i/QL XIVI NO. 4 MERCYHU OCTOBER 5, 1973 LAW NEWIPROGRAM Eriei&ij by Sue-Weiner M Hurst |M&Vtf4 Irkernship The Erie commumtv has every right to*be proud ofsMercyhurst by John? Sullivan College. Whereas most private liberal» arts colleges are operating on | deficit budgets, Mercyhurst has a budget written '•Afcfflft in J black ink. 4 Whereas I most private liberal arts colleges are suffering from j a I decline tin enrollment, Mercyhurst has a record enrollment this fall of 1,469 students, 798 women and 671 men. This year alone brought 452 new students to the college, 362 of these collegians are freshmen and the remaining 90 are transfer students from 41 colleges and universities throughout the United States. J Under i President Marion L. Shane, now in his second year in the office of the president, Mercyhurst is attempting to develop a ^liberal curriculum which will meet both the life and NS. the career needs of its students. Wi «§I Mercyhurst also is finding ways •..-. :•: :*.•. >• >;vxiCs to provide educational op­ portunities for these citizens who ISNET MOUHEDIN are outside of the traditional 18- For the first time, the Division techniques will be using the new to-22-year-oldfc group. One result of Creative* Arts offers a con­ ballet bar which was to be in­ • has been the highly successful centration in dance. This addition stalled inEWeber HallUhis past ' Colleger of Older Americans brings the artistic director of the week. The Erie Ballet isawaiting, Efie Civic Ballet to Mercyhurst the placing of a? new floors in BARRY GROSSMAN established in the summer of 1972 as|an instructor.^The director, Weber so that rehearsals?may and which is currently serving f Dr. Barry Grossman is our pre­ Students from Mercyhurst are: Ismet Mouhedin, announces the begin to be held there p . "| many citizens of theflErie com­ move of the Erie Civic Ballet this law director here at Mercyhurst John! Ross representing Coun­ munity who are 55 years of age | ISMET MOUHEDIN and also an assistant professor of cilman Glowacki, Ron Susmarski week | to § Weber* Hall fas fits The instructor of dance at and older. This program is of­ rehearsal area. J -j Political Science. Dr. Grossman representing Councilman fered to Senior Citizens on a year |Mercyhurst comes here* from attended Cleveland Law School Rugare, and John Welsh round basis free of charge. The new concentration in dance Ipittsburgh where he was where he earned his Juris Doc­ representing Councilman The Erie community can be is available as partfof a dual associate professor of dance at torate degree and is currently^ Hark ins. Due to the success these proud also of both the economic majorHrack in the Creative Arts Point;' Park College and Ballet member of the Pennsylvania Bar students have shown ^in ?the and the cultural impact made by Major Program. Neither an Master with the Pittsburgh Ballet Association. J §1 program, other Internship audition nor previous experience Theatre. Born | in Belgium of Mercyhurst. The College has a in dance is ai prerequisite to The? purpose of the pre-law programs are now underway, budget just in excess of $3 million, Turkish ancestry, Mr. Mouhedin program here at Mercyhurst is to particularly one whereas choosing the concentration. The studied at the Conservatory ?of virtually £all of which is spent in other areas from which to select outline students who are planning students will work with a lawyer the Erie community. This $3 Dance of the Brussels Opera with to attend Lawl^School. Dr. doing Quasi Legal work earning majorsfare art, music, theatre, the distinguished teacher, Henry million | doesginot | include -fthe and communications arts. Grossman recommended con­ two dollars per hour. \ More significant amount of money Gray. *" / "^ M centration in Accounting, Prin­ Internship programs are cex­ Requirements for a degree in this . Mouhedin W began ?his spent in the Erie community each program include ten courses in ciples of Economics, American pected in city courts, county year by the College's students. In professional career at the age of History, American Government government, school boards, both one area of the arts, eight in a seventeen. He performed at the addition,]; there are 2,500 second area, and two special Constitutional | Law,. Logic, state and federal, and possibly in graduates of Mercyhurst, many Grand Ballet du Marquis de Business Law in American our state capital in Harrisburg. | courses in creative arts and the Cuevas under John Tarras, the of whom live and work in Erie and interrelationship of the fine arts. Legal System, and Creative Dr. Grossman will be visiting thus contribute jgreatly to* its present First Ballet Master of the Writing as a good foundation here ten i to k fifteen different Law economy. The^CollegeTalso is a The dance concentration at New York City Ballet. Among the at Mercyhurst. | J£ jjj S|S Schools in the near future to center for cultural activities such Mercyhurst was born of the needs instructor's other ^ professional Gannon, Villa Maria, Edinboro, establish good^relations between as plays, concerts, and lectures. of the ten dance majors who came experiences are guest dancer at «M Mercyhurst vail sat down them and Mercyhurst with the Mercyhurst^ College was to Mercyhurstffrom Point Park the | JParis Opera and together at a city school and intention of getting our students founded^ in 1926 j[ with an College so as to continue studying choreographer for the Paris mapped out an Internship in. Within the next ^month, Dr. enrollment of 25 women. In 1969, under Mr. Mouhedin. After Mr. Opera on tour as well as ap­ rrpgram whereas students would Grossman will have ffifty to the College! became Mouhedin accepted his new pearances i on over 100 French te assigned to a councilman for a seventy-five bulletins on different coeducational andfc today the position at the Erie Civic Ballet television shows, including one fccnooi term and receive classLa w Schools you may be in­ last! spring, Mercyhurst asked with Maurice Chevalier. number of men enrolled at the him to teach the'eourse in basic credits for doing it. Each student terested in attending. Also each Hurst nearly equals the number ^Speaking of the value of dance presents his councilman at year a scholarship is offered to of women students. And at a time dance techniques which the last to the drama student, Mr. meetings, j-attends council one graduate in every Catholic when most private liberal arts Erie Ballet director had taught Mouhedin says "It is important ^ssjpns, general! research, and College to -attend St. John's here. The dance majors from for acting people to know all the making surveys on^how/to colleges I have seen| their Pittsburgh, however, required different kinds of* dance/* council. University in Jamaica, New York enrollments decreasing,:} the who plans to further his education Mercyhurst enrollment has more advanced courses. Presenting Orientation to dance techniques J**8 term, Mercyhurst has in Law. For further information than doubled in jthe r> last f 48 their j case to Dean Garvey, may help win a theatre student a wee students doing Internship, or any questions^you may have, Mouhedin obtained approval for non-dancing part in productions of wng with threetstudents from contact Dr 4 Grossman in room the additional courses and the the Erie Civic Ballet. For cannon, and nno f™™ EM^K^W* 122, Preston Hall. 3 (Continued on P. 2) dance * concentration was then students with plans for .teaching developed. | f dance, the new concentration $ ERIE CIVIC BALLET coupled with the experience and The dance majors from Point discipline of preparation for local Park form the core of the Erie productions! provides solid Relax Bookstore Changes Civic Ballet. Other! dance training. The class .Sand? stage nftifi*. students.. No longer President of Business Services, —Any F student guilty L of students from Mercyhurst will work, Mr. ^Mouhedin explains "Wyoudisrobe before entering Willis G. CardotJ explains the shoplifting will be immediately also be able to perform with the also give the prospective dance bl^tore. Complaints from bookstore's policies and goals: suspended from classes. Erie Ballet. Mr. Mouhedin hopes instructor an insight ^into "the ^students and faculty have The Mercyhurst* College that' next year students will be psychology of trying to help ttoXL-A .eI -administration Bookstore exists to provide These policies have! been in- recorder the -coat rule". stitutedfto achieve thetfollowing given credit for such! par­ students j clear aqy problems'' $ n service to the College Com­ ticipation. * which! prevent them from im­ ha8 f.P^anem Security Guard munity. The quality and cost of goals: §1 t | All performances of the Erie 0 been cl —Reduce Shoplifting proving. beenmt »nged and will this service is seriously affected Civic Ballet will be video-taped so "Dance is beautiful talk with Harraa n occasional visitor. by losses from shoplifting; "—Reduce Costs to the College that students can study their own GuardIK m!nt of *e* Security therefore the Bookstore instituted Community W dancing or learn rfrom the ex­ the body," Mr. Mouhedin begins, SS? .bv. students waas also aa a means of communication which! the following procedures in order ^ —Expand Services ? |. perienced of their peers. Also, draws an esthetic^ experience! ^decision changer. £ to improve the- service to the Shoplifting increases costs to classes will sometimes present undents wouldl enter from the audience. The danced the faculty and students: all students using the Bookstore. demonstrations to the College, as concentration at Mercyhurst is a jotatowgearing from 4 to 5 —All ?books, /packages, etc. will the advanced ballet class at kll t a bil The ultimate I outcome r.of the new step toward integrating^ toSi£? «J ^Possible must be deposited on the shelves Bookstore policy will result in the end of this term.