page 2. The Behrend Beacon. April 28.2000 T . T
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Behrend Spring Commencement 2000
275 students to receive undergraduate degrees this spring
by Michael Frawley
managing editor
Behrend will hand out diplomas to
numerous graduating students at the
Spring 2000 Commencement Cer
emony which will be held on Satur
day, May 13, 2000. The ceremony
will be held outdoors on the Reed
lawn or in Erie Hall at noon if there
is inclement weather, with 275
people receiving their diplomas for
associate, baccalaureate, or graduate
Seniors have mixed feelings about leaving Behrend
by Libbie Johnson and
Mike Frawley
associate editor and managing editor
Spring Commencement is fast
approaching, and as a result, Behrend
will be losing a group of 275
graduates who have added much to
our campus over the years. Various
students have looked back upon their
years at Behrend in different ways,
and when they leave, these graduates
will take with them different
memories of their time here. Some
will be moving on to new careers,
attending graduate school
somewhere, or just taking some time
off after four grueling years at
Behrend. But all of them will be
taking something away from
Behrend.
Sean Mascoll, who is graduating on
May 13 with a degree in
Question of
WHAT ARE YOUR MOST EXCITING PLANS FOR THE SUMMER?
“I’m going to Florida for two weeks - I’ll be
going on a cruise to the Bahamas and visiting my
girlfriend’s mom and my cousins.”
“My wife and I are going to have our third baby
-Ken Miller, Dean of Student Affairs
degrees. This brings the total num
ber of degrees that w ere awarded by
Behrend for this school year to 468.
Faculty and staff participating in the
ceremony will assemble in full aca
demic regalia in the Erie Hall class
room at 11:30 a.m. to prepare for
the 12 noon ceremony.
Various awards will be given to
students who graduate with superior
grade point averages. Schreyer
Scholars is a Penn State University
wide Honors program. Students
Communications and Media Studies,
is looking forward to getting started
with his career in the entertainment
field as soon as he finishes his
internship this summer. Mascoll
said, "I am happy about leaving
college as a whole. I will dearly miss
my family here at Behrend, but the
time has come for me to make a
positive impact on other people’s
lives." Mascoll was involved in
many organizations on campus and
feels that this was very important. "I
will miss JRC (Joint Residence
Council) and other clubs and
organizations. Behrend has a host
of dedicated students who want to
make this campus better. I will miss
not being in a situation where I can
help people."
Danielle Marshall, who is
graduating with a degree in Political
Science, plans to spend her summer
the Week
“I'm going home.”
-Eugene Tan, 02, Logisitics
-Matt Buser, 08, COMM
“My daughter is graduating from Penn State
this summer.”
-Diana Wolfgong, Staff Assistant
“I’m going to Italy, the beach and Jimmy
Buffett.”
-Christine Chamock, 04, DUS
this summer.”
who have completed the requirements
of the program, including an Honors
thesis or comprehensive examination,
receive an Honors degree. Scholars
graduating with an Honors degree re
ceive a bronze medal designed by
John A. Cook, professor of art at Penn
State and noted medalist, and Honors
degrees during the ceremony. Stu
dents will also be recognized as Evan
Pugh Scholars and for graduating with
Scholastic Distinction. Evan Pugh
Scholars are students who were in the
working in an internship and at a temp
agency. She plans to attend law school,
but is undecided about which one.
upper 0.5 percent of their respective
classes at the end of the spring se
mester. The award is named for Evan
Pugh, Penn State’s first president.
Scholastic Distinction is awarded to
those students who have completed
the required number of credits at the
University and who are in the top 12
percent of the graduating class of
their college. Scholastic Distinction
is broken up into three categories:
highest distinction, which is the top
2%; high distinction which is the next
Although she is excited about
graduating, she will miss Behrend. “A
big part of me is grieving inside. 1
PHOTOS BY JEFF MILLER
Graduating seniors (clockwise
from upperleft): Lynn Pierson,
Danielle Marshall, and Sean
Mascoll
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4%; and distinction which is the fol
lowing 6%.
Provost and Dean John Lilley will
be playing his usual part in the cer
emony by giving the opening re
marks, and by handing out the de
grees to the graduating students. The
commencement address will be
given by Dr. Ursula Davis, associate
professor of communications. Mark
B. Louis, the president of the Penn
State Behrend Alumni Society, will
welcome all of the graduates into the
will miss all the people that helped
me get through the past four years.”
One of Marshall’s funniest memories
of Behrend happened in Dobbins. “1
was a freshman and my friends and I
were eating. We, of course, were
having a good time laughing and
joking around. I was playing around
acting out this scene from the show,
In Living Color. I hit my drinking
glass with a knife and the glass broke
and splattered everywhere on the
table. Everyone was laughing so
hard."
Jermaine Kennard will be
graduating with a degree in
Management. He may get a job in
Delaware or North Carolina. He is
happy to graduate, but will miss the
Behrend campus and his friends.
One of Kennard’s fondest memories
of Behrend is when he sang Jewel in
Bruno’s with his friend, Homer.
lolice .And Safety
REPORT:
04:15
A complainant reported a suspicious person in the office
suite of Benson.
Students in Perry Hall reported obscene phone calls
23:50
16:30
A complainant reported receiving obscene phone calls
06:50
A staff member reported a theft from her truck
01:50
A student called and reported that a couch sitting in the quad
was on fire. The fire was extinguished by 2:17. The
Brookside VFD also responded to the incident.
Alumni Society
A reception to honor students for
their achievement and their families
and guests will be held after Com
mencement in the Reed Commons.
Anyone interested in attending the
Spring Commencement Ceremonies
should contact the registrar’s office
to get tickets
Kennard has some advice to current
Behrend students. “Try to become
involved with at least one
organization of some type. It will
truly enhance your college
experience."
Lynn Pierson, who is a Social and
Behavioral Sciences major, is
planning to find a job soon after
graduation and attend graduate
school. While she is sad to be leaving
Behrend, there are some things that
she will not miss: "I will never have
to drive around looking for a parking
spot again!” But like many other
graduating seniors, she will miss all
of the friends that she has made here
at Behrend: "they made college
bearable.”
While these and other graduates
will soon be leaving Behrend to
pursue other goals and dreams, all of
them will remember their time here.