Outdoor
Sculpture
Exhibit
Opens
Today
By Cathie McCormick Musser
Capital Times Editor In Chief
An exhibit of large-scale sculptures by
PSH humanities graduate student Stacey
Miller opens Monday, Sept. 25 with a
gallery talk at 6 p.m. in the garden behind
the Olmsted building and a reception from
5 to 7 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge.
The exhibit, "Surfacing Voices," is a
master's production which, according to
Miller, "relates to Jungian archetypal
symbols." Miller drew from her personal
experiences while reflecting on the "time
less and multicultural" symbols of the
archetypes.
According to Miller, exhibit visitors
complete the work by bringing their own
experiences and perspectives. Miller used
materials with a "raw quality" and the
sculptural surfaces are designed to be
reminiscent of the interior of caves.
The reception includes refreshments
The show runs through Nov. 3.
Two sculptures, "Breathing Deep"
and "Web of Fate" by PSH graduate
student Stacey Miller.
Campus Hosts Russian Visitors
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moving to Russia was a possibility.
The brief meeting with PSH students
was a small part of a weeklong program
for the Russians. According to back
ground information provided by Peace
Links, the goal of the program is to pro
vide, "an opportunity for Russian elected
officials, political candidates and emerg
ing political and civic leaders from all
jurisdictional levels to observe the
American political system." According to
Dr. Clemmie Gilpin, PSH assistant profes
Honor Students Inducted
By Jaclyn Talarico
Capital Times Staff Writer
On Sept. 20, family, friends, faculty
and staff members gathered in the Gallery
Lounge to honor PSH's newest Alpha
Sigma Lambda inductees.
Forty-five students had the pri
of being inducted into the Theta lota
Chapter of a nationally-recognized
adult honor society. Alpha Sigm;
Lambda is committed to promoting
the scholarship of adult students.
As part of the ritual, Rondi
Stump, counselor of continuing edu
cation, clarified the origin of the so(
ety's name and how it relates
motto: "First in Scholarship and
Leadership."
Alpha, Sigma, and Lambda are Greek
letters. Stump explained that Alpha repre
sents the idea of first, since it is the first
letter in the Greek alphabet.
The letter Sigma corresponds to the
letter "S" and is symbolic of scholarship,
while Lambda corresponds to the letter
"L" denoting leadership.
Other speakers and presenters at the
ceremony were Ms. Charlotte Spector,
lota Chapter advisor and student affairs
Id
P. Vanek during the ASL ceremony.
senior director of student services; Dr.
Andrea Ellinger, assistant professor in the
school of behavioral sciences and educa
tion; Ms. Donna Howard, coordinator of
adult and international student services;
and Krista Austin, accounting major and
member of Alpha Sigma Lambda.
Ellinger was the keynote speaker.
sor of behavioral sciences, an ad hoc corn
mittee led informally by United Nations
Association of South Central
Pennsylvania officer Dr. Robert Shell
organized local program activities for the
participants.
Gilpin coordinated the education and
social services portion of the participants'
visit. In addition to meeting with the PSH
students, the visitors toured the PSH
library and participated in a panel discus
sion on university/community partner
ships with Dr. Madlyn Hanes, PSH
provost and dean; Mayor Barbara Layne
Expounding on the ideas of Peter Vale,
she addressed the issues associated with
being a life-long learner. She acknowl
edged the unique obstacles many adult
students face, particularly the tremendous
)nstraints they often encounter. She
:atulated all of the new inductees
and offered her sincere admira
ion for all they have accom
&shed.
An adult may be inducted into
Alpha Sigma Lambda if he or she
meets the following national cri
teria: is at least twenty-four years
1; has completed a minimum of
•edits at Penn State University;
has a minimum GPA of 3.2; and ranks
academically in the top-ten percent of
PSH's adult students.
Often these criteria are met in addition
to other responsibilities such as full-time
jobs and/or parenting. For example,
Wendy A. Gensimore, English, secondary
education, is married and has three young
children. She admits her biggest challenge
is balancing her many roles. "I am at
school all day, and when I go home I can't
rest. I not only have to study, I have to
take on the role of mother and wife."
Another inductee, Sherice P.
Vanek, nursing, shares a similar struggle.
Vanek goes to school part time, works full
time as a nurse, and still manages to meet
the demands of having a family.
Each Alpha Sigma Lambda inductee
received a certificate of recognition and a
pin inscribed with the society's motto.
Members of Alpha Sigma Lambda
have the opportunity to participate in sev
eral of the club's activities. At semester
meetings, they come in contact with other
adult students who share similar interests.
They can also become mentors, guiding
and acclimating new adult students to
PSH's program. All of the club activities
promote campus awareness of the adult
students' particular needs.
For more information about Alpha
Sigma Lambda, log onto the web at
www.hbg.psu.echilstudaf/Nontrad/asl.html
of Middletown, Dr. Robert Surridge, Mrs.
Barbara Thompson and Gilpin. The activ
ities of Sept. 13 also included a panel dis
cussion with a group of juniors and
seniors at Steelton-Highspire High
School and a trip to a Middletown-area
adult day center and a thrift shop.
The five students left the Gallery
Lounge reluctantly as the Russian leaders
were whisked away to their next activity.
Novikova hurriedly distributed business
cards, encouraging the students to stay in
touch through e-mail.
Alpha Sigma
Lambda Inductees
Business Mministration
Mark P. Brice
Doreen K. Farkas
Michele L. Snow
Applied Behavioral Science
Michele P. Bracciodieta
Mary C. Walker
Conununicatlons
Beverly S. Adams
Jason M. Burkhart
Elise Jackson
Cathie McCormick Musser
Computer Science
Barry A. Shue
Criminal Justice
Merrill R. Shaffer II
Undergraduate Studies
Ronald A. Verdelli
Electrical Engineering Tech.
' Richard L. Eyer
English, Secondary Education
Wendy A. Gensimore
Elementary Education
Tanya M. Crimmins
Darla E. Dragovich
Sarah E. Alwine Foster
Elizabeth Kirman
Kristen M. Mac Kay
Brian L. Russell
Kristen N. Seibert
Jacqueline M. Sludden
Walter D. Valentine
Dolores V. Wertz
Melissa A. Wilson
Finance
Mark J. Davidson
Mark H. Schwartz
Humanities
Linda L. Campbell
Ann E. Lamoureux
Information Systems
Anthony P. DePietro
Andrew B. Morrow
Management
Vicki Brown
Nursing
Stacy M. Greblick
Linda M. Knorr
Linda L. Miller
Deborah A. Shaud
Catherine M. Smith
Sherice P. Vanek
Blanche F. Zawatski
Professional Accountancy
Chrystal A. Connolly
Public Policy
Elaine M. Shick
Secondary Education, Social Studies
Lisa K. Nagele
Judy A. Smith