Graduating seniors reminisce
by Katie Galley
editorial page editor
Fall Commencement is fast
approaching, and as a result, Behrend
will be losing a group of 176
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.
Kim Burkey, an Accounting major,
will graduate next Saturday with two
minors, one in Finance and one in
Management. Having completed all
this work in just three and a half years,
she is ready for a break. "The day I
graduate, I am going home to
Williamsport." From there, Burkey
will be moving to Pittsburgh to work
at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mike Frawley is a history and political science major and will also be
graduating this fall.
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Accounting Firm, where she will be
performing tax and legal services fogy
the firm.
Burkey spent her years at Behrens
living in Tigress and then Ohio Hall
stating Ohio as her favorite becaust
she had her own room. Her favorite
professor was Ms. Johnson, who shi
said "was supportive and helped mi
with my minors."
Burkey will be traveling to visi
friends over Christmas and will go it
New York City for New Year's Evt
before setting into the real world. She
says, "the one thing I'll never forget
is the snow!"
Mike Frawley has been at Behrend
for four and a half years, and he claims
to have loved every minute of it. His
favorite groups on campus were Theta
Phi Alpha, Zeta Beta Tau, Alpha
Sigma Tau, SGA and of course, the
Beacon. He will graduate with a
double major in Political Science and
History. Some of his favorite
memories include when he ran for
Student Government Vice President
(and lost to Jen Miles) and writing his
first Bitchin ' by Mike column for the
newspaper.
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Kim Burkey is an accounting major and will be graduating this fall
Frawley is planning to get married
this May and then move down to
Washington DC to pursue a career in
politics. His second choice for a job
is working for a non-profit watchdog
group based out of central Montana.
Frawley says that he liked Behrend
because he liked the people he went
to school with, especially Jason
Snyder, editor-in-chief of the Beacon,
because he is "so darn sexy." His
favorite professor was Associate
Professor of Political Science Dr.
Robert Speel, because he, "introduced
me to the intricacies of the American
political system."
Another student that is looking
forward to graduation is Heather
Gainer. A MIS major, she is eagerly
THE BEACON WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL
THE GRADUATING SENIORS.
THE FALL GRADUATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2000
AT NOON IN THE ARC.
waiting for the time when she can
finally go out into the real world. After
her four and a half years at Behrend,
Gainer said that her future plans will
go exactly like this, "finals,
Christmas, New Year's, going to
Aruba for a week with my boyfriend
and then the real world."
Gainer attributes her success here
at Behrend to having to take an
internship, the small classes, and the
hands on learning she received here.
This year's graduation ceremonies
will be held in the ARC on Saturday,
December 16, at noon. Students will
receive their diplomas from Senior
Associate Provost and Senior
Associate Dean Dr. Jack D. Burke.
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Behrend students to
volunteer
by Libbie Johnson
staff writer
Ten Behrend students are spending
one week of their winter break in New
York. But instead of enjoying the
bright lights of Broadway, they will
volunteer in this year's Alternative
Winter Break.
These students, accompanied by
Father Lucas, the Catholic Campus
Minister at Penn State Behrend, will
spend January 2-7 volunteering at
Project Hospitality, a non-profit Orga
nization located in Staten Island, New
York. These students also had to pay
$75 each to take part in this project.
According to student Brad St.
Germain, co-coordinator of the trip,
"Project Hospitality... provides service
to Staten Island's homeless and hun
gry. It is designed ultimately to help
the homeless find housing and reen
ter the work force. The agency also
provides extensive social services and
housing for those living with HIV."
The students will help at the soup
kitchen and food pantry and will have
the opportunity to volunteer at Project
Hospitality's clothing donation center,
family shelter, and other transactional
centers.
Lucas is the adult supervisor tin the
Alternate Winter Break trip to Project
Hospitality. "For the students the ben
efits include having a first-hand ex
perience of the plight of the homeless
and AIDS sufferers; having direct con
tact with people who have chosen to
give of their time and energy to serve
these people in their need; bonding
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in Big Apple
with other students in a constructive
enterprise; and, for many students,
seeing the larger world away from
home. All of the above apply to me as
well in addition to having the chance
to spend time with some great young
people," explained Lucas.
Reality Check, Behrend's service
organization, and the Center for Ser
vice Leadership, are co-sponsoring the
Alternative Winter Break program.
Shawna Pelasky, coordinator of Greek
Life & Student Leadership Programs,
said that Project Hospitality was cho
sen because, "the student coordina
tors, Brad ISt. Germain] and Elly
Valley], decided that we should con
tinue this trip to Project Hospitality
because of what a great life changing
experience it was." Pelasky said that
The Alternative Break program allows
students to travel out of their comfort
zone to provide service to people in
need. The opportunity to learn about
equity issues from others in diverse
settings is really a wonderful educa
tional opportunity." This is the sec
ond year that Alternative Winter Break
was planned at Project Hospitality.
Valley would like to see more stu
dent involvement. "It's an eye-open
ing experience that allows us to see
and help people in need of the every
day things that we so often take for
granted, such as food, shelter, and just
simple acknowledgment. It's truly re
warding to make people smile, and I
sincerely suggest that everyone go on
a trip like this if ever given the oppor
tunity.-