Collegian
February 20, 1986
T-1 Carrier links Behrend to University Park
by Greg Rathbun
Collegian Staff Writer
"BeaM me up Scotty" may not
be the official jargon heard when
operating the T-1 Carrier but it
certainly fits.
The T-1 Carrier, a communica
tions system used by many U:S.
companies, can conduct meetings
from city to city without leaving
the office. The Pennsylvania State
University is the first university in
the U.S. to use this technology in
its system.
The T-1 offers a direct link
from University Park to Behrend.
Over this link, voice, data and
video messages are transmitted
with greater capacity than the
Universities previous system at a
CALL FOR PAPERS
by
A symposium in celebration of women and blacks
•
Symposium Steering Committee--An undergraduate symposium, focus
ing on mutual concerns of women and blacks in the 1980 s will be held at
Behrend on April 19 and 20.
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The emphasis is primarily, but not exclusively, cultural and
academic. An excellent program is planned, including nationally known
writer and lecturer, Maya Angelou as key-note speaker.
We invite undergraduate students to submit critical papers, creative
poetry or ceative works, focusing on the humanities, political and
ac
rr:# tivist dimensions of a humanistic approach. The steering committee will
select six students from colleges and universities in the area for presen
tations during the symposium.
The deadline for submission is March 15. Submit all ideas to Dr.
Maya Angeiou Diana Hume George, 101 Turnbull Hall.
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ment of a particular stock if such
action is consistent with Penn
State's legal and fiduciary
responsibilities.
The board also approved the
creatiopn of an Apartheid
Responses Advisory Committee.
The committee is advisory to the
University president and will be
composed of University ad
ministrators, faculty members
and students. ..
"The committee would ensure
that Penn State's policies remain
comprehensive, consistent,
responsive and flexible to the con
stantly changing conditions in
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greater speed and less cost
"It allows us to do three
things," said Jack Burke,
associate provost and dean.
"One, ultimately all our voice
communication will go over this
link this will allow us to make a
local call to University Park and it
will be billed as a local call,"
Burke said. "Two, all our data
(computer information) will go
over this line. In the past we
rented two lines from the phone
company and paid a yearly freight
on that," Burke continued.
The T-1 Carrier saves the
University money this way and
also allows PSU to transmit more
information. These two new ser
South - Africa," Dr. Jordan ex
plained. He also said he will
report to the board as appropriate
on the activities and recommenda
tions of the new advisory commit
tee, as well as any executive ac
tions taken.
A special Advisory committee
on Responses to Apartheid, ap
pointed by Dr. Jordan in
December, recommended 17 op
tions appropriate to Penn State's
mission and goals as an institution
of higher learning. This report
formed the basis of Dr. Jordan's
proposals to the board.
In his report, Dr. Jordan also
vices alone may prove the T-1 cost
effective, but its third benefit will
ensure better education and
communication.
Compressed video technology
allows people to communicate
face to face from hundreds of
miles away. Additionally, video
classes will enhance course offer
ings at Behrend.
"There is a class using it (the
T-1 Carrier) right now," Burke
said. "It is a course typically not
offered here—Agriculture 100. It
is a one credit-hour class." This
class meets one day a week in the
Behrend studio where an instruc
tor from University Park lectures
students here. Since it is a two-
discussed Penn State's investment
in 19 corporations operating in
South Africa, which abide by the
Sullivan Principles. As of Nov.
30, 1985, the investments were
valued at $5.5 million; this
represents 9.6 percent of the
market value of the University's
Associated Trust and Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center Trust
funds, down from 12.9 percent at
the end of 1984.
The board first expressed its op
position to apartheid in 1978
when it adopted a resolution call
ing upon American corporations
doing business in South Africa to
operate in accordance with the
Sullivan Principles of nonsegrega
tion and equality of opportunity.
Last July, the board reaffirmed
its commitment to investing in
corporations abiding by the
Sullivan Principles.
Don't look now, puzzle page 9
way system - it is almost like having
the instructor right here. The
students will raise their hand to
ask questions and the instructor
will see them, call them by name
and answer- them.
Agriculture 100 class in University Park, as seen by Behrend students
transmitted by the T-1 Carrier.
Contimilig Education plans
spring seminars & workshops
by Greg Rathbun
Collegian Staff Writer
The Division of Continuing
Education has organized several
seminars and workshops for Spr
ing and Summer of 1986.
These workshops, for business,
industry, health care, service
organizations, and the general
public, are usually conducted
from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. in con
ference facilities of hotels and
motels in the Erie area and at
Penn State-Behrend.
The workshops deal with self
improv_ement and dealing with
situations. The first five, of an ex
tensive series, include: Starting
and Succeeding in a Small
Business .(March 9), Effective
Telephone Skills (March 19), Tur
ning Conflict Situations Into
Creative Interactions for
Managers (April 4), Purchasing
Negotiations for Service
Organizations (April • 9), and
Listening in Communications
(April 10.)
The workshop on conflict situa
tions looks into the problems of
interpersonal relationships at
work and ways to improve com
munication skills to remedy the
problem. It also shows the dif
ference between constructive and
destructive conflict arid stresses
creative conflict.
Listening in Communications
explores in depth methods for im
proving communication skills.
Each workshop follows a strict
schedule with breaks and lunch
dividing the lectures.
For more information on these ,
workshops and seminars contact
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Other spin-offs of the T-I
technology include guest lecturers
from University Park 'in'
Behrend classrooms, the viewing
of sporting events and ad
ministrative conferences.
Continuing Education at
898-6103. Each workshop costs
$lOO or more, but if you're look
ing to get ahead it may be worth
it.
Reind.
THE RING CONTINUES with
Behrend's presentation of
Richard .Wagner's "The Ring of
the Nibelung"- on Feb. 20 with the
presentation of "The Rhinegold"
at 7:30 p.m. in Reed Lecture Hall.
Don't miss this Bayreuth Centen
nial production, which is free and
open to the public.
AWARD NOMINATIONS
DUE FEBRUARY 21. _Faculty
and staff members are reminded
that nominations for the 1985-86
Thomas H. Turnbull, Eric A. and
Josephine Walker and Irvin H.
Kochel Awards must be submitted
to the Office of Student Affairs
by Friday, Feb. 21. To obtain
nomination forms for these stu
dent awards, contact Student Af
fairs at 898-6155. The winners will
be announced at the 1985-86
Honors and Awards Convoca
tion, scheduled for April 27.
`LOVE' CONTINUES THIS
WEEKEND as the Behrend
Studio Theatre presents "Love:
Variations on a Theme". The two
one-acts will be staged again
tonight and continue Feb. 20 with
shows at 8 p.m. A 2:30 p.m.
matinee is scheduled for Feb. 23.
For ticket information or reserva
tions, call 898-6331.