Hthmtii Collegian
Volume XXJV No. 4
Mr. Michael Small, addresses the Intra-University
Council concerning the Faculty Senate Constitution. This
committee met to discuss the future of Behrend-Gampus in
its_journey toward a full-fledged four-year institution.
Council Discusses Behrend
The Intra-University Council of
the Penn State University met at
Uehrend, Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the
KUl‘» lecture hall, to discuss the
future of Uehrend Campus. This
body of 2:'. men from the branch
campuses and University Park
spent the day reviewing the
oresent situation at Uehrend and
discussing the direction in which
Uehrend will be heading in its
transition to a four year college.
Dr Kdward .Masteller.
Assistant Professor of Biology,
introduced the speakers.
Mr Kochel. Campus Director,
welcomed the group and ex
pressed his hopes for Behrend’s
future He stated that Uehrend is
the most comprehensive of the
branch campuses serving three
counties
Mr Fryer. Division of Coun
seling. reviewed the present
enrollment in each college at
liehrend and explained the
majors offered.
Two liehrend students. Mike
Joyce and lieckie La Plante
discussed “Student Life at
liehrend" during the meeting.
•Joyce's main topic of discussion
concerned the advantages
students have by attending
liehrend campus. He believes
that a better college atmosphere
is developed at a smaller school.
One of the advantages he
pointed out was the size of
classes. Each class at liehrend is
1/3 the size of classes at
University Park. The maximum
class size at liehrend is 110 while
those at main campus range up to
illU.
Although
ugh the _faculty is
somewhat limitecTdue to the fact
that l’.ehrend does not offer all
courses, the acessability of in
structors is very favorable. It
was also noted that over half of
liehrend's faculty are recipients
of doctorate degrees.
■Joyce gave note that Behrend's
athletic teams receive little
recognition other than the
community and student interest.
The sports are also somewhat
limited creating a stigma to the
athletic department.
He feels that Behrend provides
a good education for a small
campus and encourages the
student to want to belong to
Behrend. but if Behrend changes
to a four year school, student life
will greatly expand.
lieckie La Plante spoke about
Behrend’s extracurricular ac
tivities. These activities are
available to both the dormitory
and commuter students centered
around the SUB along with
student organizations.
The SUB offers many op
port unites to involve the students.
Musical concerts, coffee houses,
educational programs, cultural
programs and recreational
programs are provided.
Miss La Plante noted the three
major student organizations,
SGA. .JRC, and the “Behrend
Collegian."
The SGA being the liason
between student and faculty, the
■JRC coordinating the views of the
students to the administration,
and the Collegian bringing the
major news to the campus
students.
The remaining student
organizations were mentioned
along with the accomplishments
of summer encampment.
The committee reviewed the
Faculty Senate Constitution. This
was followed by group tours of
the campus.
In the afternoon, Mr. Woener.
librarian, discussed future course
implementations at Behrend.
I)r lobst concluded the af
ternoon session with a report on
the latest developments of the
Task Force
Audio-Visual Equipment
Made Available at Behrend
by Pauline Jackson
Staff Writer
The Improvement of Teaching
Committee, with Dr. Robert
Tauber as chairman, is con
cerned with providing in-service
programs and services to
members of the Behrend faculty
who concern themselves with the
Improvement of Teaching.
Services such as the ap
pearance of guest speakers, in
troduction of teaching methods or
the self-evaluation of teaching,
are all offered at a teacher’s
request.
The committee, which in
cludes: Dr. Robert Tauber. Mr.
Davis Giersch Instructor of
Music, Debbie Horne, Instructor
of English; Dr. Donald Leavers.
Assistant Professor of
Chemistry: Harold Neumann.
Assistant Professor of
Engineering; Herbert Lauffer,
Professor of Physical Education;
Louis Balmer. Associate
Professor of Chemistry ; Robert
Berry. Assistant Librarian; Dr.
Robert Hostetler. Assistant
Professor of Mathematics; and
Thomas Doyle. Audio-Visual
Supervisor, has recently unveiled
the Visuals Preparation and
Viewing room which is not only
for the use of the teachers, but
also for the students as well.
Under the supervision of Tom
Doyle, a teacher or student can
Published by the Students of the Behrend Campus
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JRC Amends Constitution and
Proposes Longer Visitation
The Joint Residence Com
ittee held three quick meetings
lis week in an attempt to get the
•ganizationon its feet.
Michael Chiricuzio, acting
(airman, opened the second
eeting of the academic year
/ednesday, Oct. 18, by proposing
tmendments to the individual
'irm Constitutions as well as the
tIC Constitution.
Under the present system, the
>or representatives elected by
ne students select a chairman
and a secretary-treasurer from
among their ranks to serve on
JRC. The amendment to the
Dorm Constitution boosts the
membership of JRC from six
voting members to nine by
splitting the old job of secretary
treasurer into two individual
positions. These three new
members will join Michael
Chiricuzio, Donnie Angevine.
Marilyn Trusz. Ed (Burger)
Neuburger, Molly Herzing. and
Gale Kaye as the nucleus of JRC.
SGA Meets With
SGA held its weekly meeting
which was short but covered
varied items. The Constitutional
Review committee reported that
the following organizations have
turned in a constitution: SGA,
SUB. .IRC, the Black Student
Union. ICARUS, and the
COLLEGIAN. To be eligible for
allocations ol money, all student
organizations must file a con
stitution with SGA. However, the
responsibility for doing that is
entirely upon the individual
organization, not SGA.
The Black Student Union asked
for $ 196.u0 to cover the cost of
various planned events, the first
to be a dance held in Erie so as to
draw a larger crowd. Also, the
Union wishes to sponsor a visit
from State College by the Black
Theatrical Company of Penn
State. Finally, they need funds to
send representatives to the dinner
use any of the following services
offered:
They can view 16mm or Bmm
films Adaptive Radiation, Sea,
Natural Selection. Frog
Anatomy. Electrochemical Cells,
Arthropods, Radio Waves,
Chemical Families and lonization
Energy are among the 16mm
films available at the present
time in room 119 Behrend. If your
interest is not in lonization
Energy or any of the above, films
of your choice can be ordered
from the main campus from
pamphlets in the areas of:
Anthropology and Sociology.
Home Economics. Music
Education. Business and
Industrial Skills. Film Study,
Education and Biology, to name a
few available after filling out an
order form.
A video tape recorder and
camera can be used to tape
television broadcasts, classes (in
the case of teacher self
evaluation) and athletic contests
or events. The Leroy Lettering
Set can be used for perfect let
tering in a range of sizes for
posters and signs. Slide
projectors, film strip projectors,
cassette recorders including a
high speed cassette duplicator
that will duplicate both sides of a
6u minute cassette in 3 minutes
and 45 seconds, televisions, maps,
charts, a film cartridge
projector, a laminating machine.
The second item on the agenda
concerned amendments to the
present JRC Constitution. Under
its revised form, the JRC’s
purpose will be to relate the
views of resident students and
provide for their well being
while sponsoring and organizing
various activities. The new
constitution also relinquishes any
disciplinary power that the JRC
previously held.
The revamped constitution also
dissolves the position of chairman
as head of JRC and replaces it
with a co-chairmanship. The
duties of this new position will be
to preside at meetings and cast
tie-breaking votes when
necessary.
An amendment was also
made to set up a “Carry-Over
Committee” in the spring term
which would serve to get the JRC
rolling faster once school begins
again in the fall.
The third meeting opened with
Dean Lane
November 5 to be addressed by
Shirley Chisholm.
Dean Lane spoke to -the
members assembled. He men
tioned the possibility of having
leadership seminars for the SGA
members as a way to better
educate them in their role as
student leaders. “The result
being that SGA members should
be able to get people to do the jobs
assigned them,” commented
Lane.
Concerning the problem of
unauthorized use of the SGA
darkroom, it was noted that the
locks have been changed and new
keys issued to the proper people.
New Audio Visual Room
The new audio-visual room, located inßehrend 119 a video
tape system, camera slide projectors, film strip projectors,
and cassette recorders,-With. the exception of a few working
materials, the use of all machines is free of charge.
and overhead projectors are also
available to students and
teachers.
It may benefit the students to
know that with the exception of a
few working materials (poster
paper, overhead projector
transparencies) the use of these
machines is free of charge. So
with a little imagination and time,
it may be possible for a student to
earn some extra credit by
presenting prepared material on
an overhead projector, movie
projector or recorder. And the
same applies to the teachers.
The use of these machines makes
a much more interesting class
session.
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Thursday, October 26, 1972
a reading of the amended
constitutions which were both
unanimously adopted by the JRC.
A time schedule was set up for
individual dorm meetings on
Thursday, Oct. 19, in order to
expose the revised documents to
the resident students for their
deciding vote on them. After
wards the documents go to SGA
for final approval.
The last subject of the meeting
concerned an attempt to establish
2-t hour visitation rights on
weekends. It was decided that
individual petitions would be
handed out to the students, who
would read the printed request
for extended visitation and vote
either yes, no, or indifferent. If a
good majority of the students
want the extended visitation
rights, the JRC would then take
the petitions along with the
record of violations in the dorms
this year to the Dean of Student
Affairs. With strong, solid student
support and a low violation
record, the JRC would be able to
presenira-tight case and win the
three weekend trial period they
are asking for; however, without
complete student support. JRC
will be virtually impotent.-
After the special dorm
meetings Thursday, where both
the JRC and the Dorm Con
stitutions were ratified by the
students, the JRC held another
short meeting. Pleased with
student response to the amend
ments and optimistic about
the future of JRC and the year,
the only order of business was to
reproduce the revised documents
and establish Tuesday, Oct. 24, as
the date for the next meeting and
the signing of the constitutions.
The only cost payed is that of
the Visuals Preparation and
Viewing Room : if this service is
not put to good use. it cannot
exist. And its purpose is for the
benefit of llehrend’s students and
teachers.
The Visuals Preparation and
Viewing Room will have the
hours of: Tuesdays and Thur
sdays during the common hour at
which time the room will be
manned by Tom Doyle or unof
ficially it can be used upon
request in room 119.
With the work of Dr. Tauber
and the Improvement of Teaching
Committee, this valuable service
is being rendered and will con
tinue only if it is utilized.