4 I WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 2010 A hot air balloon flies through clear skies over Atherton Street in downtown State College Tuesday evening. Highs reached the 90s during the day but temperatures cooled down in the evening. Spanier named BCS chairman By Micah Wintner COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State President Graham Spanier was selected as the new chairman of the 12-member Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Presidential Oversight Committee on Tuesday. replac ing Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman. Spanier said his responsibili ties will "focus on leading the governance of the MS.' . This includes policy issues like rev enue distribution, television contracts and structure, Spaniel . said. The Presidential Oversight Committee was expanded in 2009 to include a university pres ident or chancellor representing 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and the team well if Live well lionscrossing.com "There is no active consideration of a playoff, nor do I expect there to be." University of Notre Dame. Penn State spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said. Spanier, a founding member of the BCS Oversight Board, has represented the Big Ten since its inception, Mountz said. Spanier said he has several goals for his new job. "My goal is to work collabora tively with the other presidents, the conference commissioners and the executive director on a smooth-functioning BC S, - Spanier wrote in an e-mail. The BCS has been in place since 1998 and its methodology nittanycrossingpa.corn collegeparkpa.com LOCAL Graham Spanler Penn State president has been criticized over the years. Teams are ranked by a complex formula derived by the BCS, rather than their win-loss record. A college football playoff has been suggested to replace the current ranking system. But Spanier said he has no plans to create a college football playoff. "There is no active considera tion of a playoff, nor do I expect there to be since we have an established BCS with an exist ing multi-year contract for the current format," Spanier wrote. To e-mail reporter: maws43B@psu.edu Revised credit policy could affect transfers CCSG: More discussion necessary By Sarah Peters COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The University Faculty Senate approved a revised policy Tuesday to allow administrators to require that students complete a mini mum number of credits related to their primary degree at a single location either University Park Or Commonwealth Campus. The revision to Pangbom Faculty Senate Policy 83-80 will have the biggest impact on students who transfer to University Park from Commonwealth Campuses or other colleges. Under the revised policy, a stu dent transferring from a Commonwealth Campus or another college could be required to complete up to 24 credits in their college at University Park before receiving a degree. Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education Robert Pangborn said the policy makes it possible for faculty to ensure that a certain number of credits will be taken with the faculty at the insti tution from which a student receives their degree. "The intent of the policy was to ensure that when students earn a degree and participate in com mencement, the faculty that authorize that degree have the opportunity to have had and asso ciated with those students in class," Pangborn said. The 24-credit cap protects stu dents who take courses to meet degree requirements at different campuses. "That reinforces the principle at Penn State that no matter where you take a course, it'll be the same course and meet the same requirements," Pangborn said. Peter Khoury, Commonwealth Governments (CCSG) vice presi dent and representative to the Faculty Senate, said further dis course among student leaders would help clarify any question related to the legislation. 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We have manufacturing capabilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia and a market presence in nearly every region of the world. BELDEN SEWING All THE Row SIGNALS www.belden.com "There were some questions, and there were some answers." cussion on the topic between CCSG, Faculty Senate, and the elected student representatives from the Commonwealths which serve on the Senate to better understand and clarify the policy," Khoury (junior-biology) said. "There were some questions, and there were some answers." Jacqueline Schwab, Penn State Mont Alto senator and associate professor of human development and family studies, said the meet ing was a good start to the year, with both optimism and concerns. Schwab said she has mixed feelings on Policy 83-80. "On the one hand, we're trying to streamline courses and pro grams and increase accessibility across campus programs," Schwab said. "But we also want to maintain that integrity within the degrees, and get a really good academic experience.", At the beginning of the meeting, Senate Chairwoman Jean Pytel said that, among other issues, the senate will address academic freedom, the IT fee, admissions, housing and workload and best practices this year Penn State President Graham Spanier thanked the senators for their patience during summer construction and for their assis tance on a smooth move-in. He also addressed Penn State's financial situation and joked about his stay in the freshmen dorms. Spanier stayed with freshmen in Shunk Hall for the first week end of the school year The weekend marked the six teenth time he has done so. Council of Student He said that watching the fresh men take food they couldn't eat was "anxiety-producing," because he's paying for it. "I didn't know whether to cry or eat the leftovers," Spanier joked. To e-mail reporter: svpso7l@psu.edu THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Peter Khoury CCSG vice president
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