—The Daily Collegian Monday, April li, 1987 Vera King Farris, president of Stockton State College in New Jersey, delivers the keynote address at the Second Annßal Women Working Conference held over the weekend. Standards of success differ between sexes, speaker says By KIRSTEN LEE SWARTZ Collegian Staff Writer Men and women face different standards of success, but women can overcome those obstacles if they appreciate the steps that make a person successful, the na ton's only black woman college president said Friday. Vera King Farris, president of Stockton State College in New Jer sey and keynote speaker for the Women's Alliance second annual Women Working Conference, said the socialization process plays a role how success is viewed for men and women. Farris said successful men are attractive to other members of society. "Most parents want their daughters to marry successful men. . . . 'What is it you intend to do, young man?' they ask." Yet successful women are still intimidating to men, Farris said, noting that parents do not usually approve of a career-orientated daughter-in-law because they wart 'her to have a family instead. She said women in the workplace are not only discriminated against in terms of salary, but also in terms of "perks" privileges, gains or profits. A man can receive tips at confer ences, dinners, ball games or rac quetball outings. But if a woman starts playing racquetball with her• male co-workers on a regular ba SWEAT SALE COUPON SWEAT SALE COUPON SWEAT SALE COUPON (BUY THE SET) 3 PCS., hooded sweatshirt, crew neck, pants REGULAR PRICE $43.85 **** SALE PRICE **** $29.95 0 PSU SEAL IMPRINT, SIZES AND QUANTITIES 0 LIMITED SWEAT SALE COUPON SWEAT SALE COUPON SWEAT SALE COUPON HOODED SWEATSHIRT, NAVY OR WHITE CREWNECK SWEATSHIRT SWEATPANTS sis, the wives of her colleagues don't like it, Farris said. She also said successful men and women must live up to different perceived roles. Women are judged on their achievments as wives and mothers and how well they balance these roles with their jobs, whereas a successful man ,is not seen as unsuccesful if he is not a good father or husband. Farris added that it would hurt her more if someone said she failed as a mother rather than as a col lege president. She noted that successful attire for women is more costly and goes out of style more quickly than fashions for men. A man needs only one or two suits, including a dark navy jacket, grey or tan pants, some shirts, ties and shoes, she said. These items are worn for both formal and informal occasions. "But for a woman, there is a great deal of tincertainty about what is acceptable," she said. "A woman can't wear her dark (busi ness) suit to a formal dinner or a cocktail party." At the audience's request, Farris also elaborated on power play, "the art of running over the opposi tion." Men, who are brought up to com pete, "have to prove themselves constantly," she said. "Women take agressive acts personally." Farris said the key to overcom ing such obstacles is to "appreciate Tenn State OooWore on campus owned & operated by the Pennsylvania State University (BUY THE PIECE) `Having your values and beliefs act as your driving force is liberating because you are responsible to the one person who knows you best.' Vera Farris, president of Stockton State College in New Jersey the steps involved in the process of success." "Success seems not to be so much an event as much as a proc ess," Farris said. "The process involves both ups and downs and you have to survive them both," she said. "Having your values and beliefs act as your driving force is liberating because you are responsible to the one per son who knows you best." She added, "Try to think of suc cess as a constant process of learn ing and doing." The conference , . held Friday and Saturday, attracted women from around the state as well as Univer sity students, faculty and staff members. REG. 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Last week, about 30 former volunteers met at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 758 Glenn Road, to discuss the possibilty of forming a group of Return Peace Corps Volunteers. Katy Hansen, president of the National Council of Return Peace Corps Volunteers, discussed possible projects the group might attempt, such as raising funds for Peace Corps projects, speaking to local groups and schools, and publishing literature. Hansen said the purpose of forming the group is to accomplish one of the goals of the Peace Corps: To promote understanding of the Third World. "Many volunteers return and find that no one wants to listen to what you have to say," she said. President John F. Kennedy formed the Peace Corps in 1961 to fulfill one of his campaign promises. One of the agency's initial staff members was Lawrence Dennis, a University faculty member. During the 19605, fa ea/51-- P1 0,1 Fresh From Our Greenhouses Beautiful Blooming Plants! 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"I taught all aspects of raising fish, which was unfamiliar to their culture at the time," he said. Sandra Houtz, another former volunteer, was part of one of the first groups to go abroad in 1961. She was sent to Pakistan to improve health education. "It was an adventure," Houtz said. "You had to be an adventurer to have it appeal to you. "At first, friends and parents couldn't figure out why we wanted to do it. We were going to live in a foreign place for two years and not know what was going to happen," she said. Today, the Peace Corps does not receive as much attention as it did krankh., krankh7 kranichr kranich7kranichrykranich7 kranich'i kranichr kranic MIMMSI 10 or 15 years ago, possibly because it is no longer a novelty, Butler said. It is considered professional employment. Many of the new volunteers are more realistic than idealistic, realizing they can't save the world, Butler said. 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"In my mind there's never been any misunderstanding of what the policy said," said Robert Dunham, vice president for academic services. Cartwright agreed that the policy of third- or fourth-semester evalua tion is evident in the letter Miller and Hricko quoted. However, the students believe ad ministrators should have more clear ly spelled out the policy interpretation. "We're not saying this is a terrible policy, but bringing it in now is terri ble," Miller said. "It's a cop-out if (administrators) say there's mis communication. . . . That's bad." Hricko added: "They've got their loopholes covered. They're going to say, 'There's been a problem in inter pretation.' " However, Cartwright said students should have known how the policy would be implemented because ad ministrators have been interpreting the enrollment management policy since it was developed in 1985. Hricko said he would have been satisfied knowing that his grades did not earn him a place in an engi neering major. But he said he cannot accept that a "policy mix-up" did not allow him sufficient time to compete with other engineers for entrance into a major. Miller and Hricko also believe it is unfair that the sophomore engineers now being admitted to a major could get low grades this semester and still be guaranteed a spot in the major for the fall. Wolgemuth confirmed that once students are accepted into enrollment The Daily Collegian Monday, April 13, 1987-3 `We're not saying this is a terrible policy, but bringing it in now is terrible. It's a cop out if (administrators) say there's miscommunication. ... That's bad.' Mike A. Miller, Penn State University engineering student controlled engineering majors, their spots are guaranteed provided they maintain a 2.4 grade-point aver age. All engineering majors except agricultural engineering and chemi cal engineering are under enroll ment controls. 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