CHANCELLOR
Search underway
to select new
chancelor
CHRISTINE NEWBY
managing editor
With Chancellor Jack Burke set to
retire after this academic year, the rare
process of naming a new chancellor at
Behrend has begun.
In Behrend’s 61-year history, the col
lege has only had four chancellors.
Reed Ferguson was the first chancellor
(1948-1954) followed by Irvin Kochel
(1954-1980). John Lilley held the posi
tion from 1980 to 2000 and Chancellor
Burke became chancellor in 2001.
The first step in identifying a new
chancellor started on Aug. 28 with ad
vertising the position.
“[Penn State] has already advertised
nationally for the position,” Burke
said. “The biggest place they advertise
is The Chronicle of Higher Education,
which is like a weekly newspaper, but
it has all the job openings.”
In addition to advertising in the
print and online version of The
Chronicle, the position was also listed
on the Penn State website,
HigherEd.com and Academic36o.com.
Burke said that after two weeks and
as of Oct. 2, they already have a solid
pool of applicants. He anticipates the
number of total applicants will in
crease dramatically.
On Oct. 2, Dr. John Romano, Vice
President for Commonwealth Cam
puses and the appointing officer for
the chancellor search, arrived at
Bfehbend for a meeting with the search
committee. During the meetingwhich
he explained what he wants accom
plished and what he’s looking for.
“We are still in the process of estab
lishing guidelines and criteria [for the
search],” said Dr. Diane Parente, Pro
fessor of Management who is serving
as the committee chair. “There is still
an opportunity for additional input.”
Burke said that typically the com
mittee is looking for someone with
faculty administrative experience.
“Some of the applicants will be what
they call sitting presidents or chancel
lors: someone like myself that is al
ready here who might want to find
another job,” he said. “Or, it will be
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CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION
Metzgar construction project showing progress
The Metzgar Building should be open for studnts and alumni for the start of the 2010 fall semester.
ALLY ORLANDO building. Metzgar has “always been very inter
nets editor ested in the college and making it more success
ful,” says Ken Miller, the Director of Student
Affairs.
Construction of the Metzgar building is on track
and is expected to be finished by the end of the
school year.
Robert and Sally Metzgar donated $2 million to
wards the new building on campus. Robert Metz
gar, a Behrend Alum, is on the Behrend Board of
Trustees and has sponsored many scholarships.
He was very much involved with the design of the
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MEN’S GOLF
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The Penn State Behrend men’s golf
team is the AMCC champion.
It was a very close battle that took
two days and a tiebreaker to decide,
but the men’s golf team defeated the
defending AMCC champion Penn
State Altoona team to take the title.
Both teams finished with a two-day
final score of 617, but Penn State
Behrend claimed the title due to the
tiebreak.
This AMCC title is the first for
James Bowen as a head coach for the
Behrend Lions, and he was extremely
proud of his team.
“I just couldn’t compose myself, I
was just so happy for those guys,”
Bowen said.
The tournament started on Oct. 4
The project began on May 6. The building’s sub
stantial completion, in which faculty and staff are
able to enter the building and begin to set up their
offices, is scheduled for April 30. The building’s
golf team AMCC Champions
The newly minted AMCC mens golf champions, The Penn State Behrend Lions
and the Behrend Lions jumped out to
a 299-303 lead after the first round at
Tom’s Run Golf Resort in Blairsville,
Pa.
NICK BLAKE
sports editor
Senior Pat Petraglia led the Lions
with a tournament best, first round
score of 70, which was two under par
for the course.
“The focus that Pat [Petraglia] had
on that first day was unbelievable,”
Bowen said. “That focus that he
showed, and that two under for the
first day really lifted the other guys
up.”
All of the scores tallied by Behrend
on the first day were in the 70’s, giving
the Lions a very productive first day.
Penn State Altoona has a very good
golf program, so the Blue and White
knew what they were going up
against.
“[Penn State] Altoona is a great
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team, and with them chasing us we
knew we had to do our best,” Bowen
said.
On day two of the tournament, the
Behrend Lions shot a 318, but Penn
State Altoona answered with a 314,
tying the teams’ two day total at 617.
In the event of a tie, the best score
of each team’s number five golfer is
used to decide the champion, and the
Behrend Lions had the best fifth score,
earning them the title.
Division 111 does not give out golf
scholarships, and Bowen stressed how
much his team loves the game.
"These guys are tired, they’ve
missed a lot of class and I commend
them for that,” Bowen said. “We can’t
give out scholarships, so they’re out
there playing because the truly love
the game.”
Penn State Altoona had won the
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Robert and Sally Metzgar donated $2 million towards the
construction of the new building, which will house several
departments in one location, hopefully streamlining both
admissions and alumni relations.
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AMCC championship the previous
three years, so the victory for Behrend
was very special.
“It was thrilling, 1 had so many
coaches congratulating me and my
players,” Bowen said. “It’s not that
anyone dislikes Altoona, but they were
the defending champs and they were
dethroned.”
The Behrend Lions also won the
AMCC championship in 2004, but the
most recent one will surely stick with
the team forever.
“I just can’t state how great and ex
citing the entire tournament was,"
Bowen said.
The championship earns Penn State
Behrend an automatic bid to the
NCAA Tournament, which will be
played in May 2010.
HUMANITIES
Harborcreek forum
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The Political Science Society of
Penn State Behrend hosted a political
forum with the Harborcreek Board of
Supervisors and Harborcreek School
Board on Oct. 5.
The two-part forum included a pre
pared question portion followed by a
town hall discussion. Members of the
audience were then permitted to ask
the candidates questions related to
them and their plans for Harborcreek
and Penn State Behrend.
The panel included Tim May, the Re
publican candidate for Board of Su
pervisors, Curt Smith, the Democratic
candidate for Board of Supervisors,
along with School Board members
Carol Bucklin and Ray Learn.
Both May and Smith also agreed
that more retail development needs to
take place in Harborcreek, specifically
in the mall area.
Both candidates oppose House Bill
1500, the increased funding of the
Pennsylvania State Police presence in
the area. Since Harborcreek does not
have their own police force, state po
lice are in charge of patrolling the
area. Curt Smith wants to look into the
option of Harborcreek forming it’s
own police force in the near future.
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