Humanities & Social Sciences
Annual Poli Sci
dinner's date set
ANDREW TARR
//A VS water • politir ,)/ vaem e oid/or
The annual Political Science
dinner will take place at The
Olive Garden on Peach Street
on Tuesday, April 27 at 8 p.m.
All political science faculty
will likely be in attendance. All
students are invited, including
political science majors, politi
cal science minors, and any
friends or significant others.
“We generally get about 25 -
80 students each year, and it’s
generally a lot of fun,” says
Robert Speel, associate profes
sor of political science..
RSVP your planned atten
dance to Speel at
rwsls((' psu.ed by April 22.
Student groups seek
ing new leaders
ANDREW TARR
I /A SS u mer • political scieni e major
College Democrats and Col
lege Republicans are looking
for new leaders to run the stu
dent political groups.
College Democrats and Col
lege Republicans both work on
student voter registration ef
forts and volunteer for the local
campaigns for presidential,
congressional, and state legisla
tive candidates.
They also bring candidates
and political leaders to campus
to speak to students and gener
ally work at increasing the level
of student political activism on
the Penn State Behrend cam
pus.
For information about these
groups or to get on their mail
ing lists, contact Dr. Robert
Speel at rwsls(« psu.edu.
Creative writing pres
ents: Brenda Miller
ALU HEITZENRATER
MASS writer • creative writing major
Brenda Miller is the author of
Season of the Body and Tell It
Slant: Writing and Shaping
Creative Nonfiction.
In 2009, her collection of es
says entitled, “Blessing of the
Animals” was published.
She has won five Pushcart
Prizes. Her work has been
published in non-fiction jour
nals such as: Fourth Genre, Cre
ative Nonfiction, The Sun, The
Utne Reader, The Georgia Re
view, and The Missouri Review.
Currently, she is an associate
professor of English at Western
Washington University and
holds the position of editor-in
chief of The Bellingham Re
view.
She is coming to speak
Thursday, April 22 at 6p.m. in
the Smith Chapel.
Writer Joanna
Howard to speak at
Smith Chapel
ALLI HEITZENRATER
/ /ASS writer • < rvatiw writing major
Joanna Howard, writer and
Brown University Professor, is
the author of On the Winding
Stair (2009) and In the Color
less Round, a collection of short
stories with artwork by Rikki
Ducornet.
Howard’s work has also been
featured in Conjunctions,
Chicago Review, Unsaid, Quar
terly West, American Letters &
Commentary, Fourteen Hills,
Western Humanities Review,
Salt Hill, Tarpaulin Sky and
elsewhere.
Her stories have been anthol
ogized in PP/FF: An Anthology,
Writing Online, and New Stan
dards: The First Decade of Fic
tion at Fourteen Hills.
She and Brian Evenson to
gether co-translated Walls by
Marcel Cohen.
Howard will be speaking in
the Smith Chapel, Thursday,
April 29, at 6 p.m.
Humanities and Social Sciences Editor
Adam Fracassi • political science major
CAREER
FAIR
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“The employers in atten
dance were able to provide a lot
of information about jobs and
internships,” continues Speel.
Among the fifty plus employ
ers was the U.S. Secret Service,
who explained all the different
levels, testing, and require
ments it took to get a govern
ment job. And they weren’t the
only ones.
The representatives from the
Pennsylvania State Civil Serv
ice Commission also assisted in
that explanation, and was even
handing out students a five
page packet with current job
openings in the government.
There has also been much
feedback on the event.
“I wish there were more grad
schools there,” says sophomore
political science major Brett
Miller, echoing one of the most
common pieces of advice for
next year.
“I think one of the most com
mon worries for political sci
ence majors is what they can do
with their degree. Many of us
want to continue on and get our
masters or professional degree,
so to see more graduate schools
from local areas helping out
with that would have been even
more beneficial for students.”
Seeing more options there
was also a major concern for
multiple students.
“I hope they bring it back
next year,” says junior political
science major Cody Brown.
“If they do bring it back, I
would like to see more local
government and state govern
ment jobs, like working at the
Capitol building, or possibly in
terning with local representa
tives. I think those options
would have been useful for stu
dents.”
Another concern was with
H&SS School hires digital communications professor
ALLI HEITZENRATER
//AS.S writer • creative writing major
Penn State Behrend Marketing
Rod Troester is the program
chair oi the Communications
department.
Ed Mulvey set to speak on criminal sanctions
Dr.
ANDREW TARR
f/ASS w riter • piihtit al s< ience major
The Crime, Psychology, and
Public Policy certificate pro
gram is proud to present Ed
Mulvey to the Behrend commu
nity.
Mulvey will be giving a lec-
Political science introduces new professors and courses
ANDREW TARR
/ /ASS writer • political science major
Two new political science
courses will be coming to cam
pus for the Fall 2010 semester.
Judge John Trucilla of the
Erie County Court of Common
Pleas will be teaching PL SC
Behrend
Daniel Smith / The Behrend Beacon
The GNCC career fair was seen as a success for student career opportunities, with many employers
looking forward to coming back in future years.
the employer representatives
themselves. Whenever a stu
dent asked about information,
the student was often times told
to go online and look up more
information. Many times this
can deter students from seek
ing employment with that spe
cific employer.
Many students expressed
frustration with this and would
have liked to see more people
who were hiring or interview
ing on the spot if possible.
For Speel, the frustrations
came from advertising. Speel
gives several reccommenda
tions to how to get the word out
for next year’s fair.
“Many faculty members an
nounced nothing about the fair
or its importance to their stu-
The communications depart
ment has hired a new professor
who will start in the Fall 2010
semester.
This professor is Dr. Inkyu
Kang from Madison, Wis. Kang
has a B.A. in International Eco
nomics and a B.A. in English
from Hankuk University of For
eign Studies in Seoul, Korea.
He also has an M.A. in mass
communications and journal
ism from Sogang University in
Seoul, Korea. Kang has a sec
ond M.A. in Communication
Arts from the University of Wis
consin-Madison.
In addition to his bachelors
degrees and two masters de
grees, Kang has a Ph.D. in com
munication arts from the
University of Wisconsin-Madi
son in Madison, Wis.
Kang has taught at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin-Madison.
In the Spring of 2000, he was
a reader for a semiotics of com
munication class.
From 2001-2003 he was a
ture on "Sanctions and Services
for Serious Adolescent Offend
ers."
Ed Mulvey, Ph.D., is the di
rector of the Law and Psychia
try Research Program at the
University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine.
The event is being sponsored
471 (American Constitutional
Law).
American Constitutional Law
is an ideal course for students
interested in constitutional is
sues or who are considering
law school.
Judge Trucilla has served as
judge since 2002. He received
won Humanities and Social Sciences Staff
Humanities and Social Sciences Writers
Andrew Tarr • political science major Alii Heitzenrater • creative writing major
Zack Goncz • political science major Matt Defusco • creative writing major
Lasheena Barnes • psychology major
dents,” he said, “and many stu
dents who should have visited
this year apparently didn’t real
ize how useful or important
such a fair is for future job
searches and career explo
ration options.”
Given the success of the fair,
many hope to see it return next
year at least one time, if not
more.
“It is really beneficial for the
school, students, and commu
nity to have this type of pro
gram,” Miller said. “Having
this makes all the difference
for schools that are actually try
ing to make a difference in stu
dents’ lives and help them out.”
Heeter said, “We all want ca
reers, so why not bring it back.
Everyone deserves this option.”
teaching assistant for an Intro
duction to Television class.
In spring of 2005, Kang
worked as a lecturer for Korean
Culture and Civilization, the fall
of 2005 as a lecturer for Mod
ern Korea: North and South,
and the spring of 2006 as a lec
turer for Korean Popular Cul
ture.
At Behrend, Kang will be
teaching multiple classes.
Among those classes are a
graphic design course, Intro
duction to Multimedia Produc
tion, and a few other courses.
Kang will also be the faculty
advisor for the Beacon.
According to Rod Troester,
the program chair of the com
munications department, the
reason for hiring a new profes
sor was simply because there
was the opportunity available
and they decided to seize it.
Troester also says that be
sides educational qualifica
tions, when hiring a new
professor, they also look for
by the CPPP certificate pro
gram.
“The psychology and political
science faculty are very excited
to have Dr. Mulvey speak at
Behrend.” said Dawn Blasko,
an associate professor of psy
chology.
“He is a world-wide expert on
his undergraduate degree in
political science and his law de
gree from the University of
Dayton.
Sheila Sterrett, the director
of government affairs for the
Northwest Pennsylvania Manu
facturer and Business Associa
tion, will be teaching PL SC 489
According to Speel, the Aca
demic and Career Planning
Center will be studying the sur
vey results from students and
employers who attended the
fair in order to get ideas of what
to change for next year.
“Because the fair was suc
cessful this year, word will
likely get out to other govern
ment, non-profit, and media
employers that coming to
Behrend is worth the time and
effort, and we will likely have
even more tables set up next
With more tables, brings
more opportunities for students
and their careers, so next
year’s GNCC career fair is
likely to be an even bigger suc
cess than this year’s.
someone who will successfully
be able to teach classes while
continuing to do research.
Being able to do both tasks is
important, Troester said.
The School of Humanities
and Social Sciences, along with
the Behrend Community, would
like to welcome Kang to the
faculty.
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determining how clinicians
make judgments regarding the
type of risk posed by adult
mental patients and juvenile of
fenders.”
Mulvey will speak at 4 p.m.
on Friday, April 23 in the
Samuel P. “Pat” Black 111 Con
ference Center (REDC 180).
(Public Administration)
Public Administration is an
ideal course for students who
wish to learn more about the
management of government
agencies or are seeking a ca
reer in public service.
Weekly
Political
Ticker
ADAM FRACASSI
H&SS editor • political science major
President Barack Obama an
nounced last week that he is
opening up sights off the coasts
of several states in the Atlantic
Ocean, as well as parts of
Alaska, for offshore oil
drilling... This comes after
Obama annouced his support
to build more nuclear power
plants across the
country... Obama unveiled the
new nuclear strategy for the
U.S.’ usage of atomic
weapons...this plan is being
seen as a foreign policy suc
cess... Continued threats on
members of Congress and their
familes has prompted the FBI
to get involved... Secretary of
Treasury Timothy Geithner
is planning a trip to
China... RNC chairman
Michael Steele has come
under fire for authorizing a
staffer to spend $2,000 at a
strip club... Top Republican
strategist Alex Castellanos,
along with several other Repub
lican leaders, are calling for
Steele to step down... Supreme
Court Justice John Paul
Stevens announced that he
will be retiring from the
Supreme Court either this year
or next year after serving a 35
year term... Senate Minority
Whip John Kyi has already
threatened to filibuster
whomever Obama chooses to
nominate to the Supreme
Court, something that hasn’t
been done since the Johnson
administration and is rarely
ever done at all... Virginia gov
ernor Bob McDonnell de
clared April as Confederate
History Month...An explosion
early this week killed and in
jured over 25 people in a West
Virginian mine... Four miners
are still unaccounted for and
only seven had been removed
from the mine.
On This Day in
History:
April 9
1865: Gen. Robert E. Lee
surrendered his confeder
ate army to Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant at Appomattox court
house, ending the Ameri
can Civil War.
1867: The U.S. Senate rat
ified the treaty that pur
chased the Alaskan
Territory from Russia.
1940: Germany invaded
Norway and Denmark.
1968: Martin Luther King
Jr. was buried after his as
sassination.
1988: U.S. imposed eco
nomic sanctions on
Panama.
1998: The National Pris
oner of War Museum
opened in Andersonville,
Ga.