The Highacres Colleg State Budget Affects Highacres By David Kraft Collegian Editor-in-Chief State colleges and universities have suffered financially because of the post ponement of a budget agreement by the Pennsylvania State Legislature. Penn State is one of the three major universities in the state along with Pitt and Temple. The Hazleton Campus since it is a part of the Penn State system has had financial difficulties because of this postponement. Each year the University is hit with inflation. The governor recommended a three percent appropriation increase but inflation has increased a total of six per cent over the past year. Internal cost cutting must be executed by the University to make up the other three percent. The University has assessed all of the commonwealth campuses and all available monies are placed into an emergency fund for critical needs. Penn State is now borrowing the sum of $2,000 per day in order to keep functioning 1 properly. The interest rate on these loans will accumulate and the actual amount of loan will be approximately $3,000 per day by the end of October. The Penn State budget problem has had an effect on the Hazleton Campus. Open job positions on campus cannot be filled, including maintenance and secretarial positions. The purchase of new equipment has also been deferred because of the lack of funds. “We haven’t had to cut back on our academic programs. It would be helpful if people, would write to their legislators asking them to support state universities,’’ Dr. David commented, “and no problems are expected in the immediate future of the campus but there is a hazard if this continues too long.” Orientation Camp Termed Success By Cathy Rusinko COLLEGIAN News Editor “It was a great thing. We learned what college life would be like, what we could expect from college, and what would be expected from us.” Ibis opinion, stated by a freshman student participating in the pre-orientation camping trip at Bear Creek Campgrounds was unanimously supported by all par ticipants. A new dimension in the orientation program at Highacres this year, the campout was held August 28-30. The trip was planned and coordinated by Dr. William J. David, Campus Director and the following members of staff and faculty: Joseph L. McCallus, Dean of Student Affairs; Everitt F. Binns, Assistant to the Dean of Student Affairs; James E. White, Career Development and Placement Counselor; and Dr. Jerry B. Covert, Assistant Professor of Biology. The committee designed the trip to aid freshmen in adjusting to college life through interaction with upperclassmen, faculty, and staff in an informal at mosphere. Published By Students of The Hazleton Campus of the Pennsylvania State University Campus Improvements Made By Brad McNab Collegian Staff Writer At the end of each fiscal year, all state owned, operated, and related agencies and institutions find themselves in a position where they must spend all of their remaining money before the new state budget takes effect. With the monies remaining from last year’s budget, the Hazleton Campus undertook various new improvements. “One that is dearest to the students is probably the new concrete steps,” said campus Director Dr. William David, Campout participants included eighty incoming freshmen, ten sophomores, and ten faculty and staff members. The group was subdivided into four living groups, and further divided into sub-groups, each group having at least one sophomore group leader and one faculty of staff member. The agenda for the trip was a com bination of education, group interaction, and recreation sessions. Members of the faculty moderated education sessions focusing on classroom atmosphere. Leading these discussions were Mr. Richard Campbell, Mr. James Concannon, Mr. Donald Lyons, Mrs. Patrice Lyons, and Dr. Alan Price. Staff members discussing campus activities included Dr. William J. David, Dean Joseph McCallus, Everitt F. Binns, James E. White, and Mark Golanski. In referring to the campout, White stated, “projects such as the campout are excellent examples of how faculty, staff, and students can work together to help students.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Hazleton, Pennsylvania referring to the new stairway that is between Lot A and the faculty parking lot. This replaced the old metal fire escape steps that were the cause of much concern during the Winter months. However, these new steps should reduce the problem of slipping on ice, according to David. Two concrete stairways have been in stalled between the two levels of the tennis courts. The lower set of courts was also resurfaced during the Spring Term. The campus road along the main building circle was also surfaced. Also, some holes in the road along the top of the hill were filled. However, David said, “This patching job along the hill is only a temporary fix.” Perhaps one of the most noticeable changes was the installment r df the* Security System in the Library. This was greatly sought after by Mrs. Ferry, Campus Librarian, the Faculty General Assembly, and the Student Government Association. Another useful improvement was the purchase of new overhead projectors. One projector will be placed in every classroom. The shipment of the projectors will not arrive at Highacres until the middle of next month. A new outdoor fireplace and picnic area was built with the of money from the Ray Martin Memorial Fund. David said he hoped to add picnic tables and chairs to this area. Dr. David stressed that none of the improvements were made with this year’s budget. All were from last year’s budget and memorial gifts. Other campus im provements are expected but, “this ob viously will not happen until the University is in a more stable position financially,” Dr. David said. New Faculty Members Appointed By Lisa Bagley Collegian Staff Writer Four new faculty members have been employed at the Hazleton Campus the beginning of fall term. The new members are as follows: Dr. Robert G. Clark, Dr. Brian T. Keen, Harriet J. Rudolph and Dr. Eric R. Bell. Dr. Robert G. Clark can be found in the Engineering department and has gradu ated from Penn State with the following .agrees: B.S. in Engineering from Penn State, M.S. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Penn sylvania. The entire Clark family has gone to Penn State. Besides teaching, Dr. Clark has worked for R.C.A. Westinghouse, Hughes Aircraft Co. in California, and Carpenter Technology. During his travels, Dr. Clark has met Howard Hughes and Al bert Einstein. Dr. Brian T. Keen has done much work on his degree before coming to Penn State. Dr. Keen holds the following degrees: B.S. in Chemistry from South Dakota Univer sity, Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Univer sity of Wyoming, Post-doctoral Research Associate and Instructor in Chemistry Department from the University of Ala bama, and a Visiting Assistant Professor in Organic from the University of Wiscon sin-Eau Claire. Dr. Keen was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi fraternity in college, his name is listed in “Who’s Who” in Ameri can colleges and he belongs to the Ameri can Chemical Society. Harriet J. Rudolph, Assistant Professor of Speech, has traveled much during her career. Ms. Rudolph holds the following degrees: B.S. from the University of Ark ansas, Medical Technician one year degree from Ohio State University Hospit al, Master of Aits in Speech from the Uni-. versity of Arkansas, Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. Ms. Rudolph has worked as a medical technician and researcher. She taught speech at Mansfield, Ohio. Dr. Eric R. Bell holds the following degrees: B.A. from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin, Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Penn State. He now has the title of Assistant Professor of Student Teaching and Field Experience. *)*4i«U (te &UUsia* Editorial... From the Desk of The S.G.A. Pres. Drama Production Record Review ian Volume 13, Number 1
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