—The Daily Collegian Friday, April 13, 1984 Smooth switch: Program to help transfers take the big step to University Park By VICKIE BROWN Collegian Staff Writer A new program designed to help transfer stu dents make an easy transition to University Park will go into effect this fall, the coordinator of the Transfer Liaison Corps said. Linda Landry said the program is different from the freshman and transfer orientation pro grams of previous years. "We're not referring to it as an orientation program because orientation has a negative connotation in students' minds," she said. Some students thought the orientation pro grams in the past were dry and they told their friends not to attend, she said. "We changed the name (from orientation to the Transfer Liaison Corps) to get a fresh start," she said. Landry said the program came about because of the failure of past drientation programs to meet the needs of transfer students. "The emphasis of ( the orientation program) is on freshmen, and the transfers felt lumped in," she said. The new program will focus on the unique needs of transfer students, she added. Bill Farnsworth, assistant director of devel opmental programs, said ideas for a new transfer program have been circulating for the past few years but have been put into operation only recently. "The traditional orientation leaders are trained to work with freshmen and they don't . a wild & wacky testament to & for all mankind. A multi-media event that promises to be the theatrical celebration of the year and the best ticket•buy around. April 13, 14, 17-21, 24-28 8:00 p.m. The Playhouse Call 865-1884 TODAY! Professionally produced & performed by the. University Resident Theatre Company. By Thornton Wilder really address the needs of transfers," Farnsworth said. A separate group of leaders is needed to concentrate on transfers, he said. Landry said she and a committee of five students put together activities for the program and trained about 60 students to work with transfers. About half of those students are former transfers, she said. Transfer students' orientation needs differ front those of freshmen in many ways, Landry said. These students do not have to get used to the experience of going to college and many of them know what it is like to live away from home, she said. 'Also transfer students are older than most freshmen, she said. Landry said the program will offer 30 to 40 activities throughout Fall Semester. The activ ities fall under six categories, each designed to meet a particular need. Activities in the academic and intellectual category are designed to help students get to know their professors and advisers. "Finding your adviser at this campus is a whole different story than finding him at one of the Commonwealth Campuses," Landry said. For this reason two nights have been scheduled for students to meet informally with faculty members, she said. Interpersonal relations activities will give stu dents a chance to socialize with other students, Landry said. Activities in this category include a dance and an afternoon of outdoor games. Activities also have been scheduled in the GET ACQUAINTED with A l • . ill ii FASTEST, Most Convenient (6 steps from Curbside), Bottle Shop in Town! Compare our Prices! Don't pay more SPECIALS Bufteiser 160z.-9 Pack $5.60 (144 oz.) Rolling Rock 160z.-6 Pack $3.15 ' Stroh's 120z.-12 Pack $6.05 Genesee 120z.-12 Pack 0 $5.90 Piels 16 oz.-6 Pack $3.00 Straub (St. Mary's) ' $3.85 QUARTS Colt 45 $1.30 Schlitz Valt 51.35 ' Pabst $1.25 Bud $1.30 Miller $1.45 Strohs $1.20 Genesee Cream Ale $1.20 IMPORTS • Heineken $5.25 Becks $6.20 . Fosters $2.00 Molson Gold $4.75 Elephant $6.60 We also serve the original "Sabrett" NYC Hot Dog with our own made chili Located next door to Mr. Cs 110 W. 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College Ave. categories of career and lifestyles, sexuality and values, and health, Landry said. Landry said she hopes expanding the program will increase attendance. Corps will send out newsletters to transfers during the summer to inform them about the program, she said. As a special incentive, students who partici pate in the most events will have a chance to win prizes, she said. Farnsworth said he expects about 90 percent of the projected 4,000 to 5,000 transfer students to participate in the program. He said he had a lot of positive feedback about the program so far. Landry said she is also pleased with the feed back she has received. "The administration at University Park has encouraged and supported us," she said. Professionals say liberal ' arts is the path to take By PAULA DU PONT Collegian Staff Writer A liberal arts education introduces a variety of careers including busi students to literature, arts and philos- ness management, he said. Adams ophy and helps them enjoy life, a said he was biased about a liberal University alumnus at the Liberal arts education for many reasons,t Arts Career Day said yesterday. including the fact that he had a lim-1 "Liberal arts education makes us ited banking background before his better ...hie to communicate," Herald position with First American Bank of Fahring a New York lawyer said Maryland. during the opening forum. , Fahringer said students are ob- Fahringer, along with Darla Wil- sessed with competitiveness and are son, a college recruiter for American looking for the right path. Students Telephone and Telegraph of Philadel- should not get an education just to phia, and Paul Adams, president of make money, he said.. First American Bank of Maryland, Other faculty members and alumni spoke of the importance of critical were present in the HUB Ballroom thinking and communication skills immediately following the speeches that a liberal arts education offers as for students to discuss career and an advantage in the job market. academic major possibilities individ "Sales is an excellent opportunity ually in the areas of: advertising, for any liberal arts graduate," Wilson business, communications, data said. processing, education, government She said the ability to communicate and public service, careers with for is essential and liberal arts students eign language/international careers, should sharpen those skills. Wilson health professions, law, public rela addressed herself to women briefly lions, sales and marketing, and social and said sales is one of the few services. careers. that provides equal compen sation for . women. Adams, a 1967 University graduate with the freedom to create your own in economics, warned students that future and to try a variety of career they are going to change in the next options," Patricia Ward, a professor few years and they should take a of French at the University said. variety of classes to establish a well rounded background. A liberal arts education is good for "When you have a liberal arts degree, your degree provides you 2. 0 STATE OF THE ART... SIMPLICITY :•::•:•:•:•.:. • ••:: ~•ii: Fraternity to volley for cancer society By BETH KAY Collegian Staff Writer Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the entry fees for 50 teams, raffle tickets will be sold for 50 cents in conjunction with Delta Gamma each and three for asl until the sorority and W.R. Hickey Beer drawing at the awards ceremony Distributor Inc., is sponsoring a following the event. volleyball tournament Sunday, the publicity chairman for the event Gutekunst said 13 prizes will be said. awarded. Prizes will include a Dave Gutekunst said the frater- class ring from Moyer Jewelers, nity sponsors a keg roll nationally, 100 E. College Ave.; a •dinner for ' but this year it decided to set up its two at Dante s Ristorante , 114 S. own philanthropy, benefiting the Garner St., and a three-month American Cancer Society. membership at the State College Racquet Club & Fitness Center, . "We wanted some recognition 1445 W. College Ave on campus," he said "We will make most of our mon- Participants may sign up in any ey with the raffle," Gutekunst one of the four divisions: greek said. male, independent male, co-ed, or female, Gutekunst said. A $24 en- The fraternity is aiming at a $l,- trance fee will be charged to each 000 goal, he said. team, which may include at least "(The fraternity) will make six people but no more than eight. money because they're doing a Delta Gamma will coach the good job keeping costs down," fraternity teams and the fraterni- Back said. ty will coach the sorority teams, Also, Bookends and Bad Humor Chairwoman Sharon Back said. will play at noon on the lawn at the Coaching includes psyching the fraternity house, Gutekunst said. teams before the event and cheering for them during the "If the weather is nice, it should games, she said. go over pretty well; a lot of people "Once it gets talked up, people are really psyched: for an af will know about it," Back said. ternoon of fun in the sun, he said." 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FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FORM TO THE REGISTRAR WILL RESULT IN YOUR BEING REQUIRED TO REGISTER LATE (AFTER FALL CLASSES BEGIN) AND BEING SUB JECT TO THE $lO LATE FEE. OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR going really smoothly." In addition money raised from Despite problems, marathon to go on By CARYN RUGGIERI Collegian Staff Writer The Delta Chi Marathon, in con junction with Alpha Chi. Omega so rority, will go on as scheduled for this weekend, the event chairman said recently. Steve Boyer said the preparation for the 10th annual philanthropy has not gone as smoothly as in past years. "So many things we haven't an ticipated have interrupted the flow," Boyer said. Although this year's marathon was originally anticipated to raise $7,500, a more realistic goal has been set at $5,000, Boyer said. A little more than $5,000 was raised last year, he said. Boyer named many reasons for the marathon's slow start but the major one is that "IFC ( Interfrater nity Council) is not helping." Originally, the marathon was scheduled for the weekend of April 6-8. Also, Greek Week was supposed to end that weekend and the Phi Psi 500 was initially scheduled for that weekend, he said. Boyer said he was approached by Jon Kaplan, former IFC adminis trative vice'president, and asked to switch weekends with the Phi Psi. Kaplan told Boyer that the town merchants were against closing off the streets for the Phi Psi 500 on the traditionally good business week of Palm Sunday, Boyer said. Boyer said he was assured by Kaplan before signing an agreement that Greek Week would go on as scheduled for the week of April 1. Boyer was not told about the change in the date for Greek Week, but read it in The Daily Collegian, he said. "I'm very bitter about the whole thing," he said. The IFC officers have changed since the agreement was signed last winter and the current ones know little about the conditions of it, Maury Billig, IFC president, said. "I wasn't directly involved in the transactions so I don't fully know the story," Billig said. He also said Adam Levinson, former IFC presi dent, was unsure of the details of the agreement when he spoke with him on the subject. "I'm not trying to give you the run-around; I just am not sure," Billig said. "The IFC as a whole has been very good to us except for Jon Kaplan," Boyer said. Kaplan said pelta Chi was never assured of a date for Greek Week. "Greek Week had not even been officially scheduled yet," Kaplan said. In addition to making it difficult to find willing participants for the marathon, having Greek Week at the same time also presented the problem of finding a sorority to co host the marathon, Boyer said. "Now we have the double respon sibility of doing Greek Week and the A great way of life ' 0 4 1 4:50 0 ' 4". Monk marathon with the (Alpha Chi Ome ga sorority), and we have gone all out for Greek Week," Boyer said. Boyer listed additional factors that caused problems in the prepa ration of the marathon: • The Tau Kappa Epsilon frater nity volleyball game was moved to this weekend; • Although Delta Chi expected a table in the HUB for marathon registration, "(Tau Kappa Epsilon) got the last table;" • The banners for the event, which were stored in Old Main from year to year, were missing when Boyer went to claim them, which forced him to do a rushed re-cre ation of them in time for the event; • Also, the window scene done by the brothers of the fraternity cracked Tuesday. "You know, I go to bed every night wondering what will go wrong next,", Boyer said. Attention Engineering Students: The Air Force now offers a program that pays you over a thousand dollars a month thru y6ur last twelve months at Penn State. 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"We are extending the deadline for registration until we get 50 tea ms, even if it's right up until 5 p.m. Friday." The 48-hour marathon is divided into 55-minute time slots. Each four member team will randomly draw a time slot, Boyer said. The marathon will be run as it was last year, with the winner de termined by the team who runs the most consecutive laps around Old Main in its time limit, Boyer said. The course takes runners up the mall to circle in front of Old Main and return to College Avenue on the side of the Human Developement Building. As usual,, the four divi sions will be: fraternity, sorority, independent men and independent women, Boyer said. i rim ) 461 h f YEAR
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