Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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28 STANDING TA LL, tbclow; this NROTC student salutes his superior while his fellow squad members stand :1! ullcnliont Sean llirdscll Dennis O't unnor WITH A PRECISE EYE. tubovel Larry Grcga and a fellow Rillc Team member mkc aim during .1 dcmonslrulimr. P RAI TIP E MAKES PERFEC'IZUI'ghU These Nu Iy ROTC students practice their drills in preparation for fulurc reviews. ROTC Quality Officers IN TRAININ itls helped me to appreciate the learning here at Penn State and to appreciate being an American. This is how Ens. Vance Brahosky, a new graduate of Penn States Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps felt about his experiences in the NROTC. Along with the Navy, the Army and the Air Force also offered programs at the University. In fact, Penn State was considered one of the top three ROTC schools in the country. Air Force Col. David Allen's explanation for Penn State's excellent program was simple. All the elements are here. This is an outstanding university; we have strong support from the administration and faculty; and we have a superior student body. The student body of all three ROTC programs consistently performed well in both field training and academics. At the Army summer training camp in Fort Bragg. Penn Statels cadets finished 16th out of the 111 schools that attended. The top performing Penn State cadet, Kathleen Quigley, finished 9th out of a total of 3500 cadets. The other services performed well at summer training camps also. In Marine Gunnery Sergeant K.N. Delongls opinion. llWe produce the best NROTC Marines in the nation from here. They're physically better, mentally better, and we really show our stuff down there tat the summer camp in Virginia. At last years camp, the unit had 9 men place in the top 15. The ROTC students were not only successful at camp, they also excelled in academics. The academic side of ROTC was strongly stressed and quite demanding. Besides the classes required by their majors, students were required to take special ROTC courses and to participate in a weekly lab period. The students were also 6 a 111.5 given me a chance to see the world; encouraged to participate in the many extracurricular activities offered. All the requirements and activities made for a rigorous schedule for most ROTC members. However. the busy schedules of classes. training, and activities contributed to the high calibre of the ROTC students at PSU. The outstanding quality of ROTC graduates from Penn State was widely recognized. The University had a reputation throughout the three branches of the military for turning out high quality officers. This quality could be attributed in part to the program and to the military staff at Penn State. The staff of each ROTC branch offered very close academic as well as personal counseling and advising to their students. They were also very innovative in special projects. The NROTC and the AFROTC jointly initiated a new math study skills class to help freshmen ROTC students adjust to their first college-level calculus courses. The Navy was also actively involved in minority recruitment in conjunction with the University. Complemented by an involved military staff, the ROTC program itself fostered leadership, discipline. management skills. communication skills, physical fitness, and other valuable skills which will be useful to the students both in and out of the military service. Most students graduate not only with these practical skills and experiences, but also with a certain pride and maturity. Whether they decide to go on with a military career or not. Doug Dale, a junior in - the Army ROTC said, ultls a good place to start. Article bwaan Cromo Layout byajan Cromo Stun lwdI

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1' ? mm, , i the best? sit the Penn problem. u rade e and a b r, Anothe an exam, ,1 1'5 two hours before the big math exam, and you still haventt committed all those formulas to memory. What do You do? Keep studying and hope for Or, write out a ttcheat sheet to put Insede your calculator case? ollege students everywhere face this type of nations constantl hil , 6 SO t y W me students path of academic integrity, defined in State Student Handbook as ttthe pursuit of scholarl i ' . actmt free from fraud and deception? y y 3i academic di 3 handbookis included su fabricating dishonesty many others choose the path of shonesty. According to the definition, academic dishonesty eh acts as cheating, plagiarizing, information, facilitating acts of by others, having unauthorized o ' . . p Ssessmn of exams, submitting work of another Pistnpr work previously used without 1 Ormlng the i acalgdem'ic work of others. acaclespite departmental efforts to curtail it, emic dishOnesty seemed to be a growing nstructor, or tampering with the l 1983. a special commission was ggpsmtjed to establish a University-wide policy Suitcalgifmltc disponesw- According to Dr. Don t CC or 0 th Of - Standards. abom e fICe of Conduct reported to his office last year. And that did not ' i f l Clude any of the cases which were n Ormally solve theSSlUdents. o - . . . a me POSSIblc Causes of this increase in the , mount of Che eXCeil in acad 50 cases were officially d between the instructors and ating were the high degree of mong students and the pressures to emics. As one student explained, . s 'ust n Comes'ld mean too much these days. When own to a decision between integrity etter grade, I have to go for that grade. e adage, Estellsdent defended himself with the old measures. . These so-c m Several di perate times breed desperate alled desperate measures were taken f fferent ways. The act of cheating on Or example, could take on many SOME FRIENDLY ASSISTANCE is allowed. but no! direct use ofproccdurcs or whole prognuns. forms-from looking on someone elseis paper to having someone else take a test for you. Expressing his thoughts on cheating, one student said, ttCheating is sheer yankee ingenuity; it takes creativity, skill, and guts? As a senior in Elementary EdiSecondary Math Ed, Diane Bird answered that statement with, ttlf they spent as much time actually learning the material as they do devising methods to avoid learning it, they wouldnit need to cheat in the first placeW For those students who do not cheat, it was usually a simple matter of wanting to feel that they had succeeded on their own merit. Another reason for maintaining academic integrity for some students was simply the fear of getting caught. The consequences of getting caught cheating could be quite serious. Punishments ranged anywhere from those imposed by the instructor, such as receiving an F on the test or in the course, to formal disciplinary sanctions by the Office of Conduct Standards. For first and minor infractions, the incident was usually settled between the instructor and the student. For more serious first offenses, the student would often be dismissed from the University for an indefinite period of time. The most serious incidents were usually met with expulsion from the university or in some cases, degree removal. Whatever the punishment, many students felt it was just not worth the risk involved. Others never felt the need to cheat, and still others thought it was just plain wrong. However, many students felt no aversion to cheating if it was necessary to do well. As one student complained, summing up her thoughts on academic dishonesty, ttltis just not fair for someone to get somewhere by dishonest measures when I work so hard to get there on my own. And it makes me mad to think that they often do. - Article by-Jan Cromo Layout by-eJan Cromo Joel Grubcr WHILE THIS STUDENT KEEPS his eyes on his own paper, others my y be wandering. Academic Dishonesty

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I N PA RA DE FORMA TION, Uch the Navy ROTC Band practices during :1 Thursday lab session. R A NGER COMPANY COMMA NDER. wclmu VJ. TcdescoJIl, gives .1 spccch in his field gear to mcmbcrs ol' Ihc Army ROTC. Scan Hudwll THE BA rm LION COMPA NY COMMA NDERS mbovw receive directions from Gunnery Sergeant Dclong during drill pruclicc. Dcmm 011mm A LION'S GUARD INSPECTION mbovd is demonstrated by Fran Flynn. C hris Case, Ann Jublinski. chcc Hunt and Jim Truguklls'. TOTING HIS GEA R. UclU Paul Sum! heads toward Wagner Buildingx- thc ROTC campus Scan mm headquarters.