The Penn State Harrisburg Vol. 30, No. 1 Parisi resigns after denied tenure Matt Hunt Capital Times Reporter The sudden departure of Dr, four articles either published or in Peter Parisi this summer has the process of being published," faculty and students scrambling to Parisi said. fill the void he left "I Gael )regret and pain that the Pr°vQst a nd e assistant provost could n o s t e Il i Y contributions as deserving of tenure t when colleagues could'" my Parisi promptly resigned from Associate Professor of his post as Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Director Humanities after he was denied of Journalism at C.W. Post Center tenure, for reasons Penn State of Long Island University Harrisburg officials have declined to discuss "I feel regret and pain that the another job, said Dr. William provost and assistant provost could Mahar, head of the Humanities not see my contributions (to the Division university) as deserving of tenure when my colleagues could," Parisi said in a recent interview "He made his move sooner rather than later when who knows what the job market will be like?" Associate Provost Ernest Mahar said. Dishner said he could not comment on personnel matters "We will miss him and his contributions to the Humanities Parisi said he was told by both Division," Mahar said. Dishner and Provost Ruth Leventhal that he was not approved Parisi's absence has disrupted for tenure because he had not done the PSH communications program Bookstore mark-up benefits best bidder Michele Loeper Capital Times Reporter The money students spend on textbooks at the Penn State Harrisburg Bookstore will not necessarily stay on campus, according to D. Lewis Mothersbaugh, Assistant Vice President of Business Services, University Park. The profit on books purchased at commonwealth campuses is sent to University Park where it is placed in a campus fund, according to Mothersbaugh. "All commonwealth campuses have the right to pitch for the money in the pool, however, the campus' which needs are most justifiable will be awarded the money," said Mothersbaugh. The profit on textbooks at Penn State Harrisburg is around 25 percent, according to the manager of the Penn State Harrisburg, bookstore. "We allow ourselves a 25 percent margin on all hard back books," the PSI-I bookstore manager said. "The bookstore purchases most hard back books at 75 percent of the selling price." There is no mark-up on paper back books sold at the Penn State Harrisburg Bookstore, according to the manager. The University recently signed a contract with Barnes & Noble, Inc, of New York to manage the Penn State University Bookstore System. "We are not professional retailers," said Mothersbaugh. enough research "At the time of the review I had Parisi was hired quickly as -Dr. Peter Parisi Normally, instructors who are denied tenure have a year to find "We decided to hire [Barnes & Noble] to come in and make some necessary changes." al o tr ive 75 a . S _se "wa _ ~, low u rcen margin h backks.* on boo Customer service was the main reason for the change in management,noted Mothersbaugh. "It is in our contract that no student should have to wait in line longer than 10 minutes at the bookstore," said Mothersbaugh. "Also Barnes & Nobles will provide students with more used book options." The terms of the Penn State Bookstore management contract with Barnes & Noble were released to the public on June 24, 1993 according to the Sept. 8, issue of The Weekly Collegian. The University received $3 million from Barnes & Noble that will be allocated to: Establish a $1.25 million Commonwealth Campus scholarship fund; establish a $125,000 scholarship fund at Penn State Erie; contribute $700,0000 to the Campaign for the Library at University Park; contribute $700,000 to the HUB/Robeson expansion project; contribute $lOO,OOO to the construction of bike paths at University Park. All statistics were taken from the Sept. 8, 1993 issue of The Weekly Collegian. Free Books -- Dr. Parisi donated a box of text books to students after his resignation earlier this summer. Parking Fee to Including PSH Ricardo Duarte Capital Times Reporter Starting next semester, there are Parkingmeters in front of no more free rides. If you drive to buildings. The cost to park at a campus, you will have to pay meter will be $.50 per hour. anywhere from $2O to $4O a "All of the money from the semester. program will be used on campus in a conservative budget," said James It's called the Fee Based Vehicle South, Associate Provost for Registration Program. In short, it Administrative Operations. "It's sets parking fees for all Penn State part of the long-term College Harrisburg students, faculty and Strategic Plan which will, i employees. essence, convert the campus into an The amount each person has to academic mall with the Olmstead pay will vary. Students will pay a Building in the middle." different amount than faculty and university employees. In general, students with 12 or more credits will have to pay $4O per semester while those with less than 12 credits or those who live in dorms will pay $2O per semester. Full-time university employees and photo by Mary Gates faculty will pay $l2O a year For those visiting the campus for short periods of time, there will be AlaOirki)0•*P1:a6100.2;4:••;';': . :'•:';; . ;;;'4!! ., ::; . 1 . 2 Students dine international 5ty1e.........2 Capital Times staff mourns over lost mentor 5 Trev Stair takes an in-depth look at toon town 7 which has been rushing to apply band-aids to cover Parisi's many responsibilities. A Journalism and Literature class Parisi was scheduled to teach has been canceled while two of his other classes, Writing for Media and Advanced Reporting, are being taught by part-time faculty. Three faculty memebers, Eton '.hurchill, Louise Hoffman, and Suren Lalvani have divided up the students Parisi advised. At least three students were left wondering who would direct the independent studies they initially planned with Parisi. Mahar, meanwhile, is helping to supervise the students with internships who Parisi was advising, and the campus newspaper, the Capital Times , has been left without a faculty advisor. "To function as a club, which is the only way it can get funding, it (the Capital Times) needs to have a faculty advisor," Mahar said. "There will be a meeting for the Communication students to help direct them to internships, scholarships and other opportunities," he said. Mahar now is in the process of putting together a search committee to find a replacement for Parisi by August, 1994. "Obviously, we would like to get one earlier, but that is the latest (a replacement will be found)," Affect Tennis "An important allowance the program makes is that students who wish to car pool will only be charged one fee for vehicle registration," said Business Services Manager, Sandra Jackson. Several other Penn State branch campuses, according to Dr. South, already have a Vehicle Registration Program in place. The money PSI-I collects from the program will be used for new parking lots, sidewalks, roads and handicapped parking spaces. The tennis courts near the Education Activities Building will ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ®per ~ ~ ....:~~~ ~ ~ ~ U~ ~ ~ ~ ^ ~~~~~~. All Fans ; ;:a..;.; ti:>... ~..~.. Tennis Anyone -- Tennis courts will be removed next semester and replaced with additional parking . September 13, 1993 Mahar said. Dishner said a full-time professor with a one-year contract to take Parisi's place could not be approved for 1993 because the Humanities Division already has one to replace an associate professor of American Studies who is on a one-year sabbatical. To have a second one-year full time professor in the same division "is upheald of," Dishner said. Mahar said that next semester students will be able to m)i: in classes print journalism Hu bents need such as Magazine Writing, Desk Top Publishing, and Media Law and Ethics. These classes will be taught by part-time faculty, Mahar said. Until a replacement has been found, however, there is a noticeable vacancy at Penn State Harrisburg. "It is always difficult when you lose an instructor and advisor," Mahar said. Parisi is available, Mahar said, through Bitnet, a computer network." And Peter expressed a desire to help his former students through Bitnet," Mahar said. Mahar also said Michael Barber, a reporter from Seattle, is on campus this year as a student, and is a voluntary advisor to the Capital Times. in Spring: be destroyed and converted into parking spaces. Overall, Dr. South estimated the Vehicle Registration Program will collect more than $900,000 a year. Starting in January, everyone who drives a car to campus will have to pay a fee. Of course, if you don't have a lot of extra cash, driving isn't the only way to get to campus. In addition to car pooling, it may be cheaper to take the CAT bus which runs from Capital Campus to downtown Harrisburg every day. photo by Michael Starkey
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