Amy Wilczynski, Calendar Page Editor
The Behrend Beacon
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9 a.m. -Crime Victim Center
Presentation, Reed 114
11 a.m.- SGA Treasury Train
ing, Kochel 69, MISC
7:30 p.m.- Casino Night,
Bruno's
9 p.m.- Friday Night-Lights
On, Junker
-10 p.m.- Movie, "Bruce Al
mighty," Reed 117
23Tuesday
12 p.m.- Music At Noon, "Stefon Hanis Quar
tet", Reed Wintergarden
12 p.m.- Hit the Pinata, Reed Back Lawn
12:15 p.m.- Financial Management Association
meeting, Reed 114
2 p.m.- Student Activities meeting, Reed 114
5:15 p.m.- Reality Check meeting, Reed
Wintergarden
5:15 p.m.- LEB meeting, Reed 117
5:20 p.m.- Panhellenic meeting, Reed 3
5:30 p.m.- Speaker Series, Marci Rossell, Loga
6:30 p.m.- Interfraternity Council meeting,
Kochel 69, MISC
9 p.m.- Sigma Tau Gamma meeting, Reed 117
PENN STATE BEHREND
CELEBRATES PARENTS AND FAMILIES
Parents and families of Penn State Behrend students are invited to campus for a
celebration beginning on Oct. 3, in the evening and continuing through brunch on
Oct. 5. The annual Parents and Families Weekend offers activities for young and
old and gives families an opportunity to connect with their students' environment.
The weekend kicks off with the annual Harambee Dinner, sponsored by the Multi-
Cultural Council, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 3. Harambee, a Swahili word for
"let us all pull together," originated in Kenya as a slogan for national unity. Follow
ing dinner the National Society of Black Engineers will sponsor Casino Night, and
the Lion Entertainment Board will present Berlin Project, a regional band.
On Oct. 4, parents and families are invited to meet with CEO and Dean Dr. Jack
Burke for breakfast and a college update, followed by an historical walking tour of
campus. At noon, the Mehalso Observatory will be open for telescopic observation
of the sun, and the Student Activities office will sponsor a picnic lunch in Wilson
Picnic Grove.
Saturday evening guests are invited to a murder mystery dinner in the McGarvey
Commons at 6:00 p.m.
Parents, families, and students may worship Oct. 5, at a Protestant Interdenomi
national Service at 9:30 a.m. or a Roman Catholic Mass at 11:00 a.m. Brunch will
be served in Dobbins Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
There are some costs associated with the weekend's events. For more informa
tion about Parents and Families Weekend, call the Office of Student Activities at
898-6171.
i 6et your meetings, activities, anneumameiffs, etc. on our Calendar of Events Page!
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19 THROUGH FRIDAY SEPT. 26, 2003
Mark Your
Calendars
20Saturday
- 9 a.m.- Leadership Unlimited
Training, Reed 3
-11 a.m.- Dance Team tryouts,
Erie Hall
12 p.m.- RA Football Party,
Niagara Flail Lobby
4 p.m.- Returning Adult Student
Org. Picnic, Wilson Picnic Grove
8 p.m.- Band, "No Limit,"
Bruno's
10 p.m.- Movie, "Bruce Al
mighty," Reed 117
24Wednesday
- 12 p.m.- Hit the Pinata, Reed Back
Lawn
4 p.m.- Chess Club meeting, Reed
112
- 5:15 p.m.- SGA meeting, Reed 114
- 6 p.m.- Psychology Coalition Picnic,
Wilson Picnic Grove
7:30 p.m.- Aerobics, Junker
8:30 p.m.- Alpha Sigma Tau Rush
meeting, Reed 3
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Friday, September 19, 2003
21 Sunday
10 a.m.- Greater Erie Youth Symphony
Orchestra, Reed 3
6 p.m.- Alpha Sigma Alpha E-Board
Meeting, Reed 113
6:30 p.m. - Protestant Campus Minis
try, Smith Chapel
7 p.m.- Alpha Sigma Alpha meeting,
Reed 113
8 p.m.- Delta Chi meeting, Reed 114
9 p.m.- Sunday Night Leagues, Junker
25 Thursday
-12:30 p.m.-THON Committee
-3 p.m.- Elections Committe
7 p.m.- Creative Writer's Series,
Melanie Rae Thon, Smith Chapel
8 p.m.- Speaker for Athletics, Mike
Green, Reed 117
- 8 p.m.- Theta Phi Alpha Recruitment,
Reed 3
9 p.m.- Delta Sigma Pi meeting, Reed
114
10 p.m.- Movie, "2 Fast 2 Furious,"
Reed 117
lk A Closer
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STUDENT ATHLETES BENEFIT
FROM CHAMPS PROGRAM
The 250 student athletes at Penn State Behrend—all members of the college's
twenty-one varsity sports teams—are encouraged to attend the monthly NCAA-funded
CHAMPS program offered by Behrend Athletics. Mike Green, a former professional
athlete, will present this month's program on drug and alcohol awareness on Thurs
day.
CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes' Minds for Personal Success) is a life skills pro
gram supported by the NCAA to promote student growth in the areas of academics,
athletics, career development, personal development, and community service.
"These programs give student athletes an opportunity to ask important, and some
times uncomfortable, questions of adults other than their coaches and professors,"
said Angela Meserole, assistant athletic trainer and ESACT lecturer who also serves
as the CHAMPS coordinator. "We get input from students on areas they would like
to cover, and personal development is usually at the top of the list."
All student athletes are strongly encouraged to attend, particularly freshmen and
sophomores on the varsity athletic teams. CHAMPS attendance is limited to student
athletes because the NCAA provides funding for the speakers.
The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program was launched to the NCAA membership in
1994. Since then, approximately 50 member institutions have joined the CHAMPS/
Life Skills Program each year. Today, the NCAA Education Outreach staff oversees
the development of the program, offering services, support and programs to partici
pating institutions throughout the year.
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Monday
- 8 a.m- Center for Citizen Initiative
Kochel 69, MISC
11 a.m.- Activities Fair, McGarvey Commons
-12 p.m.- 1-lit the Pinata- Org. of Latin Amer.
Students, Reed Back Lawn
I p.m.- Russian Delegates, Reed 113
2:30 p.m.- Campus Ministry Women's Group
Smith Chapel
4 p.m.- Student Activity Fee Committee meeting,
Reed 3
6 p.m.- Beta Beta Beta meeting. Reed 112
6 p.m- UP Residence Life Visitors Dinner, Logan
House
6:30 p.m.- Alpha Sigma Tau meeting, Reed 113
6:30 p.m.- Outdoors Club meeting, Reed 114
9 p.m.- Theta Phi Alpha Recruitment, Reed 112
Delta Sigma Pi E-Board meeting
-9p.m
26 Friday
"Main Nu + Frank,"
11 a.m.-
Bruno's
8 p.m.- Theta Phi Alpha Pledge
meeting, Reed 114
8:30 p.m.- "Alain Nu + Frank,"
Bruno's
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