PANTHER PRINT
April April 1, 2016
Volume 29, Issue 14
Pitt Day In Harrisburg
The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
PO Box 287, Titusville, PA 16354
814-827-4400
Tammy Carr, Editor, Panther Print
We’re on the web:
www.upt.pitt.edu
Inside this issue:
Student Appreciation Week/Guitar Club
2
The True American Book Club
3
Mock Interviews
4
5K Race Against Racism
5
Food & Housing Committee Meeting
6
Things to do…
7
Library vs. Internet
8
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Guitar Club News (photos and article by Ron Shoup)
One of the spring term culminating activity for UPT Guitar Club was in
the form of a field trip to visit the Guitar Center in Boardman, OH, on
Friday evening, March 25th. After club members enjoyed touring the
store and playing many instruments that were on display, the group
enjoyed having dinner at the Longhorn
Steakhouse prior to returning to the campus.
A good time was had by all.
The final field trip of the year for the Guitar
Club will be taking a field trip to The Commons
in Franklin, PA on Friday evening, April 15th,
to enjoy dinner and to hear a local guitarist
performing.
Those in attendance for the fun-filled outing
included Monica Makia, Geneva Bolger, Corey Payne, Nathan Baker,
Austin Leahy, Lewis Abia-nda, Denzel Harris, Chelcy Douthett,
Mr. Jeffrey Ledebur and Mr. Ron Shoup, club advisor.
Instruments that were played by the students at the store included
acoustic and electric guitars, drums, mandolins and several other
instruments.
3rd annual Student Appreciation Week
April 4th
April 5th
April 6th
Coffee Cart in
Haskell Lobby from
7 am - 10 am
Visit campus offices Commuters...Lunch
is on Us!
for snacks to get
McKinney
Comyou through your
mons—Pick up tickday
“We Serve You” in
et in advance in the
McKinney Commons
Student Affairs
from 5pm—7 pm
Office (SU
204B). Lunch is
served from 11:30
am—1 pm
Honors Convocation
Henne Auditorium,
3:45pm
April 7th
April 8th
Hot Dog Bar
in Student Union
Lobby from 2-4 pm
Titusville Talent,
Boomers at 9pm
Colors Day!
Celebrate the
Differences Among
Us
Donuts in Haskell
Lobby, Student
Union Lobby and
Spruce Lobby while
supplies last,
beginning at 8 am
Summer Bingo,
Boomers at 10 pm
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Habitat for
Humanity
Pitt-Titusville Director of
Nursing, Barbara Mozdy
and seven students
(Amanda Berkey, Carrie
Covell, Casey Davis, Paige
Greggs, Aubree Hendrickson, Savannah Pollow and
Abbey Poppa) traveled to
Fort Lauderdale over
spring break to help build
a house for Habitat for
Humanity.
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Students participate and Excel
during Career Day & Mock Interviews on Wednesday, March 30th.
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Article and photos by Jeff Ledebur
On Wednesday, March 30th, UPT students suited up for
Mock Interview Day, an opportunity for students to
sharpen their professional skills, and engage in simulated
interview sessions conducted by Pitt-Titusville faculty,
staff, and community professionals. The day’s activities
included a morning and afternoon slate of interviews as
well as a series of presentations during the lunch hour. The
event was a collaboration among the staff of Haskell
Library, Student Affairs, and the Learning Center along
with the help of several volunteers.
Seventy students took the hot seat as faculty and staff
questioned them about their strengths and weaknesses,
career skills, and what would make them the ideal candidate for the “job”. The mock interviews were conducted with the intention that they be applicable to each student’s career interests or major. Each student
was interviewed for ten minutes and then had an opportunity to receive constructive criticism as to how
well they had interviewed. “We wanted to provide a simulation that mirrored what they could expect in a
professional interview setting”, said Mr. Jeff Ledebur, Learning Center director.
Students also attended presentations in Haskell Auditorium focused on career opportunities,
entrepreneurship, and interview strategies. Keynote speakers for the event included Deb, Eckelberger,
Director of Business Development for Titusville Community Development Agencies and Mrs. Jackie Meade,
former Director of Career services at Westminster College and owner of Meade Consulting. Both speakers
were well received, “I was surprised at how much time goes into really preparing for a job interview, you
must research the company and know what to expect before you walk in the door”, said Ashley Quadri ’17.
Upper-class students from Dr. Tress and Dr. Robin Choo’s classes performed skits and sketches to emphasize
classic interview do’s and don’t’s. After the presentations, a small luncheon was provided.
The afternoon activities included another few rounds of mock
interviews as well as the chance for students to attend the Career
Fair. Under the direction of Sommer Elliott-Disque, and with the
services of those in Student Affairs, the campus hosted a Career
Fair with over 20 different agencies represented. Students took
full advantage of the day and represented the University proudly.
“I want to thank everyone from Metz to Maintenance to our
faculty, staff, and community folks, but most importantly I want to
thank our students for their participation and making the day a
great success”, said Ledebur.
The Learning Center, in addition to its academic services
collaborates with other departments on campus to provide
Professional Student Development opportunities to all student.
You can check out more by visiting http://www.upt.pitt.edu/
academics/learning-center or find us on Facebook .
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The Library vs. The Internet
The Internet
While in college you will need to research information for papers
and other assignments. Once you graduate, you will most likely continue to do research to make informed decisions in your job and
your community. The skills you have and continue to develop will
make the process of finding information for your assignments, your
work, and your life much easier.
Although many people first go to the Internet for information, it is not always the best place for what one needs.
The Internet is a good research tool for sampling public
opinion, gathering a wide range of ideas, locating information on topics not found in mainstream publications,
learning more about companies and organizations, reading information from the government, finding quick facts,
and catching up with current news.
Sometimes the hardest part about research is getting started. Two
places to begin looking for information are in library sources and on
the Internet. These combined resources create an almost endless
amount of information available to you.
The Library
The main purpose of a university library is to collect a large quantity
of scholarly material from different decades and on diverse topics to
make research easier. This quality information comes in a wide variety of formats, i. e. books, magazines, newspapers, microfilm, video,
DVD, CD, databases, etc. These resources are different from most of
the information that is freely available over the Web because it has
been reviewed and recommended by the library.
Library resources go through a review process. Librarians select
books, magazines, journals, a-v materials, databases, and even websites. This selection process allows the library to collect sources considered reliable, authoritative, historically relevant, and valuable.
Library resources are free or discounted for patron use. Though the
items libraries purchase are not cheap, they are able to purchase
one copy, which can be shared by many people.
Library resources are organized. Items in libraries are organized, so
one can easily find all the sources on a topic. For example, when one
searches for a book in the library catalog, one will get a call number.
The call number will direct the user to a specific shelf in the library.
The other books near the same call number should cover a similar
topic.
Library resources are meant to be kept permanently. One of the
primary functions of a library is to be an organized storehouse of indepth information published throughout time. As well as finding very
current information, one can also find books that are no longer published and older issues of magazines and newspapers. Occasionally
one can access these items through digital library collections on the
Web.
Library resources come with personal assistance. Unlike the Internet, which is primarily do-it-yourself, libraries have staff who are
trained to assist users in sorting through all these information
sources. They can help users learn to use new tools and can answer
any questions one may have.
Quality over quantity Libraries have large collections of information
on a variety of topics which have been carefully selected and organized. The key idea when using the library is that one is getting quality over quantity. Print or electronic library resources are the best
sources to use when starting research. One can effectively find quality information from a variety of credible resources in the library.
Most information on the Internet does not go through a
review process. Anyone can publish on the Internet without passing the content through an editor. Pages might be
written by an expert on the topic, a journalist, a disgruntled consumer, or a sixth grader.
Some information on the Internet is not free. Many web
pages are free to view (and actually many of the best ones
are), but some commercial sites will charge a fee to access
all or part of their information.
Information on the Internet is not organized. Some directory services, like Yahoo and Google, collect links to sites
and place them in subject lists. But there are too many
web pages for any single directory service or search engine to organize and index.
Most information on the Internet is not comprehensive.
The millions of web pages out there make up an eclectic
hodgepodge of information and opinion. Rarely will one
be able to use a search engine on the Internet to collect
information about a topic from different decades, different viewpoints, and different types of sources.
Most information on the Internet is not permanent.
Some well-maintained sites are updated with very current
information, but other sites may become quickly dated or
disappear altogether without much notice.
Quantity over quality The key idea when using the Internet is that one gets QUANTITY over QUALITY. The Internet
is a good tool for finding information, but it is usually not
the best place to begin academic research.
REMINDER:
2016 Commencement is
Saturday, April 30th.
Did you remember to order
your cap & gown?
Don’t forget to RSVP!