Collegian
Getting a job as hard
as pulling teeth?
By Tami Greig
If you are like most people, you
probably look forward to a job in
terview about as much as you look
forward to a trip to the denist. Un
like going to the dentist, however,
you can learn to improve your job
interviewing skills.
On Friday, December 4, 1987,
the Career Development and
Placement Office will host a
workshop entitled "What Do
Employers Look For?". Patricia
Chrzanowski, Personnel Specialist
at Hammermill Paper Company,
will be the guest speaker.
Students should not miss this
opportunity to learn about inter
viewing from the employer's
perspective. Ms. Chrzanowski is
experienced in interviewing a wide
range of candidates including en
New nurse a practical move
by James Martin
As part of the Generating Involvement theme and effort to expand
the scope and quality of the University Health Center, Patricia Pasky
was hired recently as a Nurse Practitioner.
Pasky's appointment follows the retirement of Registered Nurse
Doris Adamack, who was one of our two full-time RNs. A Nurse Prac
titioner falls between a nurse and a doctor, being qualified to diagnose
and dispense medication in addition to posses Sing the skills of a Regis
tered Nurse. According to Dean of Student Services, Chris Reber, a
committee was formed to explore the alternatives fo, a Health Center
with a goal of expansion in both faculty and quality. It was the commit
tee's view that a Nurse Practitioner would best meet the school's needs,
and Pasky was selected from a group of 14 qualified applicants. Reber
believes that Behrend's selection of a Nurse Practitioner will set a
precedent for other Penn State campuses.
Pasky, who has an MS in nursing from the University of Pennsyl
vania, will oversee the year-round operation of the University Health
Center, as well as assume responsibilty for wellness and health educa
tion programming. Additionally, as the individual in charge of the Cen
ter, she will chair the Health Advisory Board.
According to Reber, a number of changes await the Health Center.
These may include the relocation of the Center to the Reed Union
Building, following the completion of the new library. This move
would provide the Center with much needed space and privacy.
In the meantime, Pasky has planned steps such as installing a parti
tion in the Center's office to increase privacy for anyone using the Cen
ter. Strongly committed to promoting increased awareness on health
and health issues; Pasky has many plans that will shape the role taken
by the Center. She is striving to eliminate the common impression that
the Center is merely a dispensary for those requesting medication. In
stead, she will try to establish the Center as a full service environment
concerned with total wellness and health.
Already she has implemented educational programs, including some
on smoking cessation, drug and alcohol awareness, and one on 'eating •
disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia. She also conducted a very
successful seminar, in Perry Hall, on women's health problems.
Open Mon. through Thurs. from 8 a.m.- 10 p.m. and Fri. from 8 a.m.
- 9 p.m. services offered by the Center include: providing Physical Ex
aminations,emergency treatment, diagnosis, medication and referral
services. The Center also provides information on health topics ranging
First Aid
then CPR
Want to learn about first aid? What
about CPR?
Multimedia First Aid will be of
fered Sat., Dec. 12, 1987 in Eric
Hall room 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The cost is Sl5, and the card is
good for three years. Call ext. 6163
for more information and reser
vations.
CPR will be offered Tues., Dec.
8, 1987 in Tumbull 204 from 6
p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $lO. Call
the University Health Center at ext.
6217 for reservations.
Campus
Ministry
To bring in the Christmas spirit
of love and joy, Campus Ministry is
sponsoring an Advent/Prayer Ser
vice. It will be held on Monday,
Nov. 30 at. 5:15 p.m. in Reed 117.
The service will be run by students
under the supervision of the clergy
of Campus Ministry.
This year's service will be par
ticularly special. Special plans and
preparations to create a festive and
warm atmosphere have been made.
Make plans to join in sang and
prayer celebrating the joys of love
of the Christmas season. Come and
see the special surprises and events
that will help to make this year so
special.
If you have any questions, feel
free to stop in to Campus Ministry,
loc.ated in the Student Services
office in the Reed Building.
gineering, 'accounting, and market
ing majors for both internships and
full-time positions. The discussion
will focus on the types of skills and
attributes that employers look for
when interviewing college students.
Attending the workshop should
help to take some of the mystery
out of interviewing with a com
pany.
Along with holding workshops,
the Career Development and
Placement Office provides a wide
range of services to students. You
can come in and have your resume
critiqued, discuss job search
strategies, or browse through our
references. It is important that
students take advantage of the ser
vices that are available at the
Career Development and Place-
APO Inductions
By Marie Sprumont and Stew Mc-
Kinney
The number of faces in Alpha
Phi Omega nearly doubled on Nov.
7 when the 1987 fall pledge class
was inducted as the newest of the
fraternal brothers. The ceremony
was held in the Behrend Science
Building. Among those that atten
ded were founding father Ed Bailey
and alumni brothers Dan Eccles
and Russ McDaid.
New brothers are: Joe Bardo,
Shannon Cerami, Mark Gripe, La-
Varr Dixon, Joseph Dominiak, Jill
Gardnet, Robert Hanes, Traci
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ment Office. Learn the skills now
that will enable you to conduct a
successful job search; when you
graduate, intense support will not
be readily available. Some
researchers estimate that it takes an
average of three months of full
time (35 hours per week) job
searching to find a position. It will
be easier if you learn some basic
skills like resume writing and cover
letter preparation ahead of time. If
you are not prepared for your job
search, you will be unable to com
pete with students who are
prepared to enter the job market.
The following list illustrates
some of the reasons why people do
not get hired:
1. Poor appearance.
2. Over aggressive "know it
all".
from alcohol and drug abuse to weight control and physical fitness.
The Center also provides assistance concerning condoms and con
traceptives. According to* Pasky, the Center wIl provide the opportunity
for bcith- counseling and physical examination for women seeking con
traceptives.
Reber sees this'as a role that the'Center can assume, and said, "I ex
pect to see the distribution of condoms as well as birth control pills
(through the Center)."
Registered Nurse Mary Jane Hamilton, Dr. Thomas Obenreder, and
NP Patricia Pasky invite you to stop by, the Center, located in The rear of
the Glennhill Farmhouse, for any health-related reason, or just to get
acquainted with the Center itself and services offered. If you have any
suggestions or questions concerning the Health Center, call 898-6217.
Hughes, Larry Laporte, April
Loper, Stewart McKinney, Robert
Nowak, Marie Sprumont, Erica
Stross, Tamara Toy, Tricia Under
wood and Susan Yetter.
A traditional bash was held after
the ceremony. It was the best in our
history and one that will be hard to
top, but we sure will try to.
As soon as the jackets arrive for
the new brothers, APO will be even
more noticeable around.campus. To
assist in the funding of these jack
ets, the pledges held a car wash.
Did you notice how clean the blue
.Inability to express self
4. Lack of career planning no
direction.
1.5: - .Lack of enthusiasm.
;.6. Lack of confidence.
'•!',7. Failure to participate in ac-
tiiiitias
; , 8; Emphasis on money.
9. Poor grades.
;10. Unwilling to start at the bot
ban:
: , : Through careful preparation and
planning, you can avoid making
each of these mistakes. Take a little
time now to prepare for your job
search. Begin by attending the
December 4th "What Do
EMployers Look For?" workshop
being - held in the Reed Seminar
Mom at 12 noon.
photo by Maryßeth Zawistoski
bus looked? No one walked away
from that function dry!
Braving the cold and frostbite
threatening weather, the pledges of
APO held a campus clean up on
Nov. 5,. and you wondered where
all those beer bottles went that you
threw out your window. It was a
dirty job, but somebody had to do
it!
As you can see, 'APO is still
making the difference! So go tell
two friends, and they'll tell two
friends, and so on, and so on, and
soon!
ROTC
By James Gavrilis
On the weekend of Nov. 20-22,
the Behrend Rangers will have
conducted an FTX, (Field Training
Exercise). The Rangers will be
airlifted by the • 60th • ' Medium
Helicopter Battalion, stationed at
Ft. Meade, Maryland, from the
campus soccer field to Pittsfield,
Pa. While in Pittsfield, the Rangers
conducted training in raid and
reconnaissance patrols, patrol base
activities, reaction to enemy fire
and actions upon contact with the
enemy.
The Rangers were issued an M--
16, blank ammunition, smoke
grenades, flares, grenade simulators
By Lori Beals
Twenty-five Army ROTC cadets
embarked on a trip to Ft. Knox,
Ky., on Wed. Nov. 4th. After a 9-
hour ride by bus, we arrived early
Thursday morning and gladly piled
out into 2 empty Basic training bar
racks, where we settled in for the
rest of the night. Up early the next
morning in the chilly air, we mar
ched down the road to the mess hall
to eat at 7 a.m., and got to watch
Basic trainees and Drill Sergeants
as they got their morning "chow."
After breakfast, we received a
welcoming briefing about Ft. Knox.
We were also told that a large part
of Ft. Knox was on fire because of
a long spell of dry weather, and that
much of the field training was stop
ped so the fires could be put out.
instead of going into the field, first
we were taken to the U.S. Cavalry
store where many types of military
clothing and accessories are sold.
Then we were shown around a
building where enlisted men were
being trained in many areas of tank
maintenance. We were taken to a
large lot where tanks were parked,
and we were allowed to get inside
of them and examine their high
tech interiors of computers and
sighting devices. The uses of the
different equipment were ex
plained, and we were shown where
the: tank's ,, ammunition- was t kept
and how it was used.
Later in the day, we were shown
a laser and computer device called
the Weaponeer. The laser was at
tached to an M-16 rifle which was
placed to simulate firing it from a
standing position within a foxhole.
A few feet away from the end of the
rifle was a backboard whith
simulated a field. The first time
using the Weaponeer, we fired 3
shots at a silhouette target that pip
ped up in the field. Then on . the
computer screen, we could see
what the movement of the gun bar
rel was like for 3 seconds before
we shot, and where the laser "bul
let" landed on the target.
By Lori Beals
An awards ceremony for ROTC Drill, Rifle and SCUBA clubs, and
cadets was held on Nov. 23 in Reed also for involvement in IM sports.
Lecture Hall. Awards were given Congratulations to all those cadets
out for participation in the Ranger, who received awards. •
JRC
JRC set up a publicity committee
to go out and get ads for phone
books.
JRC will be having a Christmas
Bazaar with ICC to raise money.
We will probably be selling stock
ings with names printed on them
and filled with candy.
JRC will be Christmas caroling
with ICC also. This probably be
held on Wednesday, December 8.
We will have to schedule the blue
bus and we will be going to either
Children's Hospital or the retire-
Police and Safety
What do you do if you are a victim or a witness to a crime? Please
report it to the Police and Safety Services at 898-6231. The longer
you wait, the harder it is to solve the crime. All injury reports will be
handled quickly and the proper medical teams will be summoned by
the Police.
If you're a victim, don't be embarrassed. Crime is not the victim's
fault, no matter what is said: it's the criminal's fault, and the.victim has
nothing to beashamed of.
Please remember, however, to report it. The Police can't properly
protect people if they don't know what crimes are happening and
where. In addition, if you notice any security problems, like hazards or
headlights out, please report them to the Police ans Safety Services at
ext. 6101.
news
and MRE's, (meals, ready to eat),
for the weekend with the mission to
close with and destroy the enemy.
This was as close as possible to ac
tual conditions under fire as the
Rangers have ever. come. During
the exercise, the Rangers stayed
outdoors and carried all their e
quipment and supplies on their
backs.
As some of you may have seen,
the Rangers had been practicing the
various skills they will need for this
exercise, every Monday night on
campus for the past several weeks.
Now they got the chance to put all
the various skills Teamed together
in one exercise.
We also fired 32 times at 3 sil
houette targets which would pop up
randomly for 5 seconds at a time.
When each person finished, they
got a printout of how many times
they had hit and missed each target.
A few cadets got to try firing on
another Weaponeer, using the
weapon on automatic and firing at
one silhouette target, then getting a
printout to see how accurately they
had fired.
A few cadets also got to try the
UCOFT (tank simulator). The
computerized simulator allowed the
cadets to experience siting and
shooting enemy tank target inside a
mock-up of the inside of a real
tank. A grader helped them by tell
ing them where the next target
would be and giving them advice
on what to do. After the cadets shot
at a few tanks, the computer cal
culated the number of hits and mis
ses and how quickly they destroyed
the tanks.
For dinner that night, we went to
the Officer's Club, where we had a
nice meal at the Beef 'n Burgundy,
.then went dancing in another area
of the "0 Club" called the Fid
dler's Green.
Another acitivity on the trip was
getting to look at and sit in helicop
ter trainer/simulators, but unfor
tunately -we-tid not get to operate
them! We also visited the military
clothing store and the Post Ex
change (PX). The cadets got to see
that the PX is just like a big K-
Mart, except you need to • have a
military ID to get in. On Saturday,
a trip was made to the Ft. Knox
Armor Museum. The museum
showed may old types of clothing
that were worn, and the tanks,
helicopters, and weapons used in
the past.
Overall, the trip was worthwhile
because everyone had some fun,
saw and tried new things and
learned a little more about what the
Army is really like.
men[ home
We will be having study break
movies for finals week. We will be
showing Christmas movies. On
Sunday, December 12, the movies
will be shown in Niagara. On
Monday, December 13, the movies
will be shown in Lawrence. On
Tuesday, December 14, the movies
will be held in Perry.
In order to get change machines
in the lobbies we have to- get
everyone to sign the petition.
Lawrence dorms need hooks in
the second floor girls bathroom.