Ohio Hall opens doors
With the beginning of the 1999 fall semester came the opening of Ohio Hall to 236
students.
The $ll million building was scheduled to be completed in June. After some glitches,
the hall was near completion for the students that moved in for the 1999-2000 school
year.
The 64 single rooms, seven Resident Assistance (R. A.) rooms, four special needs
single rooms, 44 four-student suites, two double rooms and four special needs double
rooms added some necessary space for the growing number of students attending
Behrend.
A dedication for Ohio Hall took place on Sunday, September 12, 1999 at 2:00 p.m,
Registrar moves to Jordan Road
Diane Nowacinski, registration coordinator, said, “We had outgrown our old facility.
We had been there for the past thirteen years.”
This new location gives the Registrar’s Office the greater space that it needs to deal
with the ever-growing amount of students that are attending Behrend. While this was a positive move for the office, students
have been complaining about the distance they have to travel to reach the new location. Nowacinski said, “while this was a positive move,
I am still concerned about students having to cross Jordan Road to get here.”
This is only to be a temporary move for the Registrar’s Office. The building which they occupy now will have to be tom down sometime
in the future for the planned highway that will be going through the area.
Knowledge Park continues to grow
Knowledge Park has continued its development over this past summer. It now contains two tenants, Aalborg Industries and GE e
commerce team, with more groups looking into becoming part of Knowledge Park. After opening in January of 1999, Knowledge Park
has been attracting interest from many groups, and the school is preparing for further expansion.
Knowledge Park is a research and development program on the Penn State Behrend campus. It was created to enable knowledge
based organizations to be able to locate closer to the school and allow them to take better advantage of the College’s intellectual and
physical resources. The organizations that are based in Knowledge Park will be closely linked to Penn State Behrend’s technology
transfer, applied research, and education and outreach services in order to accelerate competitive advantages for the organizations and
help create greater regional economic development.
Knowledge Park was created to benefit the campus and also the community as a whole. It will enable students at Behrend to perform
internships with the companies that are working in Knowledge Park, creating new educational experiences for students. Employees of
Knowledge Park will also be able to conduct classes for students dealing with the work that their company performs. The organizations
will have access to graduate students, education, and training and support programs connected with the school. Telecommunications and
distance education programs will also be available to the organizations at Knowledge Park.
After a long search for a permanent Dean of Students, the search committee announced its choice Friday, February 11. Ken Miller is now
able to remove the “interim” from his title, as he has been selected to be the permanent Dean of Students, a position he has been filling
temporarily since Dr. Chris Reber, the current associate provost for advancement and university relations, left the position in 1998.
The search for a new dean had bf posting for the position was made and the
school began accepting resumes fr< make a final decision. This committee
was chaired by Dr. Mike Chiti Studies. The other members of the
committee included: Greg Fowh lent and SGA president; Stacy McCoy,
accounting clerk and Student Acti v of Student Activities; Ed Blaguszewski,
manager of Publications and U: ie, director of Educational Equity
Programs; and Brian Streeter, dire<
After reviewing all of the applic:
finalists were then interviewed on
committee and various student
and accepted byMiller.
Miller brings a great amount of :nergy to the position and is committed to
working closely with students 1 betterment of the campus. “Students
need to know and understand thai can make a difference, but they have to
get involved and care about whi happens here, Miller said.
Miller’s job entails a great deal - _ work. The Dean of Students oversees
various departments, such as the Health and Wellness Center, the Child Care Center,
the Student Activities Office, the Career Development Center, Campus Life, Employment Equity, and Personal Counseling. But according
to Miller, “the most important part of the job is working with the students.”
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Miller named
Dean of Students
Students returned to campus in the fall to learn that the Registrar’s Office had moved
from the Otto Behrend Science Building to the building on Jordan Road formerly
occupied by the Continuing and Distance Education Center (which moved to Mack
House, next to Logan House on Station Road).
John Ream, director of operations for Behrend, said, “The main reason for the move
of the Registrar’s Office was to provide space for a badly needed classrooms in the
Otto Behrend Science Building.” Also a consideration in the move was the growing
size of the school and the cramped space in which the office had been previously
located.
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renovations
Train rocks Erie Hall
The concert featuring Train and Angry
Salad on October 29 was a big hit with the
community around Behrend. The concert
actually sold out despite only half of Erie
Hall being filled up. The continuing theme
of Erie being a great place dominated the
very entertaining concert. The lead singer of
Train, Patrick Monahan, is originally
from Erie, and many friends and family
came out to see this local face.
The show started off with a performance
by the Boston band Angry Salad. They
combined some rap-flavored beats with pure
rock music. For many people attending, this
was their first exposure to the band. For
those who were familiar with Angry Salad,
“The Milkshake Song” was the height of the
show.
However, the wait seemed extremely long
for the main act of the night, Train. The
band performed a 12-song main act followed
by a 2-song encore. Fans were very
intrigued to hear that an acoustic album is
ts way. “Flatfoot,” a
ig off of that album, was
played toward the end of
the show.
The most
enjoyable part of the
show was when the band
played the song ‘Train.”
It was played as it is on
the album until the guitar
iolo. From then on, it
was a mix between Kid
Rock, Kenny G., and a
Latin music type. Monahan sang the chorus
of Kid Rock’s “Cowboy,” then showed his
skills on the tenor saxophone. Monahan
playing bongos followed this. A close
second to this performance was an edition of
the favorite “I Want You to Want Me.”