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VOLUME XXXV NO. 10
I.C.C. To Broadcast New TV Station
Media specialist Paul E. Bailey adjusts camera.
A closed circuit television
station, Channel 4, will soon be in
operation here at Behrend. The
Behrend College Television Net
work, (BCTN), is to begin broad
casting later this month or in
early February. Through the In
structional Communications Cen
ter (1.C.C.),_ headed by Paul
Bailey, programs will air over
Student Informational System.
(5.1.5.) television sets located in
„seven campus buildings.
At present, daily messages that
range - in content from club meet
seminar announcements, are
broadcast over the S.I.S. sets.
There are sets in the lobbies of
Ericsson Quits PR Post
William Ericsson recently
resigned as Behrend's Assistant
Director of Public Information to
assume a Marketing Manager
position for Penn. Com
munications, a subsidiary of
WQLN, Channel 54, Erie's Public
Broadcasting Station. The
programs he'll be involved with
will be produced by WQLN, and
aired nationally.
When asked why he decided to
leave after two years, he ex
plained that "This new position is
affiliated with a local public
television station. I will be get
ting in - to a managerial position in
one of the few fields I feel as good
about as I do about higher
education."
Bill Ericsson spent four years
at University Park majoring in
English and one year of graduate
school at Columbia University
studying journalism.
"Try Before You Buy"
"What Army ROTC Basic
camp offers," according to Cpt.
Jeff Witherel, Asst. Professor of
Military Science at Behrend
College," is a way to try before
you buy."
Each summer, over 2000 young
men and women from all across
the country converge on Fort
Knox, Kentucky, for six weeks of
Army ROTC Basic Camp and
they get paid for their efforts.
These are students who think -
they first might be interested in
enrolling in - Army ROTC but
aren't certain. Some of them are
Published by the Students_of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
the dormitories, and in the Reed,
Behrend, Nick and Dobbins Hall
Buildings. The services of this
system will expand to include
videotaped programs, live shows,
and films.
Although I.C.C. media
specialist Paul E. Bailey has
been planning this addition since
the conception of the I.C.C. in
1976, only recently' ` has the
necessary equipment been
available. Through the efforts of
the 1.C.C., a mini-TV .s production
Studio was obtained.
News programs, variety shows
and club-oriented productions
Even - though he "enjoyed
working with the people out
here," he did express some
regret. His main dissatisfaction
was that he felt "completely at
the whim of (local newspaper)
editors." A situation he described
as, "frustrating." He also
mentioned that his job had many
demands but oftentimes proved
interesting.
In his new post with WQLN he
will concentrate on sales
promotion rather than on writing.
However, he does plan to do some
free lance writing which he
claims allows, "n tore of a chance
to control your own product than
with public relations."
At third writing, a replacement
for the position has not been
found. However, Bill Ericsson
was confident that someone will
be hired, "reasonably soon."
students from a host school such that they can try it out. If they
as Behrend College, who, after don't like it, they are under no
two years at College, have obligation to enroll in ROTC even
decided that ROTC might be the if they complete Basic camp with
right course of action for them flying colors.
and their futures: Others are "What we've found out here at
students who have - transferred Behrend College" . Captain
from schools where Army ROTC Witherel said, "is that once our
was not available. Still others are students try us out, and discover
students from community - and how much ROTC has to offer now
junior colleges who have enrolled and for their, future, and once
for the final two years in a school they find out how it helps build
offering Army ROTC. confidence, leadership, and gets
They all have one thing in them in shape, they want to
common: They are interested in enroll. We're, , proud
~ to . have
Army ROTC • and • like: the id ea. • them ~, ,; .; :4 :4
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are the types of presentations
Paul Bailey would welcome.
Limited space, especially for live
shows, is a major restriction.
Because of the bulky and sen
sitive equipment, live variety
shows, for example, can only be
broadcast from the Behrend
building.
Programs that require a studio
setting will probably originate
from the cramped 8103 studio
( this location may change ).
However, the use of a mobile
camera, video programs are not
restricted to the Behrend
building: Paul Bailey insists,
"Anybody, who is interested, is
encouraged; dorm floors, clubs -
the more the merrier."
Presently, the S.I.S. an
nouncements are shown from
nine to nine daily; prograin
scheduling, then, will depend
upon when the producers want to
broadcast. Bailey -does not
foresee many scheduling
problems - if the students wish to
reach a dorm audience they could
plan an evening broadcast; if
they prefer a larger, varied
audience, they could plan a
Mr. Bill Ericsson
daytime program.
Despite the apparent freedom
over program scheduling and
production, Bailey claims the
right to "filter out" material that
he maintains is in "bad taste."
For example, profanity and
programs offensive to minorities
would be edited.
Of course, before Behrend's fir
st television station can begin
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One of the many sophiscated units of t he -m
Scholarship Bank
Offers $ll,OOO
Financial Aid
Per Student
A new, non profit service for
students was announced today.
Designed to find all of the
scholarships, loans, grants and
work-study Opportunities for
students at the high ..school, un
dergraduate and graduate levels.
the new service guarantees that
each applicant will receive at
least $lOO in aid.
According to Steve Danz.
Director of the Scholarship Bank.
the average student applicant is
received thirty-two "leads" on
scholarship information on those
sources for which they are poten
tially eligible. The student then
decides which sources to actually
apply for.
An analysis of the more than
15,000 individual entries in the
data bank indicates that about 30
percent are based on need, about
30 percent on merit and the
remainder on a combination or
other factors. The Scholarship
Bank is the only source for all aid
sources, including graduate
grants.
The key tsz the data bank is the
questionnaire that each student
fills out. Requested information
concerns age, sex, marital
status, year in school, schools at
tending, major, occupational
-goals, jobs held, religion, parents
union, employment and military
information, and a -variety of
iSther- . factors 'Cost of , the 'serVite
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1980
transmitting, it must have
programs. Paul Bailey com
mented, "We (at I.C.C. > need
ideas, student participation and
more interest and enthusiasm to
make • this program work." He
also briefly outlined the process
for getting a program shown.
"Write a script out. let me see it.
(the I.C.C. office is in B 126) and
we would gladly air it."
is only $2.5
Interested students should send
a stamped, self-addressed en
velope ( and save themselves ap
proximately 100 hours of resear
ch) to the Scholarship Bank.
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.. Num
ber 750. Los Angeles. CA 90067. or
call toll-free 800-327-9191 ext 397.
The Delta Kappa Phi
Fraternity announced that it
will have space available in
their University Park Chap
ter House for the Spring
Term of 1980. Any male per
son wishing additional in
formation about this and
possible summer vacancies
should write to:
HOUSE MANAGER
Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity
240 East Prospect Avenue
State College, Pa. 16801
814-237-9923
cc: Jerry Stitt: President;
, Delta Kappa Phi Alumni
Assoc.
• Chris Donahey:
House Manager
John Sproch: President;
University Park
Chapter
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