CAPTIMES March 6, 1997
photo courtesy of the Provost's office
I've begun a few
new ventures over the
past year in order to get
to know PSH students
better. I am interested
in knowin g what stu-
dents' experiences have
been, what they like and
dislike, and how we can
improve.
I've tried to attend
as many student func-
tions and activities as
possible and touch base
with all of our several
student populations -
full- and part-time, day
and evenin g. I have
talked with students
individually, in groups
and by e-mail
This is what I
have learned:
PSH students are
highly motivated and
career-focused. Many of
our students work full-
or part-time and have
families. Many are
returning to complete
Artist's auto-biographical paintings
in the Gallery Lounge
now on display
Chris Stotz
Staff Reporter
Pastel acrylic and oil
canvases by painter L.
Beatriz ArnilLas are now on
display in the Gallery
Lounge.
This exhibit contains
paintings from three consecu
tive periods in Arnillas' art
production. Some of the
earlier works now on display
are an intriguing response to
being far from her place of
origin - South America.
Arni Das' more recent
paintings are a combination
of figurative symbolic repre
sentations. They are refer
ences to the landscape and
fields of abstraction. The
From Fee
sisting of two faculty mem
bers, two students, two staff
and one technical service
employee. The Board moni
tors the expenditures associ
ated with the program and the
way in which the program is
managed."
According to South, the
Vehicle Registration Program
allows PSH to use tuition
money to enhance campus
activities and purchase addi
tional literature for the
library. Whereas, those Penn
State campuses that do not
have a parking fee imple
mented, are willing to use
tuition money for parking and
A message from the
Provost John G.
Bruhn:
What I have
learned from
students
their first degree, or to
change fields.
A good number
take courses for their
own personal develop
ment.
PSH students want
quality and excellence
in their courses and in
the services related to
their delivery. In other
words, they want what
anyone purchasing ser
vices would expect.
PSH students find
it hard to "bond" with
their colleagues because
of these differing goals,
and with PSH as a col-
lege because it's next to
impossible to get every
one together for a col-
lege convocation or
other all-college event.
PSH students are selec
tive and demanding, and
are ready to point out
ways we can improve
our College. A gratify-
ing number are willing
symbols - including phrasing
in Spanish - are taken from
Peruvian culture such as per
sonal memories, text, history,
literature and oral traditions
Arnillas says, ""The
landscape areas represent the
American self. These paint
ings reflect how, after nine
years in the United States, I
came to feel that this was
home."
She adds, "The work
is very much about awareness
of culture in place and time,
and about purpose and iden-
tity."
The artist, who was
born and raised in L ima,
Peru, completed a Bachelor of
F ine Arts degree at the
University of Kentucky,
maintenance expenditures,
and thus campus activities
suffer.
Nine of the 19 Penn State
campuses contacted, six do
not charge a fee for parking.
In particular, the York cam
pus do not charge students to
park.
"It is a service we
provide for students," stated
Holly Gumke, director of
Business Services at Penn
State York. According to
Gumke, the campus does not
charge students because the
campus cannot facilitate
parking for all students at
one time. She admits that, "if
every student was here at the
same time, we would run out
to help do so.
What I have
learned is that PSH stu-
dents want the same
thin gs that PSH faculty
and staff want, namely,
to be treated with
respect, to have expecta
tions met, and to leave
PSH every day feeling
affiliated with a quality
institution.
Since we all are
working toward better
ing ourselves and PSH,
let's work together to
make PSH better than we
know it.
It takes teamwork
to make an institution
great. I can promise you
that I will do my part.
Will you help me?
John G. Bruhn
Provost and Dean
where she also obtained a
full-tuition scholarship for
the Master of Fine Arts
degree.
The Kentucky
Foundation for Women, Inc.
and the Peace Education
Organization also contributed
to her education and develop
ment as an artist.
Arnillas now teaches
painting, drawing and print
making at Seton Hill College
while she continues to pro
duce and exhibit her work.
An artist reception
for Arnillas is scheduled
from S to 7 p.m. March 20 in
the Gallery Lounge.
of space."
Although Penn State
York and other campuses
don't charge students to park,
everyone must register their
vehicles with the Business
Office.
The York campus mai n-
tains parking operating
expenses through a separate
budget. According to Gumke,
University Park distributes
money to Penn State York and
a budget is worked out.
Referring to last year's
excessive snowfall and other
unexpected maintenance
problems, Gumke stated that
"if we are in a bind, we take
money from other alloca
tions." Moreover, Gumke said
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Stacie Wentzel, Kristen McGlenn= and Stacy Quinn at the "non' dance held at main cam
pus Valentine's Day weekend. Here, the trio hatt,9-.! just begun their weekend commitment to
the Four Diamond's Fund, and have 40 more hours to go.
PSH Students contribute
to the success of "Thon"
Jody L. Jacobs
Editor
There were no tradi
tional gifts of roses or boxed
chocolates for Stacy Quinn
and Kristen McGlennen this
Valentine's Day - and believe
it or not, that was their
choice.
They celebrated any
way - and gave a gift of their
own, which cost them 48
hours with no s leep and utter
exhaustion.
Quinn and McGlennen
were Penn State Harrisburg's
(PSH) representative dancers
at the 25th annual
Interfraternity/Fanhellenic
Dance Marathon held at the
Main Campus White Building
Feb. 14-16.
"It was the best
Valentine's Day I ever had,
and I didn't even have a
date," said Quinn. "It was
like a 48-hour party."
that it is important to realize
that York's funding is differ -
ent to that of Harrisburg's.
Many students at PSH have
suggested that the Vehicle
Registration Program funds
be used to establish a shuttle
service for students walking
to and from student housing
on campus and from the bus
shelter on Harrisburg Pike.
This and other proposals
should be directed to South.
So what lies in the future
for PSH and its Vehicle
Registration Program?
According to South, the fee is
expected to remain stable;
however, he hopes that the
funds will be used more effi
ciently in the future.
The funds raised from
the dance marathon - over
$1.5 million- will go to the
Four Diamonds Fund, which
provides financial assistance
to families whose children
are battling cancer at the
Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center.
This year's Thon pro
ceeds reached an all-time
record and marked the sixth
year that this event raised an
excess of $1 million, accord
ing to Stacie Wentzel, PSH
From ASA
on the other hand, gives
lower income people the
chance to beanie a home
owner while improving the
overall ccmmuniv in which
they live. Chris Marinelli,
Vice P resident of ASA, orga
nizes all Habitat for
Humanity projects here. He
makes i t possible for volun
teers from this campus to
lend a hand to those in need,
while giving some recognition
to their college.
"We want to put PSH
on the map," Marinelli said.
He enjoys being able
to put time into a good cause
directly, as opposed to rais -
ing money through events
such as fund raisers.
A recent project that
Marinelli coordinated with
Habitat for Humanity was the
"Building Blitz" which took
place on September 21.
This annual event is
when the homes are actually
constructed. Building Blitz
is also like public relations
for Habitat for Humanity and
it makes the organization
Mon. Deadline is March 28,
curry and get your nominations
ted today!
Thon committee co-chair.
This campus hit a
record of its own by collect
ing $3,000 in fundraising at
a satellite campus - second
only to Penn State York.
event too - not as a dancer -
but as one of the supporters
who encouraged the dancers
to keep going the full 48
hours. The event is exhaust
ing and very hard on the
dancers' bodies, she said
known to the area
Approximately 20
volunteers from PSH took part
in the week-long event. All
of the materials that were
used in building the homes
had already been donated by
various organizations from
the area
The individuals that
received the homes were
required to give up some of
their own time to help in the
building process (approxi
mately 350 sweat-equity
hours).
Volunteers from PSH
will meet again with Habitat
for Humanity on April 12.
The kinds of activities that
volunteers will take part in
will be weather-dependent.
Past activities have
consisted of things like insu
lating homes, painting and
dry-walling.
Those who are inter-
ested in participating can
either contact ASA's mailbox
in the Student Activities
Office or Chris Marinelli at
(717) 266-1527.
Wentzel attended the