International education KU’s focus for week

An exhibit and panel discussion will mark International Education Week this week at Kansas University.

Four KU undergraduates who traveled to China, Japan and Korea through the Kansas Asia Scholars program will talk about their experiences at 4 p.m. Thursday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. The panel is part of the Wine and Cheese Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies.

Also, “KU Around the World,” an exhibit highlighting overseas programs sponsored by the KU area centers, will be on display through Jan. 21 on the fourth floor of Watson Library.

Ex-KU provost to head national science panel

Robert Barnhill, former vice provost for research at Kansas University, has been selected to lead a national public policy committee on science.

Barnhill, now dean-in-residence for the National Science Foundation and Council of Graduate Schools, will lead the American Academy for the Advancement of Science’s Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy. He begins his one-year term in February 2004.

The committee’s 13 members, chosen by the academy’s board of directors, advise the organization on science and technology issues.

Barnhill will return to KU in September 2004 as professor of mathematics, electrical engineering and computer science, and as senior scholar at the KU Center for Research.

KU to review program for general education

Kim Wilcox, dean of Kansas University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will lead an 18-month review of general education requirements for KU students, Provost David Shulenburger has announced.

Wilcox also will assume the title of vice provost for general education coordination, though he will receive no additional salary.

The general education program refers to the coursework undergraduate students must complete before entering one of KU’s 13 professional schools or selecting a major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Wilcox plans to appoint a committee to begin the review process. Shulenburger noted that KU has not reviewed its general education program in more than a decade.

KU professor receives leadership award

Kansas City, Kan. — A ceremony last week at the Kansas University Medical Center honored Kimberly Templeton, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, as the first recipient of the Daugherty Professorship for Women in Medicine and Science.

The ceremony also honored Joy McCann Daugherty and her husband, Robert Daugherty Jr., of Tampa, Fla., for contributing $500,000 to the KU Endowment Association to establish the professorship.

The award goes to female faculty members who have demonstrated leadership and provided mentoring, encouragement and inspiration to women with professional aspirations in medicine.

Templeton, who has been at KU since 1995, will serve as president of the national Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society in 2005.

Robert Daugherty graduated from KU with a degree in chemistry in 1956 and a degree in medicine in 1960.

Runza collects $303 to buy children’s books

Lawrence-area Runza Restaurants collected $303 for the Lawrence Public Library during the Great Books for Great Kids benefit Nov. 5. The donation will be used to purchase children’s books and programming.

All 66 Runza locations across the nation participated in the literacy drive, raising $20,000 for community schools and libraries. Runza has franchises in Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa and Kansas.