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Convocation to Hear Boston U. President M EDAL Fund Grants Dr

Convocation to Hear Boston U. President M EDAL Fund Grants Dr

Convocation to Hear Boston U. President M EDAL Fund Grants Dr. John R. Silber, president of Boston Uni­ in Congress to enact Dr. Silber’s plan for a Awarded to Employees versity, will deliver the main address at MSC’s federal Tuition Advance Fund, which has The Faculty and Staff Development Com­ second annual Faculty been the subject of widespread favorable mittee of the college’s MEDAL Fund recently Academic Convocation editorial comment. awarded grants to six employees to pay for on Tuesday, March 1. Dr. Silber was elected seventh president of activities which have or will improve their pro­ Sponsored by the Boston University in 1970. During his tenure fessional skills. The total amount awarded Dean's Council, the he has emphasized academic standards, the was $705.74. convocation will be held development of distinguished faculty, and Employees who received the grants, their at 6:30 p.m. in Gordinier the attainment of financial stability. Under employment sections, and a description of Hall’s Kline Dining his leadership the University has established how their grants will be used are as follows: Room. All faculty are in­ many innovative programs; the Center for - Dr. Paul Fisher, music, participation in vited to attend. American Development Studies; the Horn Workshop XV in Charleston, Illinois; Dr. Silber’s talk will Program in Artisanry; a flexible system of - Dr. Perry Gemmill, industrial arts, atten­ dr. john r. silber center on the theme of joint programs between schools enabling dance at an offset press problems seminar in students to achieve dual degrees; and inter­ year’s convocation, “ Contemporary Issues Lancaster; 'Higher Education.” The annual Spring disciplinary programs that combine the - Dr.H. L. Drake, speech/drama, attendance cademic Convocation was initiated last year resources of the liberal arts and the profes­ at a meeting of the General Semantics In­ sional schools, particularly in the health with Dr. Keith Lovin, provost and vice- stitute in New York City; president for academic affairs, as speaker. fields. - Kathryn A. Gregoire, social work, help A nationally-known philosopher, university He is the author of many publications on with tuition for a psychology course on child administrator and writer on educational such topics as academic standards, financ­ development within the family system; issues, Dr. Silber is one of the country's ing of higher education, ethics and - Jane Hart, registrar’s office, help with tui­ leading spokesmen on the maintenance of philosophy. tion for a computer science course; and academic standards and the financing of A native Texan, Dr. Silber received a B.A. - Robert Sauders, computer center, enroll­ education. Legislation has been introduced degree from Trinity University in 1947 and ment in a technical writing course at MSC. M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The Faculty and Staff Development Com­ in 1952 and 1956. mittee plans to accept applications for The convocation agenda also includes Spring Undergraduate grants throughout the year. The next group of greetings from President Joseph A. Caputo, recipients will be designated in May. Enrollment Sets Record and remarks by Dr. James J. Sheridan, presi­ dent of APSCUF/MSC and Merris W. Harvey, More undergraduate students are enrolled campus representative of SCUPA. In addition this semester at MSC than in any previous to introducing the speaker, Dr. Keith Lovin spring semester in the college’s history. Library Offers Subsidy will serve as moderator for a question and Preliminary enrollment figures for the new The library department is offering a sub­ answer period following the main address. semester show that a record number of part- sidy this semester to faculty and students time undergraduate students (1164) have Forum Programs Announced conducting computer searches of the joined a record number of full-time under­ DIALOG Information Retrieval Service. These graduates (4449) to set an all-time spring Several spring programs for the college’s searches cover such bibliographic data semester undergraduate record of 5,613 academic forum, sponsored by APSCUF/ bases as Biological Abstracts, ERIC, MLA students. The previous spring record was set MSC, have been announced. Bibliography, and Psychological Abstracts. last year with 5,532 or about 80 fewer Faculty, staff and students are invited to The subsidy program, which is experimen­ students. the free programs slated for Ganser Library tal this semester, will provide payment of the Preliminary figures in the graduate school Auditorium. first $5 cost of a search, according to Evelyn show 465 students currently enrolled in On Wednesday,. February 23, a panel of Lyons of Ganser Library. Searches cost from uate courses bringing total college MSC faculty will discuss “ Computers: Use $2 to $20 or more. Monies for the program are ilment to 6,078. Several off-campus and Potential on the MSC Campus” at 4 p.m. being provided by the Ganser Library budget. rses to be offered later in the semester “ Symbolism in Wagner’s Ring of the Niebe- Search requests will be screened by the are expected to bring total enrollment above lungs” will be the title of an address by Fritz library’s reference department which will 6,150. Kramer of the Juilliard School on Thursday, undertake the search if it is an appropriate Also on campus this semester are 220 March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and “ Introduction to topic for computer searching. For further in­ students enrolled in evening non-credit Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be the topic formation call Leo Shelley, Ext. 3602 or recreational or self-enrichment courses. of a panel on Wednesday, April 27, at 4 p.m. Evelyn Lyons, Ext. 3611. Health Secretary to Address Symposium “ Mclnerney” Lecturer Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, Dr. H. the board of directors of the American Col­ To Speak on Meteorites Arnold Muller, will be the keynote speaker lege of Emergency Physicians. The featured speaker for MSC’s se co n ^^^ this summer at MSC’s eleventh annual sym­ He received an A.B. degree at Dartmouth annual “ Paul Mclnerney Memorial Lecture^^P posium on drug and alcohol abuse. College and is a graduate of the Dartmouth on Thursday, March 3, will be meteorite and To be held the week of July 11-15, the sym­ and Harvard Medical Schools. Muller com­ lunar sample expert Dr. Ursula B. Marvin. posium is open to anyone interested in prob­ pleted a rotating internship at Pennsylvania Dr. Marvin’s lecture, entitled “ Meteorites lems caused by the misuse of alcohol and Hospital in 1956 and a medical residency at on Ice: A Report on the Antarctic Collecting other mood altering drugs. Activities will the University of Washington in 1959. Program,” will be presented at 8 p.m. in Rod­ center on the theme “ Prevention, Interven­ The symposium is designed for educators, dy Science Hall, room R-32. Open to the tion and Treatment: Developing Basic Atti­ counselors, medical personnel, social public without charge, her talk also is part of tudes, Values and Behaviors.” workers, clergymen, peace officers, youth the American Association for the Advance­ Muller, who was appointed State Secretary workers, college students and others ment of Science’s (AAAS), Lancaster Branch, of Health in late 1979, currently is on leave of interested in drug related problems. Par­ 1982-83 lecture series. absence as associate professor of medicine, ticipants may earn academic and profes­ The Paul Mclnerney Memorial Lecture was emergency medicine division, department of sional credit. established by family, friends and students medicine of the Medical College of Penn­ of the late MSC professor to support the cam­ sylvania State University at Hershey. MSC Trustees to Seek pus appearance of experts involved with Prior to his state appointment, he directed timely subjects in the physical sciences. the emergency care unit and was chief of the City and County Offices Dr. Marvin is a geologist studying the emergency medicine division at Hershey, mineralogy and petrology of meteorites and served for a time as chairman of the intensive Two members of the MSC Board of lunar samples at the Harvard-Smithsonian care unit and chief of medicine at Carlisle Trustees recently announced that they would Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Hospital and held chief of medicine posts at be seeking election to political offices on the Massachusetts. two U. S. Air Force hospitals while serving a Democratic ticket. In conjunction with her studies, she was a six-year tour of duty as an enlisted man. Harry Muscarelli will be candidate for Lan­ member of the United States meteorite col­ A member of numerous medical organiza­ caster County Commissioner, while Ronald lecting expeditions to Antarctica during the tions, Dr. Muller is president and a member of E. Ford will be a candidate for Lancaster City 1978-79 and 1981-82 field seasons. Council. Dr. Marvin has taught mineralogy and Muscarelli, who was appointed to the planetary science at Tufts University and, Staff Activities Board in 1977, also is president of the Lan­ currently, is a part-time faculty member in the caster County Branch of the MSC Alumni department of geological sciences at Har­ C. RICHARD BEAM, German, recently Association. A teacher in the Manheim Cen­ vard University. During her career, she a ls ^ ^ presented a paper, “ German Folklore from tral School District for the past 25 years, he served as an assistant silicate chemist at Winesburg, Ohio,” at the Eastern regional was elected to the East Petersburg Council in and as a visiting conference of German Americana held at 1973. During his five-year service, he was a fessor at Arizona State University. Gettysburg College. member of the police and street committees Beam also has been appointed to the and the organizer of the community gardens. Advisory Board of the Institute of German- He campaigned for a seat in the State House Kruse Named Coordinator American Studies at University of Wisconsin, from the 97th District in 1976 and in 1982, los­ Madison. ing both elections to Representative June N. Dr. Thomas Kruse, associate professor of DOROTHY P. BEAM, music, was a member Honaman. social work, has been appointed coordinator of of the Lancaster Music Teachers Association Ford, an MSC Trustee since 1971, is vice- MSC's gerontology program. piano teachers panel which met at Lancaster chairman of the Board and recently became As coordinator, his duties will include review­ Bible College on January 30. president of the Association of State College ing and giving direction to the gerontology cur­ DR. JACK CASSIDY, elementary and early and University Trustees (ASCUT). A person­ riculum through his work as chairperson of the childhood education, recently presented the nel administrator for Sperry New Holland, Gerontological Studies Committee, developing speech, “ Reading for the ‘Abled’ Learner,” at Ford was a member of Lancaster City Coun­ publicity for the program and chairing the Lan­ the San Benito Reading Association, Califor­ cil from 1976-1980. Currently, he serves on caster area Professional Advisory Committee on nia, and at Alfred University, New York. the board of directors of the Urban League Gerontology. He also teaches a number of Cassidy also was featured speaker for the and is a member of the Ebenezer Baptist gerontology courses. New York State Reading Association’s Church. On the MSC staff since 1980, Dr. Kruse receiv­ meeting at the Concord Hotel in the Catskills ed a bachelor’s degree from the University of this past November. Kansas, a master’s from Washington University DR. JACK R. FISCHEL, history, has been Former Assistant Coach Dies and a Ph.D. from . named by Penkevil Publishers as co-editor of E. Richard Young Sr., assistant football a book entitled “The Holocaust Studies coach in charge of offense at MSC from Free Recitals Scheduled Review.” It will be published in October. 1969-1976, died January 31. DR. MANWOO LEE, political science, Young, 56, of 809 Pleasant View Drive, Lyte Auditorium will be the scene of published an article, “ North Korean Percep­ Ephrata, retired last Spring from Ephrata several free recitals during the next two tions of the U.S. Role in Korea,” in the winter High School where he was a teacher for 25 weeks. issue of Korea Observer, 1982. years and head football coach for 12 years. Open forum recitals are as follows: South C. J. RANDOLPH, political science, recent­ He also assumed the duties of baseball Indian music by Vijaya Prabhakar, February ly was elected Chairman of the Lancaster coach for a couple of seasons at the same 22, 8 p.m.; the Washington, D.C. W oodwinc^ Township Board of Supervisors. school. Quintet, February 23, 8 p.m.; and h a r ^ f l^ B Dr. M.P.A. SHEAFFER, English, has been In 1967 he was named Lancaster County flute performances by Rebecca K a u fl^ i^ ^ named a Fellow in the Lilly-Pennsylvania Pro­ Coach of the year and retired the following and Vicki Lefever Hill, February 27, 2:30 p.m. gram of Medieval Studies at the University of season from high school coaching with a The Louis Vyner Performance Award Re­ Pennsylvania. She will participate in collo- 57-54-9 record. cital, featuring the trombone stylings of qula during February, March, and April in He is survived by his wife, Betsy Wright student Lawrence Hawkins, will be presented Philadelphia. Young, and four sons. on March 2 at 8 p.m. CSCU Names New Commencement Task Force Formed Executive Director In response to a request from President In enlisting the aid of the Faculty Senate to Joseph Caputo that a task force be formed to develop the new committee, Dr. Caputo Dr. Robert A. Bowman of Phoenix, Arizona study all aspects of commencement, the noted that such a body would have as its s been appointed executive director of the Faculty Senate elected members to a Com­ charge, identifying the values, principles, and Commission for State Colleges and Universi­ mencement Task Force at its December philosophy that underlie commencement ty (CSCU) of the Pennsylvania Association of meeting. ceremonies. Colleges and Universities (PACU) effective Elected to the special group were Dr. Karl The president further envisioned a number March 1. Moyer, music department, Dr. Ronald Benson, of issues which the newly formed Task Force He succeeds Dr. Daniel Austin who resign­ history department, Dr. Carl Schmidtke, edu­ will address: ed last August to become assistant to the cational foundations department, Dr. Joseph —The academic philosophy that under­ president at Nova University in Florida. Grosh Jr., physics department, and Geraldine girds the commencement ceremony; As executive director of CSCU, Dr. Bow­ Benson, library. Dr. Moyer and Dr. Benson —The role of the faculty in commence­ man will represent the 14 state-owned col­ will represent the School of Humanities and ment ceremonies, particularly with leges and university within the executive Social Sciences, Dr. Schmidtke, the School regard to their attendance; secretariat of the 117-member PACU which of Education, and Dr. Grosh, the School of —The entire matter of honorary degrees; includes all sectors of higher education. In Science and Mathematics. Mrs. Benson will whether MSC is to offer them, how, and addition to supervising the commission represent non-school departments. to whom; office, Dr. Bowman also will have primary President Caputo appointed Dr. Robert —The entire process of speaker selection; responsibility for liaison with such groups as Labriola, director of EDC and Field Services, —The proper way to recognize honor the State Board of Education, Department of as chairperson of the Task Force. He also students (magna cum laude, etc.); and Education, and the Pennsylvania Higher named Dr. F. Perry Love, assistant provost —The role of the ROTC commissioning Educatin Assistance Agency whose activi­ and dean of continuing education and sum­ ceremony in commencement exercises. ties affect the operation of the state-owned mer school and Dr. David Dobbins, biology Also at the meeting, elections were held to colleges and university. Working with institu­ department, as representatives-at-large. fill two-year terms on the recently created tional presidents, he will assist in the Elementary education major Lori Dows and Commencement Speaker Recommendation inauguration of the new State System of English major Valerie Jackson were selected Committee. Those elected and the schools Higher Education which will include all 14 of by the Student Senate to represent they will represent were Dr. Guy Steucek, the colleges and university in the commis­ undergraduates on the Task Force, while School of Science and Mathematics, Kath­ sion membership. English major Frances Zantantas was erine Green, School of Education, and Dr. Since 1977, Dr. Bowman has been em­ chosen to represent graduate students by Harold Drake and Dr. Jack Fischel, School of ployed by the Arizona Commission for Post­ the Graduate Student Organization. Humanities and Social Sciences. Catherine secondary Education, most recently as its Also to be named are ex-officio members. Glass was elected to represent non-school ^¿ss

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