. This is a sad time for the university as we mourn the sudden
structure for life sciences research at KU, said Jim Roberts, vice provost for research. New lab space in the MRB, and new core research service space in the Structural Biology Center, gives us the capacity to expand our existing drug discovery and development efforts. This supports everything else were doing to advance basic research at KU. Rather than scatter expensive, commonly used research instruments and other resources across campus, KU has chosen to locate them centrally and make them easily accessible to researchers in all departments. An example is the 800 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance instrument at the heart of the first phase of the Structural Biology Center. Adjacent to the MRB, the building is convenient to Simons
Bioscience Research Laboratories, the Higuchi Building, Smissman Research Laboratories, McCollum Laboratories and other proposed research facilities on KUs expanding West Campus. The addition will house KUs High Throughput Screening Lab and the KU Center of Excellence in Chemical Methodologies and Library Development, both of which are now in the Life Sciences Research Laboratory, Bob Billings Parkway and Wakarusa Drive. The screening lab provides miniaturized, highly automated analyses of specific cellular targets related to diseases such as cancer. The lab is directed by Qi-Zhuang Ye as a core facility under the $10 million National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Program at KU, directed by Gunda Georg, university distinguished professor in KUs School of
Pharmacy and director of the Center for Cancer Experimental Therapeutics at the Kansas Masonic Cancer Institute. The chemical methodologies lab designs and synthesizes molecular libraries that support the development of new drugs. The lab is directed by Jeff Aube, professor of medicinal chemistry, and was funded in 2003 with a $9.5 million grant from the NIH. The work involves 15 researchers at KU, the University of MissouriKansas City, Iowa State University and Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in Lawrence. Moving the labs to the structural biology center addition will free space for expansion of the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, an engineering research center funded in 2003 with a $17 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Q. Which tree on KUs Lawrence campus is the tallest, and where is it located? See Page 7 for answer. Source: Facilities Operations
on www.ku.edu and www.news.ku.edu. Additional information about
the finalists and the search will be posted at www.ku.edu/~oirp/ ProvostSearch/. The finalists will give public presentations Jan. 23, Feb. 2, Feb.
6, Feb. 9 and Feb. 13. All presentations will be at 4 p.m. in the Simons Media Room in the Dole Institute of Politics, with receptions following at 5 p.m. in Hansen
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Luminaria walk to honor legacy of King
Emanuel Cleaver to be featured speaker at Walking the Dream
.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., will be the featured speaker tonight as KU celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with Walking the Dream, a luminaria procession along Jayhawk Boulevard. The Multicultural Resource Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are present-
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ing the walk, which is free and open to the public. It will start at 7 p.m. in front of Strong Hall, and participants will walk along Jayhawk Boulevard, reflecting on Kings legacy. The evening will end in Woodruff Auditorium at Kansas Union with a performance by the Inspirational Gospel Voices and a speech by Cleaver, who lives in Kansas City and represents Missouris 5th District. Cleaver was elected the first black mayor of Kansas City, Mo.,
in 1991 and re-elected in 1995. Among his legacies are improved job creation and infrastructure and the creation of the 18th & Vine District, revitalizing the neighborhood that was a center of the citys jazz and baseball history. He was twice president of the National Conference of Black Mayors. Cleaver, who holds a masters from St. Pauls School of Theology in Kansas City, has been senior pastor of St. James United Methodist Church for 25 years. Santos Nez, program direc-
tor of the Multicultural Resource Center said, This is a great opportunity for the KU community to come together and Emanuel Cleaver reflect on the accomplishments of Dr. King as well as to remind ourselves that there is still work to be done to combat hate and injustice. The Office of Multicultural
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Resource Center are proud of honpresenting University of Kansas one of the most prominent members of the civil rights movement, said Robert N. Page Jr., director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Martin Luther King Jr. program will showcase the dreams, aspirations and goals of this great civil rights leader.
Can the Amazon change Kansas weather?
Professors research finds land use can alter climate across continents
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eforestation in the Amazon could possibly lead to climate changes in Kansas and contribute to global warming, according to new research by a KU professor. Were trying to get the climate change community to look at more than just global warming, said Johannes Feddema, associate professor of geography. Feddema was the lead author of the research published in the Dec. 9 issue of Science in an article titled The Importance of Land Cover Change in Simulating Future Climates. Feddema worked with six other scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, based in Boulder, Colo., while there on sabbatical for a year. The article examines two different scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions and land cover projections set forth by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The first scenario assumes fos-
Moore to speak at All Multicultural Scholars Program
Program started in 1992 with only seven students in School of Business
.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, DKan., will be the featured speaker at the All Multicultural Scholars Program at KU. The event will begin at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Moore is Kansas 3rd District representative in the U.S. House of Representatives and a KU graduate. His district includes KUs Lawrence campus. His speech will be titled Balancing budgets and values: Leadership in 2006. Prior to Moores address, directors of the nine Multicultural Scholars Programs will speak about their respective programs. Following Moores speech, a meal will be served, and the Multicultural Scholars will attend a performance of Tap Dogs at the Lied Center. Renate Mai-Dalton, director of the Multicultural Scholars Program, said the program began in 1992 with just seven students in the School of Business. In 2001, it expanded to include education and journalism.
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Johannes Feddema, associate professor of geography, recently had his research published in Science. It shows how land use can affect climates thousands of miles away.
sil fuels will not be depended upon as heavily in the future, and fuel efficiency will greatly improve, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The second, more pessimistic scenario, assumes fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions will increase steadily. The more pessimistic scenario showed that deforestation in the Amazon could lead to about a 2-degree Celsius increase in surface temperature across the Amazon by 2100 in addition to the 2-degree increase
that is already expected. That rate is about double what could be expected without deforestation, Feddema said. However, converting land to crops in some areas can actually cool the environment. Changes in one part of the globe can also have an effect on the climate thousands of miles away. That was one of our major findings, that land cover change in one area can cause climate change in another area, Feddema said.
Bush calls for foreign language funding
U has taken the lead in education that President George W. Bush recently said was vital to strengthening national security in the future. Earlier this month, Bush announced the launch of the National Security Language Initiative, a plan to increase security and prosperity through education, namely foreign language training. Bush will request $114 million in fiscal year 2007 to fund the initiative that will increase the num-
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International accolade
KUs work to send students to study overseas, as well as bring multicultural students here, is noted in the current issue of International Educator.
ber of Americans learning languages such as Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Farsi and others. The announcement was made the same day Chancellor Robert Hemenway was attending the U.S.
State Departments University Presidents Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit, at which Bush spoke, focused on developing a plan to encourage students to study abroad, as well as encouraging more international students to study in U.S. universities. KU has taken the initiative to further foreign language education, recently signing a memorandum of cooperation to explore establishing the United States third Confucius Institute.
Today, in addition to those three units, Multicultural Scholars Programs are represented in applied Dennis Moore behavioral science, African-American studies, architecture, language and humanities, pharmacy and social welfare. The programs have built an impressive record in retention, graduation rate, collective grade point average and job placement. The retention rate from 2004 to 2005 was 97 percent for all programs, Mai-Dalton said, and the overall graduation rate for business majors is 76 percent. Mai-Dalton said KUs programs dispel perceptions that multicultural students dont perform well academically by consistently earning a collective grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Our students perform very well here at KU and our graduates are positioned for excellent careers and for service in their communities, Mai-Dalton said.
Miller new acting religious studies chair
Barbara Romzek, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has appointed veteran faculty member Timothy Miller to be acting chair of the Department of Religious Studies through June 2006. Miller, a professor of alternative religions in America, has been on the faculty since 1973 and served as departmental chair from 1997 to 2002. He replaces Paul Mirecki, associate professor, who stepped down as chair last month.
In the news
SPEAKING OUT: A column by John
Science Monitor mentioned that Chancellor Robert Hemenway was one of only three American college presidents to speak out about the intelligent design/evolution controversy.
It noted a memo he sent to university employees stating his support of teaching evolution. Speaking out, even by letter, was an act of
certain courage in Kansas, where the state board of education has mandated including intelligent design in its science curriculum, Merrow wrote.
Merrow in the Dec. 21 issue of The Christian
Book shelf
A pair of new books edited by professors at the KU Medical Center explore the study of trophoblast and placental biology. Placenta and Trophoblast: Methods and Protocols Volumes I and II were edited by Michael Soares, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and Joan Hunt, distinguished professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Web works
The redesigned Ku Web site provides a list of 10 great things to know about KU. The hill tops the list. The hill is followed by the campus and includes the price, the research, the chant and the Jayhawk, among others. Each entry also includes a did you know? with fun, sometimes littleknown, facts about KU. While Jayhawks may have a different idea about the 10 greatest things about KU, its a start for those
Tech tips
Faculty, staff and students who need to correct the pronunciation of their names in the Phonetic Operator, KUs electronic directory assistance, can do so by calling 864-9300 with the correct pronunciation. For other tips and details on using the KU Phonetic Operator, visit www.nts.ku.edu/ services/voice/directoryassist/ index.jsp
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Calendar
Jan. 23 - Feb. 5
23 Monday
Workshop. New Staff Orientation. 8 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Seminar. Philosophy & Literature Seminar. Jonathan Boyarin, religious studies/history. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Public Event. Walking the Dream.With guest speaker Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, DMo. 7 p.m. Strong Hall. Free. Sponsored by Multicultural Resource Center. Call 8644350.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries. Call 8434933. Concert. Student Chamber Ensemble. KU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-3436.
28 Saturday
Entertainment. KU Opera presentsFalstaff.7:30 p.m. Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall. $15 adults, $7 students. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-3436. Concert.Happy Birthday,Amadeus!KU piano division students. 7:30 p.m. Conference Hall, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798.
26 Thursday
Workshop. Power of Positive Relationships. 9 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Lecture. Changes and Challenges in Scholarly Publishing. Douglas Armato, University of Minnesota Press. 11:30 a.m. Conference Hall, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Entertainment. KU Opera presents Falstaff.7:30 p.m. Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall. $15 adults, $7 students. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-3436.
29 Sunday
Concert. Carillon Concert. Elizabeth Egbert Berghout, University Carillonneur. 5 p.m. Memorial Campanile. Free. Sponsored by World War II Memorial Campanile and Carillon. Call 864-4464. Concert. Happy Birthday,Amadeus!KU piano division students. 7:30 p.m. Conference Hall, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798.
24 Tuesday
Workshop. Supervisory Training for Excellence in Performance (STEP). Day 1 of 7. 9 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Seminar. Gender Seminar. Natalie Dykstra, English, Hope College. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Entertainment. TAP DOGS. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center. $19.50 - $45. Call 864-2787.
Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Lecture.Supporting Scholarship:The Center for Research Libraries.Bernie Reilly, president, Center for Research Libraries. 11:30 a.m. Conference Hall, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Workshop. Lunch & Conversation. Student response systems: Best practices for using clickers in the classroom. Noon. 135 Budig Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Teaching Excellence. Call 8644199. Entertainment. KU Opera presentsFalstaff.7:30 p.m. Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall. $15 adults, $7 students. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-3436. Lecture. Abrahams Childrens Lecture. Jonathan Boyarin, Robert M. Beren distinguished professor of modern Jewish studies. 7:30 p.m. Regnier Hall, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park. Free. Sponsored by Hall Center for the Humanities. Call 864-4798.
Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 864-4946. Workshop. Essential Teaching Practices. Motivating Your Students. Noon. 135 Budig Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Teaching Excellence. Call 864-4199. Workshop. Alternative Career Paths with Peace Corps,Teach for America and AmeriCorps. 7 p.m. Big 12 Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by University Career Center. Call 864-3624. Entertainment. KU Opera presentsFalstaff.7:30 p.m. Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall. $15 adults, $7 students. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-3436.
3 Friday
Workshop. Resume Review Day. 10 a.m. 110 Burge Union. Free. Sponsored by University Career Center. Call 864-3624.
4 Saturday
Basketball (W). KU vs. Iowa State. 1 p.m.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS. Entertainment. KU Opera presentsFalstaff.7:30 p.m. Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall. $15 adults, $7 students. Sponsored by Department of Music and Dance. Call 864-3436.
27 Friday
Social Event. Dumpling making for the CEAS Lunar New Year Party. 2 p.m. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Free. Sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies. Call 8643849. Seminar. Andean & Amazonian Worlds Seminar.Tanya Golash-Boza, sociology. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Social Event. CEAS Lunar New Year Party. 4 p.m. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Free. Sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies. Call 864-3849. Public Event. Book signing of From John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History. 4:30 p.m. Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Call 864-1422. Concert.Happy Birthday,Amadeus!KU piano division students. 7:30 p.m. Conference Hall, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798.
30 Monday
Religious Holiday. Islamic New Year. Begins at moon crescent. Play. The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing. 1 p.m.William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall. $10, $9, $8, $5. Sponsored by University Theatre. Call 864-3982. Lecture. Hallmark Symposium. Jim Shrosbree, ceramic artist. 6 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Free. Sponsored by Department of Design. Call 864-4401. Basketball (M). KU vs.Texas Tech. 8 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS.
1 Wednesday
Lecture. University Forum:Kansas Science Standards 2005:Why Should You Be Concerned. Jack Kress, Kansas Citizens for Science. Noon. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Optional lunch: $3 students, $5.50 others. Sponsored by Ecumenical Christian Ministries. Call 8434933. Seminar. American Seminar.Terese Guinsatao Monberg, English. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Free. Call 864-4798. Basketball (W). KU vs. Colorado. 7 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS.
25 Wednesday
Lecture. University Forum:The Status and Development of the Medicare Drug Program. Katie Glendening. Noon. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Optional lunch: $3 students, $5.50 others. Sponsored by
5 Sunday
Basketball (M). KU vs. Oklahoma. Noon.Allen Fieldhouse. Sponsored by Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS.
KU ticket offices
Lied Center of Kansas (785) 864-ARTS (2787) Murphy Hall [phone] SUA, Kansas Union [phone]
31 Tuesday
Workshop. Supervisory Training for Excellence in Performance (STEP). Day 2 of 7. 9 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. erans from Kansas. Natural History Museum 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-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. The Sacred & the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious & Popular Contexts. Asian Gallery.Through Feb. 5.
2 Thursday
Workshop. Grief and Loss in the Workplace. 9 a.m. 204 Joseph R. Pearson
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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 8648900. 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 wellknown works of Greek and Roman sculpture.
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 8644401. Industrial design student exhibition. Jan. 30-Feb. 3. Graduate student exhibition. Feb. 5-17.
Embodiment. North Balcony Gallery. Through Feb. 19. Spencer Research Library 1450 Poplar Lane. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Noon-4 p.m. Sat. Closed Sun. Call 8644334. 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,
Exhibits
Art and Design Gallery 302 Art and Design Building. 1-4:30 p.m.
Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Call 864-4900. Exhibits, a soaring stained-glass American flag, a World Trade Center memorial and a memory wall honoring World War II vet-
New book highlights historical Kansas movers and shakers
Eleven contributing authors of John Brown to Bob Dole are KU faculty; editor is alumnus
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new book on Kansas history, John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History, features 27 people whose work helped shape the states character. Nearly half the contributing authors are KU faculty, including the authors profiling John Brown and Bob Dole. Scheduled for release on Kansas Day, Jan. 29, the University Press of Kansas book focuses on 150 years of state history with profiles of the historical men and women some not as well known as Brown and Dole. A public pre-Kansas Day event is scheduled in Lawrence featuring KU (or contributing) authors discussing the book and the Kansans whose lives they have researched. A public book signing with editor Virgil Dean and many of the contributing authors is planned from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Dole Institute of Politics. KUs
Spencer Research Library is co-sponsoring the book signing. Jonathan Earle, associate professor of history, writes about Brown, and Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, about Dole. In all, 11 of the 27 contributing authors are from KUs faculty, and the books editor earned his doctorate in history from KU. The book profiles agitators such as Brown; William H. Russell, Leavenworth proslavery partisan; and Mary Elizabeth Lease, Wichita Populist attorney known for advising farmers to Raise less corn and more hell. Motivators such as Dole and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Abilene; Clarina I.H. Nichols, womens rights activist of Quindaro; and William Allen White, the Sage of Emporia. Innovators included Joseph G. McCoy, the cattle trader who settled in Abilene, as well as contemporary visionaries such as Wes Jackson, Salina environmentalist who founded The Land Institute, and Gordon Parks, the New York City artist whose childhood
memories of Fort Scott were the basis for his book and his movie. In addition to Earle and Loomis, other KU faculty contributors include: K. Allen Greiner, assistant professor of family medicine at the KU Medical Center, on Dodge Citys Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine, whose public health crusades to swat flies may have led to the invention of the flyswatter M. H. Hoeflich, the John H. & John M. Kane professor of law, on Girard publishers Emanuel and Marcet Haldeman-Julius, whose Little Blue Books dished out advice on par with todays Dr. Phil. Timothy Miller, professor and chair of
religious studies, on Charles Monroe Sheldon, the Topeka minister and prohibition activist who coined the phrase What Would Jesus Do? Brian Moline, adjunct professor of law, on Vern Miller, Wichita sheriff whose methods of enforcing drug and alcohol laws during the 1970s after he was elected State Attorney General made national headlines. Rita G. Napier, professor of history, on William H. Russell, Leavenworth proslavery agitator. Norman E. Saul, professor of history, on Mennonite leader and flour milling executive Bernhard Warkentin, who lived in Halstead and Newton. Marjorie Swann, associate professor of English, and William M. Tsutsui, associate professor of history, teamed up professionally to write on John Steuart Curry, the Dunavant (Jefferson County) artist whose mural of John Brown on the interior walls of the Kansas Capitol is renowned. John Edgar Tidwell, associate professor of English, on Gordon Parks.
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Government Relations tells KU story, keeps campus informed
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Santos Nuz, program director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, looks over the merchandise at the athletics surplus sale last month. Faculty and staff were given an advance opportunity to pick up surplus jerseys, equipment and other KU goods.
Marfatia wins $400,000 NSF CAREER award
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anny Marfatia, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, was recently awarded a $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation for his work with neutrinos and fundamental particles. The award is the foundations most prestigious for new faculty. The five-year grant will allow Marfatia to study neutrinos, the least understood of the fundamental particles. The goal of his research will be to improve understanding of neutrinos, their role in the evolution of the universe and the physics applicable when the Big Bang occurred. Marfatias research will study how neutrino mass may be probed.
Neutrinos interact weakly with other particles; therefore, little is known about how they interact with matter.The project will also attempt to find new phenomena inaccessible at particle colliders. Studying the interactions of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos cosmic will help achieve this. The program will also analyze data and design future experiments on the topic and assess their potential. The foundations CAREER program supports the early development of teachers and scholars who are likely to become academic leaders of the 21st century. Award recipients are selected based on career development plans that creatively integrate research and education.
ith the opening of the legislative session, government is fresh in the minds of many in the KU community. Some may not realize, however, that an office at KU is working full-time to represent the best interests of the university and its individuals, as well as tell the institutions story to elected officials in Topeka and Washington, D.C. Part of the Office of External Affairs, the Office of Government Relations works to facilitate a flow of information from the university to the state and federal government on KUs priorities, legislative initiatives and to respond to legislative inquiries, said Director Keith Yehle. Paul Carttar, executive vice chancellor for external affairs, said the flow of information travels two ways, serving the KU community and elected officials. Elected officials at both the state and federal level are important constituents of the university, whose support for KU is essential if were to meet our shared goals of advancing the interests of the state, Carttar said. This requires systematic efforts to build relationships that enable us to understand their needs and for them to understand our capabilities. The office maintains its dual
purpose by relating important topics, such as the KU Cancer Center and the deferred maintenance backlog, to elected officials. That role is balanced by assisting the KU community in working with state and federal representatives and keeping abreast of important legislative issues. An example of the former is encouraging the legislature to provide funding for the KU Cancer Center and to adopt the Kansas Keith Yehle State Board of Regents proposed plan to address the $584 million deferred maintenance backlog at campuses across the state. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recently called for an annual commitment of $5 million to the KU Cancer Center. The regents plan, which calls for a one-tenth-cent sales tax that would sunset in 10 years, a one-mil property tax levy and $150 million in bonds was not mentioned in the governors budget, and the legislature has not acted on it yet. Government Relations also works with elected officials who visit campuses to highlight the universitys expertise and increase their understanding of KUs mission. To assist KU faculty, staff, students and alumni, the office pro-
vides several services, such as assistance in preparing for meetings with elected officials. When meeting with a state or federal representative, Yehle said there is often only time to get across a few points. His office can assist individuals who have scheduled meetings make the most of their time. We can help coordinate a message that is concise and easily understood by legislators and staff, he said. The office recently launched its Web site, www.govrelations. ku.edu. The site features important legislation facing KU, including sections on state and federal relations, and follows legislative bills that are important to KU. The status of the bills is regularly updated as they move through the legislative process. The office has been active for years, but Yehle is new. Not entirely new though. He has been on the job for seven months but worked for eight years as a senior staff member for Sen. Pat Roberts. Before that, he worked for Congresswoman Jan Meyers. A KU graduate and native Kansan, he was drawn to KU while working on Capitol Hill. Id worked with the university for a number of years through Sen. Roberts office and developed a close relationship with several people here, he said. I really want to work with KU faculty and staff, and help them as part of the KU team.
Workshops to help developers with new Web site
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ith the launch of the new KU Web site and template, the KU Web Strategy team has developed two workshops to help campus developers better understand and transition to the new look and feel. Understanding the KU Web site and template is offered for interested campus Web developers to provide an overview of whats new on the KU Web site, the KU Web Standards Guide, and other tools and resources for implementing the Web template. The KU Web Standards Guide is available at www.
identity.ku.edu/web. KU Web template: Hands on implementation provides a practical how-to format for template adoption and includes a technical prerequisite. Instructions for implementing the template are available online at www.ku.edu/site/how. Campus Web developers and communicators who create online content are encouraged to attend the workshops. Complete descriptions, dates, and online registration is available at www. lib.ku.edu/instruction/workshops.
News in brief
Osorio wins Epilepsy Foundation Research grant
Ivan Osorio, professor of neurology at KU Med Center, received a fall 2005 Epilepsy Foundation Research Grant. He will pursue new research leading to the development of a prototype device that senses the evolving abnormal electrical discharge in the brain associated with seizures and returns it to normal electrical function. The American Past left on American radio. Calders done an amazing job.
KU revisits community friendly enrollment
When KU transitioned to Webbased enrollment, the community enrollment program was discontinued. That program was recently restarted. A community-friendly enrollment event was held Jan. 19 in the Herb Harris Lab and Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The purpose of the event was to provide an opportunity for nondegree-seeking community members within commuting distance of the Lawrence campus to enroll in classes. About eight staff members were on hand to assist the 40 to 60 students looking to enroll in classes.
Brehm elected American Psychological Association president
Former KU professor Sharon Stephens Brehm, professor of psychology in the clinical and social programs at Indiana UniversityBloomington, has been elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA) for 2007. During her 15 years as a faculty member at KU, Brehm was selected as an Intra-University Professor, inducted into the KU Womens Hall of Fame and appointed as a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Brehm has also served in a number of academic administrative positions, including director of the College Honors Program at KU.
porarily to 236 Snow Hall, beginning Jan. 30. The staff will work from Snow while their office in Strong is renovated. Telephone numbers will remain the same. Renovation is expected to take two months.
Fellowship funds library air quality study
A KU graduate teaching assistant in the School of Architecture and Urban Design has won the first Ken Dillon for Memorial Indoor Fellowship
Sebelius calls for $5 million annually for cancer center
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recently called on the legislature to commit $5 million annually to the KU Cancer Center at the KU Medical Center. Cancer is one of the greatest health challenges we face, said Sebelius. While we know more about it today than ever before, it remains a health crisis. Sebelius said her commitment to curing cancer comes from her family. She lost an aunt to the disease when she was 10, and her husband, Gary, lost both parents to cancer.
Environmental Quality Design. Bryan Falk won the $3,500 fellowship offered by GREENGUARD Environmental Institute with his proposal to study the air quality in KUs Spencer Research Library, which houses more than 750,000 rare books and documents. In December, Falk began a sixmonth study of such factors as particulate matter, air flow, speed and surface temperatures in the Spencer library to test a design solution to improve environmental conditions.
Calder Pickett steps away from KPR microphone
After 32 years, Calder M. Pickett has stepped away from the microphone at Kansas Public Radio. Picketts show, The American Past, aired for the final time Dec. 25. Thirty-plus years on the air, a new show every week, is a remarkable achievement, KPR Program Director Darrell Brogdon said. There arent many shows like
Vice Provost for Student Success staff moving
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First woman president topic of series
So Yeon Park, assistant professor of art in new or expanded media, was accepted into the New Works residency through The Banff Centre.The Banff residency selected 10 visual artists from around the world to participate in the seven-week program, taking place in January and February, where the artists will explore vision, perception, consciousness and meaning in media and visual arts. Rebecca Curtis, assistant professor of English, had her short story Twenty Grand published in the Dec. 19 issue of The New Yorker. Diana Carlin, dean of the
Carol Moseley-Braun among notable speakers coming to Dole
he 2006 Presidential Lecture series at the Dole Institute of Politics will focus on The First Woman President and will kick off with former presidential candidate Carol Moseley-Braun and two noted pollsters in separate programs in February. Moseley-Braun, who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate and who campaigned in 2003 for the Democratic presidential nomination, will initiate the series at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at the institute. Pollsters Celinda Lake and Kellyanne Conway will discuss their book What Women Want in the context of presidential politics at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the institute. Lake, a Democrat, and Conway, a Republican, respected pollsters who have worked for a number of high-visibility campaigns and causes. Nationally-known journalist Eleanor Clift, author of Madam President: Women Blazing the Leadership Trail, will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Former Democratic Governor
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Graduate School and International Programs and professor of communication studies, presented the keynote address, Ceilings: Making The Research Breakthroughs and Breaking Glass Communication Challenges of Women in Higher Education, at the Women in Control meeting on Dec. 14 in Sevilla, Spain. Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics, who serves on the technical committee on control education, organized the Women in Control meeting. David Johnston, director of marketing, presented The University of Kansas: A Visual Identity Case Study at the American Marketing Associations Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education on Nov. 15 in Chicago. Sarah Hargus Ferguson, assistant professor of speech-languagehearing; Allard Jongman, professor of linguistics; and Joan Sereno, associate professor of linguistics, presented a poster titled Intelligibility of foreign-accented speech: Effects of listening condition, talker age and talker hearing status at the 150th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, held in October in Minneapolis, Minn. Genna Hurd, co-director of the Kansas Center for Community Economic Development with the Policy Research Institute, was elected vice president of the University Economic Development Association at its annual conference A Summit on Higher Education and Economic Development: Policy, Practice and Partnership Nov. 13 through 15 in Monterey, Calif. Rueben Perez, director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, served as a Master Teacher for the annual national meeting of the Association of Fraternity Advisors. He was chosen for his leadership, service, guidance and support to the fraternity/sorority community.
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of New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen and former Republican Governor of Massachusetts Jane Swift will Carol Moseley-Braun appear in a roundtable discussion moderated by womens political activist Barbara Lee on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Barbara Lee Each lecture is free and open to the public. No reservation or ticket is required. Lake is considered a foremost expert on electing women candidates, including Moseley-Braun, and on framing issues to women voters. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Smith College. Conway has directed hundreds of demographic and attitudinal survey projects for statewide and congressional political races, measuring voter attitudes, client satisfaction and consumer opinion.
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A lawyer, she has degrees from George Washington University and Trinity College in Washington D.C. Barbara Lee heads the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, which initiates and supports projects to help women gain and use their political power. A former school teacher and social worker, she is also the driving force behind the Governors Guidebook series that combines research with a nationally distributed practical guide for women candidates seeking executive
office. The guidebook series includes Keys to the Governors Office Unlock the Door: The Guide for Women Running for Governor (2001), Speaking with Authority: From Economic Security to National Security (2002), and the newest addition, Cracking the Code: Political Intelligence for Women Running for Governor (2004). Shaheen became New Hampshires first woman governor in 1996, and was the first Democrat elected to that office in 16 years. She was re-elected in 1998 and 2000, becoming only the fourth governor in New Hampshire history elected to three consecutive terms. She is now the director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Swift was acting governor of Massachusetts from 2001 to 2003 and the first woman to serve as governor of that state. In May 2001 she became the first governor of any state to give birth while in office, continuing to exercise executive authority during her maternity leave, including chairing a meeting of the Governors Council by teleconference from her hospital bed.
Center for Service Learning opens to KU, community
New office is one-stop shop for faculty looking for service projects
U faculty who would like to engage classroom learning through community service have a new ally in the Center for Service Learning. The center reports to Senior Vice Provost Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett and has been operating since the beginning of the fall semester on a limited basis but will soon be in full operation. The announcement of the centers arrival was made recently, and it is currently seeking a faculty director. The centers mission is to assist the universitys efforts to serve the community through academic work and is open to all areas of KU. Were really ready to step in at any time to support (service learning) in the classroom, said Jackson Sellers, one of two Americorps/VISTAs who are volunteering for a year with the Center for Service Learning. It crosses all disciplines. The center will focus mainly on assisting faculty in arranging service learning projects that compliment classroom work. It will do so by making contacts in the community, assessing community need as it applies to specific classes
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and informing faculty of grant and funding opportunities. The center is located in the Pinet House, 704 W. 12th St., near Yello Sub. Previously, KU had no central office of service learning to assist faculty. The Center for Teaching Excellence supported efforts by offering Service Learning Institutes. Examples of faculty work linking the classroom and the community can be found on the CTE Web site http://www.ku.edu/~cte/gallery/ index.html. It will be the central hub for all things regarding academic service learning on campus, Sellers said. Were hoping it becomes a one-stop shop for faculty who want to use community service to engage teaching and learning in the classroom. The Center for Service Learning works closely with the Center for Community Outreach. CCO has been providing students with opportunities to volunteer in the community for more than a decade and was instrumental in recommending that tuition enhancement dollars be used in the establishment of a center that serves faculty. Service learning is a credit-bearing, educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on their service activity in such a way as to gain further
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understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility. Students will also benefit academically from working with the Center for Service Learning. Those who complete a project will have it noted on their academic transcript. To receive certification, students must complete the course and an assigned set of readings, take part in the project and write a paper reflecting on the experience. The center presented its goal of certifying 100 students by the end of the academic year to the Board of Regents recently. The goal will increase exponentially each year. Sellers said the benefits of service learning go beyond a notification on a transcript. Its not just a job. Theres a reciprocity between the student and the community, he said. Its a way for students to show their learning is valuable.
Research shows candidates adopting opposite gender traits
Professor finds males, females take each others styles to reach voters
esearchers from KU and the University of Missouri have published a study that suggests male and female candidates for political office are adopting each others communication and gender styles to appeal to voters. Mary Banwart, KU assistant professor of communication studies, and Mitchell McKinney, assistant professor of communication at MU, recently published their work in the scholarly journal Communications Studies. They conclude that when male and female candidates face each other
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in debates, they are approaching the forums with similar presentation styles. Female candidates incorporate typically masculine attributes into their debate dialogue just as frequently as their male opponents, and male candidates incorporate typically feminine attributes in their debate dialogue just as frequently as their female opponents. Banwart calls this approach gendered adaptiveness. Historically, only 2 percent of the nations congressional office holders have been women. That has changed in the past 20 years. Females now make up 14 percent of the membership in the U.S. House and Senate. Kansas ranks eighth in the nation for number of
female legislators. For their research, Banwart and McKinney looked at two U.S. Senate and two gubernatorial Mary Banwart races during the 2000 and 2002 election cycles, including the race between Missouri Sen. Jean Carnahan and U.S. Rep Jim Talent. They found male candidates often use the female gender traits of relating to issues in a personal way, as well as emphasizing the traditionally female character traits of honesty, integrity and caring. Male politicians are not auto-
matically assigned those traits by voters, and male candidates must prove to the public that they have those attributes, Banwart said. Meanwhile, female candidates, in their debates with men, often used an aggressive, assertive style of communicating that demonstrates their leadership and their ability to make difficult decisions, which the public generally assigns to male candidates. At the national level, female candidates are perceived by the public to be more capable of handling domestic issues such as education, the environment and health care. Male candidates are perceived to be stronger on issues of national security, taxes and homeland security, Banwart said.
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Foor hired to coordinate repatriation
U has named Thomas Foor, an emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Montana, to a new, temporary position as coordinator of compliance with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). In the position, Foor will develop a strategic plan for the Anthropological Research and Cultural Collections at KU and will work with KU staff and representatives of Native American tribes to complete repatriation as specified under NAGPRA. Tom has considerable experience evaluating collections of Native American objects, said Mary Lee Hummert, associate vice provost for research. He has also earned the trust and respect of the many tribes hes worked with in and around Montana on a variety of projects. Foor will report to Hummert and his initial assignment is expected to last six months.
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Lisa Pinamonti-Kress, director of the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, participated in the ACT annual meeting and State Organization Leader Orientation on Oct. 20 and 21 in Iowa City, Iowa. She currently serves as chair-elect of Kansas ACT state organization.
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A. The Kansas Champion Pin Oak near Potter Lake is KUs tallest tree. It was 110 feet tall when it was last measured in 2003. Quiz Question is on page 2. son; two daughters; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Boy Scouts of America troop of the donors choice.
care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 1003 John L. Williams Dr., Eudora, KS 66025.
Mildred Clodfelter
Mildred Clodfelter, 88, died Jan. 9. She worked for the KU Alumni Association for 42 years. Survivors include two nieces, a nephew and 15 grandnieces and grandnephews. The family suggests memorials to support the Mildred Clodfelter Award, sent in care of the KU Endowment Association or Warren-McElwain Mortuary 1003 John L. Williams Dr., Eudora, KS 66025.
gests memorials to the American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post 14, 3408 W. Sixth St. Lawrence, KS 66049; or Midland Hospice Care Inc., 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.
Mary J. Crouse
Mary Jule Ross Crouse, 73, died Dec. 14. She was a housemother for Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at KU. Survivors include a daughter, Julie; a son, Kenneth; four grandchildren; a brother; and three sisters.
include a daughter, Karrie Botello; three brothers; five sisters; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Sadie May Educational Fund, sent in care of Warren McElwain Mortuary, 1003 John L. Williams Drive, Eudora, KS 66025.
Evelyn Chrystine Goodrich
Evelyn Chrystine Goodrich, 78, died Nov. 30. She was a secretary for the chemistry department. Survivors include a son; a grandson; and a step-granddaughter.
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James Stephen Ashe
James Stephen Steve Ashe, 58, died Dec. 27. He was chief curator in the division of entomology at the Museum of Natural History and Biodiversity Research Center and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. Survivors include his wife, Aagje; a son, Thomas; and his mother and stepfather, Leah G. Ashe Puckett and Gene Puckett. The family suggests memorials to the Steve Ashe Scholarship Fund to be designated through the KU Endowment Association, sent in
Francis M. Orzulak
Francis M Orzulak, 57, died Dec. 4. He was a program manager with KU Continuing Education. Survivors include his wife, Marian Aleski; two sons; two daughters; a brother; and four granddaughters. The family suggests memorials to Midwest Organ Bank, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 1003 John L. Williams Dr., Eudora, KS 66025.
Minnie Pearl Thomas
Minnie Pearl Thomas, 84, died Dec. 11. She worked for several fraternity and sorority houses. Survivors include a son; two daughters; 17 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Marie Flaming Rupp
Marie Flaming Rupp, 97, died Dec. 26. She was head of patient admissions at the KU School of Medicine. Survivors include a daughter, Carla; a son, Larry; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
James Clemont Canole
James Clemont Canole, 80, died Jan. 7. He was a former state architect and director of Facilities Planning at KU and was state architect who co-designed Fraser Hall. Survivors include his wife, LaVonne Julian; a daughter, Susan Canole Crooks; a brother; and two grandchildren. The family sug-
Arnold Janousek
Arnold Janousek, 75, died Dec. 1. He was an assistant instructor in the math department and an assistant director of the computational center at KU. Survivors include a
Carla Ray Simmons
Carla Ray Simmons, 62, died Dec. 12. She worked as a readmission adviser at KU. Survivors include three sisters.
John M. May
John M. May, 74, died Dec. 5. He worked for Robinson Gymnasium at KU. Survivors
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Earle named one of eight top young historians
onathan Earle, associate professor of history and associate director for programming at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, was recently named one of eight top young historians by the History News Network, an influential Web site and Jonathan Earle discussion list associated with George Mason University. Earle is joined on the list by three professors from Yale University, two from Harvard University, one from the University of South Carolina and one from McGill University. Earle, on the KU faculty since 1997, was noted for his books
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Jacksonian Antislavery and the Politics of Free Soil, 1824-1854 and The Routledge Atlas of African American History. He is currently working on a book about abolitionist John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry. Earles feature can be found on the Web at http://hnn.us/ roundup/49.html#19790.
Institute of Politics. I thoroughly enjoyed my year, Loomis told The Kansas City Star. I got to be in the room when decisions got made.
University of Maryland, where he is professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UM School of Medicine.
Weiner joins KU School of Medicine
A nationally recognized leader in understanding premature births and in the development and practice of fetal medicine has joined the faculty of the KU School of Medicine as professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Carl P. Weiner recently received a $2.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control to investigate causes of preterm birth, which affects 12 percent of pregnancies in the United States. Weiner comes to KU from the
Josserand to leave Office of Government Relations
Jon Josserand, assistant for government relations, has announced he will transition to part-time work and leave KU before the end of the year. He has served as a legislative liaison for KU since 1988.
Loomis returns to KU after year in the statehouse
Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, has returned to KU after a year of working for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. He is teaching classes while conducting research and working on a book. Loomis joined KU in 1979 and has been chairman of the Department of Political Science and director of the Robert J. Dole
Lee named UR director at KU Med Center
Kate Lee has been named director of University Relations at the KU Medical Center. She will lead the office overseeing communications efforts.
Prior to coming to the Medical Center, Lee worked as an account supervisor for Parris Communications Inc., a public relations/strategic marketing firm in Kansas City, Mo. Kate Lee Lee worked at The Kansas City Star from 1996 to 2003. While there, she was editor of a number of publications, including KC Weddings, Goin' to Kansas City and was founding editor of Greater Kansas City Business magazine. Lee has a masters degree in journalism from KU and a bachelors degree in journalism, with minors in political science and French, from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
December employees of the month named
Sandra Drake University Support Staff
Started at KU: 2000. Current title: Administrative specialist, Department of Communications Studies. What that means: If the department has a priority project, she works to make sure deadlines are met, works to ensure that graduate students feel welcome in the department, and works with faculty to meet their needs. Notable: Over the past five years, she has created an office record-keeping system that encompasses grades, financials and payroll that her colleagues say is amazing. In the last 12 months, Drake created a recordkeeping system for the KU debate program to ensure that records and resources are always on hand and the needs of the program are met. Drake makes sure all paperwork is completed for GTA appointments Sandra Drake and attends workshops and seminars to keep abreast of changing policies and procedures. Drake's supervisor says that she is a warm person and a dedicated employee who has worked extremely hard over the past five years to learn a difficult job and has excelled in that job.
Jennifer Wamelink Unclassified employee
Started at KU: 1997. Current title: Assistant director for residence life. What that means: Wamelink oversees staffing, programming, student discipline, crisis response, and general administration in Oliver, GSP and Corbin residence halls as well as the scholarship halls. Notable: Jennifer serves as adviser of the All Scholarship Hall Council and represents the Department of Student Housing at various events involving students. She makes a point of attending all of the council's events, even though they usually are
held on evenings and weekends. In addition to her job responsibilities, Wamelink regularly volunteers to assist other departments and other staff members with events such as sorority Jennifer Wamelink bid night, Greek awards judging, and student leadership workshops. Her commitment to the betterment of her profession and her active leadership role in the Upper Midwest Region of Housing Officers group led to her election as treasurer, a position that places her in line to become president of the organization.
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Name and job title: Jane Rosenthal, privacy coordinator Years at current job: Just over six months Job duties: I work directly for the senior vice provost, Kathleen McCluskey Fawcett. This position was formerly the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act coordinator for the KU-Lawrence campus and dealt with the privacy of individually identifiable health information. I work to coordinate records among and between units and to assist them to maintain the privacy of all types of records on campus medical, financial, student related. I also serve as the custodian of records responding to open records requests that come to the KULawrence campus. Whats the biggest challenge facing your department right now? Im part of the Provosts Office, but I really have a unique position, which is new to this campus so Im working to get out among the various units that I need to connect with to be effective. Im also working to identify and streamline the
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process for handling issues that involve multiple laws and regulations. For example, when student records or identifiable information in our systems need to have certain privacy and security standards met under the law, the requirements under the various laws may have the same goal of privacy, but not necessarily the same mechanism to achieve it. In fact, nothing is usually set forth in statute that clearly tells us what we should actually do except under HIPAA; the regulations usually just tell you that you must do it and typically without funding. So we have to work to identify those and implement them. Are you working with students whose personal information was contained on the accessible KU Web site that was recently taken offline? Yes, I have been working on the KU student housing Web site issue. My focus has been more on the process of responding to this issue and assuring it is a one-time incident. In these matters, I work with the various parts of the university that play a role, connecting them and coordinating the response. What do you like most about your profession? When I attended KU Law School they always said that being a
lawyer was a versatile career and they were right. This is my third career: first acting as an employment attorney, then an inhouse counsel and now privacy officer. So now I get to work Jane Rosenthal with great people in a lively environment and create the position as I go along which is fun mainly because it is new and challenging everyday. What steps can KU employees take to protect their privacy? Be aware of what information they have out there on the Web, in their mailbox (both postal and e-mail) and how they share or provide private information to others. Most of us do not realize how easy it can be for someone to steal our identity or attempt to gain access to records or emails on our computers. If we provide our social security number or a credit card number, we should not assume that it is in a secure environment and certainly we should never provide it to an unknown entity or organization. Editors note: For the full interview, visit www.oread.ku.edu.