Commuter council
toy drive
by Amy Seley
staff writer
Why do two bags of stuffed ani
mals have the Commuter Council
ecstatic? Monday, November 17
marked the beginning of the
Council's campus wide fundraiser,
"Money, Toys, & Time", to benefit
the Penn State Child Care Center.
They will be collecting toys, money,
and have sign ups for people who
wish to donate their time in order to
benefit the Center.
Located on Station Road, within
walking distance of the Behrend cam
pus, the Child Care Center was a logi
cal beneficiary for a fundraiser, ac
cording to Cinnamon Lamson, the
president of the Commuter Council.
"[The Council] considered many op
tions, such as the March of Dimes,
for a service-oriented fundraiser. The
Child Care Center was a choice we
thought would allow Behrend stu
dents to see where their money and
donations were going, since it stays
within the Penn State campus."
11/12/97 Two unknown males made a giant snowball and blocked the
Lawrence Hall entrance on the south side.
11/12/97 Someone tried to damage vending machines in Tigress.
11/12/97 Complainant reported a large group of students on the porch of
Niagra Hall throwing snowballs and refusing to leave.
11/12/97 Complainant reported unknown persons throwing snowballs at
her window.
11/1 4 / 9 7 Two males wrote obscene words in the snow.
11/16/97 Report of a dog in Lawrence Hall staff lot. Watched the dog
and after a while it went on its merry way.
11/16/97 Complainant reported needing help with student who had
intentionally hit his head on the wall.
11/17/97 Complainant reported bathroom partition was torn down in the
lower Reed men's room.
11/17/97 Complainant was worried about a friend who had not been
seen over the weekend.
11/17/97 Complainant reported washer on second floor east Perry
smoking. Upon checking, found washer was overloaded.
Lamson also hopes that the
fundraiser, besides being a success for
the Child Care Center, will make the
Commuter Council more available to
the commuter population at Behrend
and possibly attract more participa
tion. Right now, Lamson is not sat
isfied with the involvement in the..
Council. "Individuals who commute
usually have a family and/or a job,
which means they don't usually stay
on campus for activities or to study
in the library." The Council's objec
tive is to give commuters the support
and fellowship needed to create a
great campus experience.
The Child Care Center has been
open to the public since the fall of
1993. Children, ages six weeks to six
years, from homes around the Erie
area, come to the center daily. Eunice
Moore, the Director of the Center,
staffs adults with a four-year degree
and Act 33 and 34 clearance as well
as some assistants with two-year de
grees.
The drive will last until December
sth, with other organizations such as
Police And Safety
the Student Programming Council,
the Lion Ambassadors, and the Stu
dent Government Association lend
ing a hand. Boxes for any toy dona
tions will be located in the Engineer
ing complex, the Science building,
and the Reed Union.Bui,lo4ing. Items
such as hooks,,4ioils,,ao 1.9 y, tri t i94
can be dropped off in these boxes,
which will be collected by the Com
muter Council. On December sth the
Council hopes to enroll Santa to take
the toys to the kids. For money do
nations, there will only be three days
for collection: December 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th. Students holding cans will
be positioned outside various build
ings on those days, collecting any
money or spare change the student
body is willing to give. All money
and donations will go to the center.
Volunteers for this position are still
needed, however. If you can help on
those days during 10:00 am to 2:00
pm, please contact the Commuter
Council at 898-6452, or attend one
of their meetings, held every Wednes
day in Reed 114 at 11:00 am.
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Behrend Divisions
change to Schools
by Andrea Zaffino
editor in chief
During the most recent meeting of
Penn State's Board of Trustees, the
Behrend campus' Divisions of Sci
ence and of Humanities and Social
Sciences (H&SS) were named as
schools in place of divisions. This
raises the two academic units to an
equal staus with the Engineering and
Business schools.
In order to be considered for this
step up, both departments had to sub
mit petitions to the Board of Trustees
justifying their name change. This is
a signifigant achievement for the two
units because traditionally Penn State
University made it a practice to call
the professional units schools and
Winter reflections from the library
Thursday. November 20, 1997 The Behrend College Collegian - Page 3
address the academic units as divi
sions, which is not as prestigous a
Dr. Roberta Salper, the Head of
the Division of H&SS whose job de
scription is now the Director of the
School of H&SS said, "This shows
recognition of the improvements at
Behrend over recent years...at a time
when many other schools are in re
trenchment, this is one of the mani
festations in the continued growth of
the Behrend campus."
Being named a school is an in
between stage to existing as a divi
sion and being what is an actual col
lege. Schools are larger and consid
ered more prestigious than divisions,
and with this new title it could lead
to even more growth for the two units.
Dr. Roger Knacke, the Head of the
Division of Science, whose title has
also been changed to the Director of
the School, said, "This is a very posi
tive development, it symbolizes how
the Science department has advanced
and matured significantly as a pro
gram." Knacke went on to say that
this growth may even promote exter
nal support from the community
which could help the new schools
with funding.
Even though the titles have
changed, the responsibilities of the
school directors remain as they were.
However, as the programs continue
to grow, the responsibilities will in
crease accordingly.
photo by Jessica Trzeciakowsk