by Rebecca Rebok
Collegiate journalism at-
Capitol Campus collected
some medals to pin on its
chest at the annual awards
meeting of the Press
Association of Common
wealth Campuses by taking
second place in the number
of first-place awards.
The C.C. Reader won two
first-place trophies in the
publications division.
The trophy for “Most
Improved Newspaper” was
accepted by Editor-in-Chief
Jim Bollinger. He said he
improved the Reader this
year by experimenting with
graphics, photography and
various layout techniques in
an effort to make the paper
an innovative and effective
publication.
The Reader’s emphasis on
photography was rewarded
with a first-place trophy for
the “Best Photography” of
all the commonweaitn cam
puses. Fred Prouser is this
year’s Associate and
Photography Editor.
The individual awards
division was dominated by
Reader staff members who
captured top awards in four
of the eight categories.
Assistant Editor Phyllis
Schaeffer won the “Best
News Story” award for her
Are Course Evaluations Valid?
by Phyllis Schaeffer
Course evaluations, those
forms completed by stu
dents at the end of the term,
play an important role in the
life of Capitol professors.
Interviews with five under
graduate program heads and
one program representative
revealed these evaluations
are used as one criteria to
measure teaching effective
ness for promotion, tenure
and annual faculty review.
Mixed opinion was voiced,
however, on the adequacy of
the form itself and its
interpretation.
According to Day Starkey,
an education psychology
professor, both the reliabil
ity and the validity of the
form are questionable.
She says, “In order to be a
good measuring instrument,
the evaluation needs to have
two to three times more
questions.” The form used
at Capitol has 10 questions.
She also says the number
of people completing the
form is important for
obtaining statistically valid
data.
Dean Wolf, on the other
hand, is aware of this
argument for more quest
ions, but feels, “You can
never flet a-.form to satisfy
everyone.” He believes the
evaluation form now in use
can be developed into an
effective tool and says, “It is
better than an assumption
without evaluation.”
Marilyn Luke of Instruc
tional Services said the
The award-winning Reader staff. C-R: Fred Prouser, Photo Ed; Phyllis Schaeffer
Assistant Editor; Jim Bollinger, Editor-in-Chief; Doug Gibboney, former
Associate Editor. .
Photo by DeLong
article on the Casino Night
coverage controversy.
Schaeffer, a ninth-term
junior, was cited for her
reporting on the charges and
counter-charges concerning
the Reader’s story about the
belly dancer at the Las
Vegas-type event.
The student chairman of
the program filed a com
plaint with the Media Board
claiming the Reader’s cover
age was in “bad taste.” The
editors complained that the
Round Table copies of the
issue were removed without
Faculty Members Disagree
completed evaluations are
sent to University Park for
computerization and are
returned to the professors in
a computer print-out form
along with the student
comments.
The money collected from on-campus traffic violations
didn’t pay for Mr. Paul’s new Honda 450.
The recent concern of students to know the final resting
place of money collected from their traffic violations has
prompted the C.C. Reader to investigate this matter.
The money collected from all fines goes into the SGA’s
Funds For Allocation. This fund exists to assist
organizations which run out of money.
To get money from this fund, an organization must get
approval from the SGA’s financial committee. When
making this decision, the financial committee takes into
account the amount needed and the past performance of
the organization, according to SGA President Scott
Deardorff.
The amount of money collected by the security force is
considerable. The total amount of fines for the winter
term alone amounted to $862.75. By multiplying this
amount by three, it comes out to $2,600 per academic
year, which is about 16% of the total SGA’s budget.
The money collected from the parking stickers is quite a
different matter. This money goes directly to University
Park.
The student security does not use any of the traffic
violation money for its expenses. Their salaries, supplies
and uniform costs are met by University Park.
For those who are interested, the traffic violation report
is available to students. It can be found either in the
Student Affairs Office or the Security Office.
The report shows, among other things, the amount of
fines issued, the amount collected, excused violations
and the amount of faculty-staff violations.
Parking Fines Go
To SGA Treasury
by Bob Bennett
prior consultation
Former Associate Editor
Doug Gibboney took the top
award in the feature article
category.
Gibboney’s prize-winning
article was an interview with
Dr. Michael Barton which
detailed the associate pro
fessor’s experiences in the
Peace Corps and the Air
Force, and his daily trek
from Philadelphia to Capitol
Campus.
The highest individual
photography award went to
Cathy Wert for her photo of
Many professors, how
ever, cannot interpret the
computer data according to
Dr. Miller, education pro
gram head; Dr. Richman,
social science program
head; and Dr. Tischler,
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the annual Awards Banquet
an outhouse which was
featured on the cover of the
Jan. 17 issue. Wert is a free
lance photographer for Her
shey Estates and a 12th term
social science major.
Former advertising man
ager Ken Hession won the
second place award in
advertising for his design in
the keggar ads which
appeared in several issues.
Bollinger says, “As the
Reader gets older, the
Reader gets better.” The
Press Association awards
lend support to his view.
humanties program head.
Luke, who has only been
at Capitol since December,
says she intends to set up
instructions for interpreting
the data when she learns
herself.
Ail the program heads
agreed the time lag for
obtaining the evaluation
information is too long. The
results are not yet back from
the winter term.
Dr. Frey, representing Dr.
Lee (business and adminis
tration program head), said,
“The student comments are
the most useful, and we
should be able to get those
back immediately.”
Although professors are
not required to turn the
evaluations in to their
program heads, they gener
ally do according to the
program heads.
Dr. Miller and Dr. Tischler
said some measure of
teaching effectiveness must
be submitted if the forms are
not used.
The Math-Science Depart
ment apparently leads the
others in attempting to
obtain, as Program Head Dr.
Murty says, a sincerely
motivated response from
students.
He says completion of the
forms on the last day of
class produces a constrain
ed response and the
students feel forced to do
them.
His department tried giv
cont. on pg. 7 see “Course Ratings”
pus newspaper persons assembl
Photo by Prouser
Tarnhelm
Reception
A reception to introduce
the 1975 edition of Tarnhelm
will be held this afternopn
from 3 to 5 in the Galiei y
Lounge. A poetry reading
will be conducted between
3:30 and 4. All interested
students, faculty and staff
are invited to attend.
Tarnhelm will be distributed
at this time.
Tuition Rally
On Friday the SGA is
holding a rally to voice our
opinion to the state legisla
ture against raising tuition.
Come out and voice your
opinion at the rally starting
at 11:00 a.m. at the rear of
the Main Building.
HACC’S
Pool Hours
Due to a lack of
information at press
time, the hours that the
HACC pool is available
to Capitol students
were not complete as
printed in the last issue
of the Reader. Besides
the hours published,
the pool is also open
two evenings a week
and on Sunday.
The hours should
read:
Tues. & Thurs. 12-2; &
7-9 pm
Friday 12-1 pm
Sunday 2-4 pm