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Responsibilities:
YOURS & MINE
High quality instruction is an
ultimate goal of the administra
tion, faculty, and the student
body of any academic institu
tion. It should be apparent that
attainment of this common goal
is dependent upon the extent to
which each of the above groups
responds to its respective re
sponsibilities. , This note is con
cerned with these responsibilities
as they relate to the academic
instruction at Highacres.
With regard to faculty respon
sibilities, the fact that teacher
performance has been recently
and extensively discussed by the
faculty may be welcome news by
students. It is to be hoped that
such discussions will encourage
individual endeavors to 'enhance
and promote better teaching prac
tices on campus. One might re
ply, "As teachers, should you
not, be concerned with improved
teaching as a matter of course?"
Certainly! The faculty should be
concerned with their effectiveness
in the classroom; however, on
most campuses, the primary in
terest of many faculty members
is research, not classroom pres
entations to students. In this re
spect, the faculty at Highacres,
in general, do a limited amount
of research; the primary emphas
is is, as it shbuld be, on under
graduate instruction. Consequent
ly, the students at Highacres have
an academic advantage that is
virtually non-existent at Universi
ty Park, for example. This is a
recognized fact. I am sure, but
it is not appreciated until students
are faced with the "number"
system at University Park.
As indicated, quality instruct'on
also requires the concurrent rec
ognition by the student body of
their responsibilities. Unfortun
ately, "getting an education" dies
not mean simply occupying a
seat in a classroom. Realistically,
it is ne•^essary for the student
to participate as an active mem
ber in the educational process:
it is his responsibility to raise
unanswered questions in or out
of the classroom, to avail himself
of Instructor office time when
necessary (not when it is too
ALL UNIVERSITY .
COUNCIL URGED
University Park, Pa. Oct—An
all- University Council, a Black
cultural center, and a revised
judiciary system are among the
recommendations made by a stu
dent-faculty commission which for
the past four months has been
examining policies and proceed
ures at The Pennsylvania State
University.
Since the commission was or
ganized last June, the 16-member
group has put in hundreds of man
hours studying th workings of
the University's_ institutional ma
chinery.
Three sub-committees dealing
with University governance, tbe
disciplinary systiem and. Penn
State's relationship-with its Black
students took testimony from rel
evant officials, students and staff,
and are now in the process of
drawing up reports.
The all-University Council will
be proposed by the sub-committee
on governance, according to its
chairman, Deborah L (napman,
of Washington, D.C., a graduate
in philosophy. The Council would
include trustees, alumni, students,
faculty and administrators among
its membership, which would
number about 57.
late), to take part in class dis
cussions, and above all, make an
honest effort toward the course
lessons and assignments.
It is not enough to simply pro
test and/or criticize a given situa
tion, group, or agency - it is
far more difficult and more pro
ductive to accept ,responsiblity
to improve the situation or alle
viate the problem. This, of course,
applies to the faculty, the student
body, as well as the ackninistra
tion in this specific case under
consideration. The educational
advantages of instruction at High
acres will be fully realized only
through mutual understanding
arid fullment of these respective
responsibilities on the p i art of all
concerned.
Anthony Gfilanti
THE HIGHACItES COLLEGIAN
Senate Riport
The Hazleton Campus Senate
held its first regular meeting on
Oct. 23. The following officers
were elected:. chrdrnaan, Joy&
Rupp; vice-chairman, Mo. R.
Alan Price; and recording secre
tary, Dean Joseph MCCailllS.
At that meeting, the Senate dis
cussed the problems involved with
the present method of registra
tion and the need for additional
courses on our campus.
The next meetmg was held on
Nov. 6 in the SGA office. Bar
bara Sipler, president of SGA pre
sented two major problerlis for
the Senate's consideration. The
first issue dealt with the feasi
bility of a common hour. Mr.
William Schneider, administrative
representative, said that a com
mon hour was possible and that
he would attempt to invite it
into the schedule for the winter
term. The second problem dealt
with the overcrowded conditions
on our campus. Mrs. Sipler stated
that the present facilities are not
adequate to meet thie immediat
needs of the student body. The
issue was discussed at length and
the Senate agreed to invite Mr.
Paul Cerula to their next meeting
to discuss the situation.
Also, in dealing with the prob
lem of aditional courses, the Sen
ate agreed to invite Mr. McAllis
ter, administrator of Continuing
Education, to the next meeting.
The registration procedure was
also discussed at this meeting. A
tentative committee consisting of
Mr. Richard Campbell, Tom Beltz
and Joyce Rupp was assigned to
evaluate the present method of
registration to present suggestions
to improve the procedure.
The Senate is a body consisting
of representatives from the ad
m;ristration, the faculty, and the
student body. It deals with issues
that concern two or more of these
factions in our academic com
munity. The Senate is an evalua
tive and recommending organi
zatim, and attempts to, give an
unbiased analysis of the problems
which are presented to it.
You are cordially invited to at
tend all meetings of the Senate.
If you desire to present some
issue for discussion, you should
contact Joyce Rupp at least 4
NOVEWEK:4!,
CLUB NEWS
The Delta Delta Tau Fraternity
held a meeting on October 30 at
Rossi's restaurant. The following
officers were elected: president
Don Jacoby; vice-president, Vince
McGinnis; secretary, Don George;
and treasurer, Jere Shank.
The Theta . Sigma Pi Sorority
held a hay ride on October 31.
The girls are am planning a
pizza party for November 21. All
members are urged to pay their
dues.
The Fraternity and the Sot nity
are planning a Christmas party
for underpriviledged children. It
will be held on December 21.
Anyone wishing to help please
contact Cheryl Fetterman or Don
Jacoby.
The Belles-Lettres Society held
its organizational meeting on Oct
ober 31. Anyone interested in
joining the organization should
contact Chris Pickle as soon as
possible.
On October 29, the History Club
sponsored a discussion on the de
velopmental problems of the Ha
zleton area. Guest speaker at the
discussion was Donald Pac.hence:
At a meeting held Noveinher 3,
in M-5, the club elected Janet
Ammon, secretary, and Dave
Reading, treasurer. The club is
also planning a field trip.
The Drama Club is a new or
ganization on our campus. It
gives people the opportuniay to
express themselves in their own
way. Anyone interested in doing
`his own thing" should contact
Mrs. Miller. At a meeting, held on
November 5 the following were
elected: president, Thom Musca
vitch; vim-president Rau Cooke.
The club will perform a lact
play at the Coffee house on Nov.
20.
days before the meeting at which
you wish to speak.
The Senate represents you,
whether you are a member of
the administration, the faculty,
or the student body. It is your
responsibility to employ the Sen
ate to its fullest extent.