—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1996
CES governments concerned about restructurin•
By MEGAN DONLEY
Collegian Staff Writer
Although some members of the
Student Government Associations
at the Commonwealth Campuses
said there will be positive changes
for their campuses, concerns still
surround the details.
Tentative plans for the future of
the Commonwealth Educational
System were released on Feb. 15.
The draft included the merging of
Berks and Allentown campuses,
with the possibility of the newly
formed campus becoming a four
year college in the future. The
Schuylkill Campus will merge with
Penn State Harrisburg. The Allen
town and Altoona campuses will
both become four-year colleges.
The tethaining 12 campuses will
combine under one college called
the Commonwealth College.
Last semester, each campus was
given three to five options for its
future.
But the Commonwealth College
was not one of the options given to
the campuses something some
SGA presidents said they and their
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Mike Hyde, Delaware County
Campus SGA president, said the
idea of the Commonwealth College
was a surprise.
"They gave us all kinds of
options and then came out with a
Commonwealth College that was
never mentioned," he said. "I think
it's a good idea, though. It will give
us the chance to offer more four
year programs."
Council of Commonwealth Stu
dent Governments Coordinator
Matthew Plocki said he was satis
fied with the plans for the CES.
"Some people are concerned that
the Commonwealth College was not
an option in the original plan,"
Plocki said. "On the other hand, I
think all of the wants and needs of
the campuses can be met by having
a Commonwealth College."
Robert Dunham, senior vice
president and dean of the CES, said
the Commonwealth College devel
oped because the campuses asked
for more four-year programs. The
Commonwealth College includes
developing more of those programs
at each campus.
"It wasn't an option because we
didn't realize that's what they
wanted," Dunham said. "We saw a
request for (more four-year pro
grams) come back from almost
every campus."
He said all of the plans for the
campuses are part of a draft with
no final plans yet.
Wilkes-Barre Campus SGA Pres
ident Greg Bednarski said his cam
pus asked to regionalize.
"(The Commonwealth College)
was not presented to us," he said.
"With this option, we will be under
one budget and one administration.
We will also be able to share teach;
ers and develop more four-year
programs. But that's not exactly
what we asked for."
And CCSG Vice Coordinator J.
Benjamin Faulds said he wondered
where the idea for the Common
wealth College came from.
Some SGA presidents also ques
tioned whether the diploma that
will be issued through the Com
monwealth College will be just like
other University-issued diplomas.
"There are a lot of genuine con
cerns among the students on our
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students are concerned about the
diploma. Will it carry as much
clout as Penn State University? We
just want to make sure our future
students' graduation is secured."
But Dunham said the diplomas in
the Commonwealth College will be
just like any other diploma from
the University.
York Campus SGA President
Thane Fake agreed that diplomas
are also an issue at his campus.
"I think there will be other con
cerns that will come out. Every
body must be involved in these
conversations and they've really
been trying to include the stu
dents," Fake said.
Students were also concerned
about the quota that would have
been placed on the amount of stu
dents a campus can send to Univer
sity Park a part of the proposal's
first draft.
"(The new one) has some lan
guage different from the first one,"
Dunham said. "There will be
absolutely no quotas, no targets.
Students will be able to flow freely
throughout the whole University."
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to community meeting
The Ferguson Township
Police Department has decided
to establish a question-and
answer community meeting as a
result of the assault of a Fergu
son Township woman last Fri
day.
Laura Schneider, 54, was
assaulted in her home and
according to a Geisinger Med
ical Center spokeswoman.
Schneider remains in serious
condition.
Police are continuing to inves
tigate the incident, said Fergu
son Police Chief Edward Con-
"The way it appears right
now, it looks like she surprised
an intruder," he said. Forensic
experts have been brought in
for the investigation, Connor
said.
The meeting will be held at
7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the State
College Free Methodist Church,
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Jennifer Fabry
Toxicology test results
may be available today
Preliminary toxicology
results for a local woman found
dead should be available today
or tomorrow, Centre County
Coroner Kerry Benninghoff
said.
Rhonda Aughey, 23, of 333
Logan Ave. was found dead last
week in a Courtyard by Mar
riott hotel room, 1730 Universi
ty Drive.
The other occupant of the
room, Amin Robinson, was
arrested and charged on various
drug law violations.
If the preliminary toxicology
results come back positive,
more extensive tests will be
conducted, Benninghoff said.
—by Anne Savanick