4/PSH NEWS CAPITAL TIMES
September 21, 1992
Alumni help students find jobs
Hilary Zeiders
Capital Times Staff
The Penn State Harrisburg Alumni
Association is offering a valuable program
to help students learn more about job
opportunities in their fields.
The 1992-93 Alumni Mentor Program
is designed to bring students together with
successful alumni in their individual
fields, giving them an opportunity to
network and make potential job contacts
with professionals.
"The program turned out better than
BSU officers elected
Angie West
Capital Times Staff
The Black Student Union (BSU) began
their 1992-93 election on Thursday,
Sept. 3, in the Black Cultural Arts Center
(BCAC), but held it open until Friday,
Sept. 4, so that all the members would
have a chance to vote.
The new officers are Bill Stoner,
president; Mike Weldon, vice-president;
Chris Gibbs, treasurer; Leroy Bunyan,
corresponding secretary; and Otto Banks,
secretary.
President-elect Stoner said, "The BSU
has a pretty ambitious semester ahead."
Stoner isn't wasting any time getting
his agenda started. At the BSU's first
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expected," said Luanne Lawrence, acting
director of community relations, at Penn
State Harrisburg.
"This is a learning experience for our
office," Lawrence said. "We are already
setting goals for next year."
According to Lawrence, 142 alums
showed interest in the program, while
approximately 20 students applied.
Although the program was initially
geared for juniors, Lawrence commented
that senior students have dominated the
applications.
Mentor and student matches were made
meeting on Monday, Sept. 10, Stoner
shared his plans to educate the Penn State
Harrisburg community about African-
American culture during Black History
Month, which will be celebrated in
February 1993.
Last semester the organization was
shaken by the disappearance of two statues
from the BCAC.
In spite of this setback, the members
of the organization philosophize that they
may have lost their statues, but their pride
and strength remain intact.
Presently, Donald Holtzman, student
activities coordinator, is working with the
BSU to replace the missing statues.
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with consideration to professional desires
and outside interests.
Students will be linked with their
partners at a "Meet Your Mentor"
luncheon at the beginning of the semester.
After the luncheon, participants will be
urged to meet with their mentor at least
twice during the semester. This experience
may take the form of a meeting, lunch or
tour.
Students must also maintain contact by
letter or telephone a minimum of three
times throughout the semester.
At the end of the semester both parties
BSU members (I. to r.): Otto Baks, secretary; Bill Stoner, president; Chris
Gibbs, treasurer; Mike Weldon, vice president.
Budget cuts offer
new opportunities
Stacey Simmers
Capital Times Staff
With the new budget cuts chasing after
every Penn State wallet, individual
programs are trying to f - md new sources of
income to supplement any money that's
might not be taken away.
Krishna Dhir, director of the school of
business administration, hopes that he can
save his program by getting grants from
local industries.
"I see this as an opporunity to get my
students 'involved in local businesses,"
Dhir said.
This semester, one such grant already
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Dhir said that AMP, Inc. made an
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Dhir mentioned only that the grant
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So far, this one grant will keep
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"Our funding is the same as last year.
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