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September 20,2000
Engineering
students,
future teachers
In addition to being able to major in one of the best engineering
programs in the country, Lehigh
undergraduates can simultaneously prepare for an interesting alternative career - as a
teacher.
Lehigh offers a combined degree program that leads to a
bachelor's degree from the P.C.
Rossin College of Engineering
and Applied Science and a
master's degree from the College
of Education. The program, also
offered to undergraduates in the
College of Arts and Sciences, can
be completed in five years — one
year less than what it usually
takes to earn both degrees.
Says Linda Wu '03, a chemical engineering major from
Randolph, N.J., "When I graduate I would like to work in a technical environmental field. That
is my main goal, but I believe that
teaching either chemistry or environmental science on a high
school level is a good first step....
I believe that the 5-year program
will broaden my horizons and give
me a wide range of opportunities,
along with experience in working
with adults and youngsters."
Stephanie Menjivar '03 of
Northern Cambria, Pa., couldn't
decide between an engineering or
education career when she left
high school for Lehigh. Now, she
is able to prepare for both. "At
the end of the combined degree
program, I'll have gained a very
broad base of training (in chemistry, education and engineering).
I feel this will be advantageous
for employers to see, and will give
me a greater opportunity in terms
of job flexibility.
"I feel my engineering background will let me bring more
real life, personal experience to
the classroom," she says. "Also,
engineering will prepare me to be
a better problem-solver, which I
feel will only help me to convey
teaching material and think
about the best approach to teach
lessons."
One reason Lehigh created the
combined degree program in education and engineering was to
address a need for well-trained
science and mathematics teachers in the nation's schools.
"This program is ideally
structured to help meet the demand," says David B. Williams,
vice provost for research and the
Harold Chambers professor of
materials science and engineering. "Lehigh engineering students
engage in a wide range of laboratory experiments, and, as future
teachers, they can offer similarly
valuable, hands-on experiences
to their students which relate
real-life experiences to the more
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 ^1 Photo by Elizabeth Keegin Colley
John Matranga '87 (right); his daughter, Claire; and son, Morgan, enjoy a luncheon served
at Lehigh University's Rauch Fieldhouse during Lehigh's annual Volunteer Day, an event
that features a tailgate and entertainment and honors Lehigh's dedicated volunteers.
Lehigh honors local volunteers
Lehigh honored Walter Dealtrey,
chairman of Service Tire Truck
Centers, and Anthony and
Debbie Silvoy, owners of the
Goosey Gander Deli and Restaurant, for their outstanding dedication to the university at its
annual Volunteer Day, which
was held on Saturday, September 16. The day-long event,
which was sponsored by the
Alumni Association and Development Office, was held to recognize
the many who volunteer their time
and effort to support Lehigh.
A crowd of more than 1,000 attended various events throughout the day, including a "Classroom Under the Trees" presentation by Lehigh Provost Ron
Yoshida, who shared information about the role of technology
in education.
The Volunteer Day events
preceded the home season
opener against the University of
Pennsylvania, which drew
10,000 attendees. The awards
were presented before the start
of the game by Barb
Turanchik, director of the
Alumni Association, and Lehigh
trustee George Shoffner '75,
standing in for LUAA President
Ralph Albert Thomas '7€
Dealtrey accepted this year's
Friend of Lehigh Award, which
is given to a non-alumnus who
has displayed a significant and
helpful interest in Lehigh.
Dealtrey was lauded as a
"Lehigh advocate who diligently
promotes university programs
and provides wise counsel in
building bridges to our corporate
neighbors."
Dealtry was instrumental in
Lehigh's "Preserving the Vision"
campaign and was credited with
generous contributions to the
Zoellner Arts Center. He has
also been instrumental in
Lehigh's long and successful relationship with the Bach Choir.
The Silvoys received the Good
Neighbor Award, which is presented annually to a non-alum-
and resident of the community who has shown a consistent
and friendly interest in Lehigh
affairs. The couple was praised
for their enthusiastic advocacy of
Lehigh, which is exhibited
through their support of a wide
variety of programs such as
Lehigh summer camps, Half-
Time Throws at basketball
games and block parties for off-
campus students.
Multicultural Center
holds open house
The Multicultural Center welcomed students, faculty, staff,
the surrounding community and
other supporters to an open
house on Monday, September 18.
Lehigh alumnus Paul Thomas '78, president of Alcoa Engineering Products, and Beth
Chirico, an Alcoa team leader and
ambassador to Lehigh, were recognized for their personal support
and the generous financial support of Alcoa to this project.
The Black Student Union
room was recently refurbished
into the Multicultural Center,
which is located on the second
floor of the University Center. The
goal is to make the center a visually appealing, useful and inviting area for students, and it is furnished with computers, a television, VCR, magazines, videos and
books focusing on diversity.
Part of the office of the dean
of students, the Center is in-
Photo by Elizabeth Keegin Colley
Students enjoy the Multicultural Center during lunch.
tended to serve as a place where
students and others can meet,
connect, share information and
relax. It is also a site for workshops, lectures, films and guest
speakers. Moreover, as an extension of the office of multicultural
affairs, the Center serves as a service-oriented arm for university-
wide education around issues of
diversity and multiculturalism.
"The Center has already enjoyed quite a bit of student, staff
and faculty presence," said
Michelle Samuals, assistant
dean of students for the office of
multicultural affairs. "We look forward to the continued ways the
Center will embrace, support and
move forward Multicultural Affairs in and outside the Lehigh
community."
Summer abroad:
A picture book
experience for
Lehigh senior
As he sits today in the quiet living room of his fraternity house,
Bill Fritchie fondly reflects on
his second summer in Germany.
As a double major in German
and history, he took advantage
of Lehigh's summer programs
last year, and this summer he
worked with the overseas Academy for International Education.
He had three weeks of language
study and, with the help of the
Bonn International School, he set
up overseas internships for the
rest of the summer.
"A six week summer program
is the way to go," he said. "Being
in Europe changes your perspectives about everything you've
learned here. You think here that
this is the way it should be, then
you go over there and it makes
you question what's really true."
Even though it was hard work
and study, he enjoyed the experience so much, he may return to
Germany after graduation this
December.
"It's not that different from
living here," he said. "The weirdest part is that I had studied
about Germany and taken lots
of courses in culture and language. But when you actually go
there it's kind of strange to see
the places you've only seen in pictures."
He said another major difference is that German towns are
not surrounded with sprawling
malls and commercial strips.
"You can drive five minutes
outside the city and you're in the
middle of farmland," he said.
Fritchie said he prefers using
summers to study abroad rather
than doing a semester off during
the school year.
"Taking a whole semester is a
big piece of your time at Lehigh,
so I signed up with summer programs," he said. "They are really
packaged well with airfare,
meals, housing, language lessons
and eight credits."
Through an academy program
called InterPACE 2000, Fritchie
first did a private research
project with SMI International
Consulting of Dusseldorf researching how small companies
in Bonn and Cologne were using
the Internet by interviewing company managers in German.
"My interviews with the various German business managers
improved my knowledge of the
German language and helped me
get a better feel for an international work environment," he said.
The summer also produced
several good business contacts to
whom he has sent resumes in
hope of finding a full-time posi-
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