— LION’'SEYE — March 4, 1994 Dr. John Ousey, Atherton Award Winner. Photo by: WES TOMLINSON Dr. Ousey Recipient of Geo. W. Atherton Award By Meg Emhof Anyone who runs into Dr. John Ousey on campus is sure to get a smile and a friendly “hello!.” His enthusiastic attitude both in and out of the classroom has made him the favorite teacher of many a Penn Stater. These days, Dr. Ousey has plenty to smile about. He is the proud recipient of the University's George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. Teachers from all Penn State campuses are eligible to submit applications for the award. A special selection committee at University Park decides the winners. Out of all of the - applicants, only four receive an award. Former students of each applicant are contacted and asked to write letters of recommendation as an affirmation of that teacher's excellence. “After the fact, I was allowed to read some of the letters, and was pleasantly surprised that so many of my former students wrote such nice things about me,” Dr. Ousey said. : Dr. Ousey specializes in teaching science courses to non-science majors. He makes the material both interesting and easy to comprehend. This allows the students to not only fulfill their requirement, but also leave Dr. Ousey’s classroom with some understanding of a topic outside the narrow scope of their major. “I don’t try to recruit people into a scientific field,” Ousey said, “but I do try to get them interested enough to do well in the class.” The Atherton Award includes a cash award, with which Dr. Ousey hopes to take a trip abroad. He has traveled extensively, and would like to go to Switzerland in the summer. “My wife and I have been to the Rockies, and now we'd like to check out the Alps,” Ousey said with a grin. Touch-Tone Registration Coming! By Martyna Sliwinska After months of misery caused by weather and the notoriously inconvenient make-up classes, first signs of summer are here: advance registration for Summer semester started March 1 in Room 105. In an attempt to provide students with a quicker and more efficient registration process, a touch-tone registration will be made available. Ms. Joyce Rigby, Campus Registrar, has her doubts. “Most students still need the help of their advisors,” she says. The service would not be available to freshmen who have to go through the FTCAP program prior to Delco’s 1994 Scholarships By Phil Hoertz Students, are you aware that you could receive a scholarship to help cover tuition at Penn State Delco? The opportunity is available for students with a GPA of 3.0 or better. If you meet the requirement, you should have received a letter about the scholarships available. Eight endowed scholarships and eight special prizes are available to students enrolled at the Delaware County Campus in 1994. To qualify for a scholarship or special prizes, you must be a full time undergraduate enrolled at the campus who have contributed materially to the prestige of the campus and the university by leadership in activities, students personal traits of character, and by students academic ability by a minimum GPA of 3.0. Recipients will be chosen by the Scholarship Committee of the Delaware County Campus with the approval of the Office of Student Aid. Scholarships are awarded for a student’s sophomore, junior, or senior year and are for the Delaware County Campus or another Penn State campus. For 1994, each endowed scholarship will be for a minimum of $500, to be transferred directly into the winner’s student account. Any sophomore, junior, or senior with a GPA of 3.0 or better, who did not receive a letter, should see Dr. George Franz in room 118LLC, or go to the Office of Student Aid their enrollment. Touch-tone registration will be optional, for more information you can contact Ms. Joyce Rigby in room 105. No matter which method you choose, remember to do it as soon as possible since registration began March 1, and then return your bill to complete your registration. Ms. Joyce Rigby stresses the importance of proper registration. “It is not enough to select your classes and get your schedule printed out. It only means you are in the ‘registered’ status. Follow up action is required on your part.” Every semester the registrar's office finds itself puzzled as to what to do with the students who fail to return their tuition bill, thus not completing their registration. This semester has been especially difficult because of all the mix-ups caused by the weather. As a result, the administration has twice as much work to do in half the time. “We cannot keep calling all of the absent minded students. It takes a lot of time to reach them and to straighten the situation out. We have other jobs to do, and our time is extremely valuable,” explained Ms. Rigby. Mariane Yen Was There! Tiananmen Square Story Holds Audience Spellbound By Wes Tomlinson “] was there in Tiananmen Square when the Chinese government cracked down; nobody knows how many students died or are still imprisoned.” With these words Marianne Yen held a large audience in the Commons Building spellbound on February 21. She was in Tiananmen Square as a young American journalist covering the events leading up to the bloody student massacre. “They mistakenly thought that they were safe because of the global electronic media attention, but they were deluded with a false sense of security. The Chinese government was very serious when it imposed martial law and warned the students to disburse. The students ignored the warnings, and as a result, many were killed, injured and imprisoned.” She added, “I believe that the global media attention prolonged the student uprising because the students were emboldened by the media coverage they were getting.” As an aftermath of the uprising, “many students at Beijing University were denied graduation, others were assigned work in the boonies,-and all freshmen had to attend an army boot camp for one year to indoctrinate them prior to their matriculation at a university. In addition, there are now Chinese spys on American university campuses who regularly report back to the Chinese government about the activities of Chinese students,” Ms. Yen explained. Ms. Yen is co-author of the book, Almost A Revolution, and is currently employed by a New York city law firm. She spoke as a part of the semester long Cultures of Asia program taking place on the Penn State Delco campus directed by Connie Kirker, Assistant Professor of Integrated Arts. “East Meets Best’ | April Showers : | Bring Personal | Powers | I Yes, personal ads return to thej I Lion's Eye! In our April issue, | I wish your friends and family | I "Happy Spring time!" Or | I better yet, write them an Aprill I Fool's joke. This time, space is limited. Look for forms and | I boxes in the cafeteria, Main Lounge, and in the lounge in the Learning Center. The deadline is March 18! j Apply Soon For Financial Aid Or Student Loan By Phil Hoertz Have you filed for financial aid yet? Perhaps you did not realize that every student on campus is strongly urged to file for student aid every academic year. Students may have their circumstances change and could qualify for aid the following school year even if they don’t now. The only way to find out is to complete an application you can get from the campus Registrar's office, room 105 main, or if you have filed before, you should receive a renewal application by mail. When should you apply? Any time after January 1, but the sooner the better. The amount the family can contribute compared to the cost of attendance determines whether the student gets aid or not. Another financial resource is the student loan. Students mustalso apply every academic school year for a loan. The deadline for applying for a student loan is May 1. For first time student loans, students must see an educational video in order to activate the loan money. Otherwise, the money will be held from Penn State and the loan will never follow through. Remember, it is your responsibility to file for financial aid and student loans. It is up to the students to make everything happen. So make it happen today and file for financial aid or a student loan as soon as possible. See Mrs. Silvia Schafer in room 106] in the main building if you have any questions. Photo by: WES TOMLINSON j i = | - 5 } PL. “ i 1 | i 1
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