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Task Force Brings
Academic Planning
Behrend Campus, as part of the Pennsylvania State
University is finally becoming of age. At least such could be
inferred from the recent decision to appoint an academic
planning task force to adequately develop the academic
future of Behrend Campus.
It would appear that for a long time, the commonwealth
campuses have been viewed by University Park as mere
staging grounds for students. No more has been invested in
money .and planning than has been necessary. This attitude
apparently began to change with the decision to make
Behrend a four year academic institution. This permitted
Behrend to adequately utilize its unique position in the
northwest corner of the state. However, it soon began to
appear that the idea was going to stop there, with Behrend
becoming just another four year general arts and sciences
school. Hope has now appeared on the horizon that this will
not be so.
When the task force begins its operation, all efforts should
be made so that those members from University Park
realize what Behrend is and where it can go in the academic
world. The dreams that many people entertain at Behrend
can become reality if University Park is made to un
derstand that only adequate planning and then backing of
those plans is brought to the force.
Imput from all facets of the campus should be heard in
order that any final decisions that are made will voice a
balanced viewpoint of as many different campus groups as
possible. Some degree of order will be required on the part
of these groups, however. Effort should be so that the task
force is not swamped with the same material from different
areas. If this were to happen, the entire concept of the task
force could become bogged down under data. Those people
with similar interests should compare their ideas and
present an organized picture that can be easily used in the
overall academic plan.
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Letters To The
Dear Editor:
Last term the Behrend
Collegian ran a story concerning
the problems the campus was
experiencing with the Audio-
Visual Aids DepartMent. Mr.
Claridge promised that with the
hiring of a new specialist the
situation would be resolved and
we students would receive the
services we are paying for.
So far this term, the hoped-for
improvements have failed to
materialize. In fact, the quality of
Events of the Week
Friday, January 21
Hitchcock Film Festival - "Stage Fright" -7, 9 p.m. - (RUB Lecture
Hall)
Saturday, January 22
Hitchcock Film Festival - "Strangers on a Train" -7, 9 p.m. - (RU B
Lecture Hall)
Sunday, January 23
Hitchcock Film 'Festival "The Wrong Man" -7, 9 p.m. - (RUB
Lecture Hall)
Monday, January 24
Hitchcock Film Festival - "I Confess" -7, 9 p.m. - (RUB Lecture
Hall)
Behrend Collegian
The position of editor-in-chief of the Behrend
Collegian will be vacated at the end of Winter Term.
Anyone interested should see Betty L• Seanor,
chairman Board of Publications or Ray Geiger, editor
Behrend Collegian as soon as possible.
Experience or training desirable, but not
necessary. Final decision rests with the
Audio-Visual services has
deteriorated to the point where it
seems a joke. Last - term, even
with half of the Language Lab
booths out of order, it was oc
casionally possible to make use'of
the lessons. This term, as anyone
taking a language will affirm, the
lab is virtually inoperable. We
were promised that the entire lab
would be overhauled and in
perfect shape. Why wasn't it?
improved TV courses have you
been able to figure out anything
that has been shown? Either the
equipment has suddenly fallen
apart or the Audio-Visual
Department is incapable of
running it.
With a salaried "specialist"
running things now instead of poor
bumbling students like last term,
why are the Audio-Visual ser
vices so shitty? How about some
answers?
And anyone in one of the new Some Concerned Students
Tuesday, January 25
S.U. Option
Wednesday, January 26
S.U. Option
Thursday, January 27
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January 20,1972
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Livingston, Kirk Walp, Barb
Gasperich, Margie Schultz, Paul
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