Collegian
April 3, 1986
SGA
The last day to submit nominations for SGA posi
tions was Friday, March 28
22 nominations were received for 17 positions with
the election to be held on Monday and Tuesday April
7 and 8 in the Reed Building.
All full-time students with a valid ID are eligible to
vote. Commuters may vote for all offices except
Resident Senator and Joint Residence Council presi
dent and vice-president. Similarly, the Resident stu
dent's ballot will include all positions except Com
muter Senator and Commuter Council president and
vice-president.
13 members of the 15-member Student Senate will
be elected in the Spring Semester elections. The other
two, Freshman Senators, will be elected in the Fall by
the new freshmen class.
"I am glad to see competition for many offices
which should make those races very interesting and
increase student interest in the elections," said Dana
Bucci, Elections Committee chairperson. "The
number of contested positions has been increasing
over the past three or four years. I think this shows
that more students want to taken active role in stu
dent government," said Doug Gerow, current Stu
dent Government Association president.
Election results will be announced at the Wednes
day April 9 SGA meeting at 5 p.m. in Reed 116. Ac
cording to the newly amended SGA Constitution,
those. officers will assume their positions on the day
after final exams end.
So far, the SGA ballot looks like this:
SGA President
•
Alene Rohde
SGA Vice-President
Jim Stenger
Commuter Senator
(vote for four)
Cindy Clark
Mark Mann
John Pugliano
Lori Rogosky
Resident Senator
(vote for three)
Behrend students educate abroad
October 1, 1986 is the applica
tion deadline for Penn State
Education Abroad Programs for
Fall Semester 1987 and also year
long programs for 1987-88. In
terested students should inquire as
soon as possible regarding the
programs available to them for
several reasons:
1. Program prerequesites vary—
completion of required courses
enhances the applicant's chances
of being accepted, escpecially for
the more popular and competitive
programs.
2. Programs vary in their content
and choice of course offerings for
which students receive Penn State
credits. Advance planning is
desirable so that degree re-
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president position uncontested
quirements can be met utilizing
credits taken abroad.
Interested students should
ideally obtain information on
these programs before advance
registration for Fall 'B6 semester.
Students interested in foreign
language training as a part of the
education abroad experience can
choose from the following:
Arabic in Cairo, Egypt; German
in Cologne, Flensberg, Kiel or
Marburg, W. Germany; Russian
in Leningrad, U.S.S.R.; Spanish
in Lima or Salamanca, Spain;
Portuguese in Sao Paulo, Brazil;
French in Nice or Strasburg,
France; Japanese in Osaka,
Japan; Chinese in Taipei, Taiwan;
or Hebrew in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Behrend- sophomore Kim Bod
nar will be studying business,
Ed Bailey
Jacquelyn Grahm -
Marilyn Lamore
Bill Packwood
Cathy Reid
Mike Shanshala
Mike Wilcox •
Commuter Council President
Ken Gornic
Commuter Council VP
no petitions filed
Joint Residence Council President
Dallas Jacobs
Judy Domosain
Joint Residence Council VP
Hank Purefoy
Donna Yeager
Inter-Club Council Pres.
Judy Wolfe
Inter-Club Council VP
Ryan Andrews
Rob Oberschelp
Student Programming Council President
Daryll Hill
Student Programming Council VP
Janet O'Hare
Marjorie Suroviec
Also included on the ballot will be candidates for
the University Faculty Senate. Balloting will take
place on the 17 commonwealth campuses, Behrend
and Capital College. Students will elect three
students to serve on the University-wide faculty
organization.
"The Senate is responsible for curriculum
changes, admission requirements and other cur
ricular issues. It also advises the University president
on a variety of issues including the proposed 14-week
semester," said Gerow who is currently a member of
the Faculty Senate.
17 students represent students on the 171-member
body. Alene Rohde, a Behrend student, will be on
the ballot.
French language and culture in
Nice, France this coming Fall
Semester 1986. We join in wishing
her "bon voyage"! Two Behrend
students have applied for Spring
Semester 'B7 programs in Rome;
Italy and Manchester, England
and two others have applied for
the program in Salamanca, Spain_
Programs in the United
Kingdom, Australia, Kenya and
Swaziland do not require foreign
language training and all courses
are taught in English.
While some programs have a
particular area of emphasis,
others offer a wide variety of
courses which satisfy most ma
jors, minors and baccalaureate
degree requirements. These pro
grams have minimal prerequisites
other than the 2.5 GPA required
for all programs abroad.
Information on Penn State
Education Abroad is provide by
Mari Trenkle at 215 Glennhill
Farmhouse. Inquire now and see
whether there may be a place for
you in "Penn State Around the
World"!
Tuition increases this summer
by Paula Maus
Collegian Editor
Summer tuition rates will increase for Behrend College Penn
sylvania resident students.
PA resident's charge per credit jumped from $lO7 to $ll5 per
credit. Full-time tuition rate for Summer Session remains unchanged
at $l3BO.
For out-of-staters Summer Session tuition decresed by a whopping
25 percent. Full-time tuition for non-PA residents dropped from
$2772 to $2070 and per-credit tuition from $231 to $173.
"Over the past several years the differential between PA and non-
PA tuition has been narrowed during Summer Session," said Cliff
Sando, Behrend financial officer.
The Gramm-Rudman budget cuts had no effect on the summer
tuition increase, Sando said. However he noted that, "...tuition has
remained constant or slightly increased since I've been here in
1970."
"Penn State is underfunded on a per-student basis as compared
other state related schools like Pitt, Temple, Lincoln and the State
System of Higher Education," Sando said. "Funding as a percen
tage of the University's operating dollar has been declining for the
last four to five years, so we have to generate funds in sources other
than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," Sando said.
In July the PSU Board of Trustees meets to discuss tuition rates
for the Fall Semester.
Students rock April 4 & 5
to benefit Multiple Sclerosis
University Relations—Penn State-
Behrend fraternity Sigma Kappa
Nu is sponsoring a 24-hour
"Dance-A-Thou for Multiple
Sclerosis" from 8 p.m. Friday,
April 4, to 8 p.m. Saturday, April
5, in Behrend's Gorge Cafeteria
on the second floor of the Reed
Union Building.
More than 50 couples will be
dancing the night—and day—away
to raise funds for the Erie Chapter
of the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
Disc jockeys will be providing
music for the fund-raiser, which is
open to all couples that receive
sponsorship of $3 or more for
each hour they dance.
Registration and pledge forms
are available at the main desk in
the first floor lobby of the
Behrend Reed Union Building or
the Sigma Kappa Nu House at the
NEW at the
Gorge Pizza Shop!
* Hot or Mild Wings *
10 for 1.50
with Veggies & Dip
* Soft Shell Tacos *
2/1.35
* Nachos & Cheese *
1.00
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corner of Shannon and Cooper
Roads.
For more information, call
Behrend organizers at 898-6521 or
898-4073.
CPR class
scheduled
A CPR class will be held Mon
day April 7 and Tuesday April 8,
from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the
Reed Seminar Room =ll6. Any
students, faculty or staff in
terested in becoming certified in
CPR and attending the class may
sign up at the Health Services Of
fice (898-6217) or Police and Safe
ty (898-6101). Attendance to both'
sessions is required for certifica
tion. There will be a nominal
charge for materials. Class size is
limited to fifteen.