CAPrrAL TIMES, February 19, 1990
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what the foreign-born instructor wants
or what he is saying."
Though they support Fumo's bill,
Penn State Harrisburg administrators
say the college already takes steps to
ensure that faculty members speak
English effectively, even going so far as
to fire faculty whose language ability
does not improve.
James D. South, associate provost
for administrative operations, said
students and faculty have occasionally
complained about teachers who ccould
not speak English fluently. However,
South said something was done "on the
spot."
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For example, South said, a faculty
member might be referred to a tutor.
Each division is responsible for assuring
its teachers' language facility, South
said.
William A. Welsh, head of the
division of science, engineering and
technology, said, "Penn State does have
its own policy for both hiring and ruing
those faculty members who cannot
communicate in effective English."
In an instance several years ago,
Welsh said, a faculty member in his
division was sent to a tutor. After his
English did not improve over time, he
was fired, Welsh said.
Melvin Blumberg, director of the
CAMPUS
school of business administration, said
the school evaluates prospective faculty
for fluency in reading and speaking.
Faculty members being considered for
jobs are required to give two lectures,
one to the students and a second to the
faculty on their research.
Harris Imadojemu, a Nigerian and
assistant professor of science,
engineering and technology, said he does
not feel that ineffective communication
is a problem on this campus. But if a
problem does exist, he said, "it is the
institution's inadequacy if they are hiring
faculty members who cannot
communicate in fluent English."
The number of foreign-born college
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The right choice.
instructors has risen, particularly in
science and business, as U.S.-born
college graduates have increasingly
abandoned teaching for better paying
jobs in industry.
"It is a national concern that not
enough American-born students are
going on to pursue their Ph.D.s in
these fields," Welsh said. "Nationally,
50% of graduate students in*the field of
engineering are foreign born."
Welsh said that students majoring in
engineering earn close to $30,000 per
year with a B.S. degree. Those who get
their Ph.D.s make $40,000 per year, but
must make up four or five years of
schooling when they earn very little.
Senate Bill 539 passed the senate 48-
1 on December 4. The bill is expected
to be released from the house education
committee, said Jill Kraus, higher
education research analyst for Rep. Ron
Cowell. Kraus said that students and
institutions of higher learning, who
might be sources of opposition, favor
the legislation.
"It is not a controversial issue," said
Sabo, Fumo's budget analyst.
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necessary to start over justifying our
need for a building," according to the
committee minutes.
Penn State Harrisburg needs a new
library. The existing library can
currently seat less than two percent of
the student body, said Charles Townley,
library division head. The standard is 25
percent.
Townley said that the library
shelving is designed to hold 165,000
books. The shelves are currently
crowded with over 200,000 volumes.
Half the periodicals are in storage.
"Most importantly, we cannot adapt
new technologies," said Townley. "We
are limited in power and space, and are
unable to take advantage of our
software."
The proposed library learning center
would provide seating for 1,050 students
and shelving for 312,000 volumes,
according to the program statement.
10,150 square feet would be reserved for
a computer center and 7,120 feet for
instructional services.
The proposed facility would contain a
500-seat auditorium. Also, expansion
was taken into consideration. More than
30,000 square feet are currently
unassigned. The additional facilities
were expected to ease the classroom
crunch in Olmsted.
If the library learning center is
eventually built, it would form a
quandrangle with the Olmsted Building,
the Science and Technology Building and
Book Store.
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