Griesbach Resigns by Ray Sines Collegian Staff Writer Pam Griesbach has left Behrend Campus Ministry after seven years of service. On August 1, 1981, Campus Ministry was initiated jointly by Griesbach and Dean Donald Harshbarger. While working as a parish helper in the Messiah Lutheran Church in Wesleyville, Griesbach felt the need to extend her evangelistic outreach to the Behrend College. Griesbach contacted Harshbarger in the summer of 1981 and arranged office space for an on-campus counseling ministry. She then solicited as many local ministers as were willing to volunteer their time to help consel students. These ministers volunteered to provide professional counseling during school hours. From these ministers, along with Harshbarger and Griesbach, a volunteer Campus Ministry Board was formed. Griesbach stated that one of their first priorities of the board was to formulate a mission statement. Their mission was: 1), to be a religious presence in an academic setting; 2) to provide students, faculy and staff with a broad scope of religious experience; 3) to provide worship, learning, service and fellowship oppertunitites; 4) to provide a support system based on listening, caring and sharing, and 5) to provide response to expressed needs. After six years of coordinating activities, Griesbach enrolled at Behrend as a non-degree student. Behrend Enrollment Up In spite of a drop in the number cf new freshmen, Penn State- Bchrend has reached a record breaking fall semester enrollment for the seventh consecutive year. The college's total enrollment (including both traditional students and students enrolled in for-credit Continuing Education programs) is up 9.7% over last fall's count The increase brings the college's total enrollment to 2,813, according to unofficial figures from the Registrar's Office. Individually, the number of traditional, full-time students has risen 9.6%, and the credit area of Continuing Education has recorded an 8.2% increase. Perhaps most significant, according to Provost and Dean Dr. John Lilley, are the shifts in enrollment for both the freshman class and the college's junior and senior classes. While the number of freshmen enrolling at Penn State-Behrend has decreased from 772 in the fall of 1987 to 677 this year, the number of Bchrend majors has increased by 8%. Students who are Behrcnd majors have chosen to spend all four years at the college, rather than transferring to University Park or Capital College campuses. Behrend is a Crime Watch Campus, with hundreds of student's, faculty, and staff. This program is aimed at reducing vandalism and theft and has been an effective deterrent of these crimes on many campuses. A participant in Crime Watch agrees to report suspicious activity or crime to the police. Physical confrontations or following a suspect are forbidden. The Behrend Crime Watch Program has six groups: one for each residence hall, one for the campus apartments, one for commuter students, and one for faculty and staff. Meetings with crime prevention themes are held each semester for each new group, but attendance is voluntary. Call 898-6101 if you would like more information. Voter Registration Drive This year, 1988, is an election year. However, little over half of the 27 million people in the 18-24 age group are registered. Plus, only 41% of the registered voters exercised that right in 1984. This has not gone unnoticed. The National Student Campaign for Voter Registration, headquartered in Washington D.C., has set up an effort to register more students and get them to come out and vote on November 8. The Political Awareness Club, a non-partisan group on campus, has decided to join in this effort They are looking for volunteers to assist ■ in planning and implementing a registration drive at Behrend. Hie club also plans to follow up the drive with a "Get- Out-the-Vote" effort Volunteers are needed to design and post signs around campus and . After completing a class here in psychology, she felt urged to do more in the area of parish nursing. "I feel sure that this is what God wants me to do,” Griesbach said. She immediately decided to try a microbiology course at Saint Vincent School of Nursing, sponsored through Villa Maria. Griesbach found the nursing program to be very rigid and she felt that she could no longer do justice to Campus Ministry, her family of four, and the scool simultaniously. "I feel that Campus Ministry needs someone who can devote a lot of rime- a lot more time than I am able to give now. I love Campus Ministry too much to have them try to juggle their schedule around my schedule," she said. She is now enrolled as a half time student (seven credits) at Saint Vincent School of Nursing and "hitting the books very hard.” Griesbach has a 16-year-old son named Todd and a 10-year-old daughter named Kira. She has their support as well as the full support of her husband, Walter, in her decision. Sister Maria O'Connor , the Board's present chairperson, is temporarily acting as Campus Ministry Coordinator. The Campus Ministry Board today consists of Sister Maria O'Conner, Rev. Gregory Prince, Rev. Ronald Garret, Rev. Raymond Sines, Dean Christopher Reber, Dr. Zack Irwin, Mrs. Cathy Mester, Mrs. Bonnie Magee and Mr. Steve Sandbakken. O'Connor, speaking on behalf of the entire Campus Ministry Board, said, "we're extremely grateful to Pam for the good work she has done Continued on bottom dr page "We have conciously redistributed our enrollment according to the strategic plan for the college," explained Lilley. "We are increasing our admission standards and conciously cutting the number of students enrolling as freshmen each year. We're focusing our attentions on increasing our upper division enrollments. "There are nineteen places where you can start a Penn State education, but there are only three where you can finish. We want to continue building our reputation as one of the best places for students to complete their Penn State degrees." According to Lilley, just under 10,000 students who applied to Penn State for the fall semester named Behrend as a choice of location. "More and more students are finding that Penn State-Behrend, as the small college with the big degree, is the right choice for them," he said. Lilley was also pleased with the 7.8% increase for the Penn State Masters of Business Administration program, "We created this program at the request of our region," he said. "Obviously, the people in this region arc responding positively to the chance to earn a Penn State MBA in Erie." man tables where registration forms would be distributed and explained. A debate on the platforms of each presidential candidate is also planned, and volunteers are needed to help with logistics. All of these plans, though, need •your input. If interested in any An eating concerns support aspect of the registration or voting group is being formed on the drive, please contact David Friend in Behrend campus, either the S.G.A. or Collegian The first meeting will be at 8:00 of fs, '“ p.m. on Thursday, September 22, Drug Abuse Drops at the Student Health Center. Anyone interested in more Drug abuse is down on information about anorexia, campuses around the nation, bulimia, or compulsive overeating According to the National Institute is i nv ited to stop by or call the on Drug Abuse, cocaine use among Health Center at ext. 6217 and ask college students dropped from 17% f or p atty . All inquiries are kept in 1980 to 13% in 1987. confidential. r r ; a cKa/>h r'rtn+’rl Left untreated, an eating disorder Griesbach...Cont d leads to serious physical and for making the transaction easy, complications. These may include This year we hope to increase the high or low blood pressure, connectedness of the Campus malnutrition, fatigue, heart damage, Mininstry and Campus, so that stroke, lack of menstrual periods, every student knows we're here and hyperactivity, and loss of haii why." (head). I 8$ JK *, Freshman Kellie Jordan demonstrates her tye-dying expertise. Computer Center by Carolyn Dudas The Behrend College Computer Center can help ease the tension and pressure of typing a paper. How? The Computer Center has several word processing packages available to students: Mac Write for the Macintosh and IBM Writing Assistant, Microsoft Word, and Word Perfect for IBM PC's and compatible computers. These packages range from the simple to the complex in both the features offered and in ease of use. For example, IBM Writing Assistant and Mac Write are easy-to use, no frills software packages. If you’re new to computers or to word processing and require nothing more than the standard features used on a typewriter, then these packages may be what you need. More advanced users who need to perform more complex functions such as automatic footnoting, column formatting, and mail merges (commonly used to send out "personalized” cover letters to prospective employers), then you might want to consider using Microsoft Word or Word Perfect So whether you are a novice or a more advanced user, one of these Student Senators Elected Ten new senators joined the Student Government Association this fall. Two Freshman Senators were elected by freshmen during voting held on September 7 and 8 and eight Commuter and Resident Senators were elected by the Senate at the August 31 S.G.A. meeting. Freshman Senators are Meggan Iverson and Patrick Head. Elected Commuter Senators were Randy Eadie, Brian Kowaleski, Dave Kravetz, Tom Lepovsky, Tina McGinnis, and Beth Wilson. The new Resident Senators are Ala Stanford and David Friend. The new Commuter and Resident Senators were elected to fill vacancies caused by residency changes of senators elected last spring. Eating Concerns photo by M. B. Zowistowski word processing packages will probably meet your needs. Or, if you already own your favorite word processing package, feel free to use it on the PC's in the Computer Center. You can learn these word processing packages on your own, if you'd like, or you can take advantage of training sessions offered by the Computer Center. Watch your local bulletin boards for announcements of the session dates and times. In addition, should you have any questions about the Computer Center or the software available for use, don't hesitate to ask the student computer consultant working there for assistance. Wintergreen Cafe & Convenience Breakfast served from 7 am -10:30 am Lunch served from 11 am -2 pm Pizza shop opens at 5 pm Mon. - Thurs. A La Board* and Diners Club Welcome (also good for convenience store) * not valid from 11 am -1 pm (Mon. Homesick Help by Dr. Louanne Barton Most students experience some degree of homesickness when they first come to Behrend. A college setting is different from most students' previous experiences. Homesickness can be manifested by feelings of anxiety about separation from loved ones, anxiety about performance, feelings of isolation and loneliness, as well as in a number of other ways. While homesickness can be painful, it also presents us with an opportunity to take charge of our lives and learn new skills for dealing with our emotions and with others. When we work to master homesickness we can increase our range of comfortable emotions which usually leads to increased self-esteem and a sense of independence. First, you must accept that you are experiencing a feeling of loss and discomfort. It may take some time for you to feel as comfortable here as you do at home. But you are capable of surviving these feelings if you allow yourself to calm down and get oriented. Secondly, analyze yourself— • what experience, thing or person are you missing the most. For some it is a parent or friend who will listen. For others it's a role as a school leader. It can be the presence of children , people of similar values, or a tropical climate. Ask yourself how you can begin to to experience these things. Who else can listen to you? How Health ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Are you curious about high-level wellness? Do you wonder what holistic health is? Do you have ideas about how to improve the Health Center and/or the health of the Behrend Community? Can you write, draw, organize people or events? Are you interested in becoming involved? If you are a student, faculty, or staff member and can answer YES to any of the above questions, the Health Advisory Board needs you. The Board plans wellness programs throughout the year and addresses health issues specific to the Behrend College. This year some of the projects will include sponsoring a Blood Drive Competition, promoting a Living Organ Donor Program, and planning a spring Wellness Awareness Week. If you are interested in joining, please call Patty at 898-6217. can you get involved as as leader here or find people of similar values? Take action. Structure your time. Participate in orienting activities (both formal and informal.) Limit the amount of time you consciously think of home. Focus on what you can do now at Behrend. Examples: decorate your room, leam where to play your favorite sports, go to a movie, visit the mall, find out about clubs on campus and go to a meeting. Focus on things that relax you: deep breathing, listening to music, going for a walk, exercising, talking with a friend. Try to make new friends by talking with those on your floor or in class. Plan trips home and contacts with family by phone or letter. A continuing connection with home exists even when you are physically here. Remember that, believe it or not, the pain of homesickness does ease with time. Finally, if you need help, support groups are available. Personal Counseling Services is located at 213 Glennhill Farmhouse. The phone number is 6203. Students are free to either drop in from 9 to 5 , Monday through Friday or to schedule appointments. Bulletin Store Fall Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 7 am - 11 pm Friday 7 am - 5:30 pm Saturday 11 am - 4 pm Sunday 6 pm - 11 pm -Fri.) Page 3
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