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

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Road friction taler measures skirl resistance of road surface Poultry meat is studied to determine best storage process Speech therapists study speech impediments and aid patients 16

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p Commonwealth Campuses For tlic Commonwealth Campuses, this was a year that proved to he the most fruitful in their 33-year history. Nearly every campus had construction proj- ects under way or on tin- drawing boards. More than $30 million was on hand from local, State and Federal sources for the construction of near- ly '10 new buildings scattered among tin- 19 campuses. The funds almost tripled the present value of the physical plant at the branches. Enrollment at the branches last Fall increased more than 32 per cent over a year ago, bringing total full-time enrollment to 9.741 first and sec- ond year students—the (irst time in the history of the branches that freshman and sophomore students outnuinlicrcd their counterparts at Uni- versity Park. The trend in Commonwealth Campus growth was expected to continue and by 1980, enroll- ment is expected to reach 3S,(XX full-time stu- dents. nearly 10.(XX) more than anticipated at the University Park Campus. News was made by the Capitol Campus near Middletown, which opened in the Fall at the former Olmsted Air Force Base, offering upper- division programs for juniors and seniors, in ad- dition to a graduate center. Specializing in upper- division work, it became the only institution of its kind in tin1 State. The University also announced that it would open on September the 19th a campus in Dela- ware County, offering the first two years of bac- calaureate degree programs and two-year tech- nical programs leading to associate degrees. Another milestone was passed when tin Uni- versity a u n o u n c e d the McKeesport Campus would eventually be expanded into a four-year campus complete with graduate studies and with an enrollment of 4.(XX) students by 1975. Several of the campuses moved to new and more attractive sites. The old Pottsvillc Center took up residence in newly renovated quarters near Schuylkill Haven, while the New Kensing- ton Campus dedicated its first building oil its new site. The Scranton Center broke ground for a new campus, while the Wilkes-Barre Center antiei- | atcd construction adjacent to Mayfield Mouse— a mansion given to the University for use as a new campus. In all. nearly half the campuses had plans to move to more permanent sites in the near future. A new two-year associate degree program in Letters, Arts and Sciences, was set to be launched in the Fall at York and New Kensington (’amp- uses. The program is the first associate degree offering that is completely non-tcchnical. The cupstone of branch campus activity dur- ing the year was a survey showing that since tin- first Campuses opened in 1934, more than 45. XX) residents ol tin- State have started oil the road to higher education at the branches. Governor William Scranton joins University o )icial for ground-breaking at Scranton Campus Hazleton Campus, opened In I 034, also faces great cxjktnsion in years ahead Invited to study in United States hy a V. S. serviceman, South Ko- rean student is enrolled at Heater Compto Schuylkill Campus, near Pothvillc, moved to new location during uist year 1

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Research Dating from the founding of the University in 1855. research has played an important role in the development of Penn State. Its many notable achievements place the Uni- versity high in the ranks of the Nation's colleges and universities in the public and welfare fields. With a budget of approximately $30 million, 70 per cent from the Federal government and the remainder from State, industrial, private, and University sources, more than 2,000 separate projects are now in progress. Projects drawing attention this year included a field experiment in Peru on the effects of alti- tude stress on human performance, and experi- mentation to abate air and water pollution and to make good use of waste water. This Waste Water Renovation and Conservation Research Project is carried out on 300 acres of University farm and forest land, where waste water is sprayed year around to test the effect on crops and soil conditions, wildlife, growth patterns of trees and the state of ground water. New programs to aid our schools and indus- tries through research are operating. The Uni- versity plans new efforts to reduce fatalities and injury on our highways through an expanded highway safety program. Coordination of research policies and pro- grams is accomplished through the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Senate Research Policy Committee, and the Administrative Com- mittee on Research. Hoot diseases ore studied In a germ-free chamher 17