| May
2005
In
this Issue:
A Word from Sean
SU Spring Concert '05: Gin Blossoms and Blessid Union
of Souls
Crusader Campus Corner: The New and Improved DCC; SIFE
Team to Compete at Nationals; In Case You Missed It...
Crusader Athletics: SU Track & Field Wins MACs
News & Notes
A
Word from Sean
I know what you are all thinking: the Pipeline?
Where the heck has that been this semester? I must admit the Pipeline
was a bit leaky over the past several months. Maybe that is an
understatement--it has been flood your basement leaky. I am solely
to blame, and I want to apologize to all of you for that. It just
always seemed that whenever the Pipeline was at the top of my
list of things to do, it would slowly get knocked down the list
by papers, tests, and track meets. I could not let myself leave
this semester without one more issue being sent, and so here you
have it!
Overall, I think APAN has had a very successful
year. We covered many college fairs in both the fall and the spring,
received lots of interest through the Adopt-A-Student letter writing
program, and contacted many more students and answered their questions
through the general Adopt-A-Student program. Additionally, the
program itself has made exiciting gains: APAN, which is already
the largest alumni organization here at SU, will add to its ranks
over 90 graduates of the class of 2005, who have already signed-up
to join APAN this fall and volunteer their time to SU!
While the Class of 2009 is still coming
together, there are some very positive numbers that I would like
to share with you. As of right now, 512 first-year students and
18 transfer students have deposited for the fall semester, and
we are continuing to work with a number of families to help the
class grow even more. As I do every year at this time, I want
to thank you for your contribution to this class. Many of the
students that have deposited have connections to APAN, and your
continuing efforts are greatly appreciated. The SU community would
not be what it is without all of you!
Thank you all very much, and I look forward
to spending my senior year working with all of you in APAN! Have
a great summer!
-Sean
SU
Spring Concert '05: Gin Blossoms and Blessid Union of Souls
The Spring Concert this year featured the Gin Blossoms and Blessid
Union of Souls, two bands who could each headline their own tour.
The concert was Thursday, April 28th in Weber Chapel and also
included opening act Rockpool Community. The concert was a hit
among the student body and got Spring Weekend off to a great start!
The Gin Blossoms first formed in 1987,
and after an unsuccessful debut CD, their 1993 follow-up album,
New Miserable Experience, powered to the top of the charts behind
the single “Hey Jealousy.” With other hit singles
like “Follow You Down,” “Allison Road,”
and “Till I Hear it from You,” which was featured
on the Empire Records soundtrack, the Gin Blossoms became a mainstay
in the modern rock scene throughout the ‘90s. They are touring
to promote a new CD that will be out by the end of 2005.
The Blessid Union of Souls, with a self-described
“rural soul” style, debuted in 1995 with the CD Home
and was an immediate sensation. The single “I Believe”
reached number eight on the Billboard singles chart, and the follow-up
single, “Let Me Be the One” also reached the Top 40.
Over the next six years the band continued to have great success
with singles such as “Light in Your Eyes” and the
pop-culture phenomenon “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me).”
They also are promoting a new CD which came out May 3rd, just
days after their SU performance!
Calendars,
Schedules and Events
(Click
the link to see all of the latest happenings on campus!)
The
New and Improved DCC: Coming Fall 2005
In an effort to offer students
the best college experience possible and maintain its reputation
as one of the elite college campuses in the nation, SU has planned
renovations to the Degenstein Campus Center. Phase One of the
demolition and reconstruction of the building will begin immediately
after graduation in May and will be completed for the start
of the fall semester, and features a redesigned Evert Dining
Hall, Encore Café, and Mellon Lounge. Evert Dining Hall
will be redesigned to create more space, both in the seating
area and in the servery and kitchen. Instead of entrances on
the side of the dining hall, there will be one, large entrance
in the center of Mellon Lounge, and glass walls will be put
in place to give the hall a vibrant, energetic feel. The new
design will also include a second-floor of seating with different
dining stations. Students eagerly await these new changes, and
all alumni will have to come back to check-out the new dining
hall!
SIFE
Team to Compete at Nationals
The SU chapter of Students
in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is gearing up for SIFE Nationals in
Kansas City, Mo., May 22 to 24. The team was crowned regional
champions earlier this month at a competition in New Orleans,
where they competed against 20 other teams to become one of
two earning a bid to Kansas City. In the process, they unseated
a team that had gone to nationals several years in a row. At
the national competition, SU SIFE will compete against 180 of
the nearly 1,600 SIFE teams in the nation. Last year, the team
was named National Rookie Chapter of the Year.
This year’s SU SIFE
team consists of 18 students plus their advisor, Steve Wilkerson,
lecturer in the Department of Management in the Sigmund Weis
School of Business. While most of the students are business
and accounting majors, members also include majors in elementary
education, environmental science, and other programs from across
the campus. The SU SIFE Team worked on 12 projects throughout
the academic year, which were presented at competition through
a PowerPoint presentation and annual report to an executive
board of directors who serve as competition judges.
The team’s most laborious project was titled "Business
Book Bags." The bags, designed for students in first through
third grades, were distributed to Danville Elementary School
and Mount Carmel Elementary School. Students were able to borrow
the bags from their school libraries. Aligned with the Pennsylvania
Academic Standards, the bags have different themes regarding
money and the economy. The topics range from entrepreneurship
to career choices, and saving to budgeting and fundraising.
Each bag includes two books along with a trade publication matching
the bag’s theme. The purpose of the project was to promote
economic education, encourage parental participation in children’s
education and support the development of literacy skills.
Another project completed
this year was a lecture regarding medical and business ethics.
Working in coordination with Geisinger Medical Center, SU SIFE
hosted a lecture by Dr. Myra Wilkerson, a pathologist at Geisinger
who presented a brief history of medical research and then focused
on the evolution of medical research ethics. SU SIFE expanded
this project to roundtable discussion on the topic, aired by
Sunbury Broadcasting Company.
We thank the SIFE team
for all of their outstanding contributions to the community,
and we wish them the best of luck in Kansas City!
In
Case You Missed it...
The
Inside Information on the Write Option
Many students and parents that are in the
process of applying to SU often have questions about The Write
Option, a unique opportunity that SU now offers to all students
applying to the university. As APAN members are on the frontline
interacting with these students, we felt we should provide you
a detailed, thorough summary of how The Write Option works, and
who can take advantage of it.
Few students enjoy standardized tests,
and while most SU students score well above the national average,
some students just are not good standardized test-takers or do
not feel their test scores properly reflect their academic course
work. The Write Option is an alternative for first-year
applicants to SU in which, instead of submitting SAT or ACT scores,
the student submits two graded writing samples. This
allows students' academic work in high school to speak for itself!
In the past, The Write Option was only available to students in
the top 20% of their class, but this is no longer the case! Now,
any student can take advantage of this admission option -- there
is no minimum GPA or ranking requirement.
There are, however, specific requirements
for the two graded writing samples that students submit. The
two graded samples must come from college preparatory courses
taken in the junior and/or senior year. The samples should demonstrate
an ability to communicate complex ideas, theories, and opinions,
and to write effective, well-supported arguments, while also demonstrating
the ability to apply knowledge gained in the classroom.
Examples of appropriate writing samples
may include: an analysis of a book, a work of art, or a literary
style; a research project from a natural or social sciences course
(e.g., chemistry, psychology, etc.); a position paper. Students
can send creative writing samples
in addition to, but not in place of, their academic samples. Of
course, if a student is not sure if a graded piece is an appropriate
Write Option sample, they can simply contact the Office of Admissions,
and an Admissions officer will be happy to let them know!
Crusader
Athletics
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SU
Men's Track & Field Wins MAC Championship
Susquehanna University's men's
track and field team won its record 14th Middle Atlantic Conference
team championship on Saturday afternoon by one point over host
Widener and four points over Elizabethtown. The Crusaders clinched
their second team title in the last three years – both won
at Widener's Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium – by finishing
third in the final event of the day, the 4x400-meter relay, as
Elizabethtown finished first and Widener second in the event.
Susquehanna's team of senior Kyle Sanders, junior Sean Capkin,
freshman Eric Johnson, and sophomore Joe Wassink crossed the line
in 3:22.48 to secure third place and the MAC crown. Overall, Susquehanna
finished with 164 points, Widener 163 and Elizabethtown 160 in
the closest three-team finish in modern MAC history. For his squad's
efforts, head coach Marty Owens was honored as men's Coach of
the Year in his first season after succeeding legendary Crusader
coach Jim Taylor. Taylor, whose squads won 11 MAC titles in his
24 seasons, was named Coach of the Year in each of his final two
years.
SU had a number of outstanding
performances throughout the meet. Senior Matt Hill repeated as
MAC champion in the hammer throw with a mark of 170 feet, 9 inches
to break the previous conference record of 169 feet, 11 inches.
Hill also placed second in the discus and fourth in the shot put.
Junior Scott Haldeman won the decathlon and broke his own school
record with 5788 points, while also winning the triple jump and
placing seventh in the long jump. Freshman Mike Marr won the high
jump with a leap of 6 feet, 8 inches, and freshman Ian Horton
won the javelin with a throw of 177 feet. While the heroes were
numerous for the Crusaders, it was a total team effort that brought
the championship back home to SU.
The SU Women's team also had
an outstanding competition, finishing with 130.5 points, second
to team champion Moravian with 191 points. Sophomore Emily Lepley
was named women's Most Outstanding Performer after she won both
the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles, shattering the school and conference
record and provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Division III
Outdoor Track and Field championships in the 400 hurdles with
a time of 1:02.30. Her winning time in the 400 hurdles broke the
Susquehanna record of 1:02.81 she set at last year's NCAA championships,
and the MAC record of 1:04.33 set by former Crusader standout
Emily Dugan in 2001. Senior Jen Minnig took third in the 100 meters
and fourth in the 200 meters, and anchored the 4x100 meter relay
team of senior Ashley Eyster, freshman Robin O'Hara, and Lepley
to a second-place finish.
Congratulations to all of
the Crusader track and field athletes on their outstanding accomplishments!
News
& Notes APAN
WEB SITE UPDATE
We would like to remind you
that all of the materials you receive via mail will also be available
through links on our Web site, http://www.susqu.edu/apan/.
A PDF version of the APAN manual is available to view and print
on the APAN Web site. Please continue
to check the APAN Web site as we are continually making updates
and improvements. Many key aspects of the program are now run
on the Web site. Members can update their personal information,
refer a prospective student, submit their College Night Evaluation
form, order an APAN Polo Shirt, and read their favorite monthly
newsletter, The Pipeline!
REFER A PROSPECTIVE
STUDENT
Please be sure to send us
the names of any rising high school sophomores, juniors or seniors
who you think would make a good Susquehanna student. You can submit
the student's name on-line at http://www.susqu.edu/APAN/studentreferral.htm
and we will send the student information about Susquehanna.
REPLYING TO E-MAILS
We here at APAN are
continually sending out mass e-mails as it is the fastest and
most efficient way to contact all members. If you are going to
contact us in response to a specific e-mail, it is fine to leave
the same subject line. However, if you are responding to us with
an urgent or important request, PLEASE CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE
to reflect your request. E-mails with the changed subject line
will be read and replied to as soon as possible. If you need to
reach us right away, please contact Pam at 1-800-326-9672. Thank
you!
APAN POLO SHIRTS
If you have not already ordered
an APAN polo shirt, we still have a limited number available.
The shirts cost $20 and are available in M, L, XL and XXL (add
$2 for XXL). To order your APAN polo shirt, please click here.
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CHANGES
Please be sure to keep us
informed of any changes to your contact information (address,
phone numbers, e-mail). IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
YOUR CURRENT E-MAIL ADDRESS. You can update your information on-line
at http://www.susqu.edu/apan/UpdateInformation.htm
and we will be sure to pass your updated information along to
the Office of Alumni Relations.
Questions,
Comments, Concerns, or Feedback are always welcome! We want to
know what you think! Please e-mail APAN at apan@susqu.edu,
or call us at 1-800-326-9672.
Contact Information:
Alumni-Parent Admissions Network
Susquehanna University Office of Admissions
514 University Avenue
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
APAN/Office of Admissions: 800-326-9672 or 570-372-4260
Office of Alumni Relations: 570-372-4115
Office of Development: 570-372-4106
APAN Fax: 570-372-2722
www.susqu.edu/apan
E-mail: apan@susqu.edu
Chris Markle '84, Director of Admissions;
Coordinator of APAN
Sean Capkin '06, APAN Assistantship Student
Pam Aungst, Administrative Assistant
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