PAGE 2, THE BEHREND BEACON, DECEMBER 3, 1999
EWS AND WEATHER
Behrend students participate in
local mentoring program
by Karen McKim
staff writer
Behrend students have been in
volved in a mentoring program with
the students of Roosevelt Middle
School entitled, WWW.RAPSS (We
Will Work . . .Roosevelt and Penn
State Students). The program is
sponsored by the Ophelia Project and
directed by Behrend's Dr. Charisse
Nixon, instructor of psychology and
Roosevelt counselors Sallie Fulton
and Pete Prokocki.
This program is designed to im
prove students' self-esteem. They
learn about managing anger, setting
goals, solving problems, and coping
with frustration. They can also dis
cover the connection between
classwork today and life after school.
This concept began as a pilot pro
gram last spring that proved to be
successful. Ten college students
mentor ten students, usually in sev
enth and eighth grade. Middle school
participants are chosen by Fulton
based on recommendations from
teachers and student essays. Behrend
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WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?
"Free tuition. And a refrigerator full of food."
-Briton Rottel, 03 CE
"I'd like someone to take all my finals for me. I
also need a major!"
students are enrolled in a mentoring
class taught by Dr. Nixon .
The college students go to
Roosevelt twice a week for twenty
four weeks. This mentoring involves
teaching, advising, coaching, and lis-
tening.
Behrend students feel it is a learn
ing experience on both sides, accord
ing to an article in Erie's Morning
News. Kristy Bender was involved
in the pilot program as a junior psy
chology major. She commented, "It's
a learning experience for both . . . a
mini lesson in anger management."
Roosevelt students are happy to be
able to talk to a 'neutral party' whom
they can trust about issues in their
lives. Thirteen-year-old Michelle
Anderson said in the article, "I
learned how to open up to people and
let them know how I feel."
For more information about the
Ophelia Project visit their web site at
www.opheliaproject.org. For more
information on the mentoring pro
gram at Behrend, contact Diane Mitra
at 459-1670.
I would like a good meal from Dobbins."
-Chris Susini, 03 ME
-Erika Weissenfluh, 03 DUS
"An 'A' in calc 2."
-Jim Peters, 03 EE
"MONEY."
-John Lobaugh, 01 CSE
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11/20/99 02:50 A P&S officer was dispatched to meet the Wesleyville Police Department at the main entrance
of the campus to pick up a student who had been drinking off campus. The student was taken
to Niagara Hall duty office and turned the student over to the on-duty coordinator.
10:00 A complainant reported the receipt of terroristic threats
11/22/99
14:00 A complainant reported the theft of a registration plate from one of the university fleet vehicles
parked in the S Lot.
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23:55 A complainant came to P&S and reported that her car had been vandalized
11/22/99
14:17 A complainant reported having been hit with a door in the Computer Center that had been
kicked open. The person responsible failed to give his full name.
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Andrea Barrett spoke at Penn State Behrend on Tuesday,
ovember 30, as part of the Writer's Speaker Series. A packe
house listened to her read from her book The Voyage of the
Police And Safety
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A complainant from Tigress Hall reported a set of keys missing. and that she suspected her
roommate of stealing them.
Someone called P&S for police information
An officer observed a motorist driving the wrong way on a one way roadway in the Y Lot; the
driver was cited accordingly.
A complainant reported that the bottom window in the second floor north door of an unspecified
building had been kicked out.
A complainant asked to speak to a police officer.
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