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by Laura Borawski
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The Erie Community Blood
Bank's Mobile visited Behrend
yesterday, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m,
in the Reed lobby.
Students, faculty and staff had
an opportunity to donate blood at
this annual event
Anita S undean, philanthropic
chairperson for Theta Phi Alpha
sorority and co-chairperson of die
blood drive said, “I think it’s a
great opportunity to bring the
Blood Bank to the campus
because it gives the college
community a chance-to benefit
the public.”
According to Lisa Graff, the
mobile drive coordinator, "Each
donor gives one pint of blood.
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but that pint can benefit up to
three patients.”
Graff said, “The blood taken
from the patients is processed
through component therapy.
This means that the blood is
spun down into its components
including platelets, red blood
cells, and plasma.**
Each of the components is
responsible for individual
functions including carrying
oxygen and restoring fluid
throughout the body.
People who benefit from blood
drives include cancer patients,
trauma patients and bum victims.
Vice President of Tau Kappa
Epsilon, Dave Ramsey, also
chaired the event
He said “It’s nice to help out
with the blood drive. ”
Giving I Wo: Kelly Lawrence donates blood while friend, Beth Schickler, watches.
New building opens:
Engineering Laboratory Complex
is state-of-the-art facility
by Jerry M. Bruno
ColUgioH Staff
The Engineering Laboratory
Complex, located on the west end
of campus is the newest addition
toFennState-Behrend.
It consists of four parts.
Roche Hall which is the main
hallway connecting the entire
complex. There is a glass wall at
the south end which will become
a historic 1937 Reed prentice
injection molding press. The
press will be on display once it is
finished being cleaned and
painted.
Dr. Richard Progelhof, director
of the School of Engineering and
Engineering Technology, said
that the new building is state of
the art but space is limited.
"Even though some rooms are
still looking empty, they are
filled, but we are awaiting die
presence of furniture."
"The building is capable of
being expanded out the south end
of Roche Hall and to the west”
The Joseph J. Prischak
building consists of two stories.
School offices are first floor and
electronic, instrumentation,
signal processing and
microprocessor laboratories on
the second floor.
The Witkowski Building also
consists of two floors. Ota the
first floor are the manufacturing
processes and tool and die
laboratories. The second floor
has a computer aided engineering
laboratory, systems
administration, an advanced
student CAE laboratory, a CAE
industrial demonstration room
and faculty offices.
"Also on the second floor will
be a student lounge between the
Prischak and Witkowski
Buildings but we are still
awaiting the furniture. At the
south end of the second floor is a
student study area where students
can have quiet and privacy
without leaving the building,"
Progelhof said.
The RJ. Fasenmyer Building
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houses the plastics laboratories.
The main part of the building is
the 180 foot long, two story high
bay structure with a five ton
overhead lift crane. It also has a
13 foot loading door for tractor
trailers to pick up and drop off
equipment.
"What the designers wanted to
do here was make it look as
commercial as possible. We
wanted the student to feel like it
is a real manufacturing plant."
The last part of the complex is
the unnamed Materials Building.
On the first flow are faculty
offices, seminar rooms, thermal
and fluid sciences laboratories, a
scanning electron microscope,
and materials laboratories. The
second floor has additional faculty
offices, a power laboratory and
the senior design projects
laboratory.
"The nice part about this
building is that it connects with
the HammermiU/Zurn Building
and the Nick Building, which is
much better for the student," said
Progelhof.