September 12, 1985 Page Two Dr. Diana Hume George awarded for excellence in research by Rob Roth Collegian Staff Writer Dr. Diana Hume George, Associate Professor of English, recently received the Behrend Col lege Excellence in Research Award. Dr. George was nominated by faculty members in each division and chosen by a committee com prised of faculty and ad- ministrators at Behrend. Rather definition may not be complete: than focusing on one particular “This leaves out the spiritual Nevertheless she partakes in aspect of her varied work, she dimension-I admire this part of this often times elusive search and received the award for her the human spirit which is a concludes that, “These consum cumulative efforts in research mystery, and there is something ing issues are the one thread I can displayed since she began teaching more than just flesh, I try to par- identify that binds together my at Behrend in 1981. tially .unravel that mystery.” diverse research interests.” *editor s note. Dr. Zachary Irwin and Dr.-Richard Mester also received Behrend “excellence” awards. Details in future issues. Behrend’s by Kimberly T. Ford Collegian Staff Writer To the Behrend community, ex pansion and innovation are quick ly becoming commonplace. The past year has seen signifi cant additions to campus; addi tions that are just the beginning of a carefully structured plan to assist the campus in reaching its potential. Don’t look now; puzzle page 7 She describes her major research interests as, “centered around three issues that have to do with definitions of what it is to be human.” George feels that, “we are creatures that are symbol makers, sexual, and mortal—and that we are often aware of this.” However she stresses that this expansion plans hold much for the future opened its classrooms for the first time this semester. With its four teen faculty offices, new labs for instruction and General Electric computer laboratory the building is approximately 98. completed. The community-funded building was officially dedicated on September 4th. A coming attraction to the cam pus is the 6.5 million dollar Life Fitness complex. This massive structure will house three full court and basketball courts, a swimming complex, raquetball courts, as well as many modem features. The center is being fund ed by private contributions and will hopefully be completed in 1988. Because the Life-Fitness com plex will cover a great deal of the present playing field areas, the college has acquired and has plans to develop the Herman property near the athletic field. Student Senate schedules Freshmen Senator elections The Student Senate scheduled its Freshman Senator Elections for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 17 and 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Voting will take place both days in the Reed Union Building near the Library. Open are the two Student Senate positions of Freshman Senator. Both '- positions carry voting privileges to bring the voting membership of the Senate to 15. The duties of the Freshman Senators are to represent the in terest of the 850 freshmen and to serve on committees of the Stu dent Government Association (SGA). Their terms of office run through May 1986. The Chairman and Vice- Chairman of the Inter-Club Council (ICC) are also available positions. The Chairman of ICC also has a vote on the Student Senate and is a member of the SGA Budget Committee. The ICC’s members are representatives from the student Yet above all Dr. George is in search of more concrete details of human existence as she states, “I’m interested in how we come to be, how we experience ‘being’, and how we cease to be.” “Primary oppositions, meaning death and sexuality, and paradoxes attract me—l like to try to resolve them and often can’t.” A library complex is another future addition. This complex will house research areas, a drastically increased amount of space for books and materials, and a large multi-purpose area. The 9.8 million dollar project was approv ed by the legislature twice, but received executive vetos from the Governor when the State alloca tions are accrued, plans for pro duction will begin. Why is Behrend undergoing so many changes? One reason could be attributed to the fact that, “The college is constantly expan ding in enrollment and with in creased facilities we can more ef fectively accomodate our students,” comments Dean Har shbarger, Dean of. Student Af fairs. Also, the college was not structured to accomodate as many students as it presently does and eventually will have enrolled. Associate Provost, Dean Burke clubs and organizations. ICC coordinates club activities and sponsors theme weeks, (e.g. Winterfest and Spring Week). ICC also serves as a liason bet ween SGA and the clubs. ICC was developed in its pre sent form to be sure that student clubs and organizations were represented at SGA meetings. “A great deal of what SGA does directly affects clubs in terms of budgets and policy enforcement,” says SGA President Douglas Gerow. The SGA constitution requires that the Freshman Senators be elected by the fourth week of the semester. The ICC vacancies are a result of a lack of candidates in the Spring semester elections. All first or second semester students are eligible to vote for two Freshman Senators; Since the ICC positions were not filled in Spring, the SGA Constitution specifies that the Student Senate will vote to fill the vacancies. This These interests have sparked her to write three books, Blake and Freud, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1980, Epitaph and Icon (with M.A. Nelson), and Oedipus Anne: The Poetry of Anne Sexton. Dr. George has also had a chap book of her poetry published, The Evolution of Love, and has published over 30 articles, reviews, and chapters in books. These include works in Centenial Review, The Journal, of Popular Culture, and Women’s Studies. Also an important aspect to her work is serving on the advisory board of “Hartford Studies in Literature”, and taking an active comments on Behrend’s expan sion, “In view of the number of students enrolled, Behrend has made a great many renovations. ment increases. news will be done at the September 18 SGA meeting held at 5:00 p.m. in Reed 116. Any full time student of first or second semester standing is eligi ble to vote for two Freshman Senators. “Elections will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday and to vote students must have valid ID cards,” advises Dana Bucci, Electrons Committee Chairper son. “This year’s slate of can didates should mean that we will have an exciting campaign and a high voter turnout,” continued Bucci. This columnist advises all students to vote. One fifth of the Student Senate is up for election. These 15 students make decisions that affect you. Be sure your preferences are known. The results will be announced at the Wednesday, September 18 SGA meeting. Those who are elected shall begin serving their terms at that meeting. part in editing three other publications. She is a reader for Cornell University Press, Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Centenial Review, and The Jour nal of Popular Culture. Her research does not end here however, for after the conclusion of the fall term teaching at Behrend, she will continue her work on two books, Early Boston Burying Grounds (with M.A. Nelson), which she expects to complete by the Spring of ‘B6, and Two Burdeners: Maxine Kumin and Anne Sexton, which she ex pects to complete during the next two years. We’ve come a long way, but we’ve also got a long way to go.” It looks as though Behrend is mov ing in the right direction. •P up with consistent enroll-
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