(=k ; AEE Tad eh WH Fy a I a SEE EIRENE Ne ara TE in, ~ a en CE SS. La THE HISTORICAL SOCI- ETY OF PENNSYLVANIA Join the Historical Soci- ety of Pennsylvania for LUNCH AT LEGACIES, a series of talks by area ex- perts about rare works on display in “Legacies of Gen- ius: A Celebration of Phila- delphia Libraries.” The 45- minute talks begin at 12 noon at the Historical Soci- ety, 1300 Locust St., Phila. LUNCH AT LEGACIES is free and open to the public. Bring a brown-bag lunch. The talks begin April 26 and run through Sept. 22. Topics include Coperni- cus refuting centuries of views by arguing that the sun is the center of the uni- verse; Blanchard launching his hot-air balloon across the English Channel to deliver the first air-mail letter and the Kern brothers painting their way through Navajo country during a military ex- pedition, and “Legacies of Genius: A _Celebration of Philadelphia Libraries.” For more information about upcoming talks, please call (215) 732-6201. - PSU : ANNOUNCEMENTS DILLINGHAM HONORED Penn State Office of Public Information Myra French Dilling- ham, Assistant Director of Student Programs and Services and Retention Specialist at the Dela- ware County Campus, is the first recipient of the Penn State Equal Oppor- tunity Award. Created in February 1988, the award is de- signed to recognize a Uni- versity faculty or staff member with two or more years of active service who promotes the con- cept of equal opportunity through - affirmative ac- tion and/or contributes to enhancing the educa- tional environment of the University through im- proving cross-cultural understanding. The award consists of a cash stipend of $1,500 and a certificate. Ms. Dillingham re- ceived the award, Sun- day, April 24, at the an- nual Awards Convoca- tion in the Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. . “At Penn State, Myra Dillingham has demon- strated her leadership and commitment to meeting the special needs of all students at the Delaware County Campus,” Dr. Carol A. Cartwright, Dean for Under- graduate Programs, Vice Provost and Chairperson of the Equal Opportunity Plan- ning Committee, said. “We are pleased to honor her as the first recipient of the Equal Opportunity Award. “For many years, she has been involved in activities to eliminate discrimination through the encouragement of understanding among S people of all races and eth- nicities.” see Dillingham page 7 1988 FOOTBALL TICK- ETS — All continuing full- time students will receive ap- plications for tickets for the 1988 football season in the mail during the first week on May. New admits will receive applications in early June. Ticket sales will begin imme- diately after all applications have been mailed. A mid- summer sell-out is expected. Season tickets are $30.00 with a one ticket per student limit. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served ba- sis. Students who have not received an application by mid-June and will be full- time fall semester, 1988, should contact the Beaver Stadium ticket office. Stu- dents who wish to purchase individual game tickets may attend a special sale at Bea- ver Stadium on August 22. This sale is traditionally a one day sell-out. For more information contact the Ath- letic Ticket Office at (814) 865-7567. "Penn State Delco...has given me the confidence to go up to the largest campus that Penn State offers." Charles Berry a Ek tl lk bc] County Campus just a step- ping stone to the University Park Campus? After con- versing with friends who are now attending the Univer- sity Park campus, their words are definitely in favor of the Delaware County cam- pus. In theirwords, “Univer- sity Park is another world.” I know that I will miss this Is Penn State Delaware SGA President Speaks Out campus, although I cannot wait until I go up to the “Park.” Attending the Delaware County Campus has been memorable, from the first day of freshman Orientation to my last final as a sophomore. Some of the students attending Delco think of it as a highschool with astrays, however, what they fail to notice is the number of sophomores that they have already met at Delco. Ifeel Penn State Delco has helped students to build their GPAs and has given me the confidence to go up to the largest campus that Penn State offers. This year, as the SGA President, I received the chance to be more involved with the campus. I can say that even though there were rough times, I will never regret getting involved. I hope, in the future, Delco students will participate in a greater degree in campus activities. Despite the vandalism this year, I feel this year was a success. The best of luck to “the Student Government of] 88-89. Thank You, Charles A. Berry 1987-88 SGA President CRADUATES Bethlehem, PA — The col- lege recruiting picture for 1987-88 continues to look bright, if average salary of- fers are an indication. Ac- cording to data compiled by the College Placement Council (CPC) for its second Salary Survey report of the season, most disciplines that showed salary in- creases in January posted even further gains as of March. Salary offers for account- ing graduates took another jump to an average of $23,700 a year—now 9 per- cent higher than last July. The dollar average for graduates in marketing and distrubution rose 2.7 per- cent since July, to $20,904. In banking/finance and human resources, two busi- ness categories added to the report this year, salary of- fers were about the same as in January. Banking/fi- nance graduates averaged $21,792, while human re- source graduates averaged $19,212 In January, petroleum engineers made a comeback in terms of salary. This trend continued into March, with the dollar average ris- ing to $33,840, a 9.8 percent gain since July. This boost is coupled with a significant turnaround in the number of job offers petroleum engi- neers—up 36 percent com- pared with last year at this time. Mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineers also experienced increases in salary offers. The average for mechanical engineers climbed 3.8 percent since July to $29,388, whole the average for electrical engi- neers went up 1.4 percent to $29,316. The dollar average for chemical engineers rose to $30,768—a 3.1 percent increase over July’s figure. The allied health field is holding steady. Dollar of- fers ranged from $19,440 to $30,000, with an average of $24,660—about the same as in January. Salary offers for nurses fell sightly since January. In this latest re- port, they ranged from $18,996 to $28,368 an averaged $23,604. The |aerospace industry contin- SALARIES CLIMB FOR 1987-88 COLLEGE ‘aceounting graduates— ued to provide the greatest concentration of job offers to technical graduates (16.5 percent), at an average pay of $29,280. The outlook for MBA graduates is still optimistic. Only inexperienced MBA candidates with nontechni- cal undergraduate degreeq encountered a drop in sal- ary offer—4.4 percent since last July to $30,480. On the bright side, experienced MBA graduates with non- techinical degrees received high salary offers. Inexperi- enced MBA graduates with technical undergraduate degrees reaped 8.4 percent higher dollar averages com pared with last July. Exper enced graduates with tech nical degrees were offered substantially higher sala- ries as well. The greatest] concentration of salary of- fers to MBA's came from public accounting employ- ers. In addition to the current published report, salaries by job location are being explored by CPC this year. Salary data for curricula are being collected for 20 sepatate locations across the United States. Based on data collected so far, the highest average salary for $27,408—is being offered by employers in New York City. Employers in St. Louis, Mo., are offering] aerospace engineers an average of $28,776 and elec trical engineers an average of $30,144. Chemical engi neers are receiving an average salary offer of $31,428 from employers in Houston, Tex. There are 186 placement offices at 153 colleges and universities participating in the Salary Survey. Addi tional copies of the report are available ot CPC mem{ bers and subscribers for $1.50 each. College Placement Coun- cil (CPC) isthe national pro- fessional association repre- sention career planning and placement directors of 1,300 U.S. colleges and universi{ ties as well as the nation’s leading corporate and gov- ernment recruition organi zations. LD
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