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Archie Loss celebrates 25 years
as a professor at Behrend
by Kathleen Perry
staff writer
In a ceremony held in the Reed
Wintergarden on Monday, April 24,
Dr. Archie Loss, professor of
American studies and English, was
honored for twenty-five years of
service to the Behrend community.
Loss began teaching at Behrend in
1976. In regard to the many changes
that have occurred in the past twenty
five years at Behrend, Loss said “I’ve
watched Behrend become a real
college over the years. It has come
a long way, physically and
academically.”
A few of the courses that Loss
teaches are American Popular
Culture, English Literature, Literary
Modernism, and Business Writing.
Loss says that he would love to see
further development in the programs
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Professor of American Studies and English, Dr. Archie Loss relaxes in his office after receiving his
twenty-five-year chair.
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of the humanities and the arts,
although he has much respect for the
science and engineering aspects of
the college.
Loss’ educational background
consists of a degree in secondary
education from Millersville
University in Lancaster, Pa., and a
Master’s degree and Ph.D. in English
from Penn State. Before coming to
Behrend, Loss worked for four years
at Wayne State University in Detroit.
When Loss isn’t busy with school,
which is a rare occurrence, he enjoys
traveling and bicycling. He also
enjoys spending time with his family.
Loss’ wife, Dr. Suzanne Perry-Loss,
is a professor at Gannon University.
His son Christopher is a Master’s
student of history at the University
of Virginia in Charlottesville. Loss
has two daughters, Lucinda, a first
grade teacher in Maryland, and
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Emma, a doctoral student of English
at the Ohio State University. Emma
and her husband recently became the
proud parents of Loss’ first
grandchild, Lilia.
Loss is also interested in book
collecting and writing. He has
published four books so far and plans
to further pursue this success. He
uses his most recently published
book, Pop Dreams: Music, Movies,
and the Media in the 19605, as
reading material in some of his
courses. Loss is now under contract
along with John Rossi, a professor
of history, to publish a book entitled
American Popular Culture: A
History and Introduction.
As part of Behrend’s recognition
of Loss’ hard work, Provost and
Dean Dr. John Lilley, presented him
with the traditional twenty-five year
chair.
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Former gourmet chef now excels as
Behrend English student
by Kristin Grudowski
staff writer
Ronald Vandenberg has re
focused his goals and overcome the
obstacles that followed a major
accident to reach the point in his life
where he is working on a degree in
English at Behrend.
A graduate of Beaver Falls High
School, Vandenberg began his
cooking career at Pizza Hut and then
moved up to become a line cook at
Holiday Inn. The New York Hotel
Association believed in
Vandenbeig’s talents so intensely
that the organization paid for his
schooling so he could go onto
become a chef for the Sheraton in
New York City, creating French
cuisine. He worked for the Sheraton
for the next seven years.
Tragedy struck Vandenburg in
1993 when he was hit by a car,
breaking his collar bone, wrist, and
right tibia and crushing his left tibia
completely. Two months of
rehabilitation would follow the
accident, along with five
reconstruction operations. Although
Vandenburg can walk today, he.can
no longer work on his feet.
The Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation put Vandenburg back
on track, aiding him in re
establishing his life. The OVR
assessed his skill level, and it was
decided that Vandenburg could
handle a four-year degree.
Although he could no longer cook
due to his injuries, he still had a
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Ronald Vandenberg sits outside of the Reed Union
Building and takes some time off from studying.
future. cooking skills and writing talents to
Vandenburg had heard a
commercial advertising an open
house at Penn State’s Beaver campus.
He visited the open house and decided
to attend the Beaver campus. After
two years at Beaver, Vandenberg
joined the Behrend community.
He chose English as his major
because his “second love was always
writing.” Vandenburg has about a
year and a half left until graduation.
As for what he will do with his degree,
his possible interests include copy
writing on the Internet, poetry, and
novels.
Before coming to Behrend,
Vandenburg was the editor of the
Beaver campus newspaper. In the
future, perhaps he will combine his
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produce a cooking column for the
Beacon. “I’d like to take more
difficult recipes and alter them so
they would be able to be created in
the apartments or even in the dorms
at a more reasonable price,"
Vandenburg stated.
This summer he plans on keeping
busy by reading and possibly taking
a summer class at the Beaver
campus. He will also be occupied
with his tasks as a flea market dealer,
selling collectibles.
Vandenburg has enjoyed his time
here at Behrend, commenting, “The
people are generally friendly'and the
professors are willing to take the time
to get you to where you need to be
academically.”