Thursday,
Oct. 4, 1984
Students vote in the main lobby during last week's S.G.A. Junior elections. See story, Page 7
Progress continues
new Student Center
By Ken Stiggers
New facilities for com
muters, recreation, quiet study
and seminars are being install
ed in the student center this
semester, according to Jeff
Schnier, Chairperson of the
Student Center Task Force.
Four rooms are in need of at
tention: the large open room,
the former placement center,
the vending machine room and
the games room. But the ma
jority of the remodeling will be
concentrated on the large open
room.
Changes in the large open
room include lighting,
acoustics, partitions, water,
refrigerator and storage.
The large room will ac
comodate groups of all sizes.
Visual partitions will split the
New grad program benefits students
By Mark Edquid
A graduate student receiv
ing the new Capitol Campus
Master of Business Ad
ministration degree is more
likely to achieve a higher
management position than
with the old Master of
Administration.
So says Dr. Carolyn Dex
ter, newly-appointed acting
Capitol Times
room into three smaller rooms
that can be used for club and
student meetings.
In this room the meeting
space provided will encourage
students to take on ownership
of the building.
A projection booth, built on
the loading dock, will be used
to show movies. The booth will
have a door between it and the
student center.
For cleanup after receptions,
dinners and dances, hot and
cold running water will be pro
vided, along with deep sinks.
For storage of chairs, tables,
and student supplies along with
a refrigerator, alcoves will also
be provided.
For lectures, a back drop
with the Capitol Campus seal
will be built so that speakers
can be more visible.
head of the Capitol Campus
Division of Business.
"It is a more widely
recognized degree," she
explained.
Kenneth Ewing, Manager
of Staffing and Development
at Hershey Chocolate Co.
said,"At Hershey Chocolate
Co. an MBA degree is re
quired to hold a managerial
position in marketing. And
Sound problems, such as
echoes, will be eliminated when
acoustic treatment is
completed.
The quiet study area will
have comfortable reading
lounge-type furniture and study
tables. Also, in the study area
will be a lending library hous
ing donated paperback books
and daily newspapers. And for
commuters, comfortable
chairs, study tables,
bulletin/message and chalk
boards are planned.
The cost of remodeling has
not been estimated, but the
funds will come from Univer
sity Park and profits from the
alumni phonathon, according
to Schnier.
Completion is scheduled for
the end on the semester, the
latest would be the beginning of
the spring semester.
although it is not a require
ment in our other managerial
positions it is to an appli
cant's advantage."
The MBA was approved
this summer by the Univer
sity Board of Trustees and
replaces the Master of Ad
ministration degree title,
Dexter said.
Although the degree title is
new, Dexter explained, the
Grand opening delayed
for new CC bookstore
By Erik M. Morris
The proposed opening of the
new $502,000 Capitol Campus
bookstore will be delayed by as
much as a month, Capitol
Campus officials said in an in
terview early last week. The ad
ministration had planned to
open the bookstore September
28, but problems with incle
ment weather and a small con
flict between two of the
building contractors have push
ed the opening into early
November.
According to Joe Kemp,
Manager of Maintenance and
Utility Operation, heavy rains
halted construction for about a
week during the pouring of
concrete and foundation work.
A small disagreement between
two of the three building con,
tractors has been a minor pro
blem. All three contractors
coordinate through Kemp's
office.
The Carlisle Construction
Company contracted to per
form the actual groundbreak
ing and construction of the
building. The interior finishing
work and design was contracted
to a company operating out of
Massachusetts. A third contrac
tor is responsible for the
heating, ventilation, air condi
tioning and electrical work.
The conflict arose when a
shipping problem resulted in
Times Inside:
S.G.A. election Page 7
Degree change Page 7
Reviews Page 12
curriculum changes have
been in the works for the last
five years. Efforts to change
the program began in 1979
under the direction of Dr.
Robert Brown, who was then
head of the program. The ef
fort was continued by Dr.
Harold Gilmore and Dr.
Christopher McKenna, both
who preceded Dexter as head
of the business division.
Vol. 19, No. 3
the building contractor having
no locking hardware for the
doors and windows. This left
the building unsecured for the
most part. The interior contrac
tor was hesitant to leave expen
sive tools and equipment in the
building when it could not be
secured. This meant that in
terior work could not be started
until the door hardware arriv
ed. The door hardware finally
arrived Thursday, September
20.
The contractor responsible
for the heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning has been work
ing inside the building while
Carlisle Construction workers
finish up the actual structural
work. Carlisle Construction
estimates that it needs another
two weeks to complete their
work, Kemp said. The interior
contractor had estimated he
would need another three weeks
after the building was com
pleted to finish his work, which
involves the cabinetry, display
cases and other assorted
finishing touches, Kemp said.
One of the most noticeable
features of the new bookstore
is the all copper roofing. The
copper roofing was put on the
building with specific intent
towards the effect that it will
create as the copper ages. As
the copper is continually expos
(continued on pg. 2)
Ihe curriculum revision
was done with the coopera
tion of the University's Col
lege of Business Administra
tion, and all changes were
approved by the University's
Graduate School, Dexter
said.
The MBA is a profes
sionally oriented degree pro
gram intended for persons
(continued on pg. 2)