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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY DELAWARE COUNTY CAMPUS, MEDIA, PA.
SEPTEMBER 4, 1973
DEAR PENN STATE STUDENT...
JOHN D. VAIRO
Director
Greetings and welcome to Penn State’s Delaware County
Campus!
I wish to congratulate you upon your acceptance into The
Pennsylvania State University, one of the world’s great universi-
ties. We are very proud of Penn State and know that, through the
years, you also will come to hold it in high esteem. ;
Our faculty and staff are eagerly looking forward to having
you here as a student. Working together, we believe we can make
your stay here intellectually productive and socially enjoyable. We
have dedicated ourselves to developing an academic program which
will be of the highest quality. However, we alone cannot do the
job that must be done in order for you to take your place in
society as a productive citizen. Your cooperation and all the effort
you are able to bring to us are needed to do the job that has to be
done. This should be your commitment, as I am sure it is.
My hope is that you are looking forward to coming here as
much as we are looking forward to having you.
Best regards.
Sincerely,
John D. Vairo
STEPHEN CIMBALA
NEW ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Dr. Stephen J. Cimbala,
assistant dean for undergraduate
studies at the State University of
New York at Stony Brook, has
been named associate director
for academic affairs at The Pen-
nsylvania State University’s Del-
aware County Campus, effective
August 1st.
His appointment was an-
nounced jointly by John D.
Vairo, campus director, and Dr.
Robert G. Quinn, dean of aca-
demic instruction for common-
wealth campuses.
Dr. Cimbala is the first per-
son to hold the position of asso-
ciate director for academic af-
fairs at any Penn State campus.
This is a new position that has
been designed to enhance the
total academic program of the
campus, including both the resi-
dent education and continuing
education programs.
Cimbala holds a B.A. in
Journalism from Penn State and
an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political
science from the University of
Wisconsin. Along with the ap-
pointment as associate director,
he will hold the academic rank
of associate professor of political
science.
Cimbala was selected after
an examination of several candi-
dates by an advisory search com-
mittee composed of faculty, ad-
ministrators, 1nd students.
Cimbala has been assistant
dean for undergraduate studies
at Stony Brook since 1971. Prior
to that time, he was assistant pro-
fessor of political science at that
campus.
As assistant dean he has :
developed programs in admini-
strative science and other inter-
disciplinary programs dealing
with social science and liberal
arts. He is the author of a num-
ber of published articles in the
field of political science.
STUDENT
LOAN
FUND
The Bernreuter Emergency
Loan Fund has been established
for students at the Common-
wealth Campuses throughout the
State. These monies are available
for students who have an im-
mediate need for short term
loans. The maximum amount is
$50.00 which can be used for as
long as 30 days. The only limita-
tion on the use is that it not be
used for tuition.
The Media Rotary Club has
given $2,000.00 and the Chester
Rotary Club has given $500.00
to another loan fund. This $2. -
500.00 is available to students
who need a maximum of $100.00
for 60 days.
If you need a loan, con-
tact the Dean of Student Affairs
Office, 212.
CORRECTION TO
ORIENTATION
SCHEDULE
Thursday Nite Movie, September
6th at 8 and 10 — “Play Misty
For Me” with Clint Edstwood.
NEW FACULTY
AT DELCO
MARIETTA R. RANERI —
assistant professor of Eng-
lish. A.B. in English and social
sciences, and M.A. in English,
State University of New York at
Albany; Ph.D. in English, The
Pennsylvania State University.
Formerly teacher of English at
Bethlehem Central High School,
Delmar, N. Y., and teaching
assistant at Penn State. Member,
Pi Gamma Mu, social science hon-
orary; Kappa Delta Epsilon, ed-
ucation honorary ;Signum Lauds,
scholastic honorary; and Phi
Kappa Phi. Awarded graduate
fellowship and graduate disser-
tation fellowship at Penn State.
Joined campus faculty in 1973.
FREDERICK C. CHOW —
instructor in economics,
B.A. in political science and law,
Taiwan University; M.A. in labor
and industrial relations, Univer-
sity of Illinois; Ph.D. in econom-
ics, The Pen:usylvania State
University. Formerly teaching
assistant and part-time instructor
of economics at Penn State.
Joined campus faculty on one-
year special appointment in 19-
73.
GARY J]. ICILLIAN —
assistant professor of biol-
ogy. A.A.S. in food technology,
State University of New York at
Farmingdale; B.S. in zoology and
M.S. in biology, Kansas State
University; Ph.D. in dairy science,
The Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity. Formerly laboratory and
graduate teaching assistant at
Kansas State, and research as-
sistant, Penn State. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi and Society for the
Study of Reproduction. Joined
campus faculty on one-year
special appointment in 1973.
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LIKE
IT IS
This column will be a regu-
lar feature in the Lion’s Eye.
Hopefully, it will be as enter-
taining as it is informative.
Throughout the year I will pass
on my comments concerning
what’s happening in the Univer-
sity and report on some behind-
the-scene activity taking place on
SGA President Bob Joseph will
campus.
Every month there is a
meeting held at University Park
at which all the commonwealth
campuses attend as part of the
Council of Presidents (C.O.P.)
Program. The purpose of the
program is to provide an environ-
ment for an orderly analysis of
the direction of the university
community. The analysis in-
cludes determination of problem
areas, offering alternative solu-
tions to areas of concern, and
providing an appropriate mech-
anism for implementation of
these solutions. In general, such
programs have provided partici-
represent Delaware this year in
Council of Presidents Program.
the university community.C.O.P.
acts as an advisory board to
University President, Dr. Oswald.
Through such a sounding board,
student sentiments are voiced
and taken into consideration.
One such appeal was made to
Dr. Oswald in the form of an
Official Policy Statement con-
cerning the recent elections to
the University Faculty Senate, a
legislative body within the Uni-
versity. I present it to you as an
example that C.O.P. and Bob
Joseph are working for you. Fol-
pants with a better understand- lowing is the context of that
ing of the complexities within statement. . .
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
OFFICIAL POLICY STATEMENT
The Council’ of Presidents. wishes to express its dissent of the recent
elections of student senators to the University Faculty Senate, for the follow-
ing reasons: : :
1. Commonwealth Campuses were given insufficient time to inform our
students of their eligibility to become candidates for student senators to the
University Faculty Senate, for conducting proper elections. -
2. Commonwealth Campuses were given insufficient time to adequately
publicize and set up the proper apparatus for conducting proper elections.
3. Commonwealth Campuses were given insufficient time to adequately
publicize the qualifications of the candidates to the University Faculty Senate.
4. Commonwealth Campuses received no information regarding the
elections from the following colleges:
a. Agriculture
b. Arts and Architecture
¢. Earth and Mineral Sciences
In view of these circumstances and the election results, we cannot possibly
condone these elections as being representative of either the students at Univer-
sity Park or at the Commonwealth Campuses. We also believe that the very
voting rights that were to be protected with these elections have been stripped
away. In an attempt to enfranchise Commonwealth Campuses, these elections
saw the almost total disenfranchisement of the Commonwealth Campus stu-
dents. The Council of Presidents officially condemns these unjust elections.
We would also like to restate some of the reasons why we believe that
Commonwealth Campus students should have their own representation in the
University Faculty Senate.
1. The academic environment at the Commonwealth Campuses is differ-
ent than that of University Park, creating different problems for the Common-
wealth Campus student. For example, course selection is very limited, and
advising is often done by a faculty member who is not in the student’s college
or major. :
2. The relationship between faculty and students at the Commonwealth
Campuses is different than that at University Park. Due to the smaller ratio of
faculty to students, the students have, and take advantage of, a better oppor-
tunity to add constructive suggestions in regards to bettering curricula, aca-
demic advising, etc. \
The Council of Presidents firmly believes that since the University Faculty
Senate has seen it feasible to give Commonwealth Campus Faculty their own
representation in the Senate, then it is only logical that the Commonwealth
Campus students be given their own representation in the Senate.
We present these grievances, and statements of our need for our own
representation in the Senate, for what we truly believe are in the best interests
of our University.
d. Human Development
e. Physical Education
Adopted April 14, 1973
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