PSU's 40th birthday party attracts 600 celebrants Surs appropriately glimmered over the crowd celebr<"ing PSU's 40th /);rfhday al lhe " AII-5Iar Evenl" Six hundred party goers enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, reminisced, and danced the evening away on February 28 at PSU', 40th Birthday Celebration. The festivities began at 7 p.m. in Smith Memorial Center with reunions which gave special groups an opportunity to catch up on old friendships . At B p.m., alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University gathered to hear the music of the PSU Alumni AII·Stars Band and to participate in special events which included both silent and oral a u c t i o n ~ , run by auctioneer Gene Reynolds. Master of Ceremonies Paul linnman kepI the entertainment moving smoothly throughout the evening and comedian Brian Bressler applied his comic touch to the celebration. Tfle success of the gala was due to years of . memorzes Alumni office offers career seminars Are you thinking about changing careers? Then the IDAK Career Match Seminar, sponsored by PSU's Alumni Office, may be of interest to you. It is designed for those who want to re-evaluate their career options or change career directions. John Bradley, president of JOAK Group, Inc., who has 15 years experience in career guidance, will lead the three-part series. The introductory session, which is free, will focus on the career decision-making process. Participants will also be introduced to IOAK's state-of-the art, cornpuler scored career assessment prograrn, designed 10 match individual aptitudes with over 60,000 possible career choices. Purchase of the Career Match manual is necessary to complete the .series. It will be available at Ihe special price of $74.95 (regularly $89.95) at the end of the first meeting. An additional $5 fee will also be charged for both the second and third sessions. The second seminar will develop further insight.s inlo evaluating interests, values and natural aptitudes versus individual employment and education-related skills. Participants will also return their completed Career Match exercises for computer processi ng. At the third session, participants will be provided an in-depth evaluation of their personal Career Match printout. This will include an assessment of individual interests, values and talents. These are matched to 10 recommended organizations an(1 job tilles. This is followed by specific directions on how to find employers who fit career matches. Mary Cumpston, PSU's Director of Placement, describes IDAK's Career Match program as "a valuable tool that goes beyond self-assessment and makes the bridge to potential job titles and employment environments." The first seminar will be held on Thursday, May 29, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., in 75 Uncoln Hall. Succeeding sessions will be held June 5 and June 12, at the same time and place. For further information, call the PSU Alumni office at 229A94B. Reservations are not required. From leh to right, Paul Linnman, Jim Griffith, Priscilla Blumel, and Jody Griffi'h announce prize winners nearly a year'5 worth of hard work done by PSU alumni on the 40th Birthday Party Committee. "We couldn', have done it without the committee," says PSU Special Events Coordinator Shirley Kasparek . "lt just all came together beautifully." The committee, chaired by Jim Griffith ('6l), started planning the event in lune 1985. Support frorn University Relations rounded out the learn effort which brought the 40th year event to life. l ast year's 39th celebration was held at Rian's. The commil\ee plans to keep the birthday tradition alive with plans for next year's festivities to begin in June under the direction of new committee chair, John Eccles (,69), Here is a valuable supplement to your current life insurance plan - easy, economical. Now, during a limited enrollment period, all PSU Alumni under 60 are eligible to apply and purchase $10,000 to $200,000 of lerm life-;nsurance that may be continued to 75...plus an equal benefit amount from $10,000 for your spouse and $5,000 for each of your dependent children. We endorse this program as one of the best group life insurance plans on the market today. Apply now! Call or write for your application. PSU ALUMNI Pt) Bo,-,)2 - j)w!Llfl!i ()r('!.!()nq-,:'rl- -li I; 22'1 t'i-1g PSU Perspective, Spring 1986 I J»,e ' 5
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