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Simultaneous
University Park (PAIN)- With
increasing competition and
scarcity of career openings in
certain areas, many students
choose to enroll in a simultaneous
degree program in order to in
crease their job opportunities (A
simultaneous degree program is
a combination of background is
desired). Many simultaneous
degree programs are available,
but there are several restrictions.
First, the candidate must have
a cumulative grade-point
average of at least the minimum
required by the added major. For
example, if one is transferring to
a major that requires a
cumulative average of 3.0, his
preseht average must be 3.0. In
addition, one must be betweeh
fourth and ninth term standing.
One should speak to his advisor
Army ROTC Changes
To Meet Needs
There's been a big change on
College campuses in the last 10 to
12 years. The turbulence of the
60's is all but gone and it's been
replaced by a calmer, more
serious student attitude. The
students are interested in good
sound career training.
Army ROTC was one of the
most visible targets of student
unrest in the 1960's and
enrollments - shrank to almost
desperate levels. But these at
titudes have changed and ROTC
is enjoying a comeback and a
renewed respect that is more
than gratifying to Colonel Rose,
Professor of Military Science at
Main Campus.
"It's not only that times have
changed or the students have
changed, although that is most
certainly true. But ROTC has
changed along with them. The
program has been made more
relevant to them and we can show
how Army ROTC and its
Working Overseas Cuts
Travel Costs
Now, more than ever before,
students can reduce the cost of a
trip abroad by living and working
in another country. This summer,
hundreds of U.S. students will
find jobs in France, Ireland,
Great Britain and New Zealand
through the WORK ABROAD
program sponsored by the
Council on International
Educational Exchange (CIEE).
In its tenth year of operation, the
program cuts through the red
tape that students face when they:
want to work overseas.
Opt For
Degree
and obtain an application from
him. Then the candidate must
meet with the dean of the college
he is presently enrolled in, as well
as with the dean of the college he
plans to second major in. He
must have his application ap
proved by all the program heads
and deans involved.
Once the candidate is enrolled
in the simultaneous degree
program, he must earn a
minimum of - 30 credits above the
number of credits required for
the degree with the lowest total
credit requirement for each
simultaneous degree approved.
For example, if the candidate is
enrolled in one major which
requires 120 credits and another
which requires 126 credits, the
candidate must earn at least 150
credits to graduate.
curriculum can help to meet the
needs of their personal lives as
well as help in whatever career
they select,"- Colonel Rose ex
plained.
How has Army ROTC
changed? There is an exciting
new curriculum of Military
Science courses that have proved
so popular, that many non-ROTC
students elect to put them in their
class schedules even though
they're not actually in the
program.
A popular aspect of Army
ROTC is the Reserve Forces
Duty Option. This allows a
student to choose to serve in
either the Army Reserve or
National Guard after com
missioning. This is particularly
important to some students since
it allows them to begin their
civilian careers while serving
their country at the same time.
Along with this, Army ROTC
students receive extensive
Participants must find their
own jobs, but they receive help
from cooperating student
organizations in each country. In
France and New Zealand, they
may work during the summer; in
Britain and Ireland, they may
work at any time of the year for
up to six months and four months
respectively. The jobs are
usually unskilled - in factories,
department stores, hotels, etc. -
but they pay enough to cover the
cost of room and board. A typical
job might be that of a cham
Belarend Collegian
Erie Employment Peaks
Erie County's economy turned
in a record-breaking per
formance last year. Employment
reached a new peak as a monthly
average -of 117,400 county
residents held jobs. That was
3,000 more than a year earlier.
.Local factories peaked with a
monthly average of 44,800 jobs, a
thousand more than in 1978. And
other industries added 500 jobs,
for a new high of 71,500 a month.
A record amount of electricity
was used in factory production.
The area is now consuming
nearly one-quarter more than it
did for this purpose as recently as
1972. After peaking in 1978, the
average factory work week
edged back to 41.4 hours, but 1978
and 1979 had the longest
averages in recent history.
leadership and management
training which gives them a
decided edge when applying for
employment. Those are two
qualities every employer looks'
for in a prospective employee and
most recognize the ability of
ROTC to develop them in
students. _
While the image of Army ROTC
has changed, it still has not
caught up with many students.
"When we have the opportunity
to talk with high school students
or even our own college
students", Colonel Rose added,
"We're surprised at how many
still think of ROTC in terms that
go back 10 years. When we tell
them about Army ROTC today
they - are sometimes skeptical
until they talk with some of our
students and find out what we've
been telling them is true."
bermaid or porter in a hotel in
London's West End. Last sum
mer, one enterprising student
found work as a wool presser on a
New Zealand sheep farm.
Students must be at least 18
years old and able to prove their
student status. To work in
France, they must be able to
speak French. For more in
formation and application forms,
contact CEEE, Dept. PR-WA, 205
East 42nd Street, NeW York, NY
10017;. or 312 Sutter. Street, San
Francisco, CA 94108.
Sophomore Works On
Energy Project
A Behrend College Penn State
sophomore is working on a
project which hopefully will
make coal environmentally safe
for use in power plants .
.
Melissa Masteller was recently
awarded an intern scholarship
through Oak Ridge Associated
Universities, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
She is now working in a new lab
high atop a hill at the Pittsburgh
Energy Technology Center at
- Bruceton, the largest of five
federally owned and operated
centers in the U.S. Department of
Energy.
Miss Masteller, a chemical
engineering major at Behrend, is
working with the oxyde
sulfurnization process which
-is the chemical removal of sulfur
from coal.
The center, which devotes all
its efforts to coal technologies has
had as much as a 40 per cent
success rate in the removal of
sulfur from some types of _ coal.
The process attempts to remove
the organic sulfurs as soon as the
coal is mined, as opposed to other
methods which are applied either
at the time of combustion or in
the stacks after burning.
A centralized desulfurization
In spite of this excellent per
formance, unemployment in Erie
County increased over the year
by 800 persons, for an average of
9,200, and the monthly average
unemployment rate rose from 6.8
to 7.2 percent. The increase came
not from job loss but from ex
pansion of the area's labor force.
It has been increasing steadily
since 1976—by - annual in
crements of 300, 3,700 and 3,800
respectively—and last year
averaged 126,000 a month. Until
1979, the number of unemployed
declined from year to year; but
last year industry was no longer
able to absorb all those who
wished to work.
Although the 1979 performance
was, on the whole, good, it was
extremely erratic. There were
high points of activity scattered
through the year, followed by
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plant would save corporations the
cost of added environment
safeguards.
Sulfur is present in coal in three
different forms: pyritic, organic
and sulfate.. In the
oxydesulfurization process,
pyritic and organic sulfur are
oxidized to the sulfate form
where it is washed out of the coal,
neutralized, and disposed of.
Working with the pilot plant
process, she is engaged in feed
preparation, calculations,
operations, laboratory testing
and report preparation.
The prodess is thus: Coal ob
tained from mines throughout the
U.S. is dried and crushed until it
is fine enough to pass through a
100 mesh sieve. The crushed coal
is then sampled and sent out for
analysis. The coal is mixed with
water and fed to the pilot plant as
a slurry.
Air is bubbled through the
slurry at elevated pressure and
temperature to provide the
oxygen needed to oxidize the
sulfur in the coal. The coal is then
removed from the reactor and
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sharp drops. These were not the
usual seasonal shifts, and they
suggest that contract
procurement by local industries
was quite spotty. In an area as
small as this, a certain amount of
economic wobbling has to be
expected because individual
firms affect total conditions more
than they do in larger area; 'but
last year was especially wobbly.
Given current uncertainties in
the national economy, this area
may not have as good fortune this
year as last. Increased defense
spending may not produce effects
very quickly, although it should
ultimately benefit the area. If the
nation sinks into recession, that
could result in some local sag too.
But the worst aspect of the local
ecenomy at this time is the
unabated growth in the size of the
local labor force.