Page 8, February 24, 1988 Capital Times Model United Nations Comes To Penn State Harrisburg Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept it Clem Gilpin, lAA advisor addresses a group of newly-arrived participants. 145 High Schoolers Invade by Michele Hart Natio ns. Maria Rusynyk said that the Capital College was invaded committees are given agendas of topics `this weekend by 425 high school to discuss. students from 29 area high schools. "We don't really limit them on The students were here for the time unless they get really lengthy," she 16th annual Model United Nations, sa id . ,I sponsored by the International Affairs , The Model U.N. proves to be a Association. lot of work for members of the I.A.A. The students came as delegates Oft. 42.5„students at this year's U.N., from 130 couutoes to debate isstiss - bb.:::: 125 Igtas,6l on campus with Capital international importance. The delegates College Students. were divided into four committies; Rusynyk said, "We have to special political, political and security, start preparing in the fall. The students social, humanitarian, and cultural. The start asking for their country fourth committee was the security assignments in October." council modeled after the real United •••• Capital College Has a Sister School WANTED Asthma Sufferers Otherwise Healthy • • • To participate in a study of a new • • •drug for asthma • • • • • • • Pulmonary Division • • Hershey Medical Center • • • • • • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 531-652 5 • • by Laura Karinch • Penn State Harrisburg recently • • signed a two-year contract with Kolej • Damansara Utama, a Malaysian junior • • college, agreeing to provide consultation and assist the school in faculty and curriculum development. Damansara is located in Kuala Lumpur, tropical Malaysia's capital. Dr. Frank Swetz, Professor of Math and Director of International and Intercultural Activities at Capital College, says that this partnership is an opportunity to assist the Malaysian school in emulating an American-styled program of education while acquiring a better understanding of their culture. Swetz has been involved in Malaysian education for 20 years, teaching on and off in the country during that time. He has already provided Damansara with two le Hart Maria Rusynyk, secretary/treasurer of lAA works to get U.N. participants registered. American faculty from other schools, and hopes to see more faculty and student exchange in the near future. Dr. Robert Simko, Associate Professor of Geography and Planning at Capital College, will be traveling to Malaysia this fall to teach at Damansara for a semester. Our partner school has approximately 2000 students and confers an Associate of Arts Degree. The school opened in 1983 with 146 students when the government of Malaysia relaxed its policies on allowing private institutiorts to found junior colleges. Until 1960, there was only one government-run college in Malaysia. By 1980, there were six colleges. • The main goal of the college's American program is to provide an American style of education to prepare What.. Me Worry? its students to attend schools overseas, usually in the United States, and to help the students gain a better mastery of the English language. Damansara's library holds an insufficient collection of about 2000 books, hence the formal book drive which ended last week. Student Activities will accept books at any time from students, and they may be dropped off in Room 212. Texts and reference books on business subjects, computer science, history, politics, and writing are especially needed. This partnership, says Dr. Swetz, is an example of the goal of the International and Intercultural Program: "to seek out opportunities to increase international and intercultural awareness of Penn State's community of faculty and students."
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