Thursday, March 17, 1994
Ministry seeks saving grace
by Ericba Hageabuch
CotUribWittg writer
Behrend’s ProtesUnt Campus
Ministry's funds will be depleted
and Reverend Susan Anderson,
the on-campus coordinator of
Protestant Campus Ministry,
will lose her job on December
31, 1994 unless the necessary
funds to maintain her position are
raised.
Since Rev. Anderson was hired
by the Pennsylvania
Commission for United
Ministries in Higher Education
(U.M.H.E.) in September 1992,
she has been working at Behrend
College.
During her time at Behrend, her
salary has been completely funded
by U.M.H.E., but according to
Anderson, “the money for next
year just isn't there for them to
give us.”
The money that U.M.H.E.
usually distributes to the public
and private colleges in
Pennsylvania is accumulated
through statewide contributions
from churches of seven main-line
During previous years, the
appropriate churches have each
contributed a specific amount of
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money to a campus ministry
fund. At the end of each year, the
total amount collected has been
divided among 22 Pennsylvania
colleges and has been enough to
staff 22 positions.
According to Anderson, “The
giving in churches statewide has
decreased so the money
U.M.H.E. has to give to the
college ministries has decreased.”
Jody Crago, a member of the
administrative board, the
program’s planning committee,
and an active member of
Protestant Campus Ministry, said
that, “because of the economy,
the churches haven’t had as much
to give, so U.M.H.E. doesn’t
have as much to divide among
campus ministries.”
Now, said Crago, the whole
system has had to consolidate and
cut staffers from 22 to 13
positions. Instead of one minister
for each campus, there is going
to be one minister commuting to
two or three campuses. Crago
says that “this will tremendously
impersonalize the ministry.”
Tonya Clybum, also an active
member of Protestant Campus
Ministry, said that Anderson’s
presence has increased Campus
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Ministry’s visibility and
availability and is afraid that if
Anderson leaves, all she has done
will be undone.
Clybum has worked closely
with Rev. Anderson and has seen
the ministry on campus grow
since Anderson has been on staff.
Some other student concerns
center around the lack of time and
resources that students will have
to put into necessary fund raisers
and special programs.
Crago said that “without Susan
Anderson the students on this
campus, carrying IS to 18
credits, are not going to be able
to organize fund raising programs
like the Wintergreen Art Show or
educational seminars like the
recent ‘Sex in die 90’s Series’.”
Another concerned student and
member of Intervarsity Christian
Fellowship (1.V.C.F.), Veronica
Boland, said that Rev. Anderson
provides dependable spiritual
support to students and serves as
a mature voice for Campus
Ministry on the administrative
board.
According to Boland, “Even
students who aren’t really
‘religious’ sometimes need to
talk to Susan privately, and if
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Susan leaves, availability will be
diminished.
The effects of Anderson’s
absence will be felt by the
students and the community
especially during the advent
season when the Wintergarden
Art Show is supposed to take
place.
“All of the money generated by
the art show for Campus
Ministry’s student programming
will be gone and Susan’s ability
to provide resources and
connections will be gone.” Crago
said.
Crago, Clybum, and Boland,
along with other faculty members
and members of I.V.C.F. are
currently working with the
Protestant Campus Ministry
Board in organizing a fund-raising
campaign.
Their goal is to be able to
independently pay the salary of a
minister for Behrend.
“This campus is getting larger
and larger and there are more
students than ever that need non
threatening spiritual support
while away from home,” said
Clybum.
Motor trouble
by Hal D. Coffey
Newt Editor
As students returned to Behrend
from their spring break hotspots,
many discovered the same heat in
parts of the Academic Building.
A motor in the air handling
system burned out around
lunchtime on Monday, thus
trapping hot air in the rooms,
Director of Operations John Ream
said.
The motor is located in the
mechanical room behind the
elevator shaft on the first floor of
Academic.
It was replaced by Rabe
Environmental Services of Erie on
Tuesday morning, service
coordinator Robin Galbraith said.
"At this time the cause for the
burnout is unknown. We replaced
the supply fan on Tuesday
morning," Galbraith said.
Wendy Eidenmuller, a staff
assistant, came bade from lunch to
discover that her office was being
aired out by fans. The smoke and
smell made it difficult to work.
"I had a cold and it still smelled
awful," Eidenmuller said. "I came
back from lunch and the door was
closed. When I walked in,
maintenance was airing the room
out."
Because the supply fans were
not working, afternoon classes on
Monday laced warm, muggy-aired
Boland says the new campaign,
called “Catch the vision,” will
hopefully raise the money needed
to continue Anderson’s ministry
here on campus.
The fund-raising plan is two
fold. There will be an annual
“Catch the vision” banquet held
at Wesley United Methodist
Church’s Wesley Center and a
“Protestant Campus Ministry
Day” in the Erie County churches
held once each year.
Food donations for the banquet
are being taken so that all
proceeds from ticket sales can go
to Rev. Anderson’s salary fund.
In preparation for the
Protestant Campus Ministry
Day, volunteers from the
administrative board and the
student body have agreed to
participate in a training program
that will prepare them to appeal
to local church congregations as
community missionaries.
According to Clybum, the goal
of Protestant Campus Ministry
Day will be “to inform and excite
the community churches about
the ministry here on campus, in
hope of collecting donations for
the cause.”
"It made it difficult for students
to be attentive and participate in
class," professor of history Dr.
Daniel Frankforter said. "The
rooms are a bit stuffy. Also, my
office was a little smoky."
Although the Department of
General Services (DGS) had
inspectors come in for a routine
inspection of the building, the
motor problem was not detected.
Ream said that because the
motor was covered under warranty
the replacement was installed free
of charge.
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The first half of next week's
meeting will be closed to non
student representatives.
All election petitions are due next
Friday, March 25 by 5:00 in the
SGA office. There are many
positions available for students to
run for.
The constitution for the Behind
College Conservative Alliance was
approved.
Budget packets for all organizations
are due in the Office of Student
Activities by 5:00 on Friday,
March 18.
Jason DeMarte
SO A Vice President
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