Kansas University administrators are using David Ambler’s retirement as a reason to review its Division of Student Affairs.
Ambler, who steps down as vice chancellor of student affairs this summer, has been in the position 25 years. An eight-member committee is meeting to decide if his department and job description should change before someone new is hired.
“That’s an end of an era at KU,” said Kevin Yoder, a law student and committee member. “Before we jump right in and hire somebody new, the administration and students decided it would be appropriate to review what the vice chancellor does.”
Four KU administrators report directly to the vice chancellor for student affairs the director of the KU Memorial Unions, dean of students, director of student health services and director of student housing.
One of the committee’s goals will be to rewrite a job description for Ambler’s position, which hasn’t been updated since he came to KU in 1977. The committee will present its recommendations to Provost David Shulenburger in May.
Shulenburger has said he expected to appoint an interim vice chancellor for student affairs while the search took place.
When Ambler arrived, 12 administrators reported to him. The most recent reorganization came in 1996, when the university registrar and Office of Admissions and Scholarships began reporting to the associate provost for academic affairs.
Yoder said determining whether that 1996 change has been effective would be one of the committee’s goals. He said it might be more efficient for the registrar and director of admissions and scholarships to report to the same administrator as the director of student financial aid. Now, the director of financial aid reports to Ambler.
Another possibility, Yoder said, would be moving the Office of New Student Orientation from the Provost’s Office to student affairs.
Michele Eodice, the committee’s chairwoman and director of the KU Writing Center, said a common theme from the faculty, students and staff the group has talked to has been making sure different student services work together.
She also said the committee wanted to give student services a higher profile.
“Some students really do know what’s going on,” she said. “There are places around where there are some gaps. We don’t want the inconsistency.”
Ambler said he didn’t plan on giving much input in the restructuring process. He said that should be left to the committee and the new vice chancellor.
“I think this is just a continual evolution of the student services program at the university,” he said.
Kansas University administrators are using David Ambler’s retirement as a reason to review its Division of Student Affairs.
Ambler, who steps down as vice chancellor of student affairs this summer, has been in the position 25 years. An eight-member committee is meeting to decide if his department and job description should change before someone new is hired.
“That’s an end of an era at KU,” said Kevin Yoder, a law student and committee member. “Before we jump right in and hire somebody new, the administration and students decided it would be appropriate to review what the vice chancellor does.”
Four KU administrators report directly to the vice chancellor for student affairs the director of the KU Memorial Unions, dean of students, director of student health services and director of student housing.
One of the committee’s goals will be to rewrite a job description for Ambler’s position, which hasn’t been updated since he came to KU in 1977. The committee will present its recommendations to Provost David Shulenburger in May.
Shulenburger has said he expected to appoint an interim vice chancellor for student affairs while the search took place.
When Ambler arrived, 12 administrators reported to him. The most recent reorganization came in 1996, when the university registrar and Office of Admissions and Scholarships began reporting to the associate provost for academic affairs.
Yoder said determining whether that 1996 change has been effective would be one of the committee’s goals. He said it might be more efficient for the registrar and director of admissions and scholarships to report to the same administrator as the director of student financial aid. Now, the director of financial aid reports to Ambler.
Another possibility, Yoder said, would be moving the Office of New Student Orientation from the Provost’s Office to student affairs.
Michele Eodice, the committee’s chairwoman and director of the KU Writing Center, said a common theme from the faculty, students and staff the group has talked to has been making sure different student services work together.
She also said the committee wanted to give student services a higher profile.
“Some students really do know what’s going on,” she said. “There are places around where there are some gaps. We don’t want the inconsistency.”
Ambler said he didn’t plan on giving much input in the restructuring process. He said that should be left to the committee and the new vice chancellor.
“I think this is just a continual evolution of the student services program at the university,” he said.
Kansas University administrators are using David Ambler’s retirement as a reason to review its Division of Student Affairs.
Ambler, who steps down as vice chancellor of student affairs this summer, has been in the position 25 years. An eight-member committee is meeting to decide if his department and job description should change before someone new is hired.
“That’s an end of an era at KU,” said Kevin Yoder, a law student and committee member. “Before we jump right in and hire somebody new, the administration and students decided it would be appropriate to review what the vice chancellor does.”
Four KU administrators report directly to the vice chancellor for student affairs the director of the KU Memorial Unions, dean of students, director of student health services and director of student housing.
One of the committee’s goals will be to rewrite a job description for Ambler’s position, which hasn’t been updated since he came to KU in 1977. The committee will present its recommendations to Provost David Shulenburger in May.
Shulenburger has said he expected to appoint an interim vice chancellor for student affairs while the search took place.
When Ambler arrived, 12 administrators reported to him. The most recent reorganization came in 1996, when the university registrar and Office of Admissions and Scholarships began reporting to the associate provost for academic affairs.
Yoder said determining whether that 1996 change has been effective would be one of the committee’s goals. He said it might be more efficient for the registrar and director of admissions and scholarships to report to the same administrator as the director of student financial aid. Now, the director of financial aid reports to Ambler.
Another possibility, Yoder said, would be moving the Office of New Student Orientation from the Provost’s Office to student affairs.
Michele Eodice, the committee’s chairwoman and director of the KU Writing Center, said a common theme from the faculty, students and staff the group has talked to has been making sure different student services work together.
She also said the committee wanted to give student services a higher profile.
“Some students really do know what’s going on,” she said. “There are places around where there are some gaps. We don’t want the inconsistency.”
Ambler said he didn’t plan on giving much input in the restructuring process. He said that should be left to the committee and the new vice chancellor.
“I think this is just a continual evolution of the student services program at the university,” he said.
Kansas University administrators are using David Ambler’s retirement as a reason to review its Division of Student Affairs.
Ambler, who steps down as vice chancellor of student affairs this summer, has been in the position 25 years. An eight-member committee is meeting to decide if his department and job description should change before someone new is hired.
“That’s an end of an era at KU,” said Kevin Yoder, a law student and committee member. “Before we jump right in and hire somebody new, the administration and students decided it would be appropriate to review what the vice chancellor does.”
Four KU administrators report directly to the vice chancellor for student affairs the director of the KU Memorial Unions, dean of students, director of student health services and director of student housing.
One of the committee’s goals will be to rewrite a job description for Ambler’s position, which hasn’t been updated since he came to KU in 1977. The committee will present its recommendations to Provost David Shulenburger in May.
Shulenburger has said he expected to appoint an interim vice chancellor for student affairs while the search took place.
When Ambler arrived, 12 administrators reported to him. The most recent reorganization came in 1996, when the university registrar and Office of Admissions and Scholarships began reporting to the associate provost for academic affairs.
Yoder said determining whether that 1996 change has been effective would be one of the committee’s goals. He said it might be more efficient for the registrar and director of admissions and scholarships to report to the same administrator as the director of student financial aid. Now, the director of financial aid reports to Ambler.
Another possibility, Yoder said, would be moving the Office of New Student Orientation from the Provost’s Office to student affairs.
Michele Eodice, the committee’s chairwoman and director of the KU Writing Center, said a common theme from the faculty, students and staff the group has talked to has been making sure different student services work together.
She also said the committee wanted to give student services a higher profile.
“Some students really do know what’s going on,” she said. “There are places around where there are some gaps. We don’t want the inconsistency.”
Ambler said he didn’t plan on giving much input in the restructuring process. He said that should be left to the committee and the new vice chancellor.
“I think this is just a continual evolution of the student services program at the university,” he said.
