BSU envisions more active role in future
By James E. Fitzroy
The events presented at Captiol
Campus during February to com
memorate Black History Month
were only the beginning of the
revitalization of the Black Student
Union here, according to Pamela
Samuels, BSU president.
"It's been a lot of work
organizing the events, but it was
really worth it. It was a strong
presentation," she said with en
thusiastic satisfaction.
Samuels said that she felt the
BSU for the past few years just
wasn't doing enough to benefit
itself on campus. She envisions a
more active and visible role for
the organization in the future.
She expressed as a primary con
cern a lack of communication and
interaction among students of
varying cultural backgrounds.
"We can't often take the time
out to understand other
cultures," she explained. "We're
so ethnocentric, we tend to 'cli
que up' with people of our own
culture. I think it's important to
look at the other cultures around
us and try to understand them. If
we did we'd all be able to live a
little better. By mixing and talk
ing, you get to grow by letting so
meone else know what you're
about while you learn what
they're about."
A lot of students tell her they
just don't have the time for
socializing beyond a point of
basic politeness "because of their
crazy schedules" and other corn
mittments, she said.
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Students, faculty establish memorial scholarship
Dr. Joseph C. Atkins
Singing Duo Kim and Reggie Harris entertain at Capitol on Feb. 2. The group was sponsored by the Capitol Campus Cultural Events
Series during Black History Month.
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Published by students of Penn State University, Capitol Campus
By Linda McCarty
Capitol Campus students and
faculty have established a scholar
ship fund in memory of Dr.
Joseph C. Atkins, assistant pro
fessor of Finance, who died of in
juries sustained in an automobile
accident on December 19, 1983.
He is survived by his wife,
Eilleen, and two children, Krista
and Joshua.
Dr. Atkins, 35, a faculty
member at Capitol since 1981,
received his bachelor's degree in
economics and his master's and
doctorate degrees in finance and
economics, all from Penn State.
"He is dearly missed by his col
leagues," said Dr. Mehdi
Khosrowpour, assistant professor
of Computer Applications, who is
coordinating the scholarship fund.
Money collected will fund
scholarships awarded to
distinguished students of finance
at Capitol beginning in the fall of
1984, Khosrowpour said.
Dr. Khosrowpour expressed,
" deep appreciation over stu
dent concern," to continue the
memory of, "a man very serious
about his work."
"But with a great sense of
humor," Khosrowpour added.
Wendy Batkin, a former stu
dent of Dr. Atkin's and a
Photo by Jeffrey G. Shatzer
Friday,
February 17, 1984
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member of the recently formed
memorial scholarship committee,
described him as one of her most
memorable teachers.
"He was someone you could
really talk to--not just about his
courses," she said.
The committee plans a fun
draising used book sale in March,
to be sponsored by the Student
Government Association.
Said Dr. Amir A. Jassim, assis
tant professor of Risk Manage
ment and Finance, "We feel we
owe it to him."
Anyone interested in con
tributing to the fund or donating
used books should contact Dr.
Mehdi Khosrowpour at 948-6150