PSU Capitol Campus
Vol. 8 No. 6
Growth At Capitol
Faculty Research
Has Priority
During the first five or six years of
Capitol's life, research was not a
priority. Most of the time and energy
was spent towards developing the
academic courses and curriculum. Last
year over $600,000 in research grant
money was awarded through Capitol
Campus research according to Dr.
McDermott, Provost/Dean at Capitol.
Approximately one half of the grant
money is funded by the federal govern
ment, one half is funded by the state,
and about one percent is funded by way
of private foundations. All of the
money generated goes directly into the
research fund.
Some of the research now being
done is funded by NASA. George
Gumas, Associate Professor of Engi
neering and Mathematics, is working
on a computer for a wind tunnel.
Peg O'Hara, Coordinator of Career
Planning and Placement, is in charge of
the federally funded co-op program.
Her program is so well run that Capitol
was fully granted again this year, even
though many colleges lost some of their
funding.
Norman Baldwin, Senior Research
Associate, is doing research for the
Pennsylvania Department of Public
Welfare. Philip Taylor, Assistant Pro
fessor of Psychology and Social Sci
ence, is researching the prevention of
teenage pregnancy. Charles Cole, As-
lAA Enters Model
U.N. Competition
In the Spring, the International
Affairs Association was invited to and
accepted an invitation to participate in
the Yale Model United Nations which is
to be held at Yale University on
October 27, 28, and 29.
The delegates from Capitol attend
ing this conference will be Andy Arce,
Mike Sopato, Keith Yundt, Tony
Hyczko, Patty Bloom, Sheila McCaf
frey and John Cooke.
These delegates will be represent
ing the country of Nigeria which is on
the Security Council. At the same time
they will be representing Penn State as
a whole, which they have been doing
for the past few years.
Professor Clem Gilpin, lAA advisor
and an expert on Africa and U.N.
issues in general, will accompany the
group. Professor Gilpin spent two
years in Nigeria during the mid-60s as
a member of the Peace Corps. Because
of this, the delegation from Penn State
feels more confident to debate and lock
horns with the delegations from other
schools. They have also done much
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sociate Professor of Engineering, has a
contract with the U.S. Enviornmental
Protection Agency, and Frank Swetz,
Associate Professor of Mathematics
and Education, is working, or has
worked on about three grants dealing
with Mathematics in China.
These are only a few examples of
the research which is being done here
at Capitol. Every faculty member is
involved with some sort of research.
Research is defined as research, scho
larship, and creative activity (RSC).
According to Dr. Melvin Wolf,
Associate Dean of Research, no classi
fied research is being done. The Uni
versity guarantees the faculty that any
research done will be publishable.
Dr. Wolf feels that teaching has not
been sacrificed because of the tremen
dous growth in research. If a professor
is doing a lot of research, a part-time
teacher will be hired to take part of his
teaching chores. Dr. Wolf also feels
that if a professor is doing research, he
will be more excited about his work
therefore will not grow tired of teach
ing similar classes year after year.
Capitol Campus seems to be an
ideal campus for research. A young,
growing outfit and a high-powered
faculty leads to an exuberance of
growth. Dr. Wolf calls Capitol, "the
ideal place to collaborate with each
other."
by Andy Arce
research and will be leaving this
campus well read in Security Council
issues.
In the past two years, Capitol
Campus has won at least one award at
every Model U.N. which they have
attended around the country. These
awards include best prepared dele
gation, runner-up in best prepared
delegation, and outstanding delegate.
Some of the schools attending will
be Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Kent
State, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, Wells
College in New York, Ereighton Uni
versity in Nebraska, Mitchell College
in New York, and Fairfield University
and Alberus Magnus, both from Con
necticut.
Some of the major issues which will
be discussed are: U.N. Interim Forces
in Lebanon, Nambia, U.N. Peace Keep
ing Force in Golan Heights, Isreali
Involvement in Lebanon, Rhodesia
(Zimbabwa), Cyprus and South Africa.
If anyone would like information
about the lAA and what they do on or
off campus, leave a note in the lAA
mailbox in the SGA office, WllO.
The United States women's volleyball team lined up before the game with
Japan in International competition in a match at University Park last Friday night.
(photo by Lyda Baker)
Campus Benefits
Continuing Ed.
One of the most financially success
ful programs on this campus is also the
program that communicates the most
with the businesses and communities of
Pennsylvania. Although many of the
future employers of our students form
their impressions of our school through
Continuing Education, many students
don't know quite what it is.
Continuing Education, (C.E.), pro
vides services varying from research
for statewide organizations to offering
unscheduled classes to students who
need them in their final term. This
year the program is running about 200
seminars on a broad number of sub
jects, including solar energy, writing,
public relations, and business systems,
plus a study tour to the Hirshhorn
Museum and the Philadelphia Museum
of Art. These programs attract a
diverse audience. When the people
who attend them see a conscientious,
dynamic department they are im
pressed with our campus.
The C.E. program is one of the
more impressive elements of this
school. It is growing and seems to be
one program that provides solutions to
some of our problems rather than more
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problems. For instance, the money
that C.E. makes comes back to our
campus, (from U. Park), in the form of
new equipment for the audio-visual
department, (which they run), better
maintanence, new facilities, and more.
They are directly responsible for the
new boiler in Wrisberg which allowed
the school to use the building during
the sumer for the Council of Branch
Campuses Leadership Conference.
Also, when C.E. is funded for state
programs this results in salary savings
in the campus budget. They are
attracting money and attention to our
school in a very positive way.
Because of minor conflicts over
furniture storage and the keggars,
several students have been concerned
that C.E. may be infringing on the
students' use of their own center.
There are specific procedures and
priorities for scheduling in the center
and generally the students have first
priority. There may be conflicts but
the students need not feel that C.E. is
threatening their use of the center;
C.E. is helping our student body and is
willing to cooperate with us, according
to Ron Melchiorre, Area Director of
C.E.
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