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COUNSELING NEWS
Welcome all new students and welcome back returning students. For those of
you not familiar with this column, Counseling Center News is a regular feature in
the C.C. Reader. It is designed to keep both graduate and undergraduate students
up to date on the many programs, services, and resources of the Counseling
Center, located in W-117 of the Main Building.
Right now many seniors are thinking about applying to graduate school, and
will soon be taking the standardized tests required by many schools as part of
their admission process. To help you prepare for and become familiar with the
types of questions asked on these tests, the Counseling Center has a supply of
examination study guides which can be borrowed for a two-week period. We have
the Barron's study guide for the GRE (Graduate Record Exam), the GMAT
(Graduate Management Admission Test), the LSAT (Law School Admission
Test), and the NTE (National Teacher Exam).
We also have handbooks containing important information on graduate school
requirements, financial aid, tuition, and fees for specific programs such as
Psychology, Law, Social Work, Business, Political Science, and Health
Administration.
The Counseling Center has received word from the Office of Continuing
Education at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, of an LSAT.Preparation
Workshop to be held June 12, 13, and 14, 1981.
According to the brochure, the workshop is "designed to prepare a student to
take the Law School Admission Test..."
The cost for the workshop is $7O. Tuition includes all materials. The brochure,
along with a registration form and more detailed information, is available from
the Counseling Center.
The Counseling Center cannot vouch for the effectiveness of this workshop or
any other test preparation program with respect to obtaining higher scores on the
LSAT
FUND-AMENTAL NEWS
Last Call For 1981-82 State Grant Applications
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has
announced that May 1, 1981, is the deadline for all renewal and new grant
applicants who plan to enroll in baccalaureate programs for the 1981-82 academic
year. Veterans receive special consideration for these grants, regardless of family
income. All students seeking consideration for state grants for the Fall 1981,
Winter, 1982, and/or Spring 1982 terms should immediately complete the
application and submit it to PHEAA. Applications and full information are
available now through the Financial Aid Counselor in Admissions, Room 214,
Multi-Purpose Building. Stop by today!
Summer PHEAA Grant Applications Now Available
If you will be enrolled in a degree program (or as a provisional student) during
Summer Term 1981 full-time (at least eight credits), you should complete the
special Summer Grant application and submit it to PHEAA as soon as possible. If
you are eligible for a PHEAA Summer Grant payment, it will use one-third year'
of your four years of possible state grant eligibility. In many cases, students are
eligible to receive the same amount as received from PHEAA for the preceeding
Spring Term.
Information and applications should be secured in the Admissions Office,
Room 214, Multi-Purpose Building (948-6250). You may also wish to apply for a
Summer Guaranteed Student Loan or for summer on-campus employment in such
departments as Maintenance or the Library. Students who received BEOG in
1980-81, but enrolled for less than three full-time Penn State terms since
September 1980, may be eligible also for Summer BEOG.
News Briefs
NEITHER HAIR
NOR THERE
Empire Beauty School will be offer
ing free haircuts, facials, and manicures
at the Health Fair on May 11 and 12.
Interested students are asked to sign
up in the nurse's office after April 17.
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ADVISORY MEETING
The Spring Term meeting of the
Provost's Advisory Committee on Stu
dent Welfare will be held at 3:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 6, 1981, in the Gallery
Lounge. Students, faculty, and staff who
have items which they would like to have
placed on the agenda for this meeting
should submit them to Dr. South or
Rosanne Rosenberger by Friday, May 1.
The meeting is open to all members of
the campus community.
Grad Testing Resources Available
LSAT Workshop At Fothl
A BAD PRACTICE
The newly constructed Capitol
Campus baseball field is near completion
and ready for the first home game. It is
to be used for baseball only. A baseball
field is not designed for softball, since
the shorter infield distance will cause
damage to the infield grass. Members of
the baseball team--along with many
other people--have worked long and hard
to build this field and it should remain in
as good a condition as possible for both
practice and games. We have two soft
ball fields that can be used for practice.
In addition, there are several large open
spaces that are more than adequate for
softball practice.
LOCK'EM UP
Students are advised to secure their
valuables, such as checkbooks and credit
cards, during Easter vacation.
Thursday, April 16, 1981
THE COUNSELING CENTER STAFF - Dr. Marian Krieger, Mr. Edward S.
Beck, and Joanne E. Meinsler.
READER Photo by Harry H. Moyer
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The counselors are not only involved
with faculty affairs, however, but are
also involved in student events as well.
In the past, the counselors have been
advisors in clubs, spoken in classes, and
they currently keep a regular column in
the C.C. Reader. "To make students feel
comfortable, we feel we should do more
than just sit in our office," explains
Marian, "so we go to cultural events and
affairs, and try to become involved in the
students' lives on campus. That way,
people hopefully will view us as inter
ested staff members, and not just as
'shrinks' ."
Another important area which the
counselors are active in is the communi
ty around Capitol Campus. Ed is exten
sively involved in the community, and
sees that involvement as part of his job.
"Since we like to have a good referral
network to the community, we feel we
should know the social services in the
community," explains Ed, "That way, if
we are unable to help with a problem, we
don't give blind referrals. We learn the
most qualified off-campus services be
fore recommending them to someone."
An impressive feature of the Center
is its Counseling Center Resource Li
brary, which is a collection of over 2,500
current catalogs (1981) of graduate
schools in the United States and Canada.
These catalogs are valuable time-savers
to students who are deciding on a
graduate school; rather than sending for
these catalogs themselves--a process
which may take up to three or four
weeks--a student can consult the cata
logs on file in the Counseling Center,
which may be borrowed for a two-week
period.
The Counseling Center also boasts a
"Vocational Resource" file, which is
updated annually from information
gathered from professional societies and
from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This vocational information aids greatly
in the decision making process, and helps
students become informed about career
opportunities. Since good decisions are
based on good information, some stu
dents also like to take vocational interest
tests. One of these tests, the Strong
Campbell Interest Inventory (which is
administered at no charge to students)
can help students zero in on their
occupational interests. Often the Coun
seling Center staff and the Career
Development and Placement Center
staff work together to help students
make wise decisions on their careers.
Both the Counseling Center Resource
Library and the Vocational Resource
files are organized and updated by the
Center's secretary, Joanne. This task
requires much correspondence, and the
effort put into it can only be fully
appreciated by going in and looking at
the enormous collection first-hand.
The Counseling Center has applica
tions and information materials for al
most all exams required for graduate
school admission, including the Law
Counseling
School• Admission Test (LSAT). In ad
dition, the Graduate Management Ad
ministration Test (GMAT) and Graduate
Record Exams (GRE) tests will be
offered here next year on six separate
testing dates (three times each). Pre
viously, these tests were only given at
sites off-campus, but last year the
counselors arranged to have them given
at Capitol. Because of the on-campus
testing, the Counseling Center is now
officially a test center, which is a
tremendous convenience for all involved.
"We have had up to 160 testees, and as
few as 50 for the GMATs," says Ed, "but
the important thing is that we are
pioviding that service; it is available to
our students. It doesn't matter how
many students register, but the fact that
the tests are offered here (Capitol
Campus) is what does matter. The
availability of the testing, therefore,
should motivate students to register
who otherwise wouldn't have if they had
to travel very far." The Miller Analogy
Test, required by some graduate
schools, is also offered to students here,
but an appointment is necessary to take
it. Marian notes that there is a fee for the
graduate entrance tests.
Dr. Marian Krieger has been work
ing at the Counseling Center since 1970,
and earned her Ph. D. in Counseling at
the University of Pittsburg. She is a
licensed psychologist, and likes the
small, friendly atmosphere at Capitol
Campus.
Mr. Edward S. Beck has been em
ployed at the Counseling Center since
1972. He attended New York University,
where he earned his Bachelor and
Masters degrees. He resides in Hershey,
and is currently working on his Doctor
ate in Counseling Psychology at the
University of Pennsylvania. Ed also likes
the atmosphere of a small campus such
as Capitol, citing the intra-staff relations
as "quite extraordinarily good, and not
compartmentalized."
Joanne Meinsler has been the secre
tary in the Counseling Center since 1976.
Before she joined the staff, she was a
secretary in the Admissions Office for
two years. Joanne enjoys the Capitol
Campus environment because of the
interaction with students, saying, "It's
just like one big family where everybody
knows each other."
The counselors are eager to help any
student, and urge students not to hesi
tate to use the Center's services. The
Counseling Center's hours are- Monday-
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional
evening hours are offered on Monday
and Thursday, when the Center is open
from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The telephone
number is 948-6025, and is equipped with
a 24-hour answering service. Strict con
fidentiality is maintained at all times.
So if you have a problem, or just need
some help or advice about your future,
why not stop in or call the Counseling
Center? Help is just around the corner!
C.C. Reader