28 Thurs SPC Movie: “Practical Magic” Reed 117 10:00pm Alpha Phi Omega Reed 117 4:oopm Astronomy Open House Otto Behrend 7:3opm gjt Mon • IM Ping Pong begins • Kappa Delta Rho Rush Dates Backroom Pool 9:oopm All submissions for the calendar should be made available to the Beacon by s:oopm on the Monday before publication. Please send via inter-office mail to the Beacon Calendar Editor, drop it off at the Beacon office, or send it to BEHRCOLL3@aoI.com. The Beacon cannot guarantee publication of events due to space constraints. The Beacon also reserves the right to edit any material aihnuttcd Jor publication. Ihe cidetulat is intended Jot Behtend notiles and events APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR LEHMAN CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS. DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 1999. University Park, Pa. - Penn Stale's College of Liberal Arts and the Col lege of Communications are calling for entries in the 1999 Katie Lehman Creative Writing Award Contest. The competition is open to all Penn State undergraduates, regardless of curricu lum or campus, who have at least sophomore standing and who will be in residence during the spring 1999 semester. Winners will be announced by March 15. The Katey Lehman Creative Writ ing Awards are made annually in po etry, fiction and nonfiction/journal ism. The prize in all three categories is $750. Application forms are obtain able by mail or in person from the Department of English, 103 Burrowes Building, University Park, PA 16802 or on line at http://www.psu.edu/dept/ English/Programs/ugradhbk/ kateyapp.html. Forms and manu scripts should be returned together to that office. Entrants may submit no more than four poems, one short story or one nonfiction/journalism article in each category. Each submission must be made in a plain manila envelope with the application attached to the outside. All manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced, and the applicant's name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript, which will be as signed a number and judged anony mously by a panel of nationally known writers and scholars. A 1942 graduate of Penn State, Katey Lehman was an Honors student in English and Journalism, a reporter for the Daily Collegian and, along with her husband Ross, a columnist for the Centre Daily Times for 26 years. The awards are made possible by an endowment from Katey's sister, Mary Jean Popp Smeal, and her brother-in-law, Frank P. Smeal. STUDY IN ENGLAND OP PORTUNITY OFFERED BY NENE COLLEGE At the moment, 11 courses have been approved for PSU credit. There is one additional course, "The Poli cies and Economics of the European Union," that will be offered, 3 meet ings for students interested in this pro gram have been scheduled. Students interested may attend any one of these: 1. Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 12:15 p.m. in Reed 113 2. Wednesday, Feb. 3 at Noon in Reed 113 3. Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 4:00 p.m. in Reed 113. At these meetings, information, applications, and course descriptions will be distributed, plus questions answered. PENN STATE ERIE FRA TERNITIES CHOOSE AL COHOL MODERATION MANAGEMENT PRO GRAM The Interfraternity Council (IFC) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col lege, has taken an active step to ad dress the issue of drinking on college campuses. Last semester the council voted unanimously to require all fra ternities to participate in the Modera tion Management program offered by the Office of Student Affairs at Penn State Erie. “We’re trying to set and example for the rest of our campus and for other campuses, too,” said Paul Moore, president of IFC. "Nobody told us to, we just decided to take the initiative.” If people realize that we are taking our time and making an effort to accomplish this, they’ll see fraternities in a different way.” We’re pleased with the leader ship shown by these young men, said Ken Miller, Interim Dean of Student Affairs. They are taking a positive step to address an issue that affects the entire student body. The Moderation Management program offered to the IFC by Penn State Erie involves four weekly ses sions that are facilitated by Susan Daley, staff psychologist in the Col leges counseling office. The sessions, based on a book called Moderate Drinking by Audrey Kishline (1994, Three Rivers Press), cover nine steps that force participants to examine how drinking has affected their lives. In addition to an understanding of blood alcohol concentration and the effects of blood alcohol on per sonal health, the program teaches guidelines and limits for moderate drinking. For example, a moderate drinker is someone who usually has friends who are moderate or non drinkers, who usually does not drink for more than an hour or two on any particular occasion, and who has ways to relax and enjoy life that do not include alcohol. Moderation Management limits include: never driving while impaired by the effects of alcohol, not drinking every day, and not drinking in situations that would endanger yourself and others. Participants in the program must agree to a period of abstinence as part of the sessions. Not drinking forces those who drink to get a clear head, so that they can recognize their own level of tolerance (or intolerance) to alcohol. During abstinence partici pants engage in activities that don’t require alcohol, thereby reinforcing positive lifestyle changes. Neil Scarboro, a junior manage ment information systems major from Broadway and a brother of Zeta Beta Tau, indicated that the absti nence period, which his fraternity did for one week at the beginning of the Calendar of Events 29” • Tiny Glover Bruno’s B:3opm • SPC Movie: “Practical Magic” Reed 117 10:00pm • IM Deadline: Ping Pong 4:oopm A Tues program, has not been a big deal." We have a lot of activities that involve no alcohol at all,” he said. "We partici pate in events like Christmas carol ing at the Veterans Administration Hospital and doing our annual fund raising walk to Pittsburgh for a local charity. He noted that the fraternity polices its own ranks and confronts members before drinking becomes a problem.” Matt Agnoli, a junior psychology major from Monlville, N.J. and a member of Kappa Della Rho, felt that participation in the moderation man agement was definitely beneficial. "I really saw a lot of positive results from the Moderation Management pro gram. I was challenged, and so were some others,” he said. "KDR ab stained during the month of Novem ber, and during that time we had an alcohol-free brothers retreat, where we discussed issues within and relat ing to the fraternity. Moderation man agement training gave us a way to reach out and help others who may have problems with drinking." " In the past I’ve taught the Mod eration Management program one-on one to students who have been re ferred through the College’s judicial system,” said Daley, “but this is the first time live been approached by an interested group. The fraternities want to own this issue and respond posi tively to the problem.” According to Daley, in recent years Americans have adopted the dis ease model of treatment for persons with drinking problems. Moderation Management takes a different ap proach, treating excessive alcohol use not as a disease, but as learned behav ior. And like a bad habit, if drinking behavior is learned, it can also be un learned. Managing alcohol consumption is no longer a one size fits all prob lem, either, says Daley. People are looking for alcohol management prob lems that suit their individual situa tion. BEHREND BUSINESS FACULTY LEARN FROM HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL PROFESSOR. Dr. Samuel W. Kennedy, faculty development coordinator for the Harvard Medical School, was in Erie recently to conduct a workshop for faculty in the School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col lege. His presentation, which was fo cused on problem-based learning, was part of the ongoing faculty de velopment program that supports the School of Business plan for accredi tation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Schreyer Institute assisted the School of Business in organizing the program. In addition to serving as faculty development coordinator in the Harvard Medical School, Kennedy is curriculum coordinator for courses in pharmacology and anatomy. He lectures in cell biology and human anatomy and in 1993 was awarded Calendar 30 sa * • Basketball (JV) vs. Mercyhurst N.E.- 2:oopm • SPC Movie: “Practical Magic” Reed 117 10:00pm • Basketball (W&M) vs. Laßoche- 6:00- 8:00pm Wed • Basketball (W&M) vs. Lake Erie- 6:00- 8:00 pm the Harvard Medical School Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Kennedy's workshop explored the central elements of problem solving and piovulcd strategies for using those elements in the process of lormal. classroom education. Problem-based learning is an educational strategy that involves a sequential process, noted Kennedy. The problem comes first, then students follow a. list of specific actions that move tow aril a resolution. Those actions include brainstorming, penn state Erie/ Kennedy add hypothesizing, discussion, elaboration, analysis, sum man /1 ni. conclusions Problem-based learning also offers a team-oriented approach to the classroom. The teacher serves as coach, and students work together to acquire information and to develop interpersonal communication and team- building skills. "In business, as in medicine, our students struei’le with real-lite problems,” said Dr. John Magenau director of the School ol Business "Dr. Kennedy did an excellent job of demonstrating to our faculty how the problem-based learning used in medical schools can be an elfeetive leadline strateev in business education SCHOLA R S H I P APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE. The 1999-2000 academic and lead ership scholarship is now available in the Financial Aid ()flice. Applications must be returned to the Behrend Financial Aid Office by Friday. February I 2, 1999. Dr. Samuel W. Kennedy, faculty development coordinator for the Harvard Medical School IgEfflE DISCOVER WINTER AT PRESQUE ISLE are invited to participate in the up coming Discover Winter at Presque Isle event, which is set for Satur day. Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Presque Isle. The Healthy Lifestyles Committee, a collabora tion of students and administrators from the four area colleges, is spon soring the event in conjunction with the Presque Isle Partnership. Discover Winter at Presque Isle events will be located near the cabins at Water Works on Presque Isle. Activities planneiiindude hay-" rides, ice skatirrg.'cross-country ski-" ing. storytelling, a scavenger hunt, and snow sculpting. Food will be av ailable, including the ingredients for simores, and a snowman will be available for photo opportunities. The Mercyhurst Lakers will pro vide an ice hockey demonstration, the Coast Guard will provide a safely information, and a guest speaker will discuss safety in the winter weather. and reaching Penn State Behrend students interested in volunteering to help with these activities may call Kris Motta, assistant director of student activities, at 6171 for more infor mation. Transportation to and from Presque Isle will be provided. Thursday, January 28 1998 - The Behrend College Beacon - page 5 31" • Catholic Mass Reed Commons 8:00pm • SPC Movie: “Practical Magic” Reed 117 9:oopm J Thurs Penn State Behrend students BEHREND OPEN HOUSE SERIES CONTINUES. Scientists and artists alike will be fascinated when the 1998-99 Open House Nights in Astronomy/Science Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, continues Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. with a colorful and aes thetically pleasing presentation of the patterns formed by cellular automata (CA). Ronald McCarty, instructor in computer science and coordinator of Computer Science at Penn State Be hrend, will present the program. Cellular automata (CA) are dynamic systems composed of cells interacting according to a set of rules. Each cell interacts only with cells in its immedi ate neighborhood, yet when studied, surprisingly beautiful patters of com plex behavior often emerge. Among many other uses, CAs can be employed by ecologists to model the behavior of forest fires, by engineers to study the flow of air around wings, by meteorologists to simulate the de velopment of weather patterns, and by hobbyists just for the fun of it. McCarty has collected a gallery of awesome automata, which he will present in his talk, exploring issues such as the meaning of life, the search for the Gardens of Eden, and the conse quences of viruses and mutation. The audience will watch brain scans, study blueprints, and enjoy trellises and rose gardens McCarty will share with the au dience the Worldwide Web sites that permit downloading of CAs. Open House Nights in Astronomy/ Science, which take place in the Otto Behrend Science Lecture Hall, are free and open to the public. For more infor mation, contact the Penn State Eric School of Science at 898-6105. MICROPHONE NIGHT There will be an open MICRO PHONE Night at Bruno’s. Poets are needed to recite poems. Please contact Shimira Williams at ext. 6098 for more information. A sign up sheet is in the Student Activities Office for all who are interested and being involved. This event takes place on Friday 12, 1999, at 7:oopm. Check the Calendar Page out every Thursday for Behrend events. X X
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