January 23, 4970
Behrend Expand
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land-grant university."
While a number of transfer
students from Community Col
leges and other two-year 'institu
tions are admitted to the Uni
versity each year, Mr. Holderman
said it is likely the bulk of the
first upperclassmen to matricu
late at Behrend would come from
within the Penn State Common
wealth Campus system. -
Irvin H. Kochel, director of the
Behrend Campus, said the first
class of juniors will be enrolled
in one of two majors—science, of
fered by the College of Science,
Sr general arts and sciences, of
fered by the College of the Liberal
Arts.
The science major awards either
a Bachelor of Science or a Bach
elor of Arts degree to students
who seek a broad education
with an emphasis on science.
The general arts and science
curriculum offers a Bachelor of
I,. , krtS - degree to students who pur
sue a liberal education encom
passing the humanities, the fine
arts, the social sciences and the
natural sciences.
Mr, Kochel said these particu
lar majors were selected because
a substantial base in the two sub
ject areas already was provided
in_.the freshman-sophomore cur
riculum at Behrend.
"The two majors we will offer
In September also provide a flex
ible base for expansion of the
upper-class curriculum in future
years." Mr. Kochel commented.
"As facilities and faculty are add
ed to the' Campus, we can expect
majors in other disciplines to be
developed." . . .
• The •initial expansion to junior
pro - grams will add 12 members to
the - '56-man faculty at l3ehrend.
Mr. Holderman ' said that of
Pelin State's 19' 'campusesl
throughout the State, Behrend best
possessed in -terms of available
land and existing or planned fac
ilities the potential for rapid de-;
velOpment into a - four-year' camp
us. -
"The authorization to go at
Elections To Be Held
For Carnival Queen
The various campus clubs will by
Monday, January 26, have ten
nominees for our Winter Weekend
Queen. It will be up to you to show
your interest by voting for the one
you
, wish to be crowdned as the
queen.
The semi-final election will take
place on Tuesday, January 27. The
voting will be held in the R.U.B. in
front of the cafeteria. The results
of this election will name five
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Behrend was by no. means a sud-
den decision on the part Of the
Penn State Board of ;,Trustees,"
Mr. Ilolderman explaiped.
• "The Board directeetniversity
officers in February of last year
to begin planning a Our -year
program at Behrend," he contin
ued, "because the ;4d4 - E4oping
rush of upperclassmen at Uni
versity Park has been quite clear
for a number of years." 3 '
Mr. la olderman reported the
University will have spaces it all
locations for 10,000 freshmen: next
September. But he added:
"As of one week ago, we had
24,!335 applications on file for
freshman admission into the four
year baccalaureate degree pro
gram. We fully anticipate fresh
man applications for the Fall will
reach approximately 30,000."
Behrend was established by
Penn State in 1943 on a 420-acre
tract of land donated to the Uni
versity by Mrs. Mary E. Behrend,
widow of Ernst Behrend, founder
of Hammermill Paper Co., Erie's
major locally owned industry.
The Behrend Campus currently
enrolls 813 freshmen and sopho
mores in all of Penn State's ten
undergraduate colleges. Another
209 students are enrolled in the
three two-year associate degree
programs offered at the Campus.
A graduate center- offering a
master's degree in engineering was
- opened at Behrend a year ago in
response to reqbests through the
years from 116 Eal industrialists.
Its current enrollment totals 89.
This is the second time Penn
State ' has initiated upper-class
educational programs away froth
the University Park campus. _
A junior-senior-graduate Capi
tol Campus was opened in 1966
at the request of former Gov.
William W. Scranton on the site
of the former Olmsted Air Force
.Base - which was phased out of op
eration by the U. S. Department
of Defense. Freshmen and sopho
mores are not enrolled there.
• Capitol's enrollment for the
. Fall of 1969 was 1,128 undergrad
uates and 297 graduate students.
semi-finalists, one of which will be
chosen as the Queen.
On Tuesday, February 3, you are
urged to continue your participa
tion by voting again. The winner
of this election will be crowned
Queen at the semi-formal dance to
be held Saturday, February 7, from
9 p. m. to 1 a. m. in Erie Hall.
Tickets for the dance will be sold
for $3.00 per couple.
TEE NITTANY CUB
Keystone Pledges
Six New Members
On January 14, 11970 In the
RUB music room six students
were pledged into the Keystone
Society. The new pledgs were Tom
Acri, Bruce Behringer, Kathy
Johnson, Nancy Markley, Jonell
Long, and Jeff Witt. These stu
dents exemplified an outstanding
achievement in attaining a 2.5
average or better and participated
in one or more activity in which
they were recommended for their
achievements.
It was a short ceremony
which started by the new pledges
being ushered into a dark room
by candlelight by vice-president
Sue Gross. They were then ad
dressed by the Society's advisor
Mr. Simmons, who in turn intro
duced Patrick Haberman, the
president. Mr. Haberman read
some articles from the constitu
tion describing the Society's pur
pose and membership. The new
pledges then took the oath and
are now considered pledges for
one term, where upon at the end
of that term if they abide to the
pledge they will be inducted into
the Society as full members.
Board Pleased
By Decision
For Expansion
Statement by Howard Kelly,
chairman of the Behrend Campus
Advisory Board: •
"The Behrend Campus Advi
sory Board is indeed gratified by
the decision of the Penn State
University Board of Trustees and
its officers to proceed with the
developMent of the Behrend.
Campus into a four-year college.
"Erie ' and all of Northwest
Pennsylvania have been fortun
ate through the years to have
in its environs excellent institu
tions of higher education. Each
institution in its own way has at
tempted to meet the demand for
increased educational opportuni
ties. The response - to these de
mands will continue."
History Shows Our Ca
production and technology, the two-year associate
degree program was introduced throughout the
University's Commonwealth Campus network.
Three are offered at Behrend: Drafting and
design technology; electrical and electronics tech
nology, and a two-year business program.
In addition, the Continuing Education pro
gram at Behrend offers a variety of programs for
Erie County and her residents: graduate and un
dergraduate courses; workshops, short courses,
correspondence courses, institutes and specialized
instruction in areas such as management develop
ment, labor education, public safety and public af
fairs, to name a few.
The latest academic feature to be added to the
campus was the opening a year ago of the Behrend
Graduate Center. It currently enrolls 89 students
as candidates for master of engineering degrees.
Behrend is one of Penn State's 19 branch cam
puses located throughout the Commonwealth.
Its physical plant, which has grown by leaps
and bounds through the years, now is valued at
$4.7 million. With completion of a $917,000 class
room building now under construction, the plant
value will increase to $5.6 million.
In addition, another $l5 million in new con
struction has been programmed for the campus as
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funds become available in future years.
The residents of Erie County have demon.,
strated their backing of the campus in numerous
ways, perhaps most distinctly in their support of
Behrend's only two fund-raising campaigns con
ducted in 1953 and 1966.
Thirteen years ago, the community responded
to a $160,000 financing drive for the construction
of Erie Hall, the campus' physical education facil,
ity.
And three years ago, a $500,000 fund-raising
campaign was undertaken toward a $2 million
construction program epitomized •by the dedica•
tion last year of the J. Elmer Reed study-learning
center. -
As University Presidet Entic A. Walker point•
ed out so appropriately at dedication ceremonies
of the Otto F. Behrend Science Building in 1962:
"Each community must take upon itself the
responsibility of contributing its full share of the
cost of higher education. Through a combined
state and local effort, the job can be done—and
the Behrend Campus is a fine example of how
successful such a method can be. The example set
by the dedicated people of Erie must serve in the
future as mode
state."
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