leltrettb Tollegiatt Volume XXV N 0.15 Blood Donors Needed Mrs. Barbara Kuligowski, Behrend College's nurse, is now taking the names of perspective blood donors for the Mobile Unit of the Community Blood Bank which is visiting the Campus March 8. PSU to Have Grads Evaluate Courses A University-wide evaluation of courses by both baccalaureate and associate degree candidates graduating in June will be con ducted this }ear under the auspices of the University' ouncil. A final evaluation questionnaire c+ as approved by the Council Thursday. The evaluation will be conducted through the office of Dr. Robert E. Dunham. vice president for undergraduate studies. ith the Division of Instructional Services collecting the data . '1 he survey %. ill ask each graduating senior to name the two best courses in his or her major, the two worst courses in the major, and the two best and orst courses outside the major. F actors to be considered are content, mode of instruction, the instructor, and the usefulness of the course. Students will be asked also to record their grades in the eight courses selected as the best and v orst of his college career. The questionnaire will be given to seniors scheduled to graduate in June at the same time they receive their diploma cards during Spring Term registration. The Division of Admissions, Records, and Scheduling will provide the forms for the evaluation. Results of the questionnaires will be tabulated by computer and made available to depart ment heads in which the majors are located to assist in evaluating courses within the department as well as requirements of electives taken elsewhere. Each depart- JRC to Sponsor Band Concert Take a break before finals and attend a concert in Erie I fall. JRC is sponsoring their last event of the winter term with a Jammy Friday, March 9. The featured group will be Quille Lier, for merly known as Stillwater. Fifty cents will be the admission charge. The Jammy will begin at It p.m. until 2: 30 a.m. Members of JRC discussed the proposed amendment to be presented at the Faculty Senate meeting today. Many Bchrend students want to have voting power on issues that are now only passed or vetoed through faculty voting. Students do have the op portunities to pass ideas through Each student writing a letter a faculty member, but cannot should express genuine and ment head %till also get a sum mary report on how courses in the department were evaluated by students in other departments. Dr. Ronald J Ilarshbarger, assistant professor of mathematics at the Beaver Campus, was chairman of the Council sub-committee which recommended the evaluation to the lull Council. lie emphasized that it was an experimental study on a one-time basis only at present to determine itsvalue in improving the University in structional program. The Council recommendation is the result of a follow•-up study of Faculty senate recommendations in 1970 calling for comprehensive evaluation of course content and instructional effectiveness. SGA & MC Hold Dorm Meetings I;y Margie Campbell President, John Oswald, however Stair Writer the expected increase after ap- The Student Government propriations are made is at least Association (SCA) and the Joint s3oa term. Residence Council tJRC are Measures are being taken to cut organizing a' letter writing down expense internally within campaign to the state senators the University, such as a concerning the feared tuition in- suspension on recruitment of crease and the deficient budget employees and a halt to the proposed for Penn State. establishment of new positions. Meetings were held in all the This is of significance to Behrencl dorms Tuesday, March 6, and because all the plans for our were fairly well attended. Walker expansion will have to be can- Moore expressed the purpose for celled—and why be a college in the drive and its necessity. A name only? Twelve new faculty tuition increase of $l5 a term was members were supposed to be proposed by the University added to the staff and also a Dean (Continued on Page 3) openly and personally express their views at a meeting. The students can attend meetings, but not as voting participants. At the Senate meeting today only a small contingent of students may attend. Michael Chiricuzio, Chairman of JRC, feels "even if students are out voted on their proposed issues, at least the students would have a chance to express their views." The letter campaign sponsored jointly by SG A and JRC begins this week. These letters are to be "kk ritten by the students to their county representatives regarding the deficit of state allocations to Penn State. Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510 SGA to Go Ahead With Plans On Letter Writing Campaign Last week Ken Mushrush, SGA Vice-President, and Henry Walker, newly elected as treasurer of SGA, _went to the Penn State Council of Presidents meeting (CUPS) and brought up the intended letter-writing campaign Behrend is organizing. They received little if any sup port, and were told such action may have a negative effect on the work of paid Penn State lobbyists as they try to get the necessary allocations for next year. The lobbyists claimed that eventually the legislators in Harrisburg will come around and give the school the amount it requested. However, at the SGA meeting of Monday night, March 6, it was decided that such caution was typical of lobbyists working within the slow political maneuverings of government and protecting their jobs. SGA decided to at least go ahead with the scheduled dorm meetings Tuesday evening and inform the students of how . write the letters and to what importance such an effort can lead. Since the representatives should generally answer to the wishes of their constituents, it was agreed such a campaign was the students' right as voters in the state. So too, an effort to get parents involved in riting letters was emphasized. The second area, of equal importance, pertained to the establishing of the Faculty Senate, which would bring a high level of academic autonomy to Behrend College. As originally invisioned the Senate would in clude percentages as follows; Faculty 60 per cent; students 2U per cent; administration 2U per cent. However, the constitution meant to be ratified at a faculty personal concern about the issue indicating the 5.5 million dollar decrease in allocation of funding to the rising of Social Security. It may also be mentioned that this loss creates a deficit in complete educational opportunities for the student. And last, the individual may request his response as to how he will be voting with respect to Penn State. Niagara's dorm rec room is nom• in the process of being painted through Ate spon sorship. In charge of the mural painting is Jack Reidy of Perry Hall. Another topic under discussion was the Spring Arts Festival in which JRC will host a movie to be show non Behrend's ski slope. By Jim Bennet Staff Writer meeting Thursday March 9 in the RUB lecture hall during Common hour, does not include provisions for the inclusion of students with voting power on the Senate. Mr. Zimmerman, SUB advisor, related that Dr. Oswald himself would probably deem the con stitution invalid without student participation, since that is one of the President's major themes. SGA will attend the meeting, with as much student support as can be aroused and question this vital aspect before the document is ratified. It is important that students have a say on the Senate because the body will have the Behrend Has Advantages The first twenty-one days of the Spring Term 1973 will represent a time of decision for a large number of Behrend College Sophomores. It will be during this period that sixth term students must finally decide whether to remain at the Behrend College or transfer to University Park. This year, even more than in other years, this will not be an • easy choice. As most Behrend students are aware, Behrend College presently offers all of the course work necessary for earning the baccalaureate degree in English, Mathematics, General Arts and Sciences, and Science. Many students however, are not aware that, commencing with the 1973- 74 academic year, Behrend will also offer the baccalaureate degree in the additional majors of Psychology, Sociology, Pre- Medicine, and American Studies. In addition to these, students may also remain at Behrend through their Junior year in History, English Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Biology, Chemistry, Social Science Education, I'olitical Science, and Pre-law. The advantages of fered by Behrend over University Park, subjective though they are, are many. Certainly the small class size, the accessability of faculty and administration, the spirit of community and the pleasant rural surroundings enjoyed at Behrend College distinguish it from University Park with a decided advantage to Behrend. These factors become in creasingly important for students interested in going on to graduate or professional school for whom faculty recommendations are important. Even those students planning to enter the business orld locally find the local contact very important, par- Spring Ends Winter Fun At Peek 'N Peak, the local super-ski resort, ski buffs and snow enthusiasts spent their last, long weekend . of winter snow in frozen bliss. Thursday, March 8, 1973 power to outline needed and desired courses, faculty, etc. Academically it is the strongest tool Behrend will have to develop a tradition as a college of high educational tanding. Because of the publication schedule for the Collegian, the outcome of the SGA action will probably be printed in the first issue of the Spring term. The meeting ended with the appointment of Jim Meyers, SGA commuter representative and Henry Walker to a committee involved in seeking out student ideas for definite changes in the traffic regulations for next year. titularly when one bears in mind the fact that 13ehrend College both awards the Penn State degree and reports its work on the Penn State transcript. Any students who might be undecided about where to spend their junior and-or senior year are urged to discuss it with their faculty advisor. Mr. Goetz and Ittr. Claridge also remain available for answers to your individual questions regarding your academic future at Behrend College. Behrend's Who's Who This is the first year for Behrend to have students listed in the publication—WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AM) COLLEGES. Nomination forms were made available to students and staf I. From the nominations. the Committee on Student Affairs selected Behrend nominees. The Office of Student Affairs coordinated the selection. Eligibility requirements included that the student be graduated from September 1972—June 1974 and that students must be enrolled in the Baccalaureate program. Students who were selected and whose names will appear in the national publication are: Pamela P. Babcock, Albert J. DiFrank, Dennis M. Hart, Robert J. Jef frey, Michael T. Joyce, Vic J. Kopnitsky Jr., Mary E. Mellin, George W. Moore, Kenneth W. Mushrush, Leslie D. Russia. Barbara M. Schneider, Sandor J. Vargyai, David G. Watt and Darrel W. Whitney. Congratulations to all for this fine achievement.
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