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THE BEHREND BEACON
Friday, September 23, 2005
Behrend welcomes alumni campus
On September 30 through October 2, the 146 students from 1948 and all alumni are invited back to
Behrend to participate in the 2005 Alumni Reunion. Penn State Behrend was first established in 1948
by Mary Behrend in memory of her husband. At the time, Behrend had 146 students enrolled in the
college. Today. Behrend boasts over 21,000 alumni.
The events for the weekend will include a Pioneer Reunion for alumni that attended Behrend within
its first decade from 1948 to 1958. The Alumni Reunion is held in conjunction with Parents and
Families Weekend and the programs planned are for all ages. The weekend is packed with activities
such as; The Alumni Reunion Reception, Sunday Brunch with the Dean, family fun carnival and jazz
concert, a free picnic lunch, athletics hall of fame dinner, Penn State Creamery ice cream. Alumni
Nine Hole Golf Scramble, horse drawn trolley rides, tours of the new Behrend Arboretum, open
house in astronomy at the Mehalso Observatory, popular faculty seminars: "Classes you may have
Missed," and much
All of this could not take place if it weren’t for the Board of Behrend Alumni Society. They have
been hard at work, planning this weekend for months. The weekend has everyone involved in the
activities. "This is a weekend that offers not only Behrend hospitality, but family fun as well," said
alumni relations coordinator Rebecca Grimaldi. She added, "With something for everyone, the week
end is sure to be fun."
Planned for Saturday, October 1, several of the alumni groups will be getting together. These
groups include the resident assistant alumni, political science alumni and School of Science alumni.
Also, in recognition of the program's twenty-five years, the communications alumni will celebrate
their silver anniversary reunion.
Alumni also have the opportunity to catch Behrend athletics at its best. Saturday afternoon. Alumni
have the chance to watch Behrend’s soccer, volleyball, tennis, softball, and baseball teams in action.
Also, there will be the Athletics All-Sport Tailgate underneath the tent at the playing fields,
and the Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner, taking place October 1 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.— in the Reed
Union Building's McGarvey Commons. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Dinner can be ordered through
the Athletics Office at 814-898-6180.
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By Danielle Tomasello
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PSUnited Way reaches out to victims
The United Way system includes approximately
1,350 community-based, independent United Way
ning) in the commuter lots. These can be great organizations, all governed by local volunteers. It is
As a salute to New Orleans, the PSUnited Way ways for students who are not involved in a club or also the 6nly community fundraising effort that is
Student Team will be throwing a Mardi Gras Party organization to lend a hand. If you are interested in officially sponsored by Penn State University. Last
on Tuesday, September 27 from 11 a.m. year, United Way of Erie County reached
until 2 p.m. in the Reed Wintergarden. The its goal of raising $5.5 million. It hopes
PSUnited Way Student Team has set a goal to do even better this year and has set a
for the students of Behrend to help raise goal for $6 million. This is the first year
$3,500 to contribute to the United Way. All that the student-run campaign has been in
funds collected will be sent to the Hurricane conjuction with the annual faculty/staff
Katrina Response Fund to help address the program.
needs of those individuals and families As people know. Hurricane
affected by this tragedy. This is becoming a Katrina has caused destruction in the Gulf
growing need due to Hurricane Rita that is towns. Thousands of people were left
headed towards the area. homeless and in dire need of help. Local
In addition, student organizations are United Way organizations are coming
encouraged to create their own fundraisers in sup- helping in these tasks, you can sign up at the Reed together to coordinate and fund social services in
port of United Way during the week of September Information Desk. The deadline is September 29. order to help evacuees all over the country. Your
26. The Welcome Weekend Carnival on Saturday, For more information on how you or your group donations will be used to help rebuild homes and
October lis a good place to offer such events. can help PSUnited Way to reach their goal, contact communities along the Gulf Coast, as well as help
Also, starting September 27 through September 29, Kelly Shrout in the Smith Chapel or your nearest communities that are hosting displaced families,
student volunteers will be needed to help sell Mardi PSUnited Way volunteer.
Pennsylvania dreamers come to Behrend
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From September 29 to October 27,
The Institute on the American Dream
of Penn State Erie will be holding a
Speaker’s Series entitled “Great
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Pennsylvania Dreamers.” This
Institute seeks to “define, analyze and
compare concepts of individual, ethnic
and national American dreams, seek
their origins and evaluate who wins
and who loses under the various defi
nitions.” It is a tall order to summarize
By Anna Sims
staff writer
By J. William McConnell
staff writer
A Penn State Erie Student Publication
such a powerful concept as the focus on John D. Rockefeller, ruthless
American Dream, but director of the businessman of the late 1800 s, and Ida
institute, Professor Charles Brock, Tarbell, whose expose on dishonest
provides a clear focus to the Speaker’s business dealings helped bring about
the investigation and dismantling of
Rockefellers’ Oil trust. The final dia
logue on October 27 will focus on Joe
Patemo and Joe Namath, aptly titled
“Football.” The “Football” dialogue
will be led by Phillip K. lobst,
Lecturer in Management here at
Behrend. Joe Patemo and Joe Namath
may seem out of place among the sub
jects of the other dialogues, yet such is
the purpose of the dialogues: to
demonstrate how they epitomize
the American dream.
Again, Professor Brock elabo
rates: “[Patemo and Namath] are
two of the finest athletes in
America and came from humble
backgrounds - as did most of the
others. So they are American
dreamers in that they came out of
poverty and rose up by their striv
ings.”
Last year’s series of dialogues
provided by The Institute on the
American Dream focused on “The
American Dream and
Fundamentalism” and was obvi
ously successful enough to warrant
Series.
Professor Brock explains, “The
overall purpose is to expose some
really interesting people from
Pennsylvania to Behrend and Erie.
Obviously, Penn and Franklin, as our
‘Founders,’ are crucial. Both were
American dreamers in the original
sense - liberty, equality, prosperity.”
William Penn and Benjamin
Franklin will be the subjects of the
first dialogue, entitled “Creators.”
The dialogue will be presented by
Barry Grossman, professor of histo
ry and political science at
Mercy hurst College. The next dia
logue, entitled “Industry,” will be
held on October 6, focusing on
Andrew Carnegie, one of the richest
men of his time and John McLuckie,
the leader of one of the largest
strikes in history. It will be held by
history Professor John Rossi of
Behrend.
Paula A. Treckel, Chair of History
at Allegheny College, will be con
ducting the third dialogue on
October 20, “Power,” which will
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Past Alumni sit outside the Logan House enjoying the sun and catching up on events since college.
"Come to renew old memories and make some new ones," said Grimaldi. "We look
forward to seeing you there!"
Gras beads outside of Bruno's and inside Dobbins.
Volunteers are also needed to collect donations (can-
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a continuation of the institute’s objec
tive: to evaluate the American Dream.
The process will continue next year
and, at the moment, the subject is
planned to be centralized around
Professor Brock’s upcoming book,
“Presidential Theologies,” which he
will lecture on in Oxford this winter.
Yet, in the true fashion of the type of
knowledge The Institute on the
American Dream attempts to convey
in their insightful dialogues, it is sub
ject to change.