jfk Thurs
• SPC Movie: “Beloved”
Reed 117 10:00pm
• Matchbox Players Spring Musical Meeting
Studio Theatre 6:3opm
Mon
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SUMMER STUDY
ABROAD
Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col
lege, is again offering a summer study
abroad opportunity in Trier, Germany.
Known as the oldest city in Germany,
Trier will be the spectacular setting for
four-week courses in German language
and culture. Students at all Penn State
locations are welcome to apply.
Cost for the program, including
round trip airfare from Erie, lodging
in 2 or 3-person rooms, insurance, and
optional cultural and recreational op
portunities in and around Trier, is
$1,999. Cost does not include tuition.
The group will depart from Erie May
17, 1999 and return on June 11.
Courses offered during the session
include Intermediate German (GER
003, 4 credits) and Conversation and
Composition (GER 201,4 credits). In
ternational Business 596, (3 credits),
designed for MBA students who would
like to become more familiar with as
pects of European culture and/or
language, will also be offered.
The application deadline is Feb. 15,
1999. For more information, readers
can contact the program director, Dr.
Steven de Hart, associate professor of
German and humanities at 898-6448.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
The Career Development Center at
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College,
will hold its first career fair for stu
dents in Business, Humanities, and
Science on Thursday, Feb. 25 from
noon to 5 p.m. in the Reed Union
Building Commons. More than 900
companies and organizations were in
vited to attend the fair, and 50 compa
nies have already confirmed their par
ticipation. This event will be of inter
est to freshmen and sophomores as
well as junior and seniors, since em
ployers will be seeking candidates for
summer and intern positions as well
as full time, permanent positions.
In addition to Penn State Behrend
students, this event is open to students
from other Erie College Career Coop
erative schools: Allegheny College,
Edinboro University, Gannon Univer
sity, and Mercyhurst College.
For more information about this ca
reer fair, visit the Web site
http://www.pserie.psu.edu/career/
bfair.htm or call the Penn State Be
hrend Career Development Center at
(814) 898-6164.
PENN STATE ERIE OF
FERS SUMMER PRO
GRAM IN ENGLAND
Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col
lege, is offering students an opportu
nity to travel to England this summer
July 6 through August 12 for study at
the University College of
Northampton (Nene College). Lo- egy that involves a sequential process,
cated in the center of England, Nene noted Kennedy. The problem comes
College is just one hour from Lon- first, then students follow a list of spe
don, Oxford, Cambridge, and Bir- cific actions that move toward a reso
mingham. This summer course offer- lution. Those actions include brain
ings are the first step in collaboration storming, Penn state Erie/Kennedy add
between Penn State Behrend and the hypothesizing, discussion, elaboration,
British college. Participating stu- analysis, summarizing, and reaching
dents may register for any of the conclusions.
eleven 3 credit courses that are of- Problem-based learning also offers a
fered. Courses available include team-oriented approach to the class-
Elizabethan and Jacobean Literature, room. The teacher serves as coach, and
Romantic and Victorian Literature, students work together to acquire in-
Advanced Expository Writing, Cre- formation and to develop interpersonal
ative Dramatics, Playwriting/ communication and team-building
Scriptwriting, Ecology of the United skills. “In business, as in medicine, our
Kingdom, Biological Assessment of students struggle with real-life prob-
River Water Quality in the United lems,” said Dr. John Magenau, direc-
Kingdom, Contemporary Social tor of the School of Business. “Dr.
Problems and Policies, Principles of Kennedy did an excellent job of dem-
Sociology, The History of the English onstrating to our faculty how the prob-
Country House, and Poli©»afcftft«Ltv">Jem-based learning used in medical
Economics of the Europejm can be an effective teaching
In addition to four weeks of for--- strategy in business education ”
mal course work, field trips, and cul
tural activities, the summer program
offers students a week of course re
lated excursions to Scotland, Ireland,
London’s West End, or the Lake Dis
trict. The program also includes bed,
breakfast and full use of the college’s
facilities
Cost of the program is $2,000 for
students taking 3 credits; $2,500 for
students taking six credits; and
$2,900 for students taking nine cred
its. Airfare is expected to cost an ad
ditional $7OO. Participants will be
expected to place a $5OO program
deposit by Feb. 28.
Individuals interested in the Nene
College program may contact Dr.
Dean Baldwin, acting director of the
School of Humanities and Social Sci
ences at Penn State Behrend, at (814)
898-6152.
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 anatoihy. He lec
tures in cell biology and human
anatomy and in 1993 was awarded
the Harvard Medical School Faculty
Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
Kennedy’s workshop explored the
central elements of problem solving
and provided strategies for using
those elements in the process of for
mal, classroom education. Problem
based learning is an educational strat-
Calendar of Events
sFri5 Fri
• Band Graffiti Tribe B:3opm
• SPC Movie: “Beloved”
Reed 117 10:00pm
0 Tues
• Logan Series: Maelstrom
Percussion Ensemble
Wintergarden 12pm
SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS NOW
AVAILABLE.
The 1999-2000 academic and lead
ership scholarship is now available in
the Financial Aid Office.
Applications must be returned to the
Behrend Financial Aid Office by Fri
day, February 12, 1999.
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.
INTERVARSITY CHRIS
TIAN FELLOWSHIP
HOSTS DEBATE AT BE
HREND
The Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship
at Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col
lege, will host a televised debate on the
question, “Is There a Meaning to Evil
and Suffering” on Thursday, Feb. 11
at 6:30 p.m. The debate, sponsored by
Leadership University’s Faith and Sci
ence Forum, will be televised via sat
ellite and may be viewed in room 117
of the Reed Union Building. It is free
and open to the public.
Renowned Christian Apologetic
speaker Dr. Ravi Zacharias, who leads
his own international ministries pro
gram, will address the question. Dr.
Bernard Leikind, a plasma physicist
familiar to skeptics for his pioneering
work in explaining the physics of
firewalking, will respond. Also re
sponding will be Dr. Jitendra Mohanty,
the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of
Philosophy and Asian Studies at Emory
University, and Dr. William Lane Craig,
a reJigious philosopher and research
Calendar
6 sat
• SPC Movie: “Beloved”
Reed 117 10:00pm
•Mad Man of Magic Comedian
B:3opm
10 wed
• Basketball (W&M) vs. Pitt-Bradford- 6:00-
8:00 pm
professor at the Talbot School of
Theology.
There will also be an opportunity
for questions and answers from
viewers, and refreshments will fol
low the debate. For more informa
tion search the Web site at http://
www.leaderu.com/events/rz/ or call
898-7237.
MAJOR PROGRAMS
Mark your calendars for
Wednesday, February, 3 at 8 pm in
the Niagara Hall Lobby. Faculty
from Behrend’s School of Humani
ties and Social Sciences will be on
hand to discuss the majors you can
complete at Behrend. Refreshments
will be served.
DISCOVER WINTER AT
PRESQUE ISLE
Penn State Behrend students are
invited to participate in the upcom
ing Discover Winter at Presque Isle
event, which is set for Saturday, Feb.
6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Presque
Isle. The Healthy Lifestyles Com
mittee, a collaboration of students
and administrators from the four area
colleges, is sponsoring 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 planned include hay
rides, ice skating, cross-country ski
ing, storytelling, a scavenger hunt,
and snow sculpting. Food will be
available, including the ingredients
for smores, and a snowman will be
available for photo opportunities.
The Mercyhurst Lakers will pro-
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vide an ice hockey demonstration,
the Coast Guard will provide a
safety information, and a guest
speaker will discuss safety in the
winter weather.
Penn State Behrend students in
terested 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 Irom
Presque Isle will be provided.
LOGAN SERIES
Music at Noon: The Logan
Wintergarden Series will continue
with a performance by the Mael
strom Percussion Ensemble on
Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Penn State Erie,
The Behrend College. Guests are
invited to bring a brown-bag lunch
to the noontime concert, which
takes place in the Wintergarden of
the Reed Union Building. All per
formances in the Logan Series are
free and open to the public.
With explosive rhythm and red
hot improvisational skills, the
Maelstrom Percussion Ensemble
gives its audiences an exhilarating
look into the world of percussion
music. The group was formed in
1982 by four graduate students
from SUNY Buffalo, where they
Maelstrom Percussion Ensemble
lit
NOON
THE LOGAN WINTERGARDEN SERIES
■VSun
• Catholic Mass Reed Commons
8:00pm
• SPC Movie: “Beloved”
Reed 117 9:oopm
fine-tuned their mastery of the classic
percussion repertoire.
Since 1985 the group has been com
mitted to bringing percussion and con
temporary music to all audiences, in
cluding school-aged children. During
the groups two-day visit to Erie it will
present its arts in education program.
Day of Percussion for Schools and
Communities, to Penn State Behrend’s
Adopt-A-School partner, Diehl School.
Members of the Maelstr m Percussion
Ensemble include Gary Rutkowski,
Bob Accurso, Kirk Brundage, and John
Bacon, Jr. Each member contributes a
variety of penn state Erie/maelstr ex
periences and expertise, from African
and Latin American music to jazz, rock,
classical, ragtime, and contemporary
fusion. The group, whose performances
appeal to a broad range of audiences,
has received a prestigious three-year
residency grant from Chamber Music
America and has also received support
from the Aaron Copland Fund for Mu
sic.
Music at Noon: The Logan
Wintergarden Series at Penn State Erie
brings world-class musicians to the col
lege to perform in an informal setting.
The series is made possible through a
grant from the Harry A. Logan, Jr.
Foundation.
For more information, please contact
the Penn State Erie Office of Student
Activities at (814) 898-6171.
HWmUMPMM ENSEMBLE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
BRING YOUR LUNCH TO THE
PENN STATE BEHREND WINTERGARDEN
AND ENJOY WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES
IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. ADMISSION IS FREE.
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