Volume 31, No.29
April 21, 2000
Contact: Terry Day (570) 662-4844
tday@mnsfld.edu              

Center Of Attention

     The new Alumni Hall Student Center will be open for a "Sneak Peek" on Monday, April 24. Beginning at 10 a.m. The building will be available for tours and the food court will be operating with free food and beverages, a sampling of items that will be served on a regular basis once it is in full operation. Everyone in the campus community is invited take time out of your schedule to stop by for a look at the newest campus facility.

Outstanding Evening

     The 11th annual Student Affairs Outstanding Student Awards Banquet was held in Manser North Hall on Monday, April 17. The celebration honors students for their achievements and recognizes the time and effort put forth by the various advisors to the many student organizations on campus.    
     This year there were 39 nominees for the outstanding student service awards. All nominees received certificates of merit and one student, Michelle Howe, nominated by the Non-traditional Student Organization, was selected as the Outstanding Student Service Award Recipient for 1999-2000.
     The Student Activities Office "Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders through Involvement Award" was presented to John Atkins of the Admissions Office, in appreciation of his assistance to their programs over the years.
     This year the Community Service Learning Center honored the recipients of their community volunteer service awards at the banquet. Seven students were awarded certificates of merit and Samantha Lewis received the overall Community Service Learning Award for 1999-2000.
     MU President John Halstead, Vice President for Student Affairs Joseph Maresco, Robert Maris, Clarence Crisp, Director of Student Activities/Martin Luther King Jr. Center and Charles James, Tioga County Commissioner, presided over the ceremonies. The MU Woodwind Quintet, under the direction of Susan Laib, provided musical entertainment.

Excellence, Character, and Honor

     The Minority Students Recognition Program will be held on Friday, April 28th at 6p.m. in Manser North Dining Room.
     This year's theme is " Excellence, Character, and Honor". The guest of honor is Dr. Tyran Mincey, an MU alumnus and former president of the Black Students Union. Students who have maintained high academic standards and modeled good character and honor will be recognized.
     The evening will include a buffet style dinner, entertainment, and a fashion show. Funding for the program is provided by the Black Students Union and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Donations to help defray the costs of the dinner will be accepted. Call x4381 for information.

Continued Excellence

     Hobart King has been named to succeed Tom Murphy as Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching. In making the announcement Sandra Linck, associate provost, said, "We are pleased with the quality of the leadership we have had in the Center. A warm thank you to Tom for his outstanding efforts, and a sincere welcome to Hobart who will begin his term next fall."

Flying High

     Mark Bristol, a four-year starter on the Mountaineer offensive line, has signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets of the NFL.
     "My agent called me on Saturday night to say it looked like I would be drafted in the seventh round by the NY Jets if I wasn't drafted by Jacksonville before then," Bristol said. "As soon as the draft ended he called back to say that the Jets drafted a Division I defensive lineman (Richard Seals of Utah) with that pick because they were not sure he would be available as a free agent. Both the Jets and the San Diego Chargers called right afterwards and I went with the Jets because they had been out to see three of my games and had kept in contact with me."
     The 6-6, 307 lb., Bristol has been one of the top linemen in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for the past two seasons earning first team All-PSAC East honors. He was also a first team All-ECAC South selection and was nominated for three post season All-American teams.
     A captain for the Mountaineers last season, Bristol is scheduled to graduate in May and has been preparing to retake his medical school entrance exams. He hopes to someday be a doctor.
     A versatile athlete as well as a scholar-athlete, Bristol was a member of the MU basketball team last year where he appeared in 10 games with one start. In his junior year, Bristol was also a member of the wrestling team.
     A graduate of Philadelphia's Martin Luther King High School, Bristol didn't start playing football until his junior year. He had never participated in organized basketball or wrestling until he came to Mansfield.
     Bristol becomes the fifth Mountaineer football player since 1991 to sign a professional contract. He is scheduled to report to the first of three mini-camps with the Jets next Thursday.

Linda Rashidi, Languages and Literature, presented a paper entitled "An Anatomy of Multilingualism: Cohesion of thought in the academic work of Moroccan university students" at the 45th annual conference of the International Linguistic Association held at Georgetown University on April 7-8.
Penguin Putnam will publish a 19^th-century novel to be edited by Bernard Koloski, Languages and Literature. The Penguin Classics edition of Kate Chopin's 1890 novel At Fault will contain the text of the novel along with Koloski's introduction, notes, and bibliography. At Fault is in print only in hardcover library editions. The new paperback will make the novel available to a broad audience of students and general readers. Koloski has been writing about Kate Chopin for 25 years. This will be his fourth Chopin book.
E. Scott Ryan, Criminal Justice Administration, has two articles published in the Americana Journal, published in Russian in Volgograd. "What Does The All Seeing Eye See" previously appeared in the 1996 issue of The Philalethes. "The Paradox of Freedom" is also included in a new book published by Anchor Communications. The book, The Masonic Writings of Dr. E. Scott Ryan, contains "The Theology of Crime" and "The Paradox of Freedom."

STUDENT SCENE

The MU Forensic team closed out its outstanding season with a 10^th place finish in Division Two at the National Forensic Association Championships in Athens, Ohio, April 13-17. There were 30 schools from across the country in Division Two. Coach Sharon Carrish, Communication and Theatre, said "when they called ‘in 10^th place Mansfield University,’ not only did we cheer but most of the schools from our region like Penn State, Penn, Bloomsburg and others stood up for us."
The MU Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team took second runner-up honors at a regional competition in Philadelphia, April 6-7. The competition gives students a forum to present their outreach programs to a panel of national business leaders and entrepreneurs, who rate the overall effectiveness of their efforts. The students were also interviewed by a number of business executives for possible job opportunities. Each year SIFE teams worldwide develop and implement thousands of educational outreach projects in their communities, which are designed to teach others the principles of the free enterprise system. The Mansfield team completed a number of projects with the New Covenant Academy and Mansfield High School this school year.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Special Olympics Tioga County spring track and field meet will be held Wednesday, April 26 at Karl Van Norman Field. This year’s event will start with a torch run beginning at 9 a.m. on the Green at Mansfield’s Town Square. Law enforcement personnel from Tioga County and the Special Olympics management team will run the torch to Van Norman Field, where the torch will be passed to a Special Olympian to complete the run. Opening ceremonies are scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Campus community are invited to come show their support for these athletes and their coaches. The raindate for the event is Thursday, April 27.
• If you are to receive a summer contract through the Office of the Provost, contracts will be available on Thursday, April 27 from 1-4 p.m. and Friday, April 28 from 9-12 p.m. from Marcia Bartlett, secretary to the provost.
• Information on the search for the new Provost is available on the MU website. Go to the MU News page and click on "Provost Search Update" for the latest information.
• Anyone interested in donating items to the Tioga County Women's Coalition can drop them off to Marilyn Lapps in 120 Pinecrest and she will see that they are delivered to Wellsboro. Items needed are toothpaste, toothbrushes, toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, diapers, hair care items, lotions, laundry products, dish detergent, cleaninng products and light bulbs. There is always an on-going need for these donations in order to keep Hope House, the shelter for victims of domestic violence, operating.
• Junior nursing students of the Robert Packer Department of Health Sciences will hold a poster presentation of research projects on Thursday, April 27 from 2-4 p.m. in the Patterson Building Living Room, Sayre, PA. The entire campus community is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. For information call x4521.
• The Fullbright Scholar Program is the U.S. government’s most comprehensive offering of academic exchange opportunities. Awards in every discipline are offered in 140 countries. In addition, awards in many countries can be in any discipline proposed by the applicant. Some awards allow applicants to suggest the activity, the host institution and the duration of the award. The deadline for the 20001 Fullbright Scholar Program is August 1. Information and application materials are available online at www.cies.org, by phone at (202)686-7877 or send an e-mail message to apprequest@cies.iie.org.
• The State Employees Assistance Program (SEAP) maintains a hotline that offers confidential assistance to employees and their families. Call 1-800-692-7459 (TDD: 1-800-824-4306). The SEAP hotline operates 24 hours a day. If you have questions about the SEAP program you can contact John Boselli, MU SEAP Coordinator, at x4052 or jboselli@mnsfld.edu.
• Discards from the North Hall Library journal collection are available free to faculty only. Ask for assistance at the Information Desk.
• A study kit, "Better Grades In Less Time," has been added to the North Hall collection and is available to students. The call number is KitLB2395 .T83 1995.
• Pennsylvania Rural Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning (REAL) Enterprises, a nonprofit organization, in partnership with MU and other selected colleges across the state, provides students and community members of all ages with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs. The REAL program is designed to assist and empower a person with entrepreneurial interests and abilities to plan and start a business of his or her own. REAL is unique in its hands-on approach to education. The Small Business Management course (BUS 160) being offered in the summer session 1A, May15-June 2, 6-9:25 p.m. is tied to the REAL program. Upon completion of the course students may seek funding, for viable plans, from various sources. Also, the Pennsylvania Revolving Loan Fund is available. It allows students to apply for a loan of up to $5000, at a 50 percent discount from the prime rate. For information call Abe Ghods at x4514.
• Mansfield native Dan Monaghan and his quintet "Shades Apart" will perform on Friday, April 28, 8 p.m. in Steadman Theater.

LIBRARY LISTINGS

These bestsellers are now on the shelves at North Hall:

Daughters Of Fortune by Isabel Allende
The Death Of Innocence by John and Patsy Ramsey

THE BOTTOM LINE

"Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows."
--Sydney J. Harris