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STAUDENIVIEIER ELECTED NEW CAMPUS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER by Chris Drury
James J.
Staudenmeier probably
know Penn
State-Highacres better
than anyone else on
campus. He has devoted
22 years to Penn State
Hazleton and has worked
since 1963 for The
Pennsylvania State
University.
This year Dr.
Staudenmeier became the
new Campus Executive
Officer after the
untimely death of Dr.
Harmon B. Pierce in
October 1986. As a
representative of the
President of the
DR, RicHAnDs EARNS DEGREE
David R.
Richards,
computer science
instructor at the Penn
State Hazleton Campus,
has earned his Ph. D.
degree in curriculum and
instruction from Penn
State; he received his
degree in ceremonies at
University Park in
August of this year.
The title of his
dissertation is: "An
Experimental Assessment
of the Relative
Effectiveness of Varied
Types
Computer-Generated
Feedback Strategies in
Facilitating Achievement
of Different Educational
Objectives as Measured
by Verbal and Visual
Tests."
Richards joined the
Campus in 1980 as
University, he is
responsible for the
maintenance, education,
and quality of the
faculty and staff.
Besides making "people
and things work on
campus" he has the goal
to "Do what we can today
and plan what we can do
better on this campus
tomorrow."
There are
approximately 1205
students on campus this
semester. Enrollment is
up and will continue to
go up and because of
this increse Dr.
Staudenmeier plans to
computer science
instructor, and has
taught courses in basic
computer programming,
computer programming for
engineers, principles of
programming with
business applications,
introduction to
algorithmic processes,
and a number of
workshops in BASIC
programming and computer
literacy for educators.
Richards has been
active in the Greater
Hazleton area as well.
He served as a member of
the Research and
Development Committee of
the United Way of
Greater Hazleton, and
wrote the software and
provided equipment for
computerized election
returns tabulations for
The Pe lvania State Universit
the election process.
He was given a Volunteer
Award for assistance to
United Way. He has
served as a judge for
the computer contest in
the Hazleton Area School
District, and has been a
Speaker at the Hazleton
Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs
on the topic of "How to
Purchase •a Personal
Computer." He has
conducted computer
literacy workshops at
the Luzerne Intermediate
Unit in Kingston. He is
currently a member of
the Association for
Educational
Communications and
Technology, the Penn
State Alumni
Association, the Penn
State Club of Greater
(continued on pg. 3)
increase the faculty by
filling six positions of
both full and part time
staff.
By increasing
student enrollment it
allows the campus to
finance additional
faculty and maintain
quality education.
Dr. Staudenmeier is
very proud of the work
going on to finance the
construction of a new
classroom building.
What the campus can not
raisa with its own fund
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