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Shadow Box Nixed;
Vanities Underway
Behrend College's The Shadow
Box emerged as the ninth top
non-commercial play in the
eleventh year of competition of
the national American College
Theatre Festival. The Festival is
produced by the American
Theatre Association, which in
cludes over 430 colleges and
12,000 students.
From thirteen regions, eight
were selected to participate in
the National Festival. Hofstra
University's Summer of the
Seventeenth Doll was the eight
selection with Behrend's The
Shadow Box as the first runner
up. As first runner-up, The
Shadow Box is the alternate play
in case any of the top eight can
not attend the National Festival.
Our region includes all of
Pennsylvania, New York, and
New Jersey. In actual com
petition, the Behrend Players
competed against forty schools
from this region to emerge as one
of the top five ,at University Park.
The regional competition lasted
from January 10-14, and included
workshops and seminars as well
as the five performances. The
plays were evaluated and
Free Money
Students are reminded to apply
for financial aid for the 1979-80
academic year because some
programs have been expanded, it
is estimated that many students
who were not previously eligible
may be able to receive some
funds for 1979-80.
Application for State (Penn
sylvania and other states)
Grants, BEOG Grants and
university aid for the 1979-80
academic year are available in
the Office of Student Affairs.
Pennsylvania Residents should
file the combination PHEAA
State Grant-BEOG Application
by May 1, 1979, at the latest. All
Students who wish to apply for
academic grants, loans work
study and other aid through the
university must file a 79-80
Financial Aid Form and separate
university aid applications. The
filing date for the Financial Aid
Form was listed by the university
as February 15, 1979. However if
a student has not yet filed, he or
she should still do so. The
university aid applications must
be received in the Office of
Student Affairs and Aid at
University Park by April 1, 1979.
Students may submit the
Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
judged; and a panel of evaluators
met in Arizona on February 18, to
select the representative for the
National Festival, held at the
Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C.
Presently, the Behrend Players
are beginning work on the Spring
production. of Vanities, by Jack
Heifner. This contemporary
comedy explains the lives of
three women and how they do or
do not change over a period of ten
years. The cast consists of Sue
Klein as Joanne, Carol Kuhl as
Mary, and Becky Zellefrow as
Kathy. The play opens Friday
May 4 at the Studio -Theatre.
completed university ap
plications to the Behrend Office
of Student Affairs to be for
warded to University Park.
The deadline to apply for
summer aid; including NDSL
and work-study, through the
university is March 15, 1979.
State Grants have varying
deadlines. Students who have
questions pertaining to the
financial aid for either the
Summer term 1979 or the 1979-80
academic year, should please
contact the Office of Student
Affairs.
Student Senate
Meets
There was a student senate
meeting Monday night, March 12,
in the seminar room behind the
RUB Lecture Hall.
The first topic discussed was
the dance for the Warren-
Behrend Athletic Association.
Everyone at Behrend, including
alumni, are welcome. The Dance
will be held Friday, April 20,
from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. at Rainbow
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
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Gardens in Waldameer Park.
The tickets are ten dollars per
couple and — can be obtained
through Dr. Sweeting, Mrs.
Babcock, or Mike Joyce.
Entertainment will be provided
by "Justin Time, " an Erie group
'that plays various kinds of music.
Next the Senate discussed
future plans of the organization.
There will be a lower division
meeting next Tuesday, March 20,
at 7:00 p.m. in the faculty
cafeteria. There are tentative
plans for a small concert in late
March or early April that will
feature Tom Chapin of Make a
Wish fame.
The Senate has changed the
name of "Spring Arts" to "Spring
Week" due to the lack of interest
in the arts. Plans are still being
made to have a "battle of the
bands" during Spring Week on
Saturday, May 5. Gannon,
Mercyhurst, and Edinboro have
been challenged to bring their
best bands.
The Senate also unanimously
voted that the office hours for the
Senate officers be voluntary and
not mandatory. The next student
Senate meeting is Monday,
March 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Seminar Room in the RUB.
""''°
Increase
Admissions
Behrend College should expect
a significant increase this coming
Fall in both the freshman class
and in upper division enrollment.
According to Professor Anthony
Salvia, Assistant Dean of
Undergraduate Studies, offers of
admissions and paid accepts of
admission are running 25 per cent
ahead of last year. At the present
rate, Behrend may have a fresh
man class of 550-650 students,
compared to 475 this year. Last
March 1, 262 students had sent
paid accepts; this year there
have been 349.
In addition, Behrend is
retaining more juniors and
seniors than in past years, and
there are more transfers from
other campuses of Penn State
and from other colleges and
universities. Upper division
enrollment this fall may be 15-20
per cent of the student body, a
significant increase.
The greatest increase in ad
missions has occurred in
Business Administration,
Engineering, Liberal Arts, and
Science. Behrend offers bac
calaureate degrees in all of these
areas except engineering.
While it is difficult to identify
causes for the increased interest
I r
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program
Penn State has announced that,
in view of Hamot Medical Cen
ter's decision to cut off financial
support of the nursing program
at Behrend College, the program
will be discontinued at the end of
Spring Term 1980. No currently
enrolled students will be affected.
"When Hamot asked Penn
State to start a two-rear nursing
program at Behrend, the Medical
Center's Board of Trustees voted
unanimously to' .. . assure
supplemental financial support
for Behrend College of $lOO,OOO
per year on a continuing basis',"
said President John W. Oswald.
In 1974, when the Behrend
nursing program was begun, with
financial support from Hamot,
Ithe Medical Center discontinued
its own diploma in nursing.
Last March, Hamot officials
notified Penn State that the
Medical Center's support of the
program was being withdrawn,
effective in March 1980.
"Penn State is unable to pick
up Hamot's share of the cost of
PLAYERS
Thursday, March 15, 1979
in admission to Behrend,
Professor Salvia said that he and
Professor Benjamin Lane, Head
of the Office of Student
Admissions, have worked closely
with high schools, visiting many
in Western Pennsylvania.
There have also been many
visitors to Behrend, open houses,
and much more in the way of
follow up calls and mailings to
students who have applied for
admission or asked for in
formation. Salvia and Lane have
this year emphasized personal
contact with prospective
students.
Faculty members and students
from the academic divisions also
visited most of the Penn State
campuses last Fall to recruit
upper division majors for
Behrend.
The larger enrollment in the
Fall will cause some problems,
Dorni spaces are already filled,
and effort is underway to find
more off-campus housing for
incoming students. The large
freshman class will also cause
problems with service courses,
especially in English and math.
But Professor Salvia points out
that these are the kinds of
problems Behrend likes to have.
nursing
to close
the nursing program, especially
at a time when inflation is rising
rapidly and the University is
having its own severe financial
problems." Dr. Oswald added.
`We regret very much that
elimination of this program is
necessary."
Dr. Oswald emphasized that
the decision on the nursing
program in no way lessens Penn
State's strong commitment to
Behrend College. "We will
continue to provide quality
education to its students and to be
responsive to the needs of the
Erie area," Dr. Oswald said.
In a letter to Donald S. Leslie,
Jr., president of Hamot's Board
of Trustees, Dr. Oswald noted
that the joint venture with Hamot
has been "a valuable and fruitful
one." To date, the program has
graduated sixty - registered
nurses. He noted that other
nursing programs in the Erie
region may meet "the challenge
of supplying the flow of nurses at
the associate degree level."