OCTOBER 13;1983
Women's Issues .
Everyone's Issues
By Margaret Tometak
Since women represent 36 percent
of the total enrollment at Bebrend
College, a new organization is being
formed called "Women Today."
Their premise has been in existence
long before women even received
the right to vote Even though the
issues that are being addressed are
women' issues, they would affect
everyone, so all students are invited
to attend the meetings, which are
held every other Friday at 12:15 in
the Library S.-minor Room beginn
ing October 14.
Some items that will be discussed
are career planning, equal oppor
tunity, discrimination, financial
Planning, and marriage versus
career.
New Procedure Begins For Late Drop
By Ann Wennski
Now that Behrend is under the
semester system, the-university has
approved a new policy concerning
the new time limit for the drop
period and the number of credits a
student may drop.
Starting with the 1983 fall
semester, the late drop period began
September 19 and extends through
November 4. Under the term system
of previous years, the late drop
lasted only until the end of the
eighth week of the term.
During the normal drop period,
or the first 21 days of the semester, a
course dropped will not be recorded
on a student's transcript. A course
dropped during the late period will
receive one of three marks on the
Two New Buildings To
Become Reality At Behrend
By Ed McCloskey
A one million dollar commitment by the HammermM Foundation,
combined with a recent anonymous donation of $750,000, will provide
Hehrend with two new buildings. These buildings are part of Behrend's
planned. Business, Engineering, and Technology Complex:
The new build' will contain machine shops, testing centers, and
'research labs, in addition to classrooms and faculty offices. The complex
will also host the new computer center, which will be connected to the
University Park campus facilities.
The complex, which will be located between the Behrend and Nick
buildings, will actually be two buildings separated by a high ceilinged en
trance hall. On-the . le ft side will be the Hanunermill Building and on the
right side will be what is currently called the 'B' Building. By the time of
the construction, a name will be chosen.
Plans for a new building on campus have been discussed for many
years. The plans for this specific building have been in gestation for over
a year and a half.
The Board of Trustees is expected to give final approval of the,ixon
struction program at the January meeting. The building is scheduled to
be ready for classes by the fall of 1985. Watch for further details in up
coming issues of the Behrend Collegian.
transcript. These marks are WN,
WP, and WF, which stand for
withdrew-no grade, withdrew
passing and withdrew-failing,
respectively. It is completely up to
the instructor which mark will be
put on a transcript. It is often deter
mined by a grade a student has
received on an exam already taken.
If he received a passing grade, the
instructor will probably give him or
her a WP. However, if a student
failed the exam, a WF will most
likely be given. WN is usually used
when no exam has been ad
ministered so far.
There has also been a change in
the amount of credits which a stu
dent may drop during his years at
the university. The limit was 12 for a
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In 1819,
nptain Alden
'artridge, a former
- yrintendent at
Ant, started
.ay as Army t• C.
-
He felt our country needed more "citizen sol
diers." So he established the first private school to
offer military instruction.
It didn't take long for his idea to spread.
By the turn of the century, 105 colleges
and universities across the country were offering
military instruction on - their campuses.
Today, with Army ROTC available at over
1,400 colleges and universities, the program is
stronger than ever.
baccalaureate degree student or a
provisional student who aspires to
become a baccalaureate degree can
didate. The limit has now been
changed to ten; whereas the
associate degree student's limit re
mains at six. There is, however, an
exception to the rule for students
who enrolled before Summer Ses
sion of 1983. These students still
have a maximum of 12 late drop
credits throughout the rest of their
four years of study.
If anything is still left unclear to
you, you may look up this topic in
the Behrend pamphlet entitled,
POLICIES AND RULES FOR
STUDENTS 1983-84. These are
available in the records office.
Army Reserve
Training Corps
is more than a
program. It's a
ton.
For 163 years,
OTC has been
ining people to
to a job that's also
tradition. The
l ob of an Army
officer.
BEHREND COLLEGE
ARMY ROTC.
BEALLYOU CAN BE.
DROP IN AND SEE CPT HAMES AT THE ROTC OFFICE.
BEHREND COLLEGIAN
Some were interested in the leadership
and management training. Others enrolled on
full-tuition scholarships. And the financial -
assistance— up to $l,OOO a year during the last
two years of ROTC-attracted still others.
But all of them had one thing in common:
the desire to begin their future as Army officers.
Why don t you do the same? You'll
graduate to a position of real responsibility.
Exercise leadership and management skills.
Build a secure future for yourself. And enjoy the
travel, adventure aneT - -
of being a second lit
ant in today's Army.
Army ROTC.
as much of a traditi(
as the job it trains
you for. Find out hol
to enroll today.
- For more info
mation, contact the
Army ROTC Pro
fessor of Military
Science on your
campus.
"Building The Foundations" -
Top Of The Hill Workshop
A conference on meeting the
academic and personal needs of the
non-traditional student will be held
on October 22 and 23, 1983.
Counselors and teachers from
colleges, universities, and technical
schools in New York, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania, will be guest
speakers.
There are five workshops in each
of the four hour periods and the stu
dent can choose from each period.
The main subjects are: financial aid,
single parenting, student activities,
family life, career. development, ad
vising, study habits, use of the
library, learning techniques, day-
Division Name Changes
Clarified
The "Divisions" of Behrend Col
lege have undergone name changes
"to better convey to the public the
• principal areas within those divi
sions," according to John M.
Lilley, Provost and Dean of Penn
State-Behrend. The name changes
came about "after doing an ad
ministrative review. We were trying
to communicate better with the out
side world." He said the decision
was "a long-term process" made
after extensive consultation.
- Explaining the changes, Dean
Lilley said The Division of Natural
Sciences and Engineering was
changed to The Division of Science,
Engineering, and Technology
because "we've added a new
technology course," which is
"distinct" from the other two areas.
And last year alone, over 70,000 students
participated.
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By Pbyland Robertson
care, communication, unemploy-
mart, support groups, days schedul
ing, interaction with students and
instructors, and burnout.
The "non-traditional" student is
one who did not enroll in college im
mediately following graduation
from high school. All students are
invited to attend the conference.
The cost of on-site registration is
435.00. Behrend students qualify
for a discount and only have to pay
half of the cost. If you only want to
attend the workshops, there is no
fee. For more information, contact
Chris Wolfe, Marge Tomczak or the
Student Activities Office in the Reed
Building.
The Division of Arts and
Humanistic Studies has become The
'Division of Humanities and Com
•munications because "we wanted to
;emphasize Communications,"
Lilley said, "But Humanities still
comes first." Dean Lilley also noted
'that "Arts is really a subset of
: Humanities," and was misleading
'because Behrend has no Arts
• majors.
The Division of Social and
Behavioral Sciences was changed to
The Division of Business and Social
Sciences because "we wanted to
make our Business aspects more
visible," the dean said.
Dean Lißey believes that the new
names will be beneficial to those
within the Behrend system, as well
as those outside.
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