TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1961
First Annual Conference
Of OSGA Held Here
Over 100 student delegates and administrators from all
campuses and centers of the University attended the first an
nual conference of the Organization of Student Government
Associations held on campus August 24-26.
Delegates met for workshops, panel discussions and
speeches on the general topic of
“Leadership.”
Workshops centered around the
duties of various student leaders
and building interest in student
activities. The delegates saw dem
onstrations of parliamentary pro
cedure and learned how to de
velop effective workshop sessions.
Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter, spe
cial assistant to the president for
student affairs, spoke on the gen
eral topic of leadership in the
opening session.
Other speakers included Dr.
Robert Eiche, director of the Al
toona Campus, who discussed
“Leadership at the Common
wealth Campuses” and Michael R.
Lynch, assistant professor of agri
culture extension, who presented
a study of Penn State in slides.
Dr. Emory J. Brown, associate
professor of agricultural econom
ics and rural sociology, discussed
effective workshops. Harold J.
O’Brien, assistant to the dean of
the College of the Liberal Arts,
directed the session on parlia
mentary procedure.
James H. Coogan, director of
public information, spoke on ‘‘Bet
tering Public Relations.”
A panel of student affairs offi
cers discussed the role of the SGA
advisor in the Saturday session.
Benjamin A. Lane, student af
fairs officer from the Behrend
Campus, was moderator. Other
members of the panel included Dr.
Harold W. Perkins, Wyomissing;
Frederick M. Ciletti, Pottsville;
and Frederick A. Snyder, York.
The fall OSGA meeting has
been scheduled for Nov. 6-7.
Business slated for the meeting
will include the presentation of
plans for the initiation of the Key
stone Society, a freshman-sopho
more honorary society, and a con
ference evaluation.
OSGA was formed in October
1960, and consists of the SGA
president and one delegate from
each of the University’s 14 cam
puses.
Iverson to Replace
Dennis in Corps
Robert Iverson, former assist
ant director of the center for
continuing education, has resigned
from the University in order to
assume the post of training di
rector of the Peace Corps.
Iverson will replace Lawrence.
E. Dennis who also resigned from
the University to work for the]
Peace Corps. Dennis now holds
the position of associate director
of the Corps.
Iverson directed the training of
the volun'cers for the Tanganyika
Peace Corps project at Texas,
Western University in El Paso.j
He will now direct Peace Corps
training throughout the country.]
Dennis’ new position will cover
administrative coordination of re
cruitment selection and training
of volunteers.
Ed Council Will Meet
The Education Student Coun
cil will hold its first meeting at
6:45 tonight an 215-216 Hetzel
Union Building. All council mem
bers are requested to attend.
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