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// Thursday, October 29, 1992 Vol. XLI No. 7 I
From (He form t (lie . boardroom:
Looking Ahead
Future Committee Reveals Plan
Loretta Russ
The Collegian
Last Thursday Dr. John Lilley,
provost and dean, presented the
plans Behrend's Future
Committee has prepared to
submit to the University's Future
Committee in the event that bud
get cuts must be implemented.
Lilley opened the forum with
the introduction of Behrend's
Future Committee. Behrend fac
ulty, staff, and students make up
the planning committee.
The committee includes John
Lilley, John Burke, James Kurre,
Biddy Brooks, Daniel Frankforter,
Roland Larson, Cathy Mester,
Chris Reber, Richard Progelhof,
Tesha Nesbit and Anthea
Raymond.
the Future Committee stresses
that the possible budget cuts are
just scenarios. Three scenarios,
"A", ”B'', and "C”, were presented
to the audience of almost 200
people, who filled the Reed con
ference room for the presentation.
Plan "A” would cut 10% of
Behrend's permanent budget.
Scenario "B" would reallocate
2.5% of the permanent budget to
be redistributed in areas of the
college other than those from
which the original cuts were
implemented. An additional real
location of 5.5% makes up plan
"C".
Lilley stresses that the scenar
ios might or might not happen.
"These scenarios are looking at
the long-term opportunities for
Penn-State Behrend," said Lilley.
During the open discussion
Lilley explained the process used
in constructing the plan for the
implemented cuts.
The plan Behrend will submit
to the University Future
Committee, outlines six situa
tions which will explain why
Behrend should be exempt form
any possible cuts.
"We are prepared
to tell them that we
are the best."
—John Lilley, provost and
dean
Behrend is the most under
funded aggregate unit within the
Penn State system. Behrend has
an operating budget which is less
than its income. A percentage of
money collected at Behrend is re
turned to University Park and is
spent in other areas of the
University.
The committee at Behrend
stressed in their plan that Behrend
has reached high quality standards
and is extremely efficient and lean
in its operating processes. They
will show the college is under
staffed relative to other colleges
in the University system.
McGarvey gives advice on life
1992 Alumni Fellow. Speaks
Gary Johnson
The Collegian
After attending Behrend over
forty years ago, Dr. Ray
McGarvey. founder and chief
executive officer of Country
Fair Incorporated returned to be
honored as the 1992 Alumni
Fellow.
The award is the most
prestigious given by the Penn
State Alumni Association and
it gives the recipient the
opportunity to share his or her
knowledge and experience wftk
the students in a classroom
setting.
John Burke, associate provost
and senior associate dean, said
"Our intention is to not lose any
thing. We want to show how
underfunded we are relative to ev
eryone else.”
"Any faculty cuts (at Behrend)
could be drastic" said Lilley. "It
could cut out a whole major
(within Behrend's curriculum)."
Behrend is a still-developing
institution and the majority of
the programs are new.
"The College does not need re
shaping as the (University)
Future Committee process sug
gests," said Lilley.
"We (Behrend) are very focused
on our implement programs,"
said Lilley. "Comparatively,
Behrend has far fewer major pro
grams than many other area col
leges, and it is much more in
depth in its view and coverage of
the major.”
"Any budget reduction at
Behrend would have a serious
impact...more of an impact than
any other areas of the
University," he said.
Behrend has implemented new
programs in science, science and
engineering technology and busi
ness at a far more rapid pace than
competing colleges.
The college does not have large
numbers of retirements or signif
icant organizational slack from
which to draw funds to meet the
reduction target
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McGarvey is impressed with
today’s students. "We used to
concentrate so much more on
learning facts. Facts change and
it seems to me from die classes
I’ve visited, there’s been an
emphasis on learning how to
think, how to analyze and I
think those are talents that will
do you well," commented
McGarvey.
“The parameters of
education are so
much broader than
they were,**
-Dr. Ray McGarvey
Though McGarvey has been
successful with small business
in his career, he doesn't
recommend it for everyone. "It
takes a real independent spirit,
you've got to be prepared to
worry about it night and (toy.
It's a commitment. It's a way
of life. But if you're
adventuresome and you have an
idea and you think you see a
need, there's a lot of
opportunity out there," he
added.
McGarvey said that
"education must keep up with
the times. You must keep in
mind that when I went here,
there were only 130 students.
We had a paragraph on
something, now you (Behrend)
have a course on it."
"The parameters of education
are so much broader than they
were."
When asked about what his
advice to students would be, he
said that "you've got to decide
what you want to do with your
life, then you must implement
discipline. Most importantly,
you must have drive and
determinism in your life."
grew up on a
farm, working in the fields,
playing in sports, and going to
school. He and his family then
moved to Erie and he graduated
from Academy High. He has
developed a feel for Erie and
seems to care about what
happens to it.
"The people of Erie don't
have unlimited resources, and
can't live like they have
unlimited resources. We've
got to be efficient with our
resources, because they're not
unlimited.”