Students across the nation are re
sponding to the challenges of our
time. This has been evidenced through
involvement in the Peace Corps, the
Volunteers in Service to America, the
Civil Rights movement, the Student
lion-Violent Coordinating Conmittee,
and even blood donations. Students
are demonstrating more and more that
they are interested in national and
international problems.
HoWever„ there is one area of
involvement that University students
have left relatively untouched -- •
that of involvement in the local
community. Local problems are
particularly pressing in the cities,
where students are only slowly
realizing the part they can play in
lessening the problems of modern
urban life. Erie is no exception
to these problems.
The Booker T. Washington Center
is initiating a Community Exchange
Program to get the students and
residents of the Erie area in an
organized involvement toward building
a more productive community. The
Community Exchange Program consists
of numerous individual programs: a
tutoring program on a one-to-one
basis with the volunteer and person
being tutored meeting two hours
weekly; a fine arts program with
persons being needed to conduct
group sessions in drama, dance,
children's theater, art, music; a
group work and counseling program, with
teenagers, activities being cultural
excursions and social affairs; and an
adult vocational training program with
volunteers to teach or assist teaching
such subjects as communication
skills ( reading, grammar, spelling,
writing), math skills, speech,
typing, filing, and business machines.
Involvement with the Community
Exchange Program is one way in which
Behrend students can show a real
interest in solving local problems and
contributing to community growth.
B. T. W. C.
Behrend students interested in
taking part in this community exchange
can get information sheets
S. G. A, Office, which can
out and sent to the Booker
Washington Center.
S. G. A. NEWS
The SGA elected Bob Dean as their
new vice—president. Jim Hiner was
elected to the Student Judiciary.
New SGA memberx are Ginny Klavon,
Barb Nilsen, and Mike Costa. New
Student Judiciary members are Sandy
Adam and Bob Pettit. - SGA would like
to thank everyone who applied for
these positions.
SGA will be hosts for the inter—
campus league tournament.
Jim Hiner volunteered to help organize
a 1966 yearbook staff. If you are
interested in working on the yearbook
see Jim soon.
SGA has purchased a new ping—pong
table and new pool equipment.
The new office hour schedule has
been set up. Please notify SGA if
any member misses his office hour.
SGA has begun working on the prom.
If you have any suggestions on a
theme, see Beth Kraschneske or Pam
Plasha.
Remember -- SGA is your, organiza—
tion. If you have any grievances,
please see an SGA member. Welll try
our best to help you!
APPLY FOR THE YEARBOOK STAFF
WE NEED YOU!!
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