Evaluation plan eyed to boost faculty accountability at KU
Kansas scholars debated a proposed uniform statewide system to assess teaching effectiveness for Regents faculty. Board of Regents may review Hiebert's standards in October. controversy centered on weed out versus keep the productive core, with faculty citing measurement challenges and calls for student accountability.
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University Council
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Betty Banks
State University
Jack Davidson
T.P. Srinivasan
Sandra Zimdars-Swartz
Advertising Images Question Women’s Real Worth
Media critic Jean Kilbourne urged about 1,000 at the Lied Center to view advertising as unreal and harmful. She showed 60 slides highlighting sexist slogans and images that objectify women and reinforce diet and cosmetics obsessions.
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Kansas University
Jean Kilbourne
Lied Center
Kilbourne
County aims to cover detention center costs in taxes
Douglas County officials say opening the Northeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in December will not blindsight taxpayers. They note budget adjustments and a higher juvenile services contract. Trego County meanwhile reports funds exhausted for jury trials, blaming the Wakeeney center opened last summer for rising attorney costs.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Trego County
Western Kansas
Wakeeney
Craig Weinang
Haskell hosts first general alumni reunion in 110th year
About 300 alumni from across classes gather at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence for a weekend reunion marking the school’s 110th anniversary. Events include receptions tailgate meals and a 4 p.m. gospel songfest at Haskell auditorium.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
College For
Lawrence
Haskell
Rose Wilson
Fugitive Beers At Large After Arkansas Jail Breakout
Lawrence man Chad A Beers 24 remains at large as authorities pursue a Fort Smith Arkansas jail escapee. Beers and fellow inmate Scott Scanlon 31 fled Sebastian County Jail while awaiting transfer to a federal penitentiary on kidnapping and auto theft charges. Scanlon was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing a pickup. Beers was sentenced August 22 to 14 years for a September 24 1993 abduction in Clarksville Arkansas.
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Topeka
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Beers
Sebastian County
Fort Smith
Ark
Scott Scanlon
Clarksville
Funeral notices for Curry Taylor Sturm and Ferguson in Missouri
Funeral services for Dale Curry 64 will be held 10:30 a m Tuesday at Reformed Presbyterian Church Winchester burial in Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery Curry died Sept 2 1994 in Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Winchester Barnett Funeral Home Oskaloosa in charge Keith Ferguson 82 died Aug 30 1994 at home services pending Calvin Eugene Taylor 74 memorial service 2 p m Saturday Burger Smithville Chapel born Jan 25 1920 Nashua son of Callie Alicia Robb Taylor farmer and Jehovah s Witnesses member survivors include children and siblings memorials to Smith Cemetery George Sturm 99 rural Eudora services 2 p m Saturday Clearfield Methodist Church burial Clearfield Cemetery Sturm died Sept 1 1994 born Feb 22 1895 son of John Willhelmina Pohl Sturm lifelong farmer Clearfield Methodist Church survivors include brother Dan Sturm and several nieces and nephews calling hours 7 8 p m today Wilson and Son Chapel Wellsville to the Clearfield Methodist Church
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Smithville
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Taylor
North
Kansas City
Hosital
Nashua
Callie
Alicia Robb Taylor
Platte City
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Ronald E. Taylor
St. Joseph
George Sturm
Eudora
Clearfield Methodist Church
Toby Toburen
Clearfield Cemetery
Mr. Sturm
Wellsville Manor
Wellsville
Clearfield
John
Willhelmina Pohl Sturm
Slattery urges halt to tuition increases in Kansas
Slattery vows to stop tuition hikes, says state should merge some community colleges with Regents institutions if communities decide. He criticizes rising costs, urges more state funds for research and development and federal dollars, and calls for competitive faculty salaries to attract high skilled jobs.
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Bill Graves
Kansas Board of Regents
State Board of Education
Knitery
Board of Regents
Kansas
Regents
Stabbing trial date set for Barnes in Riverside Bar death
A trial is scheduled for October 31 for Rodney W. Barnes 28 of 1112 W 19th accused of second degree murder in the February 12 stabbing death of Curtis J. Thomas 28 of Pierce City Missouri outside Riverside Bar. Prosecutors played a taped confession from Barnes at a preliminary hearing.
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Rodney W. Barnes
Curtis J. Thomas
Pierce City
Thomas
Riverside
Barnes
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