24 prize winners in holiday contest...page Thursday, Dec. 13, 1984 Campus gift is largest ever New campus computer will reduce dependence on IBM link to U-Park By Tony Perry Capitol Campus yesterday accepted the largest gift from a single source, and by the end of March, the $325,000 computer system should be up and run ning, according to the chairper son of the Math-Science program. According to Susan Rich man, associate professor of mathematics, the computer, an Eclipse MV/10000 is being donated to Capitol by Data General with software for pro gramming, research, and word processing. The computer system is designed for use by the faculty for "research and instruction across the campus," she said. "It is not restricted to any one division," Richman said. The computer is coming equip ped with what she called the "standard" languages: FOR TRAN, PASCAL, COBAL, AND BASIC. "This opens up the possibili ty of teaching more and enlarg ing classes," she said. "It's possible that the engineering faculty through it will be able to do something with robotics." lack enrollment increases By Don Strausburger A 250-percent increase in black graduate students led Capitol Campus one step closer to meeting the requirements outlined by Title VI legislation. The number of black graduate students rose from 12 in 1983 to 30 beginning the fall semester, according to Diane Edwards, director of graduate admissions at Capitol. Graduate admissions are growing as a result of recruit- Capitol Times The new system will also aid in the teaching of the Ada Language System, the U.S. Department of Defense's new computer language. Until now, Richman has been teaching Ada on the University's IBM computer system. The IBM system, however, compiled information very slowly, she said, and the classes have beers held at no more than 10 students at one time. "Data General had the very first good, comparatively fast compiler -- much faster than the University's," Richman said. The system is expected to ar rive "by the end of March," Richman said, and it will then be introduced as a teaching aid. "We expect to have some students using it as soon as it's installed. Some whole classes are being put on it this sum- mer." Richman said there has been "talk" of establishing a com puter engineering program here at Capitol and the new system's expandability may aid in that respect. ment efforts targeted at such places as churches, hospitals and local businesses in addition to Black Student Unions of Pennsylvania colleges, said Vicki Lawson, coordinator of minority graduate recruitment. Lawson also mentioned the im portance of making contacts among civic leaders and ministers in the Harrisburg area. On the undergraduate level, black enrollment reached 2.69 percent, which is up from 2.2 Humanities new Associate Provost Dr. Robert J. Graham of Columbia, PA has been nam ed accociate provost and associte dean of the faculty at Capitol Campus. His appointment as the se cond highest ranking ad ministrative officer was made by Provost and Dean Ruth Leventhal on Nov. 7. Graham had been serving in the post in an acting capacity since mid July. Graham will serve as the principle advisor to the provost on major budgetary, personnel and academic matters. The associate dean for research, the five academic division heads, the head of the Heindel Library division, the head of the com puter center and the continuing education officer will report to him. An associate professor of humanities and American studies, Graham came to Capitol in 1969 after having taught for four years at Univer sity Park. Earlier he taught at Trenton (NJ) State College and at Rider College. Before that he taught secondary school in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and in Maine. He has served in a variety of administrative posts at Capitol, the most recent being as head of the humanities division -- a position he held from 1976 to 1981. In 1981 he returned to full-time teaching and research. An active researcher on the percent last year according to Mary Gundel, director of ad missions at Capitol. Gundel added that black enrollment at Capitol "will improve as the university['s black enrollment] improves." Combining the results of graduate and undergraduate admissions, the total percentage of blacks at Capitol reached 2.93 percent, up from 2.61 per cent last fall. Continual improvement of black enrollment is essential for prof. named modern novel, he currently is conducting research on the works of contemporary novelist Barbara Pym and is working on a book-length study of the novelist V. S. Naipaul under contract with the Frederick Ungar Publishing Company of New York. Robert J. Graham is now the second highest ranking administrator at Capitol meeting legislative guidelines of Title VI which calls for a state wide compliance for desegrega tion according to William Asbury, executive assistant to the president of administration at University Park. Asbury said that Penn State, along with other government-funded Pennsylvania schools, must file a report in August, 1988 outlin ing the steps taken and progress made by each respective university. Asbury listed three possible legislative outcomes which Vol 19 No. 7 A graduate of East Strouds burg State College, he received his M.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, did special graduate work at Har vard University and was award ed his Ph. D. degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. could be reached after analysis of these reports: - If the schools in question achieve the designated criteria of Title VI, new goals will be issued to the schools. The schools will then be given until 1993 to achieve these new goals. - If the schools do not reach the goals but the legislature feels that appropriate progress has been made in some areas, an extension of up to six months could be granted. This (continued on pg. 3)
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