Capital Times v®L2n, m©„ s TitinscAiPinrAL ccplleaa ©a^aa-vAAs© SGA To Delegate Authority Luke Hess Politicians in the United States could learn a few lessons from the Student Government Association at Penn State, Harrisburg. The structure of fine democracy would be better understood if politicians increased delegation of power to the people they represent. Students at Penn State Harrisburg are represented by the SGA. And thet SGA wants to place more power in the hands of organized students. During an open forum on Tuesday, November 11, SGA leaders revealed plans to better PSU Welcome Given to By Jean Meitz On Saturday, November 8, Admissions played host to 125 prospective students, friends, and families. By show of hands, all guests were from Pcnnsy-lvania, though one sophomore admitted he had started off at 1:00, as he enjoyed the hot coffee, juice, and danish offered during registration at the Capital Union Building. Following a Penn State, Harrisburg slide show, Sandra L. Zerby, director of enrollment Frank Lelpertz and Todd Kottmyer, members of XGI Fraternity join the Nittany Lion in trying to persuade members of the Penn State community to give blood. The total define responsibilities of the SGA and delegate inward authority to Student Court and the Student Union Board of Governors. SGA Vice-President Gary Gaston presented plans to restructure the budgeting process for student organizations, allowing clubs to cooperate and share ideas more effectively. Club budgets for operational and equipment expenditures will continue to be approved by the SGA, according to Gaston. Student Court will continue hearing traffic violation appeals and take on responsibility for approval of club constitutions, handling budgetary conflicts, and serving as a student planning, recruitment, and admissions was the welcoming hostess and introduced Associate Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty, Dr. Robert Graham after finding that about half the students came from other Penn Stale campuses and for most this was their first visit to Capital College. Graham addressed the many reasons to seek higher education, and how association with an academic institution gives a sense of renewal. He stressed the flexibility of PSU, Harrisburg in disciplinary board, Gaston said SUBOG will become a central, social organizational board and approve social activities "There will be better management of student activity coordination." planned by student organizations. SGA funds will be provided to SUBOG for budgeting these social activities, according to Gaston. "There will be better management in terms of student activity coordination," Gaston Said. "Right now their are a lot of clubs duplicating activities." By restructuring the budgeting process, Gaston hopes to make new efficient use of limited funds Open House its ability to plan new courses, as well as the advantage of small classes. Special mention was made of the high caliber of faculty, the several courses of study uniques to Capital College, and how this small and personal campus carried all the credentials of Penn State University. Dr. Graham ended his remarks with a quote from Thomas Carlyle, "The tragedy of life is not what picn suffer, but what men miss." Peggy O'Hara, assistant director of student programs, reviewed all the out of class received by the SGA each year, and avoid duplication of efforts. To streamline the budgeting process and get more students involved, student organizations will be classified according to function—student representation; social services; religious; communications; academic; fraternity; and miscellaneous. According to SGA President Jeanette Brinkcr, the classification of clubs will allow budgetary procedures to be greatly simplified. "It’s taking too much time for distribution of funds to the student clubs," Brinkcr said. Student organizations classification will be encouraged to jointly establish individual Visitors activities that come under the umbrella of the Department of Student Affairs and then introduced Andrea Williard and Chet Kovlik, two Capital College students who work in the Admissions Office. Kovlik focussed on student housing, while Williard stressed ihe advantages of a small college atmosphere with large campus credentials. Following Donald Holtzman's financial aid update, and O'Hara's overview of residential life, the club budgets to avoid duplication of expenditures for similar activities, according to Brinkcr. "There will be more equitable distribution of funds if we have more people engaged in the allocation process," added Brinkcr. Brinkcr said the new structure for the budgeting process will improve communication. "We'll have more interaction among the student organizations under each classification," said Brinkcr. All of this reconstruction is open to debate and the SGA wants to have student input. "You arc the ones that will be working with this new structure," Brinkcr told the audience. group was invited to go to the gym for a gathering and display of academic programs and student affairs information. The Student Affairs table, arranged by Janet Widoff, acting coordinator of student activities, displayed posters, publications, and "T" shirts representing the many activities available to Capital students. The star of this display was the Baja vehicle which Graham had high-lighted earlier in his presentation as an example of how Capital College is an exciting place to be. laiiipipy imtzti&isifivljzg ftlhiffi st&Sf ©? Cii|p>fittfj; TfimssS THANKSGIVING LIBRARY HOURS Wednesday, Nov 26, Bam - spm Thursday, Nov. 27, CLOSED Friday, Nov. 28, Bam - spm Saturday, Nov. 29 10am - spm Sunday, Nov. 30 2pm -11 pm
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