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Behrend professor edits national
journal for Spanish professionals
by Rob Prindle
Dr. Juan Fernandez Jimenez
has just begun his fourth year as
director and editor of Cuademos
de ALDEEU. "This is more time
consuming than one would
imagine,” he said with a slightly
apologetic smile. I talked with
the Behrend Spanish Professor
while he was in the middle of
preparing the latest issue of the
journal.
Cuademos de ALDEEU is the
official Journal of the
Association of Spanish
Professionals in America.
Fernandez was asked to try his
hand at the journal after its
second year. Since that lime the
journal has come out on time and
close to flawless.
The biggest problem was the
first issue Femdndez directed. In
an attempt to change directorship
and location and still publish the
journal on time, Femdndez made
the decision to use a high quality
dot matrix printer instead of a
higher quality laser printer. The
difference was slight but
Fernandez said he did get some
criticism for his decision.
The success of the journal
since then has far outweighed any
slight problems. The Journal has
evolved in look and feel and this
year the reserved, professional
looking cover will adopt a bit of
flash with the addition of a line
drawing of the symbolic joining
of the United States and Spain.
That cover will reflect the
contents. The journal is
composed of scholarly works by
Spanish professionals. "Most of
the works published tend to
involve the humanities, but the
journal is open to articles from
any discipline," said Fernandez.
Most of the twice yearly
journal is printed in Spanish, but
ROTC receives special traini
Fort Indiantown Gap
This past weekend, Behrend
ROTC traveled to Fort
Indiantown Gap for special
training to prepare the 69 Penn
State ROTC MS-111 juniors,
(including 12 Behrend and 14
Lock Haven juniors), for ROTC
Advanced Camp to be held this
summer.
Arriving Friday evening, the
juniors immediately began
training while over 250 Penn
State System freshmen and
sophomores prepared for Army
orientation training. Despite
extremely windy and snowy
conditions on Saturday, the
Behrend MS-IV seniors, assisted
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the journal is open to English
submissions as well. It is
published here on campus and is
supported by Penn State through
the Division of Humanities and
help from the School of Business
and some paid advertisements.
Fernandez is pleased that the
journal attracts submissions from
well known people. Cuademos de
ALDEEU has printed
submissions from college deans
and many influential
professionals and Fernandez
admits that this adds to one of the
many challenges of his position.
"You have to be very diplomatic
and this can become quite time
consuming." Great care has to be
taken both in choosing the
material and in writing letters
turning the submission down or
asking for a rewrite according to
Fernandez.
by 12 freshmen and sophomores,
provided accident-free repelling
instruction for over 200
underclassmen.
While the seniors gave
instruction in repelling, the
juniors were in the field receiving
training which included
patrolling, patrol base defense,
squad reaction drills and land
navigation.
Saturday evening, the
freshmen and sophomore classes
were taken to the training area
and instructed how to set up and
execute an ambush. Acting as an
enemy patrol, the Behrend MS
IV's were successfully ambushed
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He employs some help via
expert readers in the field of the
submission under consideration.
According to Fernandez, "There
ate always at least two readers
(sometimes called referees) for
each article."
Under Fernandez the journal
has experimented with
monographic issues (devoted to a
single topic). The latest one was
devoted to the 50 year anniversary
of the end of the Spanish Civil
War.
"I hope to keep the journal
progressing by tying new
things... improving the quality,"
said Fem&idez. Judging from past
success and Ferndndez'
determination I'd say that
Cuademos de ALDEEU will
continue to be counted among the
very best in its field.
ng at
and "killed" by six consecutive
underclassman patrols.
Sunday morning, the MS-111
class was taken to the Leadership
Reaction Course for their final
block of instruction for the
weekend. The course is designed
to test each cadet's decision
making ability by giving them a
mission and placing a
challenging obstacle in their way
to see how they overcome it to
complete the mission.
Sunday afternoon, the Behrend
cadets departed for home and
some much needed sleep after the
weekend's hectic schedule.
Police Cadet Program
gives students chance
to gain experience
by Daniele Sadres
Collegian Staff Writer
It used to be all you needed to
become a police officer was a
high school education and an
understanding of the criminal
code.
Today police forces are
looking for applicants with
degrees in criminal justice and
related fields to staff the squad
cars, laboratories and higher
positions in the department.
Presently, Penn State offers a
program to a limited number of
juniors and seniors in the
Administration of Justice
program who are interested in
preparing for a career in law
enforcement while in college
earning a degree.
The Police Cadet Program
gives students an opportunity to
gain practical experience and to
participate in certificate courses
while earning their degree.
Students selected for the
program acquire experience
through working as part-time,
non-sworn employees of the
Department of University Safety
at University Park.
Cadets must put in twelve to
twenty hours each week during
their junior year and the spring
semester of their senior year.
This is followed by the
completion of a student
internship with the Department
of University Safety during the
fall semester of their senior year,
for which they receive 9 credits
and are paid for a twenty-hour
work week.
It is possible for a person to
skip college and attend a police
academy with only a high school
diploma. However, Randy
Hoffman, head of Police and
Safely at Behrend, feels there are
many advantages for officers who
attended college.
"I recommend college for
anyone who wants to be a police
officer," Hoffman said.
He feels college has a lot to
offer those who aspire to be
police officers.
Wednesday, April 11,1990
’’The more open your mind is,
the better your ability is to treat
people fairly," stated Hoffman.
Hoffman believes by
acquiring a college education, law
enforcement officers gain a better
understanding of the laws they
enforce. He stressed the need for
this type of education among
police officers is growing.
"The more laws are being
changed, the more we have to
interpret them," Hoffman said.
He went further to add such an
understanding of the law becomes
a necessity when police officers
face attorneys in court.
"They've got the edge as it
is," explained Hoffman.
According to Hoffman, career
advantages for college graduates
in the law enforcement field are
growing.
He pointed out, "A number of
departments now award pay
increases, recognizing that
college is a benefit".
"There are a lot of people out
there who will make good cops
without going to college,"
Hoffman acknowledged.
However, he was quick to
point out that the higher ranking
positions in law enforcement are
most often held by individuals
with some college experience.
"If we look at U.P. and some
of the other campuses, the people
I see in the higher roles have
attended [college] to some
extent," said Hoffman.
As for police departments
eventually requiring all officers
being required to have a college
degree, Hoffman said, "It's a good
possibility," adding with all of
the new laws being passed and
the officers' increased role in
interpreting them, a college
degree would provide them with
the tools to get the job done.
Anyone having questions
concerning the Police Cadet
Program at University Park can
contact the Training Officer at
(814) 865-1864.