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By Jessica Pouchan
Staff reporter
jcp2o9@psu.edu
Graham B. Spanier, Penn State
University president, delivered
his State of the University
Address from Eisenhower
Auditorium at University Park on
Sept. 17, 2004. His address was
shown at four o’clock in the
Olmsted Auditorium at the
Harrisburg campus. Ice cream
from the PSU Creamery was
served before the speech.
The program, entitled “Building
on Tradition to Chart the Future,”
began with the Board of Trustees
Chair, Cynthia Baldwin, who
introduced both Rodney
Photo by Jessica Pouchan
A PSH student takes some ice cream from the Penn State creamery before finding a
seat in the auditorium to view the state of the university address delivered by Penn
State President Graham Spanier.
‘Communication: make
Workshop urges students
to become better leaders
Osman Abdalla
Staff Reporter
oaalo6@psu.edu
Students arrived at the Capital
Village Community Center on
the morning of September 18
ready to immerse themselves in
an enlightenting communication
workshop.
Members of the SGA, inteerna
tional students, CA’s and others
gathered over fresh breakfast
and were given a very warm wel
come by Dr. Janet Widoff and
Ms. Nichole Duffy.
About twenty to twenty five stu
dents came prepared to learn
about “Communication: make it
work for you.” JoVon Hill, vice
president of the Student
Government Association at the
Capital College, convened the
workshop by thanking the atten
dees and welcoming them by
encouraging everyone to enjoy
the workshop.
He broke the ice by having
everyone get a paper plate and
write on it his or her preference
in food, movie, and vacation
place, for example, to see if two
individuals had the same prefer
ences.
The point was to see the differ
ences among us and also to cre
ate the interaction between the
attendees and make everyone
comfortable talking to each other
and to get to know more people.
One of the attendees com
mented, “It got us to interact right
away.” Another said it was
“something more vibrant and got
those bodies moving.”
“Seventy-five percent of the
communication process is
through the use of non-verbal
Erickson, executive vice presi
dent/provost and Graham
Spanier. Dr. Erickson spoke first
and recognized the faculty and
staff at Penn State.
“Dr. Spanier’s vision is that
Penn State should be the leading
University in the nation in the
integration of teaching, research
and service", said Baldwin.
Spanier, who became he 16th
president of PSU in 1995, began
his speech by recognizing the
150th year anniversary of PSU’s
founding. He said, “This is an
ideal opportunity not only to
remember our past, but to exam
ine it and to build on it.”
Reflecting on the progress seen
in students, faculty members,
and the universi' itself,
it work for you’
communication,” said Nichole
Duffy, assistant coordinator of
Student Activities in her demon
stration. She asked the atten
dees to communicate non-ver
bally to form a line in order of
their birthdays. After the line was
formed, participants realized that
more than 75 percent of the
attendees made it to right spot in
Successful lead
ers of both gen-
-Dr. Souha Ezzedeen
the line. It was very delightful for
all the attendees. I can see that
people were more comfortable
and how that showed the power
of the non-verbal comrnumca
tion.
The next speaker was *he actu
al surprise of the conference D'
Souha Ezzedeen. acco'a" .c'v
fessor of Manageme" V
School Of b,O
Administration
College. She said. Me-'
women, on average and /
eral, have slightly differed so
sets in specific areas. Know ",
what the differences are and ‘a'
ing them into account in human
capital applications is more intel
ligent than believing there are no
differences.”
She had clearly pointed out the
differences between men and
women in terms of leadership
styles. It seems that men are
ders tend to
adopt a mixed
mode of com
munication.”
focused his remarks toward
building on tradition to chart the
future
Spanier proceeded to speak
about PSU’s history. In 1855,
Pennsylvania began a move
ment of studying scientific agri
culture while America was on the
brink of civil war. The Farmers
High School was built and soon
became a forerunner of PSU.
Spanier spoke of the first build
ing constructed at Penn State,
Old Main, and of the first stu
dents arriving in 1859. Evan
Pugh, a chemist, was PSU’s first
President.
Years later, discovery, testing,
and research labs were built at
PSU.
good in physical abilities and
women are good in verbal and
social abilities. Another differ
ence was that men usually use
the “I,” but women use “we.”
It was pitiful for me as a man to
find out that men are egocentric
and always concerned about
their status. I wish all the men in
the world knew about this truth
and faced it.
When it comes to leadership,
women’s transformational style
encourages participation, shar
ing information, and energizing
others. On the other hand, men’s
transactional style “make the
deal” and uses rewards and pun
ishments, exchanges with subor
dinate, and formal authority.
Dr. Ezzedeen concluded by
saying that “Successful leaders
of both genders tend to adopt a
mixed-mode of communication.”
It is always good to see alumni
around us to share their experi
ences and knowledge.
Specifically, Lou Cost, account
ant. and Parul Luthra of
Highrnark Blue Shield, gave us
tneir knowledge and told the
group how involvement was a
/ success to overcome cultur
a sod gender differences.
T 'e workshop ended with the
a.opearance of Joel Gori, artistic
o 'o-c’or of Metamorphosis
; 'o' < o" r iing Company. Gori start
s'; o/ performing various non-
ituations that are inter-
o's'soc- by the audience. He
was /o'/ comical and humorous,
■•e '/owed how the body can
' /otuntarily give you away. He
also demonstrated many situa
tions in which you can create a
certain impression in your audi
ence and how you can control
your body motions in order to
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Agriculture and Engineering
became popular majors. Today,
PSU has the largest undergradu
ate enrollments in these majors.
Some traditional landmarks of
Penn State still exist, such as the
Nittany Lion mascot, which
appeared in 1904; the student
newspaper, the Collegian; the
Alma mater; the school colors,
blue and white; and the Blue
Band.
Undergraduate centers opened
in Pennsylvania in 1920 and 1930.
Eventually, these centers formed
the bases of Pennsylvania’s
statewide system of Penn State
campuses. Research into steroid
chemistry at Penn State lead to
steroid and hormone therapy and
helped develop the first birth con
trol pill.
“Let’s fast-forward to 1955. Penn
State is the nation’s first university
to operate a federally licensed
nuclear reactor...’’, said Spanier.
Later, the 1970 s brought a peri
od of rapid research and discov
ery. Life-saving devices, longer
lasting bridges, increased world
wide food production, and cancer
research continues to shape
PSU today.
Spanier also spoke of the goals
he has for PSU-to humanize the
university, to foster diversity, to
integrate teaching, and to bring
passion into education.
“Humanizing the university,” he
said, “is the most important...lt
means building a culture that
invests in our most valuable
asset, our people,” said Spanier.
“Major trends show that
Pennsylvania is aging, which
lessens Penn State’s growth in
students,” said Spanier. He
spoke of the drop in high school
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port, young workers moving out
of Pennsylvania, and a lack of
diversity.
“It comes down to pride in a
‘Penn-Stater,’ putting people in
the heart of all we do, and
expressions of human kindness,
that makes Penn State
University,” said Spanier. He
concluded his speech with hopes
that 150 years down the road,
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