PAGE 4 Ream Appointed John 0. Ream 111 has been appointed director of operations at Penn State-Behrend. In announcing the appoint ment, Dr. John M. Lilley, pro vost and dean of the College commented, "We are pleased to have John Ream on our staff. His knowledge of Penn State operations and his exemplary performance at two other Penn State campuses provided him with fine credentials for the job." An alumnus of The Peni sylvania State University, Ream was previously manager of hous ing and food service at the Al toona campus and also served at the Mont Alto campus. He is a Keeping The Records Straight By: Jill Franz In the Reed Building on the first floor theres is a small office whose door seems perpetually closed. Once a semester, students line up for hours to get into the office. Of course, I mean the Records Of fice, which plays a most impor tant role in shaping the futures of Behrend students. Each student at Behrend, whether they know it or not, places a great deal of responsibili ty on the registrar's office. This responsibility falls into three major categories. The records, registration, and schedul ing of every student. Each student record is kept as accurate as possible. If a student changes his name or has a change of address, this must be reported to Records as soon as possible. Some students may need a verification of enrollment for employment or other reasons. If this is the case, check with the records office. Dan Kamin: Uncommon Entertainment Dan Kamin, well known mime, comedian, and satirist proved to be an experienced talent who thoroughly entertained his audience. Mr. Kamin not only performed his own repertoire with perfection and believable confidence, but also those suggested by the audience. Some of the ideas from the audience included eating food at the Behrend cafeteria and going through a fun house at an amusement park. His improvisations caused a lot of laughter, especially the Behrend cafeteria pantomime. Another technique that Mr. Kamin uses is audience participation. He went out among the people and picked a spectator or two or three to help him with the pantomime. This bridged the gap between the performer and the audience to give it more of a carnival atmosphere which seemed to appeal to the people attending the show. As I look ed around, it appeared that everyone was caught in the mood of the particular pantomime. At times, people were actually on the edges of their seats with their eyes glued to the stage in anticipation of what they were going to ask their minds to believe, yet their eyes were not seeing. One surprising fact was that since there are over 600 dorm students, the Reed Lecture Hall was not filled to capacity. It is understandable, that due to the weather conditions, commuters might not want to venture back out once home. For the dorm students, a trek from the hill to the Reed Union Building for an entertaining and free show, I would have expected to bring about a larger crowd. The Penn State-Behrend Student Union Board Cultural Commit tee is to be commended for bringing another enjoyable show to the native of Berlin in Somerset County. In his new duties, Ream will oversee all university business and operations for Behrend Col lege, including maintenance and operation of buildings and grounds, purchasing, physical plant, and security, in coordina tion with the department of Housing and Food Services, Personnel and Employee Rela tions Services. Ream replaces Robert C. Finley, who served at Penn State-Behrend for seventeen years. Finley was recently named administrative director of business services at University Park. Records also serves the academic faculty with the class list and with this comes a lot of ac curacy and checking. When it comes time for students to declare or change their. major, the records office is the place to report it to. Advising is also a job of the records office. They check to make sure each student is working on their Program Essential Courses towards their major. Unfulfilled requirements are given to juniors and seniors by the records office. They " must make sure the students are making "academic progress" and if not, they help with a change of assignment. If a student is having problems with rules and regulations of the college, the records office will work with a student on an in dividual basis. These rules can be flexed to help the innocent. If there is a problem with a specific rule, it By: Marge Tomczak THE BEHREND COLLEGIAN 8.1 Hel .T.S. ping Wi By: Geoff Whitney Behrend finally has a club for Computer Science majors, Management Information Systems majors, and anyone else interested in compUter technology. Behrend Information Technology Students is designed to keep Behrend's students up to date with the new wave of com puter applications. Anyone in terested in gaining an edge in their chosen field should see what 8.1.T.5. is all about. Meetings are every other Tuesday at 12:15 in Nick 114. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, February 28. will be investigated and if the stu dent is in the right, a petition will be written up and put before the senate for review. There can definately be an exception to a policy. I'm sure that many students are wondering why the drop-add line is so long. There are several reasons for this. Each student record is to be an accurate as possible and for this reason the records office wants to be able to validate what is done to each schedule. The number of students per class needs to be correct. These are just some figures to give you an idea of why the drop-add line is so long. 99 students late registered, 882 courses were drop ped from the original schedule, 1,061 courses were added, and 372 section changes were filed. This means the records office handled 2,675 course actions. Hotline Needs Volunteers Call 453-5656 th The Computer Mysteries Behrend students can benefit from this club in several ways. First of all, frequent guest lec turers will provide up to date in= formation about what is happen ing now with computers in the job market. Second of all, 8.1.T.5. is seeking to become a student chapter of - either the Data- Pro cessing Management Association (DPMA) or the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Anybody who is somebody in the computer world is involved in one or both of these organizations. Therefore, being part of a student chapter of either association would look very good on a resume' or job application. Students can also learn valuable cooperation skills by joining such a club. Decisions are made democratically, giving everyone an equal vote. Even if your major is not in any way associated with computers, OBK Event Mother Nature To Decide By: Ed McCloskey Whick do you prefer, snow or paint? You might have that choice since the annual Omicron Beta Kappa Society Snow Sculpture Contest may become a Banner Painting Contest. This event, scheduled for Saturday, February 24, will be determin ed by the weather. As this article is being written, it is a balmy 50 degrees. By the time of the contest there could be two feet of snow on the ground. The contest this year is open to teams of one to six persons— faculty and or students. Categories for the judging include: most original, most creative, and the best Penn State Behrend theme. Gorge pi77as and passes to the SUB Weekend Cinema will be award ed to the winner in each category. Gail McGaughey, president of OBK has appointed Ed McCloskey to head the contest committee. McCloskey, along with faculty members and students, will conduct the judging at 2 p.m. the day of the contest. The sculptures (or banners) will be located on the Perry lawn between the Student Union and Perry and in front of the Reed near the Library. Students and faculty can secure applications at the R.U.B. desk until the day of the event. Paint?... FEBRUARY 17, 1984 come give -us a try. You will be forced to learn about computers eventually anyway, and why not get the jump on others in your field by learning about computers and how they can benefit you NOW. Now is the time to get in volved with 8.1.T.5. because crucial decisions are being made about the future direction this club is going to take, and your say will help determine that direction. Remember, 8.1.T.5. is not a club of computer geniuses sitting around figuring out new ways to extract money from the university computer (not a bad idea con sidering recent book expenses!) We are concerned with keeping you as a student informed as to what computers can do for you in your future employment, and be ing there to help bridge the un friendly gap between you and computer technology. or Snow?
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