aren't as likely to be deployed overseas as
active duty military personnel are, Zangus
said.
"It depends on their MO," Zangus ex
plained. "Reserves are used more for com
bat support, not necessarily combat."
While there is always a possibility of be
ing deployed, the military is more likely
to utilize these support forces at home.
Areas of specialization for combat support
include communications, engineering me
chanics, refueling, cargo carriers, and lo
gistical support.
Students in different branches of the
military have been told varying messages
regarding deployment and mobilization.
Some students are preparing to leave on
short notice, while others are doubtful they
will be called.
Josh Crawford, a third-semester me
chanical engineer, said he is not worried
even though he received a call from the
Army Reserves, making sure he is ready
for deployment. Jason Ward, a seventh-se
mester mechanical engineer, checks in with
his chain of command in the Marine Re
serves every 12 hours and has to be ready
to leave within 72 hours.
Student Chet Skinner, also an on-call
Marine reservist, thinks his service will be
required. "We will have to go in order to
get the job done. We have to get the ground
troops in to get [the terrorists] out of their
holes." And if there is a ground war, there
is no doubt in his mind he will be sent.
Some students are not sure if they should
be worried or not. Jake Wisniewski, a
Engineering student wins
University-wide award
by Sarah Orr
health page editor
Senior electrical engineering student Ryan
Brewer was the recipient of the 2001 James
M. Slick Cooperative Education Student of the
Year Award, named for the man who founded
the Cooperative Education program at Penn
State. Ryan received a $lOOO scholarship and
a commemorative plaque for the achievement.
Brewer completed three rotations at
Lockheed Martin in Manassas, Va. Ken Schulz,
the senior engineer for the advanced electronics
development department at Lockheed,
nominated him for the award. Assistant
Professor of Electrical Engineering Dr. Ralph
Ford was also influential in the nomination
process.
"It's great that Lockheed appreciated me
enough to take the time to nominate me for
this award," Brewer said.
A luncheon was held Sept. 14 at the Nittany
Lion Inn in University Park for all of the
Cooperative Education Award nominees. For
the 2000-01 academic year, more than 600
engineering students were involved with the
Co-op Education program. Brewer was among
40 nominees who completed rotations with
various companies.
Anita Todd, the director of the engineering
co-op program, presented Brewer with the
award. He was the first full-time student at a
branch campus to receive the honor.
When asked about the program Brewer
responded, - The cu-op program is an excellent
tool for exploring the career opportunities
available within the engineering curriculum,
and more students should take advantage of
the program."
He was automatically nominated for the
National Co-op Student of the Year Award
sponsored by the Cooperative Education
Association and Cooperative Education
Division of the American Society of
Engineering Educators. The winner of the
award will travel to Sarasota, Fla., to receive a
$lOOO scholarship. Brewer is also eligible for
a statewide award.
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sixth-semester marketing student, is a
member of the National Guard. He said he
thinks the United States will go to war, but
is not sure if he will be called to duty.
Others think they are safe at this point.
Nathan Latimer, a second -semester stu
dent, doesn't think his National Guard unit
will be called because it is very small. If
they are mobilized, however, he thinks they
will most likely remain in the United
States.
Dave Swahn, a third-semester political
science major, is a member of the Army
Reserves who returned from Bosnia in
April 2000. He doesn't think his unit is
deployable because there are not many
members left in the country. He said he
didn't think America would "commit to
ground war, but maybe bomb them or send
in the Special Forces." He believes the
American people will demand some action
be taken.
According to Zangus, students who have
committed themselves to a branch of the
military can be mobilized or deployed, re
gardless of their status as students. The
Registrar withdraws students from their
classes and reimburses their tuition. Also,
a partial refund is granted for room and
board funds not yet utilized at the time of
withdrawal.
Not all students in the ROTC program
are committed to military service, Zangus
said. Anyone can take the 100-level ROTC
as an elective. However, by junior and se
nior year, most students involved in ROTC
have been commissioned by the military.
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Ryan Brewer received a commemorative plaque in addition to a $l,OOO scholarship
when he won the James M. Slick Cooperative Education Student of the Year
Award. Also in the photo are Anita Todd, director of the engineering co-op program,
and Ken Schulz, senior engineer for advanced electronics development at
Lockheed Martin.
The Behrend Beacon
QUESTION OF
THE WEEK
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"I don't think they knew anything
Nick Kenyon
Mechanical Engineering, 05
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"The threat of terrorism has always been
present, so if our govenimenl was
warned they took it lightly."
Colleen Veith
Business, 01
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"I think some people knew about it."
Adrianne Abney
Political Science, 03
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"I don't think they knew anything
Preston Schumpert is my hero"
Todd Burchalowski
Math, 07
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"We heard from other governments
something was coming but didn't take
it into consideration."
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