Getting to knoiiv your way around campus The staff of the Capital Times is pleased to welcome you to Penn State Harrisburg this semester. For those of you who are new or those of you who have not yet fully explored the campus, the following is a brief guide to some of the services and activities available here. This Week, a publication of Student Activities and Community Relations, can be found every Monday after 12 noon in the lobby and entrances to Olmsted. This newsletter keeps the college community informed of campus activities on a weekly basis. Community Relations also displays a bulletin board across from the Registrar's Office brimming with articles and items of interest concerning faculty, staff, and students. The Gallery Lounge, adjacent to the Registrar's Office, is the site of many interesting lectures, musical performances, and art exhibits throughout the semester. Take advantage of these programs; being able to comfortably enjoy and talk with speakers and performers is one advantage of our small campus atmosphere. The Gallery Lounge is also a quiet, comfortable place to study or meet a friend for a chat. It's open 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m to 5: 00 p.m. Friday. The Black Cultural Arts Center (BCAC) is the site of educational and cultural programs sponsored by the Black Student Union and other organizations on campus. It is available to students for school-related activities by calling Student Activities, and this is also a nice place to study or meet a friend. The Penn State Bookstore is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. The used book buyback will resume Sept. 5. Students are asked to refrain from parking in the delivery area of the Bookstore. Police Services is found in the CRAGS Building, behind the Capital Union Building (CUB). This department offers escort services free of charge, as well as other safety services. All vehicles on campus must be registered with Police Services. Speaking of the Capital Union Building, this is where you will find the gymnasium, four racquetball courts, weight room, basketball courts, two all-purpose rooms, and vending machines, to name a few of its features. CUB hours are 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. weekends. Other athletic facilities on campus include tennis courts, outdoor basketball courts, a baseball field, horseshoe pits, and a volleyball court. The Computer Center, in Rooms W-305 and W-306 of Olmsted, is available to students for typing assigned papers and other uses. Graphics terminals, hard-copy terminals, plotters, and digitizers are available, and seminars on software programs are held throughout the semester. Hours are 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 12 noon to 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The center will be closed labor day weekend, Sept. 2, 3 and 4. The Student Assistance Center offers personal, academic, career, and financial counseling to students in a confidential manner. International student advising and veterans information are also included under this newly-formed umbrella known as the Student Assistance Center. Workshops and testing are provided throughout the semester, and a library of vocational and educational information is also available here, in Room W-117 of Olmsted. Health Services, Room W-102, staffs registered nurses with hours every day except Saturday. A physician is also available on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to see students by appointment at no charge The Heindel Library provides a collection of over 192,000 volumes. In addition to ordinary library services, the Heindel Library offers typewriters for student use, rooms for group study by reservation, and a Software Information Center of more than 150 programs and 4 microcomputers. Resources of Heindel and other University libraries are available at the touch of a few keys through LIAS, the University's online computer catalog. The library will be open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. The Lion's Den, in the basement of Olmsted, prepares breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday through Thursday, and breakfast and lunch on Friday. The Writing Lab, under the direction of the Humanitites Division, provides assistance in all aspects of writing for students who need ongoing help or just a single session. Tutors are available on a one-on-one basis by appointment in W-242. Hours are posted. Student Activities is located in 212 Olmsted. The courteous staff is able to help with just about any question you may have concerning student organizations or student government. The Student Government Association office is right next door in 216 and there is a student activities room which also Makes for a comfortable meeting place. Student activity mailboxes are located here also, if you are interested in joining or need to get in touch with club members. Lost & Found is located here. This is just a brief listing of what is available on campus. Even if you commute to Capital, try taking advantage of some of the activities and organizations here, as this is an important part of your college education. May the Fall Semester be challenging and, enjoyable for you at Penn State Harrisburg. SGA to tackle fall agenda David Blymire Capital Times Staff The Student Government Association has announced the date of its rust meeting of the semester. Scheduled for Tuesday, August 29 at 12:30 p.m., in room 216, SGA President Toni Mandronico said it will be a chance for students to share their thoughts. "We want student input," she said. "Anybody can come, watch and observe." According to Mandronico, the agenda for the first meeting includes assigning people to various committees, electing new senators and discussing club organizational budgets. In addition to the five division positions for juniors, there is a senatorial position open for a senior in the Behavioral Science Division and one in the Public Policy Division. There are also some "at large" senator positions available, Mandronico said. Mandronico said the meeting will have an open forum segment, in which students may address the SGA body directly with their ideas or concerns. Or, if students can't attend the meetings, they can contact her or any member of the SGA by dropping a note in the SGA mailbox in room 216. "We want students to feel comfortable coming to us, either in person or through the mailboxes," Mandronico said. * * * This Saturday, August 26, students will have a chance to meet Penn State Harrisburg's student leaders at the Student Leadership Conference, which runs from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The conference includes two meals, workshops on leadership skills, and a chance to get to know new people. Temporary position Continued from Page 1 early phases of a new strategic planning process, but her main objective will be to help the college find a permanant associate provost and dean. "I intend to do everything possible to see that the search process moves along as quickly as possible," she said. Her eagerness to complete the search is linked to her duties as vice provost, she added. "What I was doing there certainly won't go away," she said. After earning a Ph.D. at Penn State, Dunn taught at Temple University and Temple University before returning to University Park as an administrator in 1982. From 1972 to 1977, she she taught at Temple in the Recreation and Leisure Studies department, and from 1977 to 1982, she headed the Excercise and Sports Sciences department at Arizona. Campus Ministry Welcomes Students to P.S.Hbg. Sondra Kinsey Capital Times Staff The Campus Ministry welcomes new students to a Roman Catholic Mass each Sunday evening in the Dining Hall at 7:00 p.m. and a Lutheran/United Campus communion service in the Black Cultural Arts Center (BCAC) Wednesdays from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. The Reverend Robert Schmitt said special activities will depend on interests or needs expressed by students. "In the past some students wanted fellowship; some wanted Bible study," he said. "We'll adapt as we see needs." Schmitt and Father Robert Panza can usually be found in the Lion's Den Wednesdays where they meet for lunch after the noon service. They can also be reached at their churches. Schmitt is an assistant pastor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Middletown (phone 944-4651). Panza is an assistant pastor at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Middletown (phone 944- 3133). Since coming to Penn State, Harrisburg, Dunn has represented the campus on the university's international council and in 1987-88, chaired the University Provost's Strategic Study Group on Nursing at Penn State. She is a past president of the American Association for Leisure and Recreation, and the Academy of Leisure Sciences. She is currently a board member of the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administrators. Dunn said she will not apply for the permanent associate provost position. "I just want to help the college with a minimum of disruption for students and faculty during the transition," she said.
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