2 Thurs • Creative Writers: Samuel R. Delany, 7pm, Reed 117 • SPC movie: "Amistad" 10pm 6 Mon • Career Development Center: Preparing for the Senior Year Job Search, 7-Bpm, Reed 3 • Speaker: John G. Burt, "The Freedom Trail in Western Pennsylvania," 7:3opm, Reed 117 All submissions for the calendar should be made available to the Collegian by s:oopm on the Monday before publication. Please send via inter-office mail to the Collegian Calendar Editor, drop it off at the Collegian office, or send it to BEHRCOLL3@aoI.com. The Collegian cannot guarantee publication of events due to space constraints. The Collegian also reserves the right to edit any material submitted for publication. The calendar is intended for Belliend notices and events Events Samuel R. Delany, four-time winner of the Nebula Award for science fic tion, will present "An Evening of Fic tion" on Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall. His pre sentation will complete the 1997-98 Creative Writers Speaker Series. Commonwealth Speaker John G. Burt, a recognized expert on the sub ject of the Underground Railroad, will present " The Freedom Trail in West ern Pennsylvania" on Monday, April 6 at Behrend. The event, which is sponsored by Respicimus, the Be hrend History Club, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Reed Union Build ing Lecture Hall Feel like dancing? Then come to the Perry Pride Party on Saturday, April 4 from 9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. in the Perry Hall Lobby. This event is free to everyone. Refreshments and snacks will be available, along with bangin' music, cool lighting, and a "quiet space" for those of you who would rather watch than dance. You might get some free goodies too. Check out the Perry Pride Party Page at http://members.aol.com/ Trigonppp. Come clubbin' on cam pus, but remember to dress to im press! This event is co-sponsored by Trigon and Residence Life. The Erie County Department of Health, Edinboro University of Penn sylvania, and the Pennsylvania De partment of Health present "Friend ship in the Age of AIDS" on Monday, April 6 at 8:00 p.m. in Edinboro University's Memorial Auditorium. For additional information call 451- 6727. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania presents Ms. Esmeralda Santiago, acclaimed author of "When I Was Puerto Rican," on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Multipurpose Room. Gloss will perform in Bruno's on Tuesday, April 7 at 8:00 p.m. • Bruno's: Friday Fiesta, B:3opm • SPC movie: "Amistad" 10pm Notices Intervarsity Christian Fellowship meetings 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 and Thursday, April 9, Reed 114. Student Government Association meeting 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, Reed 117. Trigon meeting, Tuesday, April 7, 5:00-6:00p.m. For location, call 898- 6030, stop by the Trigon office in the MCC, or trigon_behrend@hotmail.com Society of Undergraduate Economists meeting, Tuesday, April 7, 8:00 p.m., Academic 57. Faculty Appreciation Day is Thurs day, April 9. Lion Ambassadors will be providing cookies for the faculty and staff. Any student can participate in the Penn State-Behrend/Diehl Elemen tary Adopt-A-School for one or more semesters. Tutors must commit them selves to tutoring at least once per week. After school tutors are needed from 2:30-3:40 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays with transportation pro vided from the Reed Lot. In school tutors who can provide their own transportation are welcome to sign up for one hour Monday through Thurs day from 9:00-11:00 a.m. or 12:30- 2:30 p.m. No prior experience is nec essary and all majors are welcome. You will be working with children kindergarten through grade six. Ap plications are available in the Office of Student Activities. Supplemental instruction, weekly re view sessions with a student tutor, are available for the following courses: Econ 002: Monday and Wednesday, 2:00-3:00 p.m., 206 Turnbull; Thurs day, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 117 Science Acctg 211: Monday, Wednesday, 2:00-3:00 p.m., 57 Academic; Friday, 12:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 57 Academic Calendar of Events 3 Fri 7 Tues • Trigon meeting, 5-6 pm • Society of Undergraduate Economists meeting, Bpm, Academic 57 • Bruno's: Free Beer and Gloss-Music, 8- 1 o:3opm Chem 012: Monday, 2:00-3:00 p.m., 40 Hammermill; Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 40 Hammermill; Thursday, 1:00-2:00 p.m., 126 Sci ence Phys 201: Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 a.m., 40 Hammermill; Wednesday, 4:00- 5:00 p.m., 43 Academic; Thursday, 7:00-8:00 p.m., 41 Academic Econ 004: Sunday, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 41 Academic; Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 55 Academic; Wednesday, 5:30- 6:30 p.m., 40 Hammermill Drop-in tutoring is available for writ ing and math at: The Learning Assistance Center, 203 Library and the Math Lab, 131 Sci ence. Call the L.A.C. at 898-6014 with questions The Computer Center has made tuto rials accessible from any PC con nected to the network. Tutorials in cluded are Windows NT 4, Word 97, and Excel 97. Tentatively, the tutori als for Powerpoint and the Access database will be available from the vendor later this semester. To use the tutorials in the lab, click on the Start button and then select the following items from the cascading menus: Pro grams/Utilities & Tutorials/Learnlt Tutorials. It is recommended that new users select the tutorial lesson, Using Learnlt Interactive Training, to get acquainted with the tutorial's naviga tion tools. If there are any questions concerning the use of the tutorials, the student consultants are available for assistance The Career Development Center will be holding a workshop about "Prepar ing for the Senior Year Job Search" on Monday, April 6 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Reed 3. The Equal Opportunity Planning Committee of Penn State has an nounced funding for the 1998 Minor ity Advanced Placement Program/ Women in Science and Engineering Program (MAPP/WISE) at Behrend. In addition, International Paper has once again agreed to support this ini tiative. This will be the sixth summer of operation for MAPP/WISE at Be hrend. MAPP/WISE is a free sum mer program for academically tal ented Erie-area high school students. Students enroll in a three-credit course with regularly enrolled University stu dents during the College's eight-week summer session. The MAPP portion of the program includes students from underrepresented groups; the WISE portion of the program encourages female high school students to explore career possibilities in science, engi neering, and engineering technology. Students participating in MAPP/ WISE learn study techniques, test taking strategies, and writing skills that help prepare them for academic study at the college level. Students in the program receive career counsel ing and attend special lectures and field trips conducted by profession als in business, industry, human ser vices, and education. All applicants to the program must be high school juniors during the 1997-98 school year and have a grade-point average of 2.75 or higher. To obtain an appli cation, contact your high school guid- Calendar 4 Sat • Bruno's: Karaoke, B:3opm • Perry Pride Party: "Dress to Impress," Perry Hall Lobby, 9:3opm - 1 am • SPC movie: "Amistad" 10pm 8 Wed • S.G.A. meeting, s:3opm, Reed 117 ance counselor of the Office of Ad missions at (814) 898-6100. All full-time faculty and staff: We are now capturing photos and signatures of all faculty and staff for new ID+ cards. Cards currently in circulation will not work beginning with Sum mer Session 1998. Phase out will begin as early as May 10. This ID card is needed for Dobbins Gazebo, Bruno's, the Library, and building and room access at all Commonwealth College locations and University Park. Banking options may be avail able as early as Fall 1998. Student photo capture will begin April 1, 1998. We strongly encourage all full time faculty and staff to have their photos taken prior to April I to avoid long lines in August. ID+ cards will be distributed April 27. If you have an interim ID from the new system (white card), it is not necessary W have your picture retaken. We will print your photo on the new stock and distribute it on April 27. The ID of fice is located on the second floor of the Reed Building, overlooking the Wintergarden. It is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If there are any questions, please phone 898-6035 or visit www.hfs.psu.edu/idcard/id+. Students will receive an offer from AT&T for a calling card number to be printed on the ID+ card. The post card must be returned to the ID office to indicate whether you want to par ticipate in the program. This is a 1+ card for use anywhere in the world. This option will not replace the ACUS 0+ based systems now in place for residence hall students. Signing up for the calling card will give you $lO.OO free calling (for 60 days after sign up), and a free one year mem bership to the Student Advantage (a national student discount program). For the second time, Behrend will be offering AAAS 146: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King Jr. during Fall 1998. The course, last taught during Spring 1997, was very popular with students. It fulfills ei ther the general humanities or the di versity requirement for graduation. Twelve students in the mechanical engineering technology program at Behrend recently presented their se nior project work to the ANSYS User's Group of Western Pennsylva nia at ANSYS headquarters in Canonsburg. ANSYS, a commercial computer software program, is used worldwide to solve engineering prob lems using the finite element (FEA) method. The User's Group of West ern Pennsylvania meets four times each year to discuss solutions to en gineering problems, for training in the latest technologies of the FEA soft ware, or to tour the facilities of the company hosting the meeting. The spring meeting is devoted to student presentations on the applications of FEA in their senior project work. Mechanical engineering technology seniors who presented include Chuck Bowser of New Bethlehem, Dan Danowski of Albion, Jay Duffy of Conneaut Lake, Mark Gray of Kittanning, Greg Hanaway of Meadville, Shawn Hubbard of Ripley, Thurvdav, April 2 /99N - The Rehrena College Collegial!. - page 3 Mike Schulz of Stoneboro, Brad Sciulli of Braddock, Dan Stack of Wexford, Joe Tripodi of Erie, Don Wolfe of Butler, and Dustin Zini of Franklin. Teams spoke about their projects, which were sponsored by companies including Chrysler, Erie Malleable Iron, Lord Corporation, and Zurn Industries. The engineering problems presented ranged from static and stress analysis to thermal transient behavior and from evaluation of new design concepts to the optimization of the design of existing products. This type of meeting participation offers students an excellent experi ence in oral presentation and may also lead to interviews and job placement. In addition, this presentation gives ex posure of Penn State-Behrend's en gineering programs to professionals and companies in western Pennsylva nia. Science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany will speak on Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall Btklß FREE free bikini line without sl PhotoDerm A new non-laser light that's a step beyoi lo,sting, quick and painless, PhotoDeri unwanted hair with lust a Flash. ..,,,Igitigeitoabout a free consu with college I.D. >< ; x ,~~. 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Petitions are due-by 500 p.rn. orvitri day. April 10.
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