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Vol. 3, Issue 19
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
February 14,1990
Newsmakers
White House Photo by Susan Biddle
High-Level Meeting
President Peter Likins says that when he accepted
appointment to President Bush's Council of Advisers
on Science and Technology. "I knew I'd have
important work to do. but I never imagined m\sell at
Camp David among a dozen advisers talking to
George Bush and his key staff lor three hours."
Bush. Likins said, "simply asked us to tell him
whatever we thought he needed to know about
science and technology. He was extremely attentive
and asked good questions, occasionally commenting
on his own perspective, but never dominating."
Lehigh's tradition of wrestling excellence
preceded Likins to Camp David. "The president
asked. 'Is Lehigh still a great wrestling school?" I
told him we were hoping for our 24th NCAA
individual national championship this year." The
presidents also discussed the addition of Soviet
wrestler Sergei Belogla/ov to Lehigh's staff.
Studying Competitiveness
"Contrary to
what many believe."
said David M.
Roderick, former
chairman and CEO
of USX Corp.. "the
first people to begin
to understand global
competitiveness
were in the
manufacturing
sector."  Last
Monday Roderick
addressed the new
class in American
competitiveness
before delivering the
first public talk in
the VLC/lacocca
Institute series.
"America and the
Global Wave of the
Future: Sink or Swim?"  As executive in residence
in the institute and the Ranch Center for Business
Communications. Roderick met with several more
classes on Tuesday.
Elizabeth Keegin Colley
David Roderick
Young Hong
Senior Geoff Lansberry demonstrates electronic equipment for Allentown middle-school students during an
engineering mini-course as part of Saturday's Teach for America program.
Students Experiment With
Teaching For America
By Kathy Richards
Lehigh University Writers' Group
It was called "Teach for America Day." but it was
definitely a learning experience for the Lehigh
undergraduates who volunteered to spend most of last
Saturday in Packard Lab classrooms with students from
area middle schools.
Each student planned a 25-minute "mini-course" in an
academic topic and spent the morning repeating the course
for sixth- and seventh-graders from three Allentown
middle schools. The Lehigh event was one of several held
nationwide to attract applicants lor a domestic "Peace
Corps" of teachers who will be hired at base salaries to
help staff rural and inner-city school districts that have
teacher shortages.
Each middle school student experienced at least three
of the "classes." which covered topics including
computer-aided design, chemistry, manipulation of
electrical wave forms on an oscilloscope, the fine points
of keeping pet parrots and how stage performers make
their acted violence look real to the audience.
The Lehigh student teachers experienced the everyday
joys and frustrations of teaching. ""For the first class. I
was really nervous." said sophomore Michele Rothstein
of West Milford. N. J., who gave a class in basic music
theory. "The kids were very: very smart. They knew what
I was teaching. So I just turned the class over to them and
called it a 'review.'"
Ms. Rothstein said that although she enjoyed the
teaching experience, she still plans a career in law. not
teaching.   "I thought this would be a good experience in
gaining control of a situtation. being in charge,
establishing rules and maintaining open communication
with children." she said. ""Plus, it sounded like so much
fun. I'm willing to do this again if they let me."
Jin Kim. a native of Seoul. Korea, and a senior
mechanical engineering major, helped teach a class in
computer-aided-design. "We figured if we went into too
much detail it would be kind of boring, so we let them
play on the machines." he said.
Kim's plan is to get a few years' teaching experience,
perhaps at the New Jersey high school he attended, come
back to Lehigh for an advanced degree, then return to
Korea.
One surefire teacher recruit will be senior Christine
Simone. from Freehold. N.J.. Lehigh's Teach for America
"Learning can be fun and I think we did
a good job in proving that."
Teach for America organizer Christine Simone
respresentative. who organized the day's activities. She
hopes to get an assignment in an Indian school in New
Mexico, she said.
Also teaching were Geoff Lansberry. Tom Kostas.
Alan Braun. Tom Mostek. Bill Prestia. Jennifer Bradley.
Tim Stephenson. Deborah Picone. Jennifer O'Donohue
and Chai Wah Wu and Lou Giacobbi. Freshman Rachel
Estroff assisted with the day's activities. M.W. Wood Co.
supplied the luncheon and the lacocca Institute supported
the cost of transportation.
Ms. Simone said the first-time teachers seemed to
enjoy the experience. "They said it got much easier as
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