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Thursday, January 25,1996
Inside
NEWS
Fellowship
Page 2
Faculty
Page 3
Question of the Week
Page 4
Student Grants
Page 5
OPINION
License to Love
Page 6
Letter to Students
Page 7
ENTERTAINMENT
Screamers
Page 9
Troy Thirdgill
Page 8
SPORTS
Just My Opinion
Page 10
Womens’ Hoops
Page 11
Mens’ Hoops
Page 12
Colle
Lilley accepts post
BEHREND-Dr. John M.
Lilley, provost and dean of
Behrend College, was elected to
the board of directors of the
American Association of State
Colleges and Universities. He
will serve on the board for three
years. Lilley is the only member
of the board from Pennsylvania
The AASCU is composed of
more than 400 presidents and
chancellors from public colleges,
universities and higher education
systems in the United States.
Lilley was elected at the
organization’s annual gathering
held in November in Tucson,
Arizona. Constantine Curtis,
Clemson president, was installed
as chairman of the board at the
same meeting.
The association is a resource
for participants on matters
ranging from the US budget to
intercollegiate sports. AASCU
monitors public policy at the
national, state and campus, and
promotes broad public
understanding of die essential role
of public higher education. The
organization gives college and
university leaders a unified voice
in a variety of areas.
During the November
meeting, Lilley presented a paper
as a part of the meeting’s focus
on partnerships within and
Gov. Ridge
meets Behrend
by Kyra Kindon
Collegian Staff
Over the winter holiday,
3ovemor Tom Ridge met with
Behrend administrators to discuss
Penn State’s and the Behrend
College’s contributions to
econoiqic development in the
northwest Pennsylvania region.
Dr. John M. Lilley, provost and
dean, Dr. John Burke, associate
provost and dean, and Dr. Robert
Light, associate dean of graduate
studies, continuing and distance
education, met with the Governor
at Behrend, in the Prischak
Building.
During the meeting, research
and instructional programs at
PSU were discussed with Ridge.
“We discussed how Behrend’s
programs represent the Erie area
and feed economic development,”
explained Burke.
Discussing what contributions
PSU and the Behrend College
have made in the region, provided
Ridge with a better view of the
University. ’This fact finding
session allowed the Governor to
take a comprehensive look at
The Behrend College
Erie, PA 16563
_ . . , Collegian file photo
Dr. John Lilley, provost and dean, has been selected for a
national board of directors.
outside the member institutions.
Lilley’s paper was entilted A
Small University Approach to
Partnership Building for
Economic Development.
During Lilley’s fifteen years
at Behrend, industrial partnerships
have been a major part of the
college's success. In 1993, the
college received a 42.6 million
Penn State,” said Lilley.
The state’s higher education
budget was brought to attention,
highlighting the need for funding
for projects at Behrend.
Two new buildings are under
consideration at Behrend; they are
a multi-purpose athletic
building, which would make
Behrend meet NCAA standards,
and a research and development
building.
The buildings have been
approved, one eight years ago,
but funding has not been made
available.
The proposed knowledge park
near Interstate 90 was a topic of
discussion. The knowledge park
will give students and faculty the
opportunity to leant and perform
to industry standards, while
providing local industry with
well-educated, potential
employees.
“These facilities will benefit
the college, as well as, the
see RIDGE page 2
Kill
Technology Reinvestment Grant
from the federal government.
Reflecting Behrend’s
commitment to economic
revitalization of northwest
Pennsylvania, Lilley has
overseen the creation of four-year
programs in business, science,
engineering and technology
programs, as well as the MBA
“Voices of a Dream” was the
theme for Penn State Behrend’s
annual celebration of Dr. Martin
Luther King Junior Day.
The Behrend College hosted
various events which began with
the showing of “The Power of
One,” a powerful movie taken
from the autobiography by Bryce
Courtenay that follows the life of
a boy of English descent living
in South Africa, and his battles
for dignity and civil rights.
“About SO people saw the
movie. Everyone who saw it
really liked it,” said Jaquett Wade,
Coordinator of Residence life and
Human Relations programs.
Dobbins Hall hosted a family
breakfast on January IS at 7:30
a.m. “Dr. King began his last
day by sharing a meal with his
family. We thought this would
be a good way for our
community to begin its own
celebration” said Wade.
Mary Beth Peterson, director of
the Career Development Center,
Diane Nowacinski, college
King
remembered
by Doreen Foutz
Colltgian Staff
Vol XLV, N&: 1
program at Behrend.
More developments are on
the horizon. They include the
recently announced knowledge
park. “The park will enable
companies that depend on well
educated employees to do research
and development in a sort of
think tank environment and also
give Penn State-Bchrend students
and faculty the opportunity to
learn and perform in real life
situations,” said Lilley.
Along with these
developments are planned
increases in population growth.
Behrend currently serves about
3,200 students. Plans are nov
being considered to increase that
number to 4,000. There is no
timeline set, but ten years is an
accepted estimate to reach that
number, according to Lilley.
In addition to his educational
contributions to the community,
Lilley has held leadership
positions with several
organizations in the Erie area
including the Erie Philharmonic,
the Rotary Club, Americans for
the Competitive Enterprise
System, United Way of Erie
County and the Erie Conference
on Community Development.
registration coordinator, Nicole
Buther, junior Political Science
major and Joe Mottillo, senior
Communications major, spoke
briefly. “Martin Luther King Jr.
Day is an important day, and
that’s what I wanted to tell
people,” said Buther.
“The family breakfast was
pretty awesome in that it started
our day out in a family gathering,
a spirit of unity, a spirit of
likeness in thought, particularly
about Dr. King and his life,”
Wade said. “The family breakfast
has become a significant part of
our King celebration, and I hope
that long after my tenure at Penn
State it will still be here because
it is fitting and special.”
When the breakfast began three
years ago, only 35 people
attended. The number has risen
dramatically to over 80. “Now
people know about the breakfast
and want to be part of it because
it is special. It is exciting that
now I don’t have to beg people to
get up at 7:30 in the morning,”
Wade said.
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