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Vol. XLVIII No. 3 12 pages
Behrend slows down expansion
Improvement
by Jason Snyder
and Raechel Kiska
editor-in-chief and staff writer
The expansion at Penn State Be
hrend over the past few years has been
increasing drastically through the
growth in the enrollment and facilities
on campus. Behrend has many plans
on continuing the expansion in the fu
ture, but realizes that the campus can
not grow anymore right now.
"We have an exciting future. It's a
challenge, hut we're headed in the
right direction," said Provost and Dean
Dr. John Lilley.
"We, in the very near term, cannot
grow anymore. We grew really to our
capacity right now," said Dr. Jack
Burke, Senior Associate Provost and
Senior Associate Dean. "The main
thing I want to do, is get better," he
added.
In the area of improvement, Behrend
is in the process of focusing on the
computers on campus and their avail
ability to students. Improvements on
the computers have already taken place
with the lab in the downstairs library
being doubled. Also, another kiosk for
computers has been constructed in the
downstairs of the Academic Building,
in addition to the kiosk placed in the
Reed Union Building last year.
In addition to computer needs, Be
hrend will be working on making the
campus more handicap accessible.
Tentative plans include an elevator that
will replace the existing stair tower,
connecting the suites and other resi
dence halls to the rest of campus.
The most recent and ongoing expan
sion on campus involves the Athletic
Recreation Center (ARC) across Jor-
Career Development Center has many resources for students
photo by Jeffrey Miller
Mary Beth Peterson, Director of the Career Development Center
by Karen McKim
staff writer
The Career Development Center at
Behrend holds many resources for its
students and alumni. Some of these
resources include career fairs, classes,
and individual counseling. Many
people may not be aware of the op
portunities offered at the center. The
following activities have been orga
nized by the Career Development
Center.
WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
is main priority for near future
dan Road. Groundbreaking for the fa
cility took place last month.
ARC will consist of three full-size
gyms, a running track, an eight-lane
pool, a nautilus center and a fitness
room. "It's going to be a really nice
facility." commented Dr. Burke. The
construction of the complex is ex
pected to he completed in 14 months,
dating until October 2000.
In addition to ARC, Behrend has
begun another project across Jordan
Road with the construction on the
Chapel and Bell Tower, a gift for the
Behrend community.
The expansion of Knowledge Park
is also a high priority for Behrend in
the upcoming years. Behrend will use
the rent from the partners currently
occupying the Park to build new shells
for future partners. The more busi
nesses occupying those shells, the
more opportunities for students to get
internships and job opportunities.
However, Dr. Lille)/ realizes, "students
don't always walk up there and appre
ciate it."
Aside from the current expansion
taking place on campus right now, Be
hrend is putting the finishing touches
on the planning for the Research and
Economic Development Center
(REDO. REDC will give Behrend
many opportunities for improvement
in many different areas of the campus.
REDC will he a large building, also
built across Jordan Road, that will
house the School of Business and give
more space for the School of Engineer
ing. The building will move the
School of Business out of temporary
trailers all over campus and will en
hance some of Behrend's engineering
technology.
The Second Annual Behrcnd Busi
ness, Humanities and Science Career
Fair will be held on October 5 from
12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. in the Reed
Commons. Mary Beth Peterson, di
rector of the Career Development
Center, promises that the career fair
will, "bring information regarding the
many employment opportunities in
the world of business, social service,
and science," to students. The fair is
also designed to make organizations
familiar with students and the oppor-
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weekend forecast.
Dr. Jack Burke, Senior Associate Provost and Senior Associate Dean
REDC will also help Behrend fine
tune other aspects of the college, in
cluding the quality of classrooms and
the overall appearance of the campus,
which will benefit from the removal
of the temporary trailers.
- This is a building that the Univer
sity says we need," said Dr. Burke.
Once the final plans for the REDC are
completed, Behrend will have between
three and four years to work on "get
ting better." Dr. Burke realizes, "we
tunitics available at Behrend. Sixty
different companies will he in atten
dance at the career fair including the
FBI, Sprint, and IBM. All students
are welcomed to attend. Underclass
men may be recruited for internship
opportunities. Companies will at
tempt to interest students by an array
of and products.
On Thursday, October 14, the Tenth
Annual Behrend Engineering Career
Fair will be held in the Engineering
Building. All engineering students
from freshmen to seniors are wel
comed to attend. For more informa
tion on these career fairs, log on to
www.pserie.psu.edukareer/
jobfair.htm. This page offers a com
plete list of the companies who will
he in attendance.
A number of career-related events
are also taking place at University
Park this fall. The Multicultural Ca
reer Awareness Day is Thursday, Sep
tember 23. The event will he held at
University Park. On September 28,
University Park is hosting the Smeal
College of Business Career Fair. The
Engineering and Science Career Fair
on Thursday, September 30, will also
be held at University Park. If you are
interested in attending any of these
events, transportation will be pro
vided from Behrend. Contact the Ca
reer Development Center (CDC) for
THE BEHREND BEACON INDEX
NEWS
CALENDAR
EDITORIAL
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have a lot of catching up to do. -
Currently, Behrend enrolls just over
3,700 students which is up from last
year's 3,500. This is positive growth
for Behrend, but does cause some tight
space on campus. "That's just about
as big as we can get. We face a major
space crunch right now." Dr. Burke
added, "we're going to have to con
trol the enrollments to keep it at the
level they are right now, until we can
get some more space." Behrend is cur
more information
Aside from the organization of
various fairs, individual career
counseling is also available
through the CDC. This service
helps with anything from choosing
a major to making career plans.
Appointments may he scheduled to
discuss skills, and tests can he ad
ministered. Another form of coun
seling offered at the CDC is intern
ship counseling. Internship possi
bilities can he investigated in a va
riety of geographic regions selected
by the student. A job search class
is also provided by the CDC. This
is a one credit class which meets
once a week. Topics discussed in
clude: job searching, interviewing,
resume writing, cover letter writ
ing, and manyabther useful skills.
Other helpful items extended by the
CDC are the on-campus recruit
ment program, job announcements,
resume files, video interviewing,
workshops, and a number of infor
mational web sites.
For more information about the
CDC visit their web site at
www.pserie.psu.eduicareer/
cdcindx.htm or make your own Ca
reer Development appointment by
calling 898-6164.
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photo by Jeffrey Miller
rently working with an architect to plan
on expanding Perry Hall.
"The intermediate term projection
that the University has given us, is that
they wanted us to grow first to about
4,000 students," said Dr. Burke. With
the REDC, it would he possible for Be
hrend to grow in enrollment, reaching
the 4,000-student mark in the year
2004. In the distant future, there is talk
of Behrend reaching 5,000 students.
The purpose for this growth in Be-
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e gin her position at Behrend this , majors from the School of Human i
- Mulniner. When she was asked ' ties and Social Sciences will be
•)„, . `wffie liked . Behrend, Dr. F'prae re- present to talk to the prospective stu
, 'Acted by Saying, 'I like it a lot. The 1 dents about the majors, minors and
"people were v, ery welcoming and it is other programs.
such g beautiful campus." ' , Plans for the future of the school
om 9 of the major changes that Dr. include an Institute of the Study of
forac4s,wodting on include trying to', , the American Dream and more ac
lpgracle computers for faculty and •
s' tivities with the Center for Organi
illoWing them all to have Internet ac- - zational Research and Evaluation
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:vities ,in the School of Humanities Dr. Porac also commented on
and Social Sciences along with rais- working with the students on a more
jag the profile of that school. personal level. "I would certainly
'•` want to have more advertising like to be back in the classroom. The
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'of Humanities and Social Sciences to nice and pleasant to work with. I
inform the students of the opportuni- - - am looking forward to getting to
ties available," stated Dr. Porac. know the students better."
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hrend enrollment, is to help control the
enrollment of University Park. Dr.
Burke said, "they want us to cap the
size of University Park. and Behrend
would help that happen by taking up
some of the slag of juniors and se
niors." This school year has started
that process, with the 200-plus stu
dents that transferred to Behrend. The
freshman class did not grow any larger
than last year's, which shows that the
Behrend growth is mainly juniors and
seniors.
The cost for all the expansion on
campus comes from many sources.
One possible future source for that
funding could come from the money
Behrend will receive because of the
highway being built through campus.
The highway will go alongside the
new playing fields, past the Logan
House, through the current women's
softball field, through the front gate
and run along the other side of Station
Road. Dr. Burke sees the benefits of
this in regards to the commercial ac
tivity and convenience to students'
travel. However, the construction,
noise, appearance and overall safety
of the highway are in question.
In order for the highway to run
through campus, Behrend should he
funded for the land that is needed to
make that happen.
Other funding comes from private
money, made through fundraisers and
other campus events. Dr. Burke con
eluded, "we have a lot of the buildings built
here through private money that we raised.
We want to put more of that into scholar
ships to help students and endowments for
students, and less into bricks and mortar.
Let the bricks and mortar come fmm other
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