4—The Daily Collegian Friday, Dec. 11, 1981
initiative
for Liberal Arts majors,
University grad says
By REBECCA CLARK
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
:Liberal Arts graduates must have
More personal initiative and must look
at all the job opportunities , that open up
—not just opportunities in their ma
jfirs, Kenneth Buntrock, a 1973 Univer
sity graduate said yesterday.
."Liberal arts graduates have to
push themselves on people and have to
get job contacts; graduates' personal
contacts are their best method," he
s4id. "Keep pushing, keep looking in
all different directions, be flexible, be
diversified."
Buntrock, a foreign exchange officer
with Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, spoke
to a group of students as part of the
Liberal Arts Alumni Career Series
"Career Options for Liberal Arts Stu
dents."
A graduate in speech/broadcasting
and sociology,• Buntrock spoke to stu
dents about job search methods, inter
view technics, and what general
proceedures liberal arts should use
when looking for employment.
In his speech, which was sponsored
by the University's Career Devel
opment and Placement Center, Bun
trock said grades are not really
important when employers consider
hiring liberal arts graduates.
He said the most important thing
liberal arts students should do is to
develop good interviewing skills and to
learn how to sell themselves.
"Interviewing is really difficult; you
have to always show the best side of
yourself, but don't say anything
wrong," Buntrock said. "Try to pre
sent yourself in your best fashion."
Buntrock stressed that all students
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is important
should try to go through mock inter
views in order to get an idea of what
interviews are like.
"If students could go through inter
viewing just to get an idea about them,
it would be good for them; you do get
better at (interviewing) after a few,"
he said.
Students should spend a lot of time
preparing their resumes because re
sumes are important in letting em
ployers know what skills and
attributes a graduate students should
put a lot time in writing their resumes,
Buntrock said.
"You really have put you soul on
your resume," he said. "Put your
strengths on your resume, what you do
best. Students should get help in re
sume writing."
Attitude is also an important aspect
to consider when searching for em
ployment, Buntrock said. Students
should go into job interviews with a
good attitude because showing an em
ployer that you can do and want to do a
job will help an employer evaluate a
student's ability to do a job, he said.
"You have to have a good attitude in
searching for a job and when you get a
job. Employers want people who will
be hard workers, people who will find
something do when they are on the
job," Buntrock said.
Because many employers do not
actively recruit liberal arts students, it
is especially important 'ffiat liberal
arts students should not put off looking
for a job or writing a resume and
should not ignore the services offered
by the Career Development and Place
ment Center.
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Energy saving could
double on campus
By ELLYN HARLEY
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Only about half of potential energy
savings on campus are possible
through the University's adminis
trative effort further resource
conservation must come from chan
ging the attitudes and habits of stu
dents, faculty and - staff, the
University's Manager of Energy
Conservation Programs. •
"We can modify buildings' heat
recovery devices, reduce motor use
and turn down water temperature,
but that is never going to save more
than 50 to 60 percent of the potential
(savings)," said J. Carroll Dean,
who is also a member of the Univer
sity's Executive Energy Conserva
tion Committee (EECC).
To find out more about energy
attitudes, the committee has started
conducting .a "Survey. of Student
Attitudes and Knowledge on Energy
Issues." Results of the survey will
be the basis for further conservation
education programs, Dean said.
"We want to find out just what
people's attitudes are to know just
what people need to be informed
about."
Rashid Kahn (graduate-fuel sci
ence), the member of the EECC who
is primarily responsible for conduct
ing the survery, said the "ultimate
objective is to try to give people the
impression that energy conservation
is serious business with the Univer
sity."
"The University will do almost
anything to get the message across
to students that this is an important
issue, Kahn said. "Hoppfullly that
way, we can get greater cooperation
from the University community (in
conserving energy).
The survey asks 64 questions in
cluding:
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• Do you believe that the recent
energy situation of higher gas prices
and petroleum shortages is solely a
manipulation by the major oil corn
panies?
• In case of another OPEC (Orga
nization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries) oil embargo, should the
United States militarily intervene to
ensure oil supplies?
• Do you think the University
should provide an undergraduate
curriculum on energy and fuel engi
neering?
Students can do a lot without too
much effort to pitch in for the energy
conservation effort, Dean said.
"Instead of reporting that a dorm
room is overheated, occupants often
just open windows and doli't say
anything. Students should report
energy waste to their Resident As
sistants or housing supervisor of the
area," he said.
Besides reporting energy waste,
measures everyone can take to con
serve energy include taking short,
three to' five minute showers, (hot
water is three times as expensive as
cold water, _Dean said), turning off
lights, conserving water, and re
minding others of their conservsa
tion responsibilities.
The EECC hOpes to survey about
3,000 students of all terms and ma
jors and graduate students as well,
and about 100 students have an
swered surveys so far, Kahn said.
However, Kahn said he needs help
in compiling the results or else the
survey may be , impossible to com
plete.
Anyone intersted in helping the
EECC with the energy survey may
contact Kahn at 865-2291 or 237-4711.
Eco-Action, located in 224 HUB,
also has further information about
energy conservation.
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A potential customer looks at shoes and hiking bOots at The Pathfinder. The store will be closing its
doors as soon as its remaining merchandise is sold.
University scholarships provide students funds
By PHIL EVANS
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
With the price of a college education increasing each year
and the availability of loans becoming more scarce, tomor
row's students will have to utilize all possible sources of money
in order to finance their education.
One assured source of funds for students are the many
scholarships that lave been established at the University,
providing partial or complete funding for four years of college.
Several new scholarships recently have been established to
benefit students in a wide area of interests.
Eight new scholarships have been created from the Shibley
Memorial Endowment, which was established by Raymond N.
Shibley of Washington, D.C. in memory of his father, mother,
wife and sister.
Shibley, a 1947 graduate in commercial chemistry, distrib
uted the funding equally among the eight scholarships which
recognize outstanding students in mathematics, ministry pre
paration, speech communication, library science, health edu
cation and psychology.
The endowment also Creates a scholaiship for outstanding
members of the Blue Band and for students who plan careers as
choral singers or directors. The Shibley awards are given for
one academic year, but may be renewed if funds are available.
The Mary Ann Montecalvo Memorial Scholarship will be
awarded yearly to an entering freshmen at any Penn State
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campus it is based on academic achievement. First consider
ation for the scholarships will be given to graduates of the
Bradford Area High School or the Bradford Christian High
School.
Montecalvo, a 1978 Penn State graduate, was killed by a
sniper last spring when she was driving to her Arlington, Va.
apartment. The scholarship was established by Montecalvo's
family.
Alumni and friends of the University's College of Earth and
Mineral Sciences have set, up the Edward Steidle Fund in
Memory of Steidle, who was'dean of the college from 1928 to
1953.
The fund will be used to assist in faculty projects and provide
special educational offerings fox' students in the college.
Milk Marketing, Ipc. of Strongville, Ohio, has set up a
scholarship to recognize students preparing for careers in
dairy production, milk marketing and handling of foods and
nutrition.
Freshmen ,and juniors in these fields are eligible for the
scholarships if they live in an area served by Milk Marketing,
Inc., a dairy farmer's cooperative.
The Curtis A. Miller Meznotial Scholarship has been estab
lished by the Golden Key National Honor Society for students in
the College of Business Administration.
Miller, a business administration student, was killed in an
auto accident in 1979. He was posthumously recognized for
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Pathfinder to close after final sale
By SUZANNE M. CASSIDY
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Trapped in a plight in which many small
specialty shops find themselves today, The
Pathfinder, 137 E. Beaver Ave., will close its
doors as soon as all the remaining merchan
dise is sold, the store owner said.
David Nevins, owner of The Pathfinder,
said the store is closing because, as a small
specialty store, it cannot compete with mass
merchandisers.
"Part of the original concept when we
opened in the early '7os was that we were
going to provide a unique kind of item and
service that wasn't available at any other
store," Nevins said.
Since its opening in 1971, The Pathfinder has
specialized in outdoor apparel and equipment,
Nevins said: By hiring employees that had
some expertise and knowledge in the area of
backpacking, his store became a center for
many people who wanted to prepare them
selves for their treks into the wilderness.
However, things have changed considerab
ly since the early days, Nevins said.
"No. 1, backpacking of itself is not the fad it
academic excellence by the
,society.
Undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in the
College of Business Administration are eligible for the one-year
scholarship if they have shown outstanding academic success.
Members of the Penn State Chapter of the National,Associa
tion of Homebuilders may be eligible for a Residential Building
Construction Scholarship if they are seniors enrolled in ar
chitectural or civil engineering and are planning a career in
residential construction.
Funds to continue this scholarship will be contributed annual
ly by the National Association of Homebuilders in Washington,
D.C. and the Pennsylvania Builders Association of Harrisburg.
Students in the College of Agriculture who have demon
strated academic excellence may be eligible for a Pennsylva
nia Farmer's Association Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship will be funded by the Pennsylvania Farm
er's Association of Camp Hill and is intended for members or
children of members of the association.
The Ketchum MacLeod and Grove Pittsburgh Media Intern
Scholarship has been established to recognize outstanding
students in the field of advertising.
The scholarship will consist of a one-term internship in media
planning and research with the Ketchum MacLeod and Grove
agency, which is the largest advertising agency in the state.
Scholarship funds will be awarded upon successful completion
of the internship.
used to be," he said. "No. 2, the amount of
competition both in State College and around
the state is much higher than it used to be."
Add those factors to the effects of inflation
and customers having less money to spend
because of the recession, and it means trouble
for the small business owner, Nevins said.
In order to pay The Pathfinder's debts
before it closes, Nevin said the store is holding
a "going-out-of-business" sale, which will
probably last some time into January. Be
cause so many students are shopping for the
holidays, this was a good time to have the
sale, he said.
"I saw (the sale) as an opportunity to get
out before things really got bad," Nevins said.
The store has been deluged all week with
customers in search of bargains and Nevin
said some people are finding it hard to under
stand why he decided to close The Pathfinder.
"I'm very flattered by a lot of things people
are saying they're saying they love the shop
and that they'll really miss it, but these same
people admit to me that they haven't bought
anything in the store for a while," Nevins
said.
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Higher overhead costs just do not allow him
to consistently offer. quality merchandise and
the sale prices he is offering now and yet
remain in business, he said.
For example, Nevins said that in 1972, he
could sell a pair of hiking boots for $39.95.
Today, because of rising supplier costs, he
must sell that same pair of boots for $llO.
"Should I carry a $4O pair of boots today
that's a piece of junk and that are going to fall
apart?" Nevins asked. "Is that going to com
promise The Pathfinder's reputation of offer
ing quality and service?"
In addition to the problems The Pathfinder
has experienced, Nevins said his other busi
nesses played an important role in his deci
sion to close The Pathfinder.
Nevins, who also owns Cheap Thrills, 118 W.
College Ave., and Leather-To-Boot, 114 W.
College Ave., said he thinks that in order for a
specialty shop like The Pathfinder to succeed
despite today's economic conditions, it needs
an owner who is willing to devote all of his
time and energy to the operation of that store.
Graduating medical students who have demonstrated out
standing academic achievement may be eligible for the Dr;
Irwin L. Baird Memorial Award. Gifts given to the University's
Hershey Medical Center funded the award given in memory of
the late Dr. Baird, a professor of anatomy at Hershey from 1967
to 1981.
The Edward and Lauretta Fay Scholarship has been estab
lished for students from Blair, Bedford and Cambria counties
who are enrolled at the University's Altoona Campus. Full-time
undergraduate students who graduated in the upper-fifth of
their high school class are eligible for the award.
The Eastman Kodak Co. presented a $12,000 grant to support
scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the depart
ments of chemical engineering, electrical engineering, me
chanical engineering, computer science and quantitative
business analysis.
The grant is one of some 150 made to colleges and universities
nationwide by Eastman Kodak.
These recent additions to the scholarships available, to
students at the University further illustrate the fact that their
are many options open to students to fund their education
besides pleading for a loan from the local bank.
Students interested in applying for scholarships should con.: ;
tact their specific college office because most scholarship
recipients will be chosen by their individual college scholarship
committee.