/ ' * * Hl* 1 *wrff Wi . ;:Vtjfc4W > ■ : '' fjfc* -^r Meet t h e Dean Dean Hanes makes our campus a better place to become Ifelong learners By Kathryn Herr Editor in Cheif kah92B@psu.edu As Penn State Harrisburg is growing into a four-year college, Dean Madlyn Hanes is working around the clock to make sure all students are given the opportunity to succeed. What many students are not aware of are all the behind the scenes work that is needed to make this cam pus productive. Hanes over sees all student-related affairs. The dean has her hands dipped in all aspects of PSH including “every policy, every practice, every deci sion- from the scheduling of courses, to the selection of faculty and array of aca dertiib and dd-bbirii&ular stu dent support programs,” Please see DEAN on 3 Whats on page 5 New aquatic facility gives CUB more options. Whats on page 9 College drinking is on the rise and PSH is on alert Letter from the Dean Freshmen are moving in on PSH Second deck By Keliye Way Staff reporter kjw2o3@psu.edu Beginning this semester Penn State Harrisburg cam pus has opened its doors to more underclassmen seeking four-year degrees. Capital College enrolled more than 150 freshmen, making this the largest freshmen class in to by Supat Kanchanasakul Michael Walters gets a good start to his day with a bowl of Frosted Flakes. Walters is one of more than 150 freshmen now attending Penn State Harrisburg. Fun start to new semester at PSH By Sharon Furfero, Staff Reporter srfl7l@psu.edu Welcome back to familiar faces and making new friends, late night studying and video games in the dorms, professors you love and homework you hate. Goodbye to tank tops, sun bum and hot summer nights and hello to sweaters, textbooks and Photo by Kathryn Herr Students enjoy opening week activities of Carnival Craze; cotton candy and carnival games Freshmen 1 n CUB 5 Spotlight on Professor : New computer lab 2 Olympics coverage 6 Charles Kupfer 6 The first year of college is rough, living in tight quarters with complete strangers, the demanding professors, the standard diet of Ramen noo dles and Frosted Flakes; all day, everyday. As PSH kicks off the Fall 2004 semester, the administration and staff will also feel that awkward first-year adjustment, along with the new freshmen. “The addition of freshmen will definitely make the campus crisp autumn air. Penn State Harrisburg started the school year out with a bang, with a new pool and computer labs, and over one hundred freshmen about to make their mark on campus. Cub Night wrapped up the first day of class with New Pool The Stud* more well rounded and give the students a more tradition al experience,” said Molly E. Kane, senior English major. ‘The Freshmen will need sup port that we will all benefit from.” “I think it’s great that the campus is growing,” said Liz Allen, a senior English major. This year, the college took a giant leap in the expansion of the academic program to include a four-year study in swimming, racquetball and ping-pong in the Capital Union Building The first day of September filled the lawn with students during Carnival Craze, complete with cotton candy, Italian Ice, Balloon Man and games. The next day con tinued the fun with acoustic guitar melodies by the band, “Green To Think,” and ice cream sun daes at the Community Center. Labor Day weekend offered extra time to wind down from the first week of class, but now summer break is truly behind us. The time has come to start a new chapter on campus. Welcome back to PSH and the 2004 fall semester. all majors offered at PSH, and first and second-year courses of study for universi- . ty-wide degree areas. Some PSH students are familiar with the notion of freshman on campus. The first wave of freshman enrollment occurred in fall of 2001 .with studies in the Information Sciences and Technology (IST) major. By 2003 the campus offered courses in Computer Science, Environmental Photo by Kathryn Herr Randy Gager attempts to win a prize by getting his disk to fall in the right slot. Gager and his friends enjoy the activities of Carnival Craze Music Review 9 Campus Calander 11 Movie Review 10 Things You Need to Know 11 Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, and Structural Design and Construction Engineering Design majors. Construction projects have also complemented the recent influx of students to the campus. Over the past several years, additions to the campus have included new academic buildings, a new library, apartment-style housing, an indoor swimming pool, and the Towne Square for dining and other student activities. These projects were essential for the rapid growth of the once small, graduate student-dominated campus. Penn State University requires all freshmen to com plete a First-Year Seminar. Capital Campus is approach ing this differently. While other campuses attach this requirement to a class fresh men will take that is specific to their majors, PSH has a class specifically for this pro gram. Kane is involved in peer mentoring for the First- Year Seminars. She is responsible for making sure the freshmen complete all requirements. “The peer mentoring is good for freshmen because they might be more comfortable talking to me about a problem than to a professor and I can direct them to the right place,” said Kane In addition to attending class all fresh men have to go to ten outside activities for “out-of-class experience.” These activities include library open house, how to use APA and MLA, how to use ANGEL, and safe sex programs. Supat Kanchanasakul,
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