The Hazleton Collegian
RIBBON CUTTING
Evelyn Graham Academic Building dedicated
by Corey D. Gesford
On September 15,
ceremonies were held for the
cutting
Evelyn Graham Academic Building,
Penn State Hazleton’s new classroom
building.
The building, consisting of 13,400
square feet, contains three “traditional
classrooms.” Two have contemporary
student seating, and a third has tables
and chairs for lab-oriented classes.
An amphitheatre seating 120, with
the latest in audiovisual and instruc
tional aids, is to be used for arts and
humanities classes, as well as special
campus events such as lectures and
group meetings. Faculty offices and a
small reception office are located in
the building, also.
In addition, a large lobby was
donated by the Samual and Hannah
Cohn Foundation for students to use
as a place to study or wait in between
classes.
The Hazleton Collegian
is published by students of Penn State Hazleton
Editor-in-chief.
Asst Editor-in-chief.
Production staff.
1991 the ribbon
Funds for the new building were
provided exclusively from local
businesses, industry, alumni, faculty,
staff, and friends of the campus such
as the Hazleton Education Council,
People’s First National Bank, Hazleton
National Bank, First Federal Savings
and Loan, and the Reidler Foundation.
The building is named after area
residents Evelyn and Seymour Gra
ham who have a long history of
philanthropy in the Hazleton com
munity. Although public disclosure of
the amount of money provided by the
Grahams has not been authorized,
Penn State stipulates at least 25% of
the cost must be submitted in order to
carry the donor’s name. The Graham
building cost was $1.5 million.
Michael T. Jesky
Corey D. Gesford, Alicia Houser,
Matthew Niziol, Rachel Possinger.
Anthony Hahn
Architects for the Graham building
were Donald Sanderson, the Quad 4
Group of Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton,
and architects from University Park.
It should be noted that the Evelyn
Graham Building is the first of a
two-phase academic building for the
campus. A second phase (consisting
of additional classrooms, an audi
torium, and office spaces) estimated
at $2.8 million will be built when funds
can be obtained through the Com
monwealth capital budget process.
Club computer
ready for action
by Alicia Houser
For the past year and a half,
students and staff have been working
diligently to provide a computer for
club and student use. Their efforts
have paid off! The computer has
arrived and is located in the office
area of the lower Commons. Except
for a few minor problems, it is ready
for action.
In fact, this issue of The Co/legian
was produced using the club com
puter!
Anybody in a club may use the
Leading Edge-IBM compatible com
puter with the permission of the pre
sident of their club. First, however,
club presidents must complete a
tutorial program so they can teach the
other members of the club.
So far, nobody has signed up for
the tutorial sessions. What we have
been waiting for is now waitng to be
used.