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Campus set for provost gala
By Tony Perry
Cottcruction is scheduled
-to begin today of a large tent
that will serve as the location
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stallation ceremony next
week in honor of Capitol
Campus' new provost, Dr.
Ruth, Leventhal.
"My main thrust," said
Leventhal, "is that it [the in
stallation ceremonies] be a
family affair -- a celebration
together of another beginn
ing."
Leventhal said the picnic - Lions were issued, will in
was concieved as , a part of dude an address by Dr. Don
her goal to "try to get na E. Shalala, President of
students and faculty to do City University of New
more activities and have jolt's Hunter College
more dialog together -- to get Whernaventhal was dean of
them to interact." the School of Health
"It's really important that Sciences from 1981 until her
we create the atmosphere of appointment as Capitol's
community." provost. • -
According to Sherry "She's a wonderful person
W9 i lket, - Assistant to the for thistudents to see, 4 ? said
Director for Campus Rela
tion's, the ~60 by 180 foot
green and yellmi tent that is
scheduled to be erected on
the Main Lawn -- the grassy
area between the new student
center and the Olmstead
building south of the new
bookstore'"‘.- will house the
installation ceremonies Tues
day at 6 p.m. The tent will
be accompanied by two ,
smaller tents which will be
used to house refreshments
for the events.
The instillation events will
begin Monday► at noon when
the PrOvost's picnic will be
held in the tent area until 5
p.m. The,picnic is free of
charge and open to all
students, faculty and staff
bearing free tickets which
must be picked up no later
than today at the Campus
the Dining Hall.
Classes will be canceled on
Monday from noon until 5
P.m_ and all classes after
4:30 p.m. will be canceled
Tuesday. _
Tuesday's installation
ceremony, for which director
for campus relations Michael
J. Breslin said 15,000 invita-
Shalala is a "wonderful role
model for young people"
because of her background
and achievements in educa
tion. Shalala is a past dine-
Assistance Corporation for
the City of New York; the
agency that was created to
find a solution to the New
York City financial crisis.
Remarks will be made
before Shalala's address by
Peter Mekosh, President of
the Student Government
Association; Darlene
Crawford, President of the
Capitol Campus Alumni
Society; John Wade, Chair
of the Faculty Council;
Donald Rentschler, executive
assistant to the commissioner
for Higher Education;
William R. Davis, Secretary
Office moves
campus face
By Neil Myers
A plan for the relocation
of at least two campus of
fices is the newest it a series
of changes under way this
week at Capitol Campus. In
addition, several other pro
jects, including a new
bookstore and
Science/Technology
Building, are in various
stages of completion.
Offices Relocated
Plans have been drawn for
the relocation of the club of
fices in W-110 and WNDR
radio to W-216, the reloca
tion of the Student Activities
Office to W-212, and the
relocation of the Provost's
office to the first floor,
of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; John Her
shey, Chair of the Capitol
Campus Board of Advisers
and Walter Conti, President
of the P&ii State Board - of
Trustees.
After Shalala's address,
PSU president Dr. Bryce
Jordan will perform the
ceremony of installation,
after which the new provost
will offer a few remarks.
The Pennsylvania state 'University
requests the honour of your presence
at the installation of
as Provost and Dean
of The Capitol Campus
esday, the eleventh of September
neteen hundred and eighty four
at six o'clock in the evening
on the main lawn of
The Capitol Campus
e 'Pennsylvania state 'University
Reception immediately following
possibly in the current
bookstore area, according to
several sources within the
campus administration. The
changes were initiated by the
Provost's Office, according
to several sources.
Fete Mekosh, S.G.A.
president, said the Student
Activities Office would also
move to the second floor.
According to Chris Bar
rett, chairman of a student
task force planning the
relocation of S.G.A. and
club offices, the new ar
rangement will allow more
room for WNDR and the
clubs. He said an "open of
fice concept" with few walls
is being considered.
Continued on p. 6.
In addition to the pro
vost's installation, Board of
Advisers Chair John 0. Her
shey and former Chair Ralph
E. Peters are scheduled to
iitcetv` e 'the provost's com
munity service award.
A reception sponsored by
the Capitol Campus Board
of Advisers will follow.
Monday's picnic will
feature a lunch of hot dogs,
Continued on p. 2
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