Lion Pennsylvania State University, Delaware County Campus November 8, 1979 Vol. XI, No.6 New Exam Schedule “More Efficient” Although final exams are looming ominously on the ‘horizon and you think nothing can be done to improve them in any way, something has been done. The Records Office now utilizes a ‘‘more efficient’ method of scheduling the ex- ams, according to Mrs. Jane Sheetz, Administrative Assis- tant for Resident Instruction. The Office plans exam periods based on when the classes ac- tually meet. For example, ex- ams for all classes which meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays ‘during second period will be scheduled at the same time. In- structors may request ‘‘com- mon exams’ to administer ex- ams to multiple sections of the same class. 4 In the past, instructors sub- mitted requests to schedule ex- Draft Copies of ams at specific times. But, students often had two or more tests scheduled during the same time period. The new system has been us- ed with success at several other Commonwealth Campuses. It enables the Records Office to release the final exam schedule at the beginning of each term, as opposed to later. Sheetz commented that the new method has ‘avoided con- flicts’ during Fall Term, ad- ding that only a few students have reported conflicts. She is confident that the system ‘‘will work out after instructors and students get used to it.” Students with questions or problems concerning the scheduling of exams should contact Mrs. Sheetz in room 312-C. ; Carolyn Hoping Perspective on 80's Distributed Copies of the initial draft of “A Perspective on the '80s: A Plan for the Pennsylvania State ~ University’’ have been ~ distributed to the Board of Trustees and to the University community for discussion and consideration, Provost Edward D. Eddy reports. fea Dr. Eddy, in a letter accompa- nying the document, expressed the hope that ‘‘extensive discussion of this draft will en- sue over the next month at department, campus and col- lege faculty meetings and meetings of student organiza- tions. - ~ Any individual or group within the University com- munity wishing to submit writ- ten comments to the Steering Committee is encouraged to do so. A special forensic session to discuss this draft will be held at the regularly scheduled November meeting of the University Faculty Senate,” the Provost noted. “The draft will be discussed also by the Educational Policy committee of the Board of Trustees.” To facilitate consideration by the University community, copies of the draft have been placed in the offices of all col- lege deans, Commonwealth Campus directors, and depart- ment and division program heads. All faculty senators have received the document, and copies are available at the Pattee Library in University Park and at each Com- ‘monwealth Campus Library. Students, faculty, and staff members were invited to a meeting in the Student Lounge last” Friday to voice their opi- nions on the draft to Steering Committee members. A special Campus Faculty Senate meeting was held Monday for discussion of the plan. “The plan revolves around the themes of quality, selectivi- ty, and flexibility,” Dr. Eddy said. “Although we anticipate that many discussions and recommendations in the Plan will be singled out, reviewers are requested to consider the Plan in broader context. Do the pieces fit? Are proposed solu- tions consistent? Are we suffi- ciently realistic? The Plan is an attempt to establish a direc- tion, not to specify details. “The continuing deliberations. Ap- ‘propriate modifications will be made by the Committees. A final report is scheduled to be recommended to the Board of Trustees in December for possi- ble endorsement in January. The Academic Affairs Com- mittee of the Delware County Campus Faculty Senate has ex- pressed special consideration about the following areas of the plan: 1) that, in the future, more freshmen and sophomores will be admitted to University Park, thereby lowering campus enrollments. -p. 22 2) that the Commonwealth Campus system and Continu- ing Education should be merg- ed into a single administrative unit without our knowing the full implications of such a con- solidation. -p. 25 3) that no campus closings are anticipated, but, in the case of a campus’s declining response to local needs, ‘it could become necessary to per- mit that location to cease opera- tions as a full-scale campus.’ -p. 25 4) that an emphasis on pro- grams based on community needs might aim the campuses toward servicing a preponderance of associate degree, provisional and extend- ed degree students. -p. 25° 5) that University Park and the Hershey Medical Center are considered the principal research branches of the University. -pp. 17, 21, 28 6) that little attention is paid to undergraduate education beyond suggesting remedies to logistical problems. -99. 14-16 7) that consideration is not given to the varying natures of the Commonwealth Campuses. -Pp. 24-28 — Portions reprinted from Penn State Intercom 1979 Fall Term Exams Schedule Tuesday, November 13 8:00 - 9:50 All MWF 1 classes i English Basic Skills Retake, room 203 10:00 -11:50 All TTH 2 classes 12:00 - 1:50 C Exams (requested by instructors) Thursday, November ACCTG. 101.1.2 (Terrell), room 101 8:00 - 9:50 POL. SCI. 1.1.2 (Manoogian), room 305 10:00 -11:50 SP. COM. 200.5.6 (Gaulard), room 206 12:00 - 1:50 SOC. 1.1 (Mandle), roem 215 2:00 - 3:50 SOC. 1.2 (Mandle), room 216 Friday, November 16 2:00 - 3:50 All MWF 5 classes 8:00 - 9:50 4:00 - 5:50 All TTH 5 classes Wednesday, November 14 i 8:00 - 9:50 All MWF 2 classes 10:00 -11:50 All MWF 3 classes 10:00 -11:50 Math Basic Skills Retake, room 101 12:00 - 1:50 Common Exams (requested by instructors) MATH 161.1.2 (Duncan), room 101 12:00 - 1:50 QBA 101.1.2 (Ehrman), room 305 SP. COM. 200.1.2.3 (Johnstone) room 206 2:00 - 3:50 All MWF 6 classes 15 All TTH 1 classes All MWF 4 classes All TTH 3 classes All TTH 4 classes Common Exams (requested by instructors) MATH 5.1.2 (Kramer), room 101 MATH 120.1.2 (Cavaliere), room 305 MATH 4.1.2 (Naber), room 206 Common Exams (requested by instructors) MATH 10.1 (Stroffolino), room 305 PSY 2.1.2 (Davis), room 101 Common Exams (requested by instructors) MATH 4.3.4 (Laison), room 101 Steering Committee will consider all responses in its 312-C. Deadline for filing a request for a conflict exam was Tuesday, November 6. A fee of $10 will be charged for the privilege of filing a late request (Senate Policy 45-80) in room Asbestos Precautions Ventilation System to be Renovated Campus officials opened bid- ding this week for the renova- tion of the ventilation system in the main building. The work is being done as a precaution. When the building wi structed in 1970, it. was’coated with asbestos, a fire retardant now feared to be carcinogenic. Although there is no specific . evidence that the substance may cause cancer, environmen- tal agencies have recommended that air quality levels in af- fected building be monitored. According to Campus Direc- ‘Gateway Wall’ To be built ~The Delaware County Cam- pus will be more recognizable by passing motorists when the new ‘‘gateway wall’ is com- pleted. The first phase of the $15,000 project began last week as surveyors marked off the loca- tion of the wall on the corner of Yearsley Mill Road and Route 352. The lighted, masonry wall -with large aluminum letters denoting The Pennsylvania State University, Delaware County Campus - will replace the small blue sign at the cam- pus entrance. According to Campus Direc- tor John D. Vairo, people have often ‘‘driven back and forth” on Route 352 in search of the campus. He related one in- stance when a visitor searching for the campus saw ‘‘the big parking lot” and figured “this must be the place,” Funding for the project has been made possible through proceeds from last spring's alumni phonathon conducted on behalf of the new entrance (in which over $5000 was pledg- ed), from an Undergraduate Student Association gift, and from several other endowments from alumni and friends of the University. [X3 The new wall will be “a beautiful asset to the campus and the community,” Vairo _ said. : Ak con tor John D. Vairo, work on the system is scheduled to begin during term break. The renova- tions will be done ‘when classes are not in session,” Vairo said. The project is expected to be completed within a few weeks. Vaire does not expect the work to interfere with any of the full compliment of activities in the building. ‘The renovations are being done in compliance with recom- mendations from the En- vironmental Protection Agen- cy, the Department of En- vironmental Resources, and ~~ - 7 TNC A, - a is 7 ~ . by Hl e: ~~" ed ve Road and Route 352. several other federal and state agencies. The renovations are designed to increase ventilation, however, recent tests show that air quality in the building is not at a dangerous level. ‘*To the best of my ‘knowledge, there is no im- mediate danger to anyone,’ Vairo said. . Present regulations prohibit the use of asbestos in construc- tion and it will not be used in the new Library/Learning Center on campus. Architect's rendering of the new gateway wal at Yearsley Mill In This Issue... *Campus Observer, page 2 *Dear Del is back, page 4 *Lion’s Eye Classifieds, page 6 *Soccer team to go to championship, page 7
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