The Behrend College of The
Pennsylvanii State University is
located on a picturesque four
hundred-acre estate on the out
skirts of Erie. Behrend College is
mare than a name; it is a history,
a tradition, a future, and a
FALL 1979
Dean Fox Addresses Student Body
In addition to welcoming you to
Behrend College, we eagerly look
forward to the new academic year
and to assisting you in obtaining
an outstanding college
educational experience. Some of
you are just beginning your
college education; others are at
more advanced stages in your
degree programs. Behrend is
large enough to offer all of you a
rich array of \ University-level
academic wogra minin sup
et
plemented by a t other
resources ' The ennsylvania
State Univers A, w • providing
You with the ~4 vi attention
you shouldt -. . -
,t from `a fine,
comprehensive ' college en
vironment.
We encourage \ you to take full
advantage of the educational and
personal development op
portunities available to you
here—to view your college
education as one of the most
significant personal investments
you will make during the next
several years. You are preparing
for a future characterized by con
tinuous social, economic,
cultural, and technological
change with many problems and
excellent opportunities. Aa an
enlightened member of society,
=college education - 1 - euty
one of your most MOW
pineal assets.
Weare organind to assist row
The Is devoted t* the
The :1•r: ;.- 1 College Tradition
heritage of concerned and far
sighted ;maple. A committee of
Erie citizen, was famed shortly
after World War II to investigate
the possibility of establishidd a
public community college. The
committee decided that Erie's
educational process and to
providing you with an excellent
environment for a college
education. Outside of the
classroom, you will find other ex
tremely valuable educational ex
periences that are significant
components of any really
enriched college education.
This college exists, in part, to
pr9vide you with access to a
hi&-cluality college education
wilhin the context of Penn
State—one of the nation's great
land-grant universities. Together,
we pursue the goals of higher
education, of contributing to a bet
ter world, a better society, and a
better college.
Welcome to The Behrend
College of The Pennsylvania State
University. We are delighted that
you have chosen The Behrend
College to continue your quest for
knowledge, information, and lear
ning. It is our hope that the faculty
and staff of the college will make
your stay here aOsasaa, t and
challenging eiperience; -
Sane of the truths youlosid to
be self-evident will be
ebailienod,, odor will be rein
va.
PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Thomas G. Fox
Dean of Faculty
Dilutor Kochel Wskoomes Students
needs would best be met by a
branch campus of The Pen
nsylvania State University. Mrs.
Mary Brownell Elehrend, wife of
the deceased Ernst Behrerid,
generously offered the Glenn Hill
Farm estate as a gift in memory
President Oswald's Message
Dear Student at Penn State:
This student handbook is a
reference bulletin for you in many
of the aspects of your life at Penn
State. But undergirding this
publication is an important at
titude or philosophy which is a
part of official policy. At Penn
State we care about your in
dividual experience, activity, and
development during your college
years. We endeavor to balance the
extensive individual freedoms of
university life with your un
derstanding and acceptance of
responsible citizenship in a
university community. Therefore,
this handbook will provide in
formation about many policies,
services, and opportunities af
fecting your life at Penn State.
portunity to interact and in
terchange ideas with the faculty,
administration, and your fellow
students.
I urge you to take advantage of
the many co-curricular, cultural,
and other events which will take
place at the college this year to
enrich your life in this collegiate
l etting '
Our best wishes for a insccessfsd
acadendc year.
Irvin H. Kochel
Director
of her husband.
In 111118 Ernst Richard Behrend
founded the Hammermill Paper
Company with his father and
brother. Three years later, he was
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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1
But each one of you has the
ultimate freedom to make as
much, or as little, of your life here
as you wish. These are probably
the most crucial years of your life
in determining your lifework,
your habits of inquiry, your adult
choice of values and ethics. For
each of you I wish a fulfilling,
satisfying, and enriching ex
perience at Penn State.
Sincerely,
John Oswald
President
This handbook has been
prepared to provide students with
a reference to the information and
regulations regarding student life
at The Behrend College of The
Pennsylvania State University.
The Policies and Rides for Studen
ts (Commonwealth and Other
Branch Campuses) is also
published by the University as a
reference concerning systemwide
information, regulations, policies,
and rules which pertain to all
students and faculty. These two
publications have been designed
to be used by students to become
acquainted with University-Wide
information as well as local cam
pus trialitkass, rules, and ac-
The
Behiend College Student
Ham!book is published by the
Student Affairs Office,