March, 1999 - LIONS EYE - Many Students Awarded to Dean’s List of Fall 1998 Penn State Delaware County announces its Deans List for the Fall 1998 semester. To be eligible, a stu- dent must post a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Congratulations to the fol- lowing students: : Alvarez, Jonathan P.; Andrews, Audrey Lynn; Ang, Lena; Arthur, James; Au, Pui-Ki; Avagliano, Anthony; Bauer, Jeffrey A.; Becker, Sarah Ann; Berry, Lester Frank; Bloss, Andrew L.; Boone, Kristine Andrea. Boor, Jonathan; Botos, Petros P.; Burdo, Karen L.; Burtson, Steven; Byrne, Amy Colleen; Cangin, Marissa Anne; Caporale, Christina; Carpenter, Theresa; Casey, Dana L.; Chalker, Lauren. Cheng, Joseph; Cheung, Kwok Yan; Choi, Jin Myung; Clossey, Megan M.; Coffey, Eric David; Coleman, Jonathan; Connaughton, Kevin; Conquest, Lee Gaylord; Cooper, Eric Robert; Corsi, Kevin Patrick. Culliney, Mychal; Curren, Jacquelyn A.; Dalziel, Tomas Robert; De Maio, Thomas G.; Derosa, Susan Carol; Di Tullio, Deana Marie; Doeller, Natascha; Dunn, Erin E.; Edmondson, Kevin M. Erbe, David Brian; Erickson, Carl David; Eselgroth, Steve; Falkenstein, Jennifer; Falllgan, Terrence A.; Falls, James Thomas; Farra, Richard J.; Fasano, Nicole Marie; Fasshauer, Joy Marie; Fattu, James Charles. Ferrante, Gina Marie; Finley, Erin Marie; Fisher, Curtis E.; Fisher, Scott Michael; Fitzsimmons, Lori Ann; Flammia, Steven; Fleming, James David; Foltz, Virginia; Francis, Kimberly Ann. : Frasier, Linda; Fulton, Bret T.; Furniss, Mark; Gallagher, Brian D.; Gambardella, Angela; Garcia, Mandy Maria; Garner, Michael Warren; Giurastante, Marilu. Gober, Kristen Lee Ann; Goldstein, Joshua C.; Gonzalez, Lizbeth; Green, Beverly Verna; Greenburg, Stephanie M.; Gross, Melissa R.; Hall, Carl W.; Hamilton, Brian. Hannan, Collin Matthew; Hayward, Clare; Henderson, Wadeeha Ann; Hendrickson, Judy A.; Higuchi, Michael M.; Hill, Lisa Marie; Hinton, Jennifer N.; Holmes, Kelly Anne; Hrebiniak, Justin D.; Hufford, Dana Hall; Hurley, Amy M.M.P. Johnson, Michael J.; Jolly, Kenneth N.; Jury, Laura Elizabeth; Kaighn, Kimberly; Kaptur, Joshua M.; Kelly, Colleen; Kirk, David De Muro; Lee, Jiyoung Song; Lenard, Elizabeth Anne; Levin, Stacy Ann. Lieb, Diana Jean; Lucidonio, Laurie J.; Marabito, Victoria T.; Marchant, Nicola; Students pass time in the Lion's Den. Mark, Steven E.; McCann, Shannon M.; McCauley, Ian David; McDonald, Dawn Lynn; . McFarland, Matthew. McGovern, James; McGuire, Megan; McLaughlin, Amy; McManus, John Harold; McKeon, Christine; McLoughlin, Karen Anne; Merkins, Randy L.; Michel, Jessica Anne; Midgette, Robert L. Miller, Kathryn A.; Moore, Jamie Steven; Morrissey, Gina M.; Muchnik, Anna A.; Mullen, Joseph P.; Munzenmayer, Jennifer; Murray, Danielle; Mylonas, (Continued on page 7) Faculty Senate Discusses a Growing Trend By Jenna Montgomery and Regis Fields Assistant Editors At the Faculty Senate meet- ing held recently, many issues were discussed of relevance to the Delco campus. There have been a number of new faculty members to join our campus this year and Dr. Cimbala spoke about the expected level of service obligation to education. Also, reports were made about the election of two staff mem- bers to the position of University Senator. These persons have aca- demic authority - determining gradu- ation requirements and approving curriculum. Currently Dr. Peter Georgeopolous, Dr. Nancy Wyatt, and Dr. George Franz hold these po- sitions. But of particular importance to the student body is the issue of children in the classroom. There was a motion made to institute a campus wide policy, which would forbid any children from being in attendance during classes. Several professors supported this measure, voicing their discon- tent with the present circumstances. They cited small children as a dis- traction and a possible liability prob- lem in the case of injury. Some pro- fessors took the opposing view, stat- Jennifer Scocca Treasurer ing that they have never had a prob- lem keeping their students concen- tration during class. Others said this has not been an issue for them. : The majority agreed that as long as it is not a chronic event, hav- ing children in the classroom is not a problem. In most cases, a parent has brought their child to class as a last resort, when no other alternative was possible. Dir. Priscilla Clement, history professor at Delco, commented “Usually, those alternatives involve relatives taking care of the kids be- cause the students don’t have enough money to pay for babysitters or for day care. So a policy that denies par- Dana Conroy President ents the right to bring children to the classroom hurts the student who is too poor to be able to pay for babysitting or day care.” English Pro- fessor Dr. Carol Kessler echoes this opinion as well, Kessler being a strong advocate of women’s rights and issues. Since all parents so far have been mothers, “a policy against chil- dren in the classroom is also anti- woman,” Clement added. Faculty members are well aware of the difficulties SWAP (Stu- dents Who Are Parents) has been fac- ing in recent months as they try to establish a daycare here on campus, or find other low-cost and convenient Dasa Kelly Vice President The Student Government Association officers for the 1999-2000 academic year are: President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Dana Conroy (Division of Undergraduate Studies) Dasa Kelly (Liberal Arts) Mary Beth Quattrochi (Nursing) Jennifer Scocca (Business Administration) The candidates proceeded through the nomination process as pre- scribed in the Student Government Association Constitution and were ap- pointed to their positions. An election was not required since the candidates ran unchallenged. Approximately 10 students expressed interest in running for a position. However, the Constitution requirement of 3.0 precluded many students from running. Last summer, the current SGA officers proposed a change to the SGA Constitution to require that candidates must Lave a 3.0 GPA to run for an officer position. This was in response to the concern that the GPA of many officers decreased because of the responsibilities necessary to fulfill the positions. : arrangements. Dr. Nancy Wyatt was con- cerned that “if there is no policy and one teacher allows children and some don’t...people who don’t can be painted as a bad guy.” After much discussion, the staff decided to make an official policy of “no policy” re- garding children in the classroom. Under the approval of those present, individual professors may make their own classroom policy, and state this in their syllabus. Staff members were also con- cerned with the computer system. When composing e-mail on Eudora, they have consistently been kicked off due to the log-off time. After ten minutes of inactivity the user is kicked off the system. The speed of connection is also an issue. Both the automatic log-off and the connection speeds were set by University Park and standardized Penn State-wide. These changes improve the Internet service, allowing more people to log on. The next University Faculty Senate meeting will most likely be held after spring break. The agenda of these meetings hold significant importance to both faculty and stu- dents. As student members of the Senate, our role is to communicate these issues campus-wide. Mary Beth Quattrochi Secretary LE
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