Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Campus
Jack Burns was announced as the second of five candidates for the provost position Monday.
Burns, 53, currently serves as the vice president for academic affairs and research for the three University of Colorado campuses.
Burns will be visiting campus for three days and give a public presentation entitled “What is KU’s role in a flat world?” 4 p.m. Thursday at the Dole Institute of Politics.
The goal of his visit is to listen to what students, faculty and staff think the University needs, Burns said.
He said although he did not have a preconceived agenda for his visit, he was already aware of issues with faculty salaries, classroom buildings and deferred maintenance projects.
Another issue Burns said he was a “big believer” in was learning communities, where students with similar academic interests live together. Burns said that his son was a member of one during his freshman year and that studies have shown the communities yield better grades and higher retention rates for freshmen.
Virginia Sapiro, the first provost candidate, spoke at the Dole Institute Jan. 23 The next candidate will be announced Thursday.
The second candidate for dean of the School of Social Welfare, Kimberly J. Strom-Gottfried, met with faculty and staff yesterday afternoon.
Ann Weick, the current dean of Social Welfare, will retire at the end of spring semester.
Mary Ellen Kondrat, the first candidate for dean of the School of Social Welfare, visited campus Monday, Jan. 23.
Provost David Shulenburger has been selected as vice president for academic affairs at one of the nation’s top educational organizations.
Shulenburger, who had planned to retire from the provost position and return to teaching at the end of the semester, will take a leave of absence from the University of Kansas and begin work for The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges in June.
The organization is the nation’s oldest higher education association and provides public colleges with national leadership in teaching, research and public service.
“He leaves a remarkable record of success at Kansas, and I have no doubt that he will have a similar, positive impact on higher education at the national level,” Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in a press release.
Nation
A judge has ordered PepsiCo Inc. and its advertising company to pay $250,000 to the 1950s doo-wop band The Flamingos. Pepsi used their recording, “I Only Have Eyes For You,” in a commercial without permission.
A spokesman for Pepsi said the failure to pay The Flamingos directly was an oversight.
“We have a long history and strong track record of supporting diversity in our advertising,” said Dave DeCecco of Purchase, N.Y.-based Pepsi.
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