T I - 1 I N r EACON A Penn State Erie Student Publicatio PENNSTAII ammti ll lZ T Erie Friday's forecast: Mostly cloudy -`n High: 61° Low: 45° Check page 2A for the weekend weather outlook PAGE 11A Meet the people behind the characters in this profile of the actors in the fall's play, "Sand Mountain." PAGE 12A Check out the latest in airport security and Behrend technology. And find out the Beacon editors' favorite Web sites PAGE 46 Before the cold weather set in, we sent our photographers far and wide to capture the season at its best. • • Behrend News...l-4a National News...sa Editorial...6-7a Calendar...Ba A & E...9a Features...lo-11 a Techno Topics...l2a Sports...l -3b Colors of Fal/...4b CONTACT US I NEWSROOM: 898-6488 FAX: 898-6019 E-MAIL: behrcolls@aol.com Offices are located downstairs in the Reed Union Building vul. XLIX No. 8 Behrend Lions imitate Go Fish campaign by Daniel J. Stasiewski staff writer The student organizations of Penn State Behrend, in a push to get students involved with the t inked Way campaign, have begun work on a project titled "Go Behrend Lions. - Organiza tions decorated lion statues and the student body will have a chance to vote for the best lion in return for a small donation. While looking for a way to get students in volved with the United Way campaign, School of Business Professor Margaret Thorns, associ ate professor of management, was inspired by Erie's popular Go Fish campaign. She changed the fish to lions, and the result was Go Behrend Lions. "What we're !the United Way Campaign I hop ing is the students will start get into a pattern of charitah!e giving," said Thorns who is a mem her of the United Way campaign. The lions are replicas of the Nittany Lion statue in front of Old Main at University Park. A campus office sponsors each student organi7a tion. Once the lions arc decorated they will he placed in the sponsoring office until the voting. Me School of Business was partnered with I )elta Sigma Pi and is using an international busi ness theme. The Glenhi l I Farmhouse office gave The Registrar's new look ~, ~~` , c ~. ~ ~ PHOTOS BY KELLY WALSH Robert Schenker, left, has retired from Behrend after 33 years, including 22 years as the campus' Registrar. Dr. Mary Ellen Bayuk, right, moved from Penn State McKeesport to take his place. Schenker remembers his years at Behrend with a smile, while Bayuk awaits the challenges to come. A semester of change for the Registrar's office by Liz Hayes news editor It's been a semester of change for the Office of the Registrar at Penn State Behrend. Not only did the office move from Jordan Road to the first floor of Erie Hall, but Behrend's longtime Registrar, Robert Schenker, retired and Mary Ellen Bayuk came in to fill his shoes. Bayuk has been in the Penn State system for 14 years. She was the Registrar for Penn State's McKeesport and New Kensington campuses, as well as a substitute Registrar at the Beaver campus. She was also the Registrar at St. Vincent College in Greensburg, Pa. Bayuk has also had experience teaching English for the women's division of a teaching institution in Saudi Arabia. "This was a natural move for me," Bayuk said. She moved from the campus level to the college level, ~.~;,, a, '. `"~,.. *~- which is a promotion for her. "Plus, I'm from western Pennsylvania. so it's a nice fit." Being the Registrar of a commonwealth campus is quite different from working at a location that has its own degree programs, Bayuk explained. Behrend also has many four-year degrees and graduate programs, while the other campuses she worked at had few. Another major difference Bayuk has had to adjust to is the level of autonomy Behrend has from University Park. Since the other campuses' degree programs were run through University Park colleges. UP would set up the graduation requirements and other components of the programs. But as Behrend is its own college within the Penn State system, the College determines its own degree requirements. "Behrend is four times the size of what I came from," Bayuk said. Therefore, she has many more people the Student Government a theme focusing on "The Faces of Behrend. - Beta Beta Beta, a bi ology honors society, decorated their Lion in laboratory instruments for the School of Science. For the library. Commuter Council used a hook theme. The Psychology Club plastered optical illusions on the lion statue for the School of I lumanities and Social Sciences. Other partnerships include: Returning Adult Student Organization and Corporate Adult Learning; Interfraternity & Panhellenic councils and the office of Development & University Re lations various sports teams and the Athletics Department; the Multicultural Council and the Division of llndergraduate Studies; the Joint Residence Council and Student Affairs; the Na tional Society of Black Engineers and the School of Engineering. The united Way is Penn State Behrend's offi cial charity. Behrend is among 800 local com panies and organizations participating in the 2001 Campaign. This year's goal is to raise $35,000, almost all of which will stay in Erie County. Students kill he able to vote for their favorite lion on OCWher 25 and 26 at an Ice Cream So cial outside of Bruno's. 'the donation for each vote is 25 cents and the mone y :!oes toward the United \kit\ Campai;.2n's October 19, 2001 * *or itt'i to meet, more buildings and facilities to remember, and just more to deal with overall. Once Bayuk familiarizes herself with her surroundings and becomes accustomed to Behrend's infrastructure, there are improvements and alterations she would like to look into. She described herself as a "process and systems person," saying her strength lies in streamlining and Schenker fondly remembers by Erin McCarty assistant news editor Behrend was not just a place to work. "It was a place to live," says Bob Schenker, who recently retired after 22 years as Behrend's Registrar. He described Behrend as a family, a "caring community where faculty, staff, and students mutually care for ~:>~ . The Panhellenic and Inter Fraternity councils decorated this lion, now on display in the Bookstore, for the Office of Development and University Relations. All the lions will soon be displayed around campus and students will be able to vote for their favorite on Oct. 25 and 26. All proceeds raised will be donated to the United Way Campaign . increasing effectiveness She said she would like io work on educating the campus community. She wants to make sure students and faculty comfortable interpreting degree audits and el,ion, Penn State's interactive, online act vi si NEW REGISTRAR continued on page 3 each other." Schenker, whose positive attitude has won him much admiration in the Behrend community, is gratified to observe the dose friendships which have developed among the students, staff, and faculty over the years. That sense of comradeship has SCHENKER r Ac. I 1 - :: d:107. ithlK continued on page 3 16 Pages, 2 Sections \ IP ‘ .- 11 IP ' -,'",'::= "mum- Stephanie Domitrovich: Judge by day, professor by night by Rob Wynne editor-in-chief In the upcoming Nov. election one of Bell rend's own will he seeking election to a state judicial seat. Stephanie Domitrovich, a general jurisdiction judge in Erie by day and Behrend lecturer in business by night, is looking to acquire a seat in the Pennsylvania Appellate Court system. With an ever-growing track record behind her, Domitrovich will pose tough competition in November. Before she was elected general jurisdiction judge in 1989 and 1999, I)omitrovich held a number of judicial seats, including administrative Judge of the family orphans court di yisiun (April 1996 through June 1998). criminal court judge (May 1992 through March 1996), and family court judge (Jan. 1990 through April 1992). Also, during 0ct.1996, she participated in a !nited States Agency for International Development project which helped some of the former Soviet Republic states develop judicial systems alter the tall of Soviet t Jnion. But that's not all: in addition to the several judicial positions she has held. Domitrovich holds faculty positions with the following organizations: The National Judicial College, the DOMITROVICH continued on page 3 RE CCP/Ett EhHEA,,,-) (,of t 4i" .ry.?" , , PHOTO BY LIZ HAY E
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