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The Lion's Eye
International Studies Program: Prime Time to
Travel All Over the World in 2007
By CHRISTINA FELIZZI
Staff writer
cl 030@psu.edu
Ever wanted to go to Peru, or
maybe to St. Petersburg or Moscow?
Guatemala? France? Well you can!
This year these trips are made possi-
ble by professors Alita Kelly and
Constance Kirker, who introduced
the international studies program to
the campus in 1995.
This program hopes to broaden
student's view of the world cultural-
ly, while supporting the college so
students will have an international
experience be apart of their educa-
tion and accommodating them time-
ly and financially.
The campus website provides the
bulk of information on these trips.
Here are ten simple steps for
traveling aboard here at
Penn State Delco:
1 Review the list of destina-
tions and courses needed to go
on each trip. There are three or four
courses that will educate you about
a specific destination and you may
enroll in one or two courses, thus
earning up to six credits. Also, make
sure you have your passport handy.
Choose where you'd like
to go and enroll in the required
courses. Contacting the listed
faculty member for syllabus details
and any other questions you may
have about the course would be ben-
eficial. It is not required for most
trips that you take the specific
courses and family and friends are
welcome to travel too, but if you do
take a course, the assignments for
the course will be completed prior to
the trip, during the trip, and after the
trip.
Make sure to register for the
course by going to the
Registrar's Office at 105 Main.
4 Register for the trip by
contacting Celestial Voyagers
via phone (1-800-651-6262) or
email (www.celestialvoyagers.com).
They will help answer any questions
regarding flights, schedules, hotels,
and such, but also make sure to have
your travel insurance and emergency
contact information because it is
required for the trip.
Be sure to send the deposit
and final payment to Celestial
Voyagers by the dates specified on
the website and brochure - don't be
late!
6 Begin the coursework that
needs to be completed before
travel begins, which your
course instructor will provide and
whom you should keep in contact
with for advice and information on
the trip.
7 Pick up the tickets and sub-
mit your pre-trip coursework
that has been assigned for the trip,
and be sure to get it in on time
because late work will not receive
full credit.
8 Go on the trip and have fun!
While there complete assign-
ments required. But don't worry,
9 you'll have a blast.
Submit your completed
coursework by the final date
listed on the syllabus of the speci-
fied course.
10 Why not travel again? Or
even earn an International
Studies minor of 18 credits? Once
you go on one trip, a second one is
quite tempting.
Lima, Cuzco, Machu, and Picchu
are all the cities you can visit in
What are you waiting for?
Peru on the first trip for this year on
December 26, 2006 through January
5, 2007. The price starts at
$1799.00, not including for guided
tours, insurance, tips, meals, person-
al items, other things as well.
Most people know these trips
aren't cheap, so the International
Studies Program awards students
who meet the requirements of finan-
cial need, scholarly merit, and
strength of application easy a price
reduction of the bill up to 50% for
the trip from Celestial Voyagers. It's
not a cash or monetary award and it
doesn't cover shopping, tuition, or
other expenses. This year's winners
were Paul Hurych, Elizabeth Larkin
and Meredith Street.
"Winning this award was awe-
some because it's allowing me to go
to France in May. I went on the Italy
trip last May and had an absolute
blast," Meredith says
Not many college campuses spon-
sor international trips like these so
take advantage of the opportunities
offered here for travel.
For more information on the
international studies program, trips
and more.
www.de.psu.edu/Academics/intlpro-
grams. htm.
ongratulations to the win-
ners of the International
Studies Award:
Paul Hurych
Elizabeth Larkin
Meredith Street
| campus.
DAVE PLECENTIK
Staff writer :
dwp5013@psu.edu
There is more to a campus than just land and build-
ings. There’s more than equipment and professors, no
matter how many advanced degrees they might hold. A
campus is defined by its student body. Penn State
Delaware County is proudly able to say that it is the
most diverse campus within the Penn State system and
the incoming freshman class is helping to keep up that
status.
Between seniors graduating, students dropping out or
Admissions: Up, Up and Away!
Not only is the incoming class maintaining the diver-
sity of the campus it is also helping with the growth as
well. This year’s freshman class is the largest in several
years, beating out last year’s by more than 100 students.
When you’re talking about a difference between just
below 400 going to over 500 students, it shows its sig-
nificance even more.
When they arrive on campus the freshmen do more
than just go to their classes and study hard to keep their
grades up. Many students signed up for some of the
many clubs on campus, mainly by going to club rushes
held early in the year, but some of them also decided
what they wanted to do and searched out a club on their
transferring and the multitude of students moving from
here to University Park a significant plurality of the stu-
dent population is made up of incoming students, over
thirty percent this semester. Interestingly the males in
the incoming class dominate over the females with a
fifty nine percent to forty one percent spread.
Anyone walking through the campus can see
that the majority of students are Caucasian, falling in at
sixty four percent of the new students this year. That
being said, the minorities among the students cannot be
looked over. Twenty percent of the new students are
black, and the remaining sixteen percent being a mix of
Hispanics, Native Americans and people from a slew of
other foreign countries.
own. Rather than giving up and doing something else,
they went ahead and started their own club. There have
been 9 new clubs started this year already. Among those
new clubs are the Penn State Patriots, Film Club, Gay-
Straight Alliance, and the Snowboarding Club, all of
which were started by freshman.
New students this year are on their way to adapting to
the college lifestyle. But more than that they are adapt-
ing the college in new ways to keep Delco diverse in all
ways, not just the background of the students, but the
activities in which they participate. New students keep
this campus the place that it is and help it grow into the
greater things that it will be in the future.
Eye On Crime
By PAM PRZYBYLSKI
Staff writer
pkpll6@psu.edu
Penn State Delco is a campus that holds approximately
1,439 full-time students, 295 part-time students, and more
than 200 faculty members.
Due to a smaller population, especially in comparison
with other local universities, the campus is known for its
low crime rate. Campus statistics provided by the Office of
Safety and Security at Delco show that criminal offenses
| have decreased over the past three years, with 27 offenses
| reported in 2003, 19 in 2004 and 18 in 2005.
"Theft is the biggest problem on our campus," says
Dave Horevay, group leader of Safety and Security
| Systems at Delco.
Horevay, who was hired by the university more than
Joven years ago, explains how mislaid items can lead to
| theft.
"Someone will go to the to play basketball and
leave their wallet or textbooks lying around," he said.
Horevay is one of two full-time security officers on
here are also two part-time officers.
In 2003, there were 16 thetts reported at Penn State
J Delco. That number dropped to 10 in 2004, and rose to
oly 11 in 2005.
eft seems to be a problem at other local universities as
well. Delaware County Community College, which has
approximately 9,556 students, provides crime statistics
which show 30 accounts of theft in 2005. Villanova
University, which hosts about 6,100 full-time students and
330 part-time students, reported 78 theft offenses in the
same year.
Campus population plays a big role in reported crime
statistics. Loree universities Sisley a significantly greater
number of offenses when compared to smaller schools.
Temple University, which has over 9,000 students, report-
ed 233 on-campus thefts in 2005. With an average enroll-
ment of 40,000 students, Penn State Main Campus had
539 thefts in 2005.
From 2003 to 2005, crimes at Delco have been kept to a
minimum. Five reports of vandalism, one report of gam-
bling and two reports of dismay conduct were reported
in 2003. Crimes committed in 20
embezzlement and three reports of vandalism. Five reports
of vandalism were again reported in 2005.
Campus crime statistics are made available to stu-
dents in compliance with the Crime Awareness and
Campus Security Act of 1990. The Campus Security Act
requires that all colleges and universities across the United
States disclose information about crimes committed on and
around their campuses. Statistics are also recorded with the
Pennsylvania State Police.
Further crime statistics relating to the Delco can be
found at http://www.psu.edu/dept/police/delaware.pdf. If -
you are witness to any university violations, criminal
activities, or anything suspicious in nature, please report it.
Campus security can be reached at 610-496-2522.
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