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Behrend Briefs
Scholar Nominations: Nominations will be
taken through April 1. Faculty members may
nominate any sophomore (4th semester) with
high academic ability and the desire to
undertake independent study and an honors
thesis. For more information contact Mari
Trenkle at 898-6160.
Psi Chi Guest Speaker: Doug Kenrick,
Ph.D., will address The Evolutionary Basis of
Human Sexual Attraction on March 19 from
3:45 to 5 p.m. in Reed 117. This event is open to
the campus and public, and sponsored by Psi
Chi, the Psychology Club and the Mary
Behrend Cultural Fund.
Catholic Beliefs and Practices: This class
meets every Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
in tlje Reed Conference Room. All interested
students welcome.
Operation Rice Bowl: Campus Ministry is
providing Lent collection boxes for "hunger
victims" in our area. For more information
call 898-6245.
Creative Writing Scholarships: Penn
State-Behrend English majors are encouraged
to apply for the Smith Creative Writing
Scholarships. For more information call
Diana Hume George at 898-6168.
Study Skills Workshop Series: The
workshops will meet every Monday through
April 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Tigress Hall
Conference room. For more information call
Gerald Spates at 898-6111.
Bible Study: Campus Ministry is sponsoring
a semester-long Bible study every Thursday
night from 7 to 8 p.m. in Reed 116. All
students welcome.
Cap and Gown Rentals/Purchases:
Commencement for Spring 1992 graduates is
scheduled for Saturday, May 16 at 12 noon.
Cap and gown orders must be received at the
Bookstore by March 20. For more information
call 898-6236.
CD-ROM Workshops Offered: Workshops
meet at the CD-ROM stations in the Library.
For schedule info, call 898-6426.
Free Tutoring Available: All Behrend
students are welcome to utilize the Learning
Assistance Center's services. Student and
faculty tutors are on duty daily offering help
with many subjects. For more information
call 898-6014 or drop by the Center located in
the South Cottage.
Commu Majors: Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
in Communications will meet every Monday at
6:30 p.m. in Reed 116. Anyone interested in
working with the society is encouraged to
attend.
All Commu 001 students: Tonight's
Collegian meeting has been cancelled. The
next meeting will be held on March 19 in
Turnbull 204 at 6:10 p.m.
The Collegian staff would like to wish
everyone a safe and enjoyable spring
break. The Collegian's next issue will be
March 26. Announcements for Behrend
Briefs will be accepted until 3 p.m. on
March 24. Happy Spring Break!
The Collegian
Jim Pierdominii jgian
Taking form: The new library academic complex has begun to take form
with the construction of the second floor. The pleasant sunny temperatures
are a welcome sight for the construction workers who have waded through
the mud for the past months.
NACA
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and students put into making the
series a success.”
Shields said institutions such
as Florida State University,
UCLA, Cornell University and
Ohio State University make up
NACA, as well as small
community colleges and junior
colleges.
"NACA presents eight or nine
'big' awards a year,” said Shields.
"The Distinguished Lecture
Program Award is one of the
ways NACA tries to work
lectures and speakers into college
activities. While many of the
awards center around
entertainment events, speaker
series aren’t something that is
done that often. That’s something
NACA is trying to change."
Shields added awards like this
give Behrend's Speaker Series
more credibility in the speaker
circuit.
Part of what makes Behrend's
Police Re
Student charged for
stealing textbook
One student has been charged
this week with taking a $32 book
from the bookstore without
paying full retail. The case is
pending in District Justice Peter
Nakoski's office.
Parking
Up and coming
Award
series unique among its
competitors is the way it's
chosen.
"We book the speakers by
using a bidding system, which is
something most schools don't
do,” said Shields. "A committee
of faculty, staff and students puts
together a list of requirements:
the budget we have, how many
speakers we need, when we need
them and the areas we want them
to address."
The next step in the process is
to bid out Behrend's package to
seven of eight speaker agencies
across the country. Their
mission: to develop a speaker
series for Behrend.
"It’s a good system," said
Shields. "Since the speaker
agency gets the entire contract,
not only do we have a lot of
bargaining power with them, but
they're more motivated to go out
and get the best speakers
possible.”
ort
Recommendation
Over spring break Police and
Safety recommend that students
park their cars in F lot. Cars in
the S lot (near the maintenance
building) will not be able to be
watched as carefully as those in F
Thursday, March 5, 1992
Wanted:
News
writers
If you are
interested in
becoming a
news writer for
The Collegian,
stop by or call
The Collegian
at ext 6488
and ask for
Todd J. Irwin ,
editor .
Lost And Found
If you’ve lost something, why
not look for it at Police and
Safety's lost and found
department.