THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY DELAWARE COUNTY CAMPUS, MEDIA, PA. March, 1976 Oswald Discusses Possible Tuition Increases At the beginning of this spring term I am continuing what I started last fall, an open letter addressed to the student body, In this spring of 1976, just as families are prepar- ing income tax returns and governments are developing future budgets at all levels, students here and all over the country are concerned with the costs of education in- cluding tuition, I now want to discuss this topic frankly and realistically with you. First of all, I want you to know what both my official and personal position is concerning the level of tuition at a public institution. My entire professional career in education has been with land-grent in- stitutions and I am totally committed to the unique mission these universities hold, One of these missions is the special emphasis on student accessibility regardless of fi- nancial status, As we all know, both the individual and society ‘itself benefit from the education of the members. Perhaps ideally in a demo- cracy higher education should be available to qualified applicants at no cost, However, from a practical standpoint in this country the individual student has come to share a part of the financial cost, recognizing the advantage he derives from higher educa- NEWS NOTICES IN-SERVICE DAY -- All students are re- minded that no classes will be scheduled for Friday, April 23rd, to. permit the scheduling of the Eastern Regional Sym- posium for Commonwealth Campuses faculty. U.S.A, ELECTIONS -- Elections for next year’s U.S,A, Officers will take place in the sixth week of Spring Term, Any stud- ent interested in running for office or working on the Election Committee should get in touch with a member of the Executive Board as soon as possible, Candidates must be full-time students at the Delaware Coun- ty campus, with a cumulative average of 2.5 or better, An intent-to-run petition must be filed with the Secretary (either Mark Steinberg or Carole Cook) by the end of the fifth week of Spring Term. It must include valid signatures of at least 25 first year students at this campus, NEW BOOKSHELVES - The new book- shelves in the student lounge at the Student Affairs Modular Building are for your books, In an effort to create more space for students, the U.S.A. recom (Continued on Page 2) tion, My continuing concern in Pennsyl- vania is the level that our students in a public institution are askedtoshare through tuition payments, I have repeatedly spoken before the legislature of the unique public responsibility of Penn State through its charter as the Commonwealth land-grant university in which we are to be responsive to the educational needs of people of all financial backgrounds, As for the benefits to society, a qualita- tively sound, advanced industrial society cannot exist without large numbers of highly educated and technically competent people, Certainly the professional, cultural and economic contributions of our 95,000 alumni now living in Pennsylvania are significant to the Commonwealth; and many, many of them fill key positions in all walks of life in the state. An overall total of 150,000 Penn State graduates throughout (Continued on Page 2) FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT: U.S.A. - involvement By Kate Connell Dear fellow students: Now that you have survived X terms at P.S.U,, we would like you to participate in a questionnaire, Don’t worry folks - its NOT graded. 1. What is the U.S.A? a, United Slaves of Australia b. a radical group who promotes fics on campus ¢. Student Government on campus 2, What does U.S.A, do? a, nothing b. make signs c¢. represents students and aids them with their problems 3. Who can join U,S,A.? a, nobody b. faculty members who speak Ukranian . students who have paid their $335/ term or $35/credit dues, whichever is lowest, Key - all three answers are c. A score of zero is average, anything higher than that is genius. The Undergraduate) Student) A(ssocia- tion) is a group of hard-working student leaders. Their main purpose isto represent their constituents, That is YOU, every last tuition paying one of you, Whether you are full time, part time, adjunct or evening, you are automatically a member of U.S.A. With this privilege comes the responsibility to get involved FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, U.S.A. meetings are held at least every other week. All students are welcome to come and find out just what IS going on, Students are also asked to bring their suggestions and problems to us, IT’S quite possible that we can help you out and that is what we are working towards. So don’t Just sit there and gripe, come to us and we’ll see what we can do, Within the U,S.A., the Executive Board is responsible for many things. Comprised this year of four elected and two appointed members, they can recommend that certain parties be appointed to Committees, Their jobs also include: representing you in all campus functions, as well as at University Park; keeping in contact with YOU to find out YOUR problems and do their best to solve them; to work with the administration and see what’s going down and how it will affect YOU, the student, Numerous committees serve to lighten the load on the Executive Board members, Often, committees are in need of person- nel. For example, the Educational Policy Commission is striving to set up a pro- gram whereby students trained as coun- selors work a few hours a week, prior to pre-registration, to aid students, However, the E.P.C. is hampered by the fact that at present it only has representatives from (Continued On Page 2) Artist And Lecture Series FILM March 31 ‘AFRICAN QUEEN?” Katharine Hepburn Humphrey Bogart “FAIL SAFE?” Henry Fonda Walter Matthau “REEFER MADNESS? “COOL HAND LUKE? Paul Newman George Kennedy ‘““THE ENDLESS SUMMER?? April 7 April 14 April 28 May 5 These films are to be shown on Wednes- days at 12:15 p.m, in Room 101, Admission to all films is free,
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