Vol. XIV, No.6 Pennsylvania State University, Delaware County Campus May 6, 1983 Spring Week Begins May 2 Cre by Pam Kelly Spring Week runs from May 2nd through May 6th. On Wednesday, May 4th, there will be a talent show in which anyone can participate. So far, there are a couple of bands which have signed up and the drama club will perform a musical act. On Friday, May 6th, there will be a picnic which starts at noon; all are invited. There will be two bands. Some of the ac- tivities featured for Friday are volleyball and tug of war spon- sored by the Black Student League, and a Dunk and the Dean Machine sponsored = by the Outing Club.. Also on Fri- Bernard Boseman observes the Pie Throwing Contest t during last years Spring Week. day, there will be a midnight showing of a Rocky Horror film in room 101. There will be an admission charge. Expanding Your by Denise Weaver Summer is the time to slow down and take it easy for most people, especially school students, but not for all of them. Some will use the free time to make up credits lost, and others will use the time to get. ahead academically. They “will be taking advantage of summer classes offered here at Delco during an eight week period. These summer classes are not open only to students though. Continuing Education offers classes to adults of all ages. The summer session is just one of the opportunities available for continuing your education. Both full-time and part-time is ‘available for Con- tinuing Education classes, along with night classes, and classes at locations other than Penn State. The summer session begins June 8 and offers three credit courses in accounting, algebra, art, business, chemistry, com- position and rhetoric, drawing, economics, engineering, history of “the U.S. psychology, and many other courses. | Two highlights of the sum- mer courses are the classes of- fered in computers, and a class on the exploration of love. There will be week long com- puter camps here at Penn State available for junior and senior: high school students. The fun- damentals of programming and problem solving will be taught using the BASIC language. Teachers can choose between two programming courses designed for educators: the basic, educational applications of microcomputers using the BASIC language, (INSYS 430), and the more advanced pro- gram concerned with microcom- puter languages, problem solv- ing, and the design of software for the classroom, (INSYS 497D). Another course offered in computers is one of microcomputer literacy and philosophy, These are just some of the ac- tivities which are scheduled for Spring Week. There will be many more. Horizon programming. This is for anyone interested in knowing more about home computers, how they work, and what they can do. This is a 1-credit course, (CMPSC 1). Do you know the true mean- ing of love? Are there different kinds of love, or is all loving an expression--of-the same emo tion? For answers to these questions and others on this very personal, and overpower- ing emotion consider taking Human 2 which examines significant philosophical, literary, and scientific works on the subject of love. Information about Continu- ing Education can be obtained from the Continuing Education offices in the Main Building. So do something this summer to stimulate your mind! Take advantage of the super selec- tion of courses offered here at the Delco campus, and expand your horizons! DELCO HELPS RAISE $22 000 For. WH Y 4 Fifty student sitiid faculty and staff members of the Bolawace and Ogontz: Gampuses manned. WES telephones for WHYY, TV Channel 12's phonathon on March 20. The campuses raised $22,000 for the Delaware ‘Valley* s PBS station. Delaware County Campus Director John D. Vairo is in the lower right-hand corner. by Alecia Swasy Collegian Staff Writer Students eligible for federal financial aid must now meet certain minimum credit levels if they want to continue receiving grants. The federal government has imposed yet another restriction to aid recipients in the form of a “Satisfactory Academic Pro- gress Standard.” The standard has been implemented by the University specifying a minimum level of achievement to maintain eligibility for federal financial aid, said John Brugel, director of the Office of Student Aid. The standard was adopted in response to a federal regulation stating that students receiving money under Title 4 programs must continue to meet the re- quirements of satisfactory scholarship established by their college or university. In addi- tion, students must now meet minimum credit level expecta-- tions. Title 4 programs include Pell Grants, Supplemental Educa- tional Opportunity Grants, Na- tional Direct Student Loan, Col- lege Work Study and Guar- anteed Student Loans. Prior to the adoption of the standard, the University follow- ed Section 54-52 of the “Academic Policies and Pro- cedures for Undergraduate Students.” This section states that a student will be dropped as a baccalaureate degree can- didate if he has not earned enough cumulative credits and has a grade point deficiency. Under the new standard, the minimum acceptable total credits earned for full-time undergraduates is a follows: freshman year — 24 credits; sophomore year — 52 credits; junior year — 84 credits; and - senior year — 120 credits. Students should realize that this standard is a ‘‘statement of minimun achievement to main- tain eligibility,” Brugel said, not for graduation within 12 terms or eight semesters. This dit Standard Set for Financial Aid standard will also apply to semesters. / Previously, the federal government only required universities and colleges to have some type of standard and to follow it, Brugel said. The standard is just a written version of what was ‘assumed to be academic policy,” and Richard Grubb, senior vice president for Administration, and a member of the President’s Administration " Policy Council, which approved the standard. There were no real problems in approving the standard because it was worked on carefully with the Senate office, ensuring that it did not violate any standing University aca- demic policy, Grubb said. The regulations were ap- proved by the President’s Ad- ministration Policy Council on Aug. 30 and put into effect Fall Term, Brugel said. Grubb did not foresee any problem of students’ continu- ing eligibility under the new standard. ‘‘I think most of our students are well above the ‘minimum requirements of this standard,” he said. An administrative review of a student’s progress will be done at the end of Spring Term, Brugel said. Academic progress will be judged on an annual basis because the ‘‘general pat- tern of progress’ is more impor- tant than how a student did during one term. The standard also dpplics to Associate degree candidates with minimum credits earned as follows: 24 during the first academic year, and 52 for the second year. PLEASE NOTE: All students requiring financial aid should check with their rt advisor’s the number of credits that they have earned this past year. Notices will be sent to those students who have not made satisfactory academic progress. These notices will be sent out after registration for summer classes has ended. Spring Week | Career day .. On tour..... Sports ...... In this Issue 8:00 — SE 10:00 — 11:5¢ a.m 12:00 — 1:5 p.m. 2:00 — 3:50 p.m. 4:00 — 5:50 p.m. he 4 Vit ““MWF6 classes Continued on Page 4
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