KU Senate to review Student Senate practices and reforms
A quasi outside committee will examine how the University of Kansas Student Senate operates and propose diversity and inclusion changes that could create a separate multicultural student senate with equal power. Several student leaders criticized the plan, but the proposal was voted through. Chance Maginness warned it could undermine student autonomy.
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University Senate to form Ad Hoc Diversity Committee
The University Senate voted in December to create a nine member Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity Equity and Inclusion chaired by a Faculty Senate appointee. Two members from Multicultural Student Government Student Senate Staff Senate and Faculty Senate will join, while debate continues over recognizing a fourth governing body. Students praise oversight and openness while some leaders question the process and consultation.
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KU employee Bruce Coburn dies after downtown crash
Lawrence police identified Bruce Coburn a 58 year old University of Kansas Libraries office assistant who was struck by a Volvo while walking at West Ninth and Illinois streets Friday night. He had worked at KU since 1981 with colleagues and university leaders expressing condolences.
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Merc Co-op to Open Cafe at Lawrence Public Library
The Merc Co-op plans a library cafe at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St, opening in January in the lobby. It will offer coffee tea juice pastries and deli items from The Merc and accept Merc coupons with 5 percent senior owner discounts on Tuesdays. Located at 901 Iowa St the Merc operates a full service grocery with a deli and cafe.
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Brownback taps Nick Jordan to lead Kansas Economic Advisory Council
Gov. Sam Brownback named former state lawmaker Nick Jordan to head the Governors Economic Advisory Council at the Kansas Department of Commerce, with Jordan starting December 12. He has been revenue secretary since 2011. Brownback appointed Sam Williams to replace him, a former Wichita Chamber leader and retired CFO with Sullivan, Higdon and Sink, pending Senate confirmation.
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Kansas unemployment to rise above U S rate by 2018
Kansas economists from the Kansas Department of Labor predict the state’s unemployment rate will climb to about 4.7 percent in 2018, above the national forecast of 4.5 percent. In October, Kansas stood at 4.4 percent, just below the national average, with rates shifted upward in late 2016.
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