Collegian
January 23, 1986
Penn State offers international collegiate experience
by Mari Trenkie
Assistant to the Associate Provost
Behrend students have the op
portunity to enrich their educa
tional experience by participating
in study abroad programs.
Provisional students advised
to check status
by Jack Homer
Collegian Feature Editor
Provisional students at Behrend
must realize that they have not yet
been accpted into a degree pro
gram at Penn State. If you are a
provisional student planning to
enter into either a four or two
year degree program and have
completed (or plan to complete by
the end of the Spring 'B6 semester)
18 credits (nine credits for a two
year degree program) and have
upheld a 2.0 grade average, you
must fill out an application for ac
ceptance into a degree program
NOW.
Some Penn State academic pro
grams and majors may have addi
tional admission requirements.
Make an appointment with Ad
missions Counselor, Greg Allen
whose office is located in the Ad
ministration on the second floor
or can be reached at extension
6100.
Rape crisis speaker scheduled
Lawrence Lobby will be host to a speaker on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m
A guest from the Erie Rape Crisis Center (to be named at a later
date), was asked by the Residential Life staff to speak on a "today"
issue—rape prevention and defense. The lecture's theme will be "how to
talk yourself out of a rape situation."
Light was first brought on the subject by Eric Connors and Alene
Rohde, members of the Residential Life staff.
"Creating awareness of various subjects has been an ongoing process
of the Residential Life staff," Rohde said. "Rape crisis is a part of this
process," she noted. "We feel there is a need for a topic like this
because rape is becoming more prevalent on college campuses in this
area. It's the crime no-one likes to talk about," Rohde concluded.
These programs are open to any
Penn State student with a 2.50
average and upon completion of
certain course prerequisites for
the program in which they are
seeking enrollment.
If you are a provisional student
who will have 36 credits or more
completed and meet the require
ment to enter into a degree pro
gram, yet you fail to go and fill
out an application, you are in
danger of being dropped as a pro
visional student. To attend classes
after being dropped as a provio
sional student, you must reapply
as a non-degreee student and are
in danger of losing your financial
aid.
Consult "The 1985-86 Policies
and Rules for Students" manual
if you want to refresh your
memory on the regulations and
restrictions of provisional enroll
ment. To fmd out where you
stand make your appointment
with the Admissions Office today!
Any delay could cost you time and
money—two things a student can't
afford to lose_
by Barb Cavano
Collegian Staff Writer
Tuition charges for all foreign
studies programs are the same as
for the University campus.
Round-trip transportation and a
one-time program fee (usually
around $35) must be borne by the
student. When room and board
arrangements are provided, these
costs are based on the standard
University Park double room and
board rate. Students eligible for
financial aid would continue
receiving such aid for their study
abroad.
Programs vary in length from
one semester to year-long terms of
study. Most participants are of
junior or senior standing during
their study abroad.
Students may presently choose
Endicott Report finds a 'cooling'
Spring job prospects appear to dim a little
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Spring grads' job prospects may
not be quite as positive as
previous reports predicted, the
latest testing of American
business' hiring plans indicates.
The previous reports,
moreover, suggested only slightly
better job prospects than students
had last year, when the job
market was at a nadir.
"I expect it to be flat, maybe
plus or minus one percent com
pared to last year," observes Vic
tor Lindquist, supervisor of Nor
thwestern University's Endicott
Report, the most recent of the
three major surveys on job pro
spects for graduating seniors.
And previously "hot"
engineering, computer and
chemistry grads are going to have
a much harder time finding jobs
than their counterparts of the last
few years.
"Students are going to have to
commit to a longer job search and
be satisfied with fewer choices,"
Lindquist says.
In late November, the College
Placement Council (CPC) pro
jected firms will make two percent,
more job offers than they did last
spring, while in December
Michigan State's national survey
of-business hiring plans predicted
from programs conducted in
England, Egypt, Australia, Ger
many, Italy, Spain, France,
Russia, Peru, Kenya, Taiwan and
Israel. Study in Malaysia may be a
future possibility. While many
programs concentrate on foreign
languages and cultures, others do
not require any foreign language
competency. Courses of study
range from language and
literature classes to architecture,
engineering, business, education,
social science and mass com
munication. Many programs meet
the general requirements for most
majors, minors and BDRs.
An additional plus is the fact
that every course offered within
the framework of these programs
a 1.4 percent rise in job offers for
`B6 grads.
The three surveys ask com
panies throughout the country
how many first-time job seekers
they plan to hire from the next
graduating class.
Lindquist says his report was
less optimistic because it polled
firms three months after the CPC
did, and because it does not sam:
Ple- government .agenciee_ plans_
like the CPC does.
"Our report is pretty close to
(John) Shingleton's at Michigan
(State)," he notes.
"All three surveys sample dif
ferent populations," explains
Rhea Nagle of the CPC.
"Students are
going to have to
commit to • a
longer job search
and be satisfied
with fewer
choices."
For only the third time-in 20
years, Lindquist's "population"
had a declining interest in hiring
engineering majors. There will be
six percent fewer job offers for
them this year, the report said.
The Endicott Report also
predicts a nine percent decrease in
offers to chemistry majors. The
other reports anticipated a
"slight" ncrease.
receives credit under a course
number listed in the Penn State
Baccalaureate Degree catalog—
thus, no transfer credits are in
volved and the student remains
registered at Penn State.
Interested students are en
couraged to discuss the merits of
education abroad for their par
ticular course of study and goals
with their advisor.
Additional counseling, infor
mation, application forms, etc.
may be obtained through the Pro
vost's Office. Contact Mari
Trenkle, Ext. 6230.
The deadline for Spring
Semester 1987 Study Abroad pro
grams is March 1, 1986.
Don't delay—inquire now!
for tech majors
The Northwestern survey does
agree that computer majors will
suffer a five percent decrease in
employment opportunities.
Not all the news is gloomy,
however.
- There is, Lindquist found, a
continuing employer interest in
• business and marketing degrees.
And liberal arts grads have bet
ter job prospects this year, the En
dicott -Report found.
Firms planned to make 12 per
cent more-job offers to liberal arts
grads than they did last year, Lin
dquist says.
Companies think liberal arts
majors are "more able to deal
with disparate thoughts and ideas.
Their thinking is more holistic,"
Lindquist says.
"We need people who can
translate computers into usable
terms," explains Steve Bennett,
author of "Playing Hardball with
Soft Skills," a soon-to-be
released book about how liberal
arts majors can break into the job
market.
Lindquist says American
Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T)
recruits liberal arts majors as
managers because they perform
better than any other degree.
' Lindquist also credits the move
by many liberal arts majors to
take a more diversified cur
riculum, which often includes
computer, math and business
courses. "Kids are getting better
prepared for jobs."
In preparing for the job
market, Lindquist recommends
seniors had "better hit the ground
running now, get a resume
together, know the market. You
are going to be competing with all
your classmates. It's going to be a
very competitive year."