2 The Behrend Beacon
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST
BEHREND BRIEFS
Smart Women Finish Rich seminar
Michael Beuchert, Abby Marasco, Michaele Parees and Ralph
Linarelli, Jr. are to present a "Smart Women Finish Rich" seminar to
show women how to plan for their financial future. The program will
be held Feb 3 at 7 p.m. in Reed 114. The cost is $2O.
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is sponsoring a career
event at 5:30 p.m. in the Smith Chapel on Feb. 2. Alumni who have
graduated with degrees in English, communications, history, political
science and psychology and who are currently working in business
and industry will speak about their own career paths. There will be
free food and open discussion with the speakers.
Faculty to give public reading
On Feb. 10 Behrend English and creative writing faculty will read
from their works in the Smith Chapel at 6 p.m. Faculty members read
ing will include George Looney, Holly Welker, Tom Noyes, Greg
Fowler and Ruth Pflueger. The event is free and open to the public.
POLICE AND SAFETY
1/19/2005
Officer was dispatched to Student Affairs office after a student
became belligerent during a meeting. Student was gone prior to
officer's arrival.
1/20/2005
Complainant reported possible harassment from fellow student.
Complainant decided to go to Student Affairs but left statement
with us in case problem continues.
1/24/2005
Complainant reported a fire in the apartment quad outside the 500
buildings. This was found to be a couple of cardboard boxes and
was out upon arrival. Students responsible were referred to Student
Affairs.
"Life is not so short but that there is not always
time enough for courtesy."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist,
public philosopher and poet (1803-1882)
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Career event
CLASSIFIED
SGA Senators Rachael Yates and Sara Grant hand out doorprizes at the annual Jr.'s Last Laugh
THON fundraiser. THON takes place Feb. 18.
Brad Patton, PLET 04, and Brent Johnson, MEOB, take advantage of the winter weather
snowboarding style. Several Behrend students built the jump on saturday.
The band eighth blackbird performed yesterday as part of the Music at Noon program. The six
person group presented their musical offerings to a captivated audience in the Reed Wintergarden
Chapter of Lamda Pi Eta now open
Communications honor society arrives on campus
By Tiffany Mak
staff writer
Cathy Mester, senior lecturer in
speech communication, hopes to pro
vide a way for students in the com
munications field to be recognized
academically on a national level by
adding a Behrend chapter to Lambda
Pi Eta this semester.
Lambda Pi Eta is a communications
honor society in which more than 200
schools in America participate.
Behrend is joining this society because
of its national recognition and pres
tige. Mester was excited that Behrend
will be one of the 200 schools.
"We are going to have an honor in
our department," said Mester.
Mester believes that membership in
this society could be very beneficial
to communications student's resumes.
"Once they include joining the
Lambda Pi Eta in resumes, it is their
benefit to get access to graduate school
and their future career," said Mester.
Since the Lambda Pi Eta is also an
academic society with high compli
ance, there is no doubt communication
students can step closer to the "na-
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tional professions."
Like other honor societies at
Behrend, hosting guest speakers and
seminars are this society's main activi
ties. Mester has faith that "students
will obtain a national honor with their
academic discipline for a high-achiev
ing society."
Days before, Mester sent invitations
to all eligible students chosen by fac
ulty members to join this society. Eli
gible students are those who earned 60
credits with a 3.0 GPA or above, and
12 credits with a 3.25 GPA or above
in the communication courses within
those 60 credits.
She emphasized that students en
rolled in non-communication majors
can join this society too, as long as
they have fulfilled the above criteria.
The reason that Mester wanted the
press, was not to promote, but to make
the society known to students. Mester
hopes to attract students through
means other than direct contact.
The current President of Association
of Women in Communication, Sara
Kamber, COMBA 08, is taking part in
helping to form Lambda Pi Eta.
Friday, January 28, 2004
"I think it is a positive thing as we
all need something to put on our re
sume," she said when asked about her
opinion of Behrend joining the
Lambda Pi Eta.
When there are not many clubs and
organizations for the communication
department, Kamber felt that the
Lambda Pi Eta serves as "another re
source" for communications students
to have extracurricular activities out
side the classrooms.
"Business students have lots of trips
and communication students don't, so
the Lambda Pi Eta can be a good re
source for them to learn extra stuff,"
said Kamber.
Apart from having something to put
on a resume "that looks really good,"
Kamber asserted there are limited
communication activities available.
With the growing number of commu
nication students, she expected a good
number of members.
Kamber encouraged qualified stu
dents to join the Lambda Pi Eta.
"If you are eligible, once you pay
$3O, you can be recognized nation
ally."