Faculty
Matt Hunt
Capital Times Reporter
Penn State University Provost John
Brighton, University Park, met with
faculty members in the Black Cultural
Arts Center on Oct. 12 to discuss with
PSH faculty future issues on the
agenda for Penn State.
In his opening comments, Brighton
stated the need for Penn State to
undergo constant assessment.
"We need to see not only what we
have done right, but what we have
done wrong," he said.
Brighton also mentioned that Penn
State needs to recruit studetns,
particularly miniority and gifted
students.
Some of the faculty members were
concerned of the suggestion about
adoptiing practice of benchmarking,
which would entail comparing how
offices of various campuses operate
and then standardizing all operations.
"Most of the benchmarking that has
been discussed has been done in
respect to University Park," Louise
Hoffman Associate Professor of
Humanities and History said.
She pointed out that,"We have the
non-traditional students here that they
can't have at Universit Park."
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Brighton responded by stating that
the idea behind benchmarking is to
see how other departments do similar
operations and use the ideas that will
work best.
Another concern of the faculty was
the prospect of a regionalization plan.
"Regionalization will provide an
opportunity for people to collaborate
with people from campuses on issues
like writing papers or teaching
classes," Brighton said.
Members of the faculty also
expressed some of their problems with
the tenure process.
"We seem to be turning people into
numbers. The Nazis did that very
well," Irwin Richman, Professor of
American Studies and History said.
The question was also raised as to
whether or not there was a review
process for adminsitration.
The deans go up for review every
five years, Brighton said. Provost
Leventhal will be up for review next
year, he added.
Several members of faculty
expressed they were not happy with
teaching larger classes and having
limited resources.
"I can remember when classes had
15 students. I think we would all like
to go back to that," Eton Churchill,
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assistant professor of humanities and
communcations said.
"If you think you can go back to
that, you're dreaming," Brighton said.
In response to the complaint of
limited resources, Brighton said the
university fights for as much funding
from the state that it can get.
Responding to the limited resources
issue, Hoffman made what she called
a modest proposal. She suggested
everyone on faculty, which by
defintion includes adminstration,
teach at least one course. When in a
simialr posiiton Rutgers University
did the same thing, Hoff man pointed
out.
Brighton pointed out that a similar
proposeal had alreadyt been made.
"The problem is implementing it,"
Brighton said.
Even with the meeting going over
time, several faculty members stated
they wished they had more time.
Brighton said if they would like to
have him visit again, he would be
happy to do so.
"Or you could come to University
Park and visit me," he said.
Grad Fair at PSH
Paula D. Eiland
Capital Times Reporter
The first Capital Area Consortium
Graduate and Professional School
Fair included Penn State Harrisburg
in its quest for graduate and
professional school students.
Among the institutions sending
representatives to this campus on
Oct. 6 were Columbia Seminary,
Drexel University, Wineßrenner
Theological Seminary, La Salle
University, Widener University
School of Law, St. Joseph's College,
Towson State University,
Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
Shippensburg University and PSH.
Students at the fair gave a variety
of reasons for attending. Public
policy major Tina Stimeling said,
"I'm trying to find a grad school
that's semi-inexpensive."
I want to find'out what my options
are," said Terra Gilcrease, a
humanities/business major. "I need
to enhance my background."
Students' criteria for choosing a
program included faculty diversity,
availability of internships and
assistantships, job placement
services, degree versatility, and cost.
Jennifer Smith, Assistant Director
of Programs at St Joseph's
University, said that the growing
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The Ambassadors' activities range from
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DeLese, Vice President of the Lion
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On Oct. 28, the acting students will be
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Ancient Machinery art
On Friday, Oct. 8, the second in a series of
seminars being held by the Computer Integrated
Manufacturing (CIM) Center was presented in
room W-207. Professor Edward Trunk spoke to
a small gathering of students and community
members on "Ancient Mechanical Devices."
With a colorful slide presentation of artifacts,
ranging from a dog-powered treadmill to a
hand-pump vacuum cleaner, Professor Trunk
explained the uses and evolutions of these early
devices.
"Somewhere along every engineer's career
they start looking back, marvelling at how
much was done before we came into the system
of inventing, improving, and developing
technology," Trunk said.
competition in the worldwide jobs
market, and the tough economy,
means that "people with MBAs
competing for jobs must have extra
courses in graduate work to get their
foot in the door."
Some guidelines for selecting a
graduate school were listed by
Career Services. They include:
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graduate school guides. See
Peterson's An Overview of Graduate
and Professional Programs;
available in Career Services.
• Find out what tests are required
for your program of study, such as
the Graduate Records Exam (GRE).
• seek counsel from your
professors and advisors.
• Attend graduate fairs and talk to
recruiters.
• Keep copies of your papers - you
may need to submit them later when
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Damon displays
the art of dance
Danzon, a Flamenco and Latin
American music and dance group,
performed in the Black Cultural
Arts Center on Oct. 11, one of
many programs whose scheduled
locations were changed in light of
Jim Bostik's exhibit in the Gallery
Lounge.
Pamela Allen of the Multi-
Cultural Board of Coalition said
the presentation by Danzon was an
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The group is also starting a mentor program
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"Some of the machines were so beautiful they
could be appreciated on an artistic basis,"
commented Valerie Duhig, attendee.
"Professor Trunk showed a lot of respect for
these ancient articles."
The next seminar will be held Friday, Oct. 29
on "Manufacturing of Prefabricated Structures."
The speaker will be Professor Alex Aswad.
The final seminars will be held Nov. 5,
"Application of Micro-controllers in Data
Acquisition & Process Control" by Professor
Hossein Heydari, and Nov. 12, "Current Status
of VLSI Research at PSH" by Dr. Donald T.
Comer and Professor Quentin E. Berg.
The seminars are to be held in room W-207,
from 4:00 - 5:00 pm, and are open to the public.
For any inquiries, contact Dr. Unal at the CIM
Center at 948-6347.
Paula D. Eiland
Capital Times Staff
"excellent expression" in seeing
how the art of dance had a basis in
Spain and how it affected both
Mexicans and Indians.
Danzon presented such dances
as the Cumbia - from Columbia;
the Amamponda - from Africa;
and La Bamba - from Mexico.
Sonya Harden, a senior at PSH,
said the program was "very well
put together and gave us an
extraordinary taste of the Spanish
culture."
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