John Magenau, Director of the
School of Business
1. Describe your job
Lead the school of business so we
accomplish our three basic missions
of 1.) Providing high quality educa
tion with an applied orientation. 2.)
Conduct high quality research that is
relevant to practicing business profes
sionals and makes our faculty more
knowledgeable of business practices
and 3.) Providing outreach services
to the business community through
applied research, internships, consult
ing and training programs.
2. What are some activities you sug
gest first year students should get
Ken Miller, Dean of Student Affairs
1. Describe your job.
"My main job responsibility is to
serve as an advocate for students. I
thinks it's important for the dean of
students to understand what concerns
students have and involve them in the
solutions. I have overall responsibil
ity for Student Affairs, an administra
tive unit of the College impacts stu
dents on a daily basis. Student Af
fairs is comprised of the Career De
velopment Center, Child Care Center,
Educational Equity Programs, I lealth
and Wellness Center, Intramurals,
Personal Counseling, Residence Life,
RUB Desk, and Student Activities (in
cluding Greek life and service learn
ing initiatives).
2. What are some of the activities
you suggest first-year students
should get involved with?
It's important that first-year stu
dents find their niche at Behrend.
There are over 80 clubs and organi
zations in which students can get in
volved, virtually something for every
one! Also, I always urge first-year
students to participate fully in New
Student Orientation. It's a great way
to meet other students and members
of the faculty and staff. Orientation
also provides a great deal of impor
tant information regarding academic
programs, course scheduling, etc.
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involved with?
a. Treat your college education
as a full-time job. A 15-18 credit hour
schedule may require 45-55 hours per
week devoted to your studies (includ
ing the time you spend in class.
b. Visit the career development
and placement center and learn about
majors and career opportunities. Hav
ing a focus can make a big difference
to your success.
c. Become involved in some
kind of campus club or organization.
Employers are looking for individu
als with leadership experience in ad
dition to good grades.
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Resident students should be active
participants in their residence halls.
Residence I ,ife and Joint Residence
Council have worked together to es
tablish hall Councils in each of the
buildings. Hall Council is a great way
for students to meet other residence
of their building and get involved in
social programs. It also serves as a
great communication tool with Hous
ing and Food Services, Residence
Life, and other offices regarding stu
dent issues.
Commuting students need to resist
the urge to come to campus for class
and then leave. Commuter Council
is an excellent organization in which
to get involved. It also provides so
cial opportunities for students and
helps address the needs of commuter
students on campus.
Regardless of whether a student
lives on campus or commutes, he or
she can get involved in the Student
Government Association. SGA is the
governing body for students and has
a great deal of impact regarding is
sues on campus.
3. What new or exciting things are
happening in your department this
semester?
There are many new AND exciting
things happening, including the
3. What new or exciting things are
happening in your department this
semester?
The school of business is offering
a new marketing major. We are de
veloping a finance major and inter
national business majors. We arc also
developing a first year seminar that
will introduce freshman to the vari
ous disciplines business and associ
ated career opportunities.
4. What advice would you give first
year students?
Perhaps the above could he listed
as advice
College's 50th Anniversary Celebra
tion to be held august 28th- 30th. a
series of mini-concerts featuring
many of the region's top bands, and a
series of tailgate parties beginning
September 19th featuring men's and
women's varsity soccer.
We've expanded services in many
key areas including the addition of
College Central , an online database
of jobs and internship opportunities
such as a canoe trip provided through
intramurals and Recreational Sports.
We've also added two key staff posi
tions: a second personal counselor
(her name is Alison Parr-Plasha) and
a Greek Life/Service Learning coor
dinator.
4. What advice would you have for
first-year students?
Become a part of Penn State Be
hrend. There are many opportunities
to get involved through programs,
activities, clubs, and organizations.
You can't do everything but do some
thing!
I'd also advise students to be them
selves. There is a great deal of peer
pressure on college campuses and stu
dents sometimes find themselves in
awkward or uncomfortable situations.
Listen to your intuition, if it doesn't
seem right to you don't do it!
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Chris Rizzo, Director of
Student Activities
1 Describe your, job
I best describe my job in one word
- eclectic
Managing student activities is very
difficult to describe... it includes the
supervision of staff and students, pro
gram development for the College,
support for student leaders and stu
dent organizations including the
Greek system, budget oversight and
a variety of other programs which
enhance the educational and social en
vironment at Penn State Behrend. As
an example. I may play hest to an in
ternationally known speaker one day.
work with a group of students on a
service project in a homeless shelter
the next day, then assist a student or
ganization with a rock concert the fol
lowing day. I le xibilitv and problem
solving are some of the keystones that
I build my work upon.
2. What are some activities you
suggest first-year students should
get involved with?
I suggest that they get involved and
John Gamble, Director of the Honors
and Scholars Pro
1. Describe your job.
Technically I'm the coordinator of
the I lonors and Scholars program at
Behrend. Basically I keep an eye on
what's going on (what forms have
been completed, what courses are be
ing offered) I hope in the future to he
able to make suggestions on how to
make the program better.
2. What are some activities you sug
gest first year students should get
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stay involved in out-of-class activi
ties. Balanced involvement enhances
the students' overall educational ex
perience. Students should look
around, get up, and do something!
Many opportunities await our stu
dents and not every activity or orga
nization is for everyone but they
should not be afraid to take a risk and
attend a meeting or an event. Our stu
dents, faculty and staff are more than
happy to involve new students in the
many activities, organizations and
events which make Penn State Be
hrend such a special community.
3. What new or exciting things are
happening in your department this
summer?
It is the College's 50th Anniversary
and I look forward to the many new
events associated with this occasion.
New Penn State Behrend Spirit Days
and a series of Rock/Pop concerts on
campus this year will really shake
things up. I think that many of the
lecturers included in the Speaker Sc-
involved with?
The most important thing is to
strike a balance between some co-cur
ricular activities and not doing too
much. Don't lose sight of the fact that
you're here to be in the classroom.
3. Is there anything new or excit
ing going on in your department
this semester?
I haven't been doing it long enough
to know. It's all new to me. I used to
SPC Fall '9B Movie Schedule
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29-30 City of Angels
3-6 Titanic
10-13 Wild Things
17-20 Can't Hardly Wait
24-27 Dirty Work
1-4 Armageddon
8-11 Out of Sight
15-18 The Truman Show
22.25 Scream/Scream 2
29-1 The Crow
5-8 The Mask of Zorro
12-15 Mafia
19-22 Dead Man on Campus
3-( Saving Private Ryan
ries this fall will reflect student issues
and concerns. The Student Program
ming Council has developed a great
line up of movies and Bruno's events
on the weekends.
4. What advice would you give first
year students?
I would ask new students to think of
themselves as having unlimited capa
bilities as they approach this new
challenge. Penn State Behrend rep
resents a new beginning and with that
new starting point comes the ability
to define who you would like to be
now, and in the future. Learn to em
brace change. My experience tells me
that one of the only things that you
can expect in life is that many things
continually change. Much of one's
happiness in life is directly related to
how well you adjust to changes in
your life. If it feels like things are
getting tough, ask for help. That's
what we're here f0r....
look at it from a different perspective
because I taught honors courses and
have had students within the program
but now I look at it in a way that en
compasses the entire program.
4. What advice would you give first
year students?
Don't worry/plan too far in the fu
ture. lake care of immediate prob
lems first or it gets too overwhelm
ing