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HONORS STUDENTS
Christine
Honors scholar
says family,
faculty helped
her to succeed
AMBER MILLER
Upon first glance, Christine
“Chrissy” Giuliano appears to
be a rather typical Penn State
Behrend student.
However, this former Warrior
from Mohawk High School in
New Castle, Pa. has more than
a few noteworthy accomplish
ments tucked under her belt.
As a freshman, Giuliano
knew absolutely nothing about
the Schreyer’s Honors Pro
gram, and was only involved in
the Behrend Honors Program.
It was not until her sopho
more year here that she discov
ered the Schreyer’s program
and opted to join.
Now, nearly three years later,
Giuliano is considered one of
the most gifted students gradu
ating in Spring 2010. John
Gamble, a Distinguished Pro
fessor of Political Science and
Behrend’s Schreyers Honors
College Director, speaks highly
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Behrend choirs receive $50,000
AMANDA LOMMOCK
A small token of gratitude
can go a long way.
In the case of the Penn State
Behrend Concert Choir and
Chamber Singers, it is a gift
that has come as a welcomed
surprise.
This coming May, the Con
cert Choir and Chamber
Singers will be traveling to New
York City to preform on one of
the most prestigious concert
halls in the world, Carnegie
Hall.
Yet instead of fundraising to
raise this money or begging
parents for the funds to have
this chance, the trip has been
entirely paid for by an alumnus
of Penn State Behrend.
Giuliano
of her.
“I know of no undergraduate
student at Behrend who has ac
complished more than Chrissy
Giuliano,” he said.
While majoring in accounting
and minoring in political sci
ence, Giuliano has been no
stranger to hard work. How
ever, she says that being in
volved with the Schreyer’s
program did not make school
much more difficult, even with
the addition of honors classes.
staff writer
The only differences she
found were perhaps a larger
volume of classes required and
the added work needed to write
a thesis paper.
Aside from her daily classes,
Giuliano is involved in a re
search project with Gamble,
and working alongside this pro
fessor is nothing new to her.
Together, these two minds
have also collaborated on an ar
ticle for the Leidan Journal of
International Law, entitled
“U.S. Supreme Court, ‘Medellin
v. Texas’: More than an Assidu
ous Building Inspector?” as
well as an article for the Amer
ican Political Science Associa
tion's conference entitled, “The
Laterality of Treaties; Aligning
Legal Notions with Behavioral
Reality,” with Charlotte Ku.
Working with one of only two
Distinguished Professors at the
university presented chal-
The Richard J. Fasenmyer
Foundation has given the choir
groups $50,000 to pay for the
trip to New York. The donation
was made in honor of Alice
Catherine “Kay” Litzinger
Fasenmyer, the mother of
Richard J. Fasemyer, due to
herself being a musician and
patron of the musical arts.
“The foundation that sup
plied us with the funds is a
godsend,” said Nichole Juliano,
a soprano in the Chamber
Singers.
staff writer
“I would not have been able
ABOUT THE R. J. FASENMYER FOUNDATION
• Named after Richard J. Fasenmyer, Behrend alum
• Donates millions to charities
• Donations center around healthcare, education, arts
• Receives funding from RJF Corp., industrial business
he Behrend Beacon
Christine Giuliano, in her final year at Penn State Behrend, will graduate knowing that she has taken full
advantage of all of the resources available to her at college.
lenges, but held some payoffs
too.
“It was tough, but a good ex
perience,” Giuliano said.
[Gamble] is fun, and it helped
me prepare for law school.”
Giuliano is still searching for
the perfect law school that will
enable her to further her educa
tion. However, as of late,
Duquesne University looks
rather promising.
She is also planning to obtain
her CPA license, which will
compliment her accounting de-
to go had it not been for them
and I'm grateful to be able to
preform in such a place be
cause of it.”
No doubt the journey that the
students participating in choir
have taken to come this far has
been challenging and the per
formance at Carnegie Hall will
be the greatest accomplishment
of their lives.
However, according to Zoe
Southworth, one of the mem
bers of the Concert Choir, “our
choir loves a challenge. It’s ex
hilarating to spend the school
Throughout her years at
Behrend, Chrissy Giuliano has
never been without the support
of her family.
“We are very, very close." she
She admits that her Aunt
Susan has been a role model
for her. The work Giuliano has
done in this aunt’s real-estate
office is work she considers to
be her greatest accomplish
ment.
The only aspect of college life
for New York concert
year with our sights set on a
performance in one of the most
well-known venues in the
world. The opportunity is over
whelmingly humbling."
This performance was pro
vided through the Richard J.
Fasenmyer Foundation pre
sented opportunity for choral
groups.
Jason Bishop, the director of
the choir here at Penn State
Behrend, will be debuting at
Carnegie Hall as well conduct
ing a 170-person choir and also
an orchestra preforming the
About the donation
• Made in honor of
Richard’s mother, Alice
Catherine “Kay” Litz
inger Fasenmyer
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Giuliano does not particularly
enjoy is the distance from her
family.
"Every Sunday we ate dinner
together. I miss that."
Though Christine Giuliano
experiences the occasional
home-sickness anyone away at
college might feel, she has been
able to acquire high academic
success, along with the respect
of her professors.
"Lord Nelson Mass," by Franz
Joseph Haydn on May 23rd.
The performance will be ded
icated to the memory of Alice
Fasenmver.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for our students,"
Bishop said. "Due to the ex
traordinary generosity of the
Fasenmyer Foundation, Penn
State Behrend choral students
will have the opportunity to
showcase their talent in one of
the world's most celebrated
concert hails."
For Bishop and the students
attending the trip, the gift
means more than just a check.
For them, it will be an event
which they will remember long
after their college careers are
over.
CHANCELLOR
SEARCH
Chancellor
candidate
holds Q&A
open forum
CONNOR SATTELY
fditnr-in-chivt
Donald Birx, one of the final
ists for the opening position of
chancellor at Penn State
Behrend. spoke to a packed
REDO 180 on his ideas for the
school, his philosophies, and
his vision.
Birx is currently the vice
chancellor and vice president
for research at the University of
Houston
What is the rationale, then,
for Birx to
Next Open
Forum:
consider a
job at a uni
versity nearly
a tenth the
size?
Tuesday Feb.
23, 3:oopm
"Here you
can really af
fect things
and follow
through on
Where:
REDC 180
Allen Soyster,
Director,
Engineering
Education at
the National
Science
Foundation
ideas to
shape a col
lege for the
21st-century,"
he said. "The
opportunities
are great."
Why should I
care:
“Students
have a chance
to offer their
opinion in the
selection of
Birx’s goals
for Behrend
include an in
creased focus
on inter-disci
plinary study,
encouraging
undergradu
ate research,
their chancellor.
This is an unbe
lievable oppor
tunity for
them," says
Diane Parente
and increas-
ing commu
nication.
Birx says one of his highest
concerns with students is mak
ing sure their education is rele
vant.
"We want to provide the type
of education and feedback that
allows students to succeed In
the economy that’s out there
right now," he said.
A * \ Next week: Read the
I Beacon for a full feature
J of two chancellor candi
dates, including Birx.