Thursday, October 27,1994
Faculty research
plentiful on campus
Looking for students to help
by Ericha Hagenbuch
Collegian Staff
During each semester and
through the summer, faculty
members continue their research
in pursuit of knowledge and
publications.
As the faculty explores and
creates, they also keep an eye
out for students who are
interested in helping them with
their research.
“The students on this campus
are very fortunate because of the
research opportunities” said Dr.
John Fizel, assistant professor of
economics.
“Faculty-student research
doesn’t only boost confidence
and writing and analytical
skills,” said Fizel, “in many
cases, students become inspired
to go on to graduate or
professional school.”
Dr. Margaret Thoms, assistant
professor of management and
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two Behrend students have
recently submitted a proposal for
an undergraduate research grant
Once the grant is received the
team will begin its research in
an attempt to prove that format
and information included in a
resume can determine one’s
likelihood of receiving an
interview.
“No research has ever been
done on the ‘psychology of
resumes’,” said Thoms. For this
reason there is a good chance of
publication and award which
average undergraduates don’t
have on their resumes.
The students who are currently
working with Dr. Robert
Tauber, professor of education,
are earning college credits for
their assistance.
“Student support helps me do
a better job as a teacher and
helps me fulfill my academic
requirements to publish,” said
Tauber.
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“Opportunities to help
professor research are unavailable
to undergraduates at University
Park,” said Tauber, “but here it
is a possibility.”
In offices all over campus, and
in every department, professors
are developing research ideas and
looking for students to
participate.
Dr. David Roth, associate
professor of engineering, is
currently working closely with
an Erie-based company and
invites students to participate.
“Behrend students are fortunate
because our technology and
ability is top of the line” said
Roth.
“This particular company is
the main supplier of senior
applied-research projects,” said
Roth. “Interested students get
the chance to work in their field,
directly applying what they
learned in class today.”
Lion Ambassadors host
by Loretta Olson
Collegian Staff
Founder’s Day will be held on
Monday, in the Memorial Room
of the Glenhill Farmhouse from
11 a.m.-l p.m. to celebrate the
46th birthday of Penn State-
Behrend.
The Lion Ambassadors will
sponsor an open house to honor
Mary Behrend for her gift her
family estate to the University in
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Externship program
in second year
by Alicia Hartman
The externship program, in its
second year at Behrend, offers
students the opportunity to
experience one to three days in
their career fields.
The program is co-sponsored
by the Career Development
Center, Development and
University Relations and the
Penn State-Behrend Alumni
Society.
Mary Beth Peterson, director of
the Career Development Center,
said the externship program is
geared toward freshmen,
sophomores and juniors, and
"helps somebody make the
decision whether she/he wants to
go into a field.”
Hie program places students in
a setting "like they would
experience in the field."
Externship experiences may
include informational interviews,
meeting colleagues, observations
of a staff meeting and a "typical
day," tours and small projects
related to the field.
Students interested in being
extents need to make a career
Counseling appointment with
Founder’s Day
“Founder’s Day is important to
raise awareness of Behrend’s
history,” said Lion Ambassador
Heidi Dyne.
Associate Director of
Development and University
Relations Bonnie Fagan said,
"Founder’s Day is an annual
appreciation of what students and
staff experience every day.”
“It is a celebration of the
15,000 alumni that have
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program will be discussed.
Once students complete an
application it is reviewed by the
Career Development Center and
then forwarded to the Penn State-
Behrend Alumni Society.
Students are then "matched
with a Penn State alum in that
occupation or with a friend of the
University that'd be happy to
host them," Peterson said.
She said an attempt is made to
"match students specifically"
with the type of organization and
geographical location they prefer.
"Students can shadow them
(the hosts) for a day and learn as
much as they am," she said.
Peterson said students who
participated in last year's
externship program "woe just
100% thrilled with their
experiences," liiid that "the
alumni sponsors who participated
said they'd be happy to have
another extern."
There is no application deadline
for the externship program. For
more information or to make an
appointment, contact the Career
Development Center, located in
the Reed building, at x 6164.
graduated and the many other
lives that have been touched by
the gift (of the estate),” Fagan
added.
Scrapbooks and fact sheets will
be on display with articles from
the days of Mary and Ernst (her
husband) Behrend.
“We have tried to go into the
archives to find interesting
history that students may not be
aware of,” said President of the
Lion Ambassadors Marcos
Lopez.
Students, faculty and staff are
invited to attend the open house.
Refreshments will be provided.
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