PSU’s Provost Bernier was awarded the New Hampshire Women in Higher Education Leadership Network 2008 Outstanding Leadership Award on Fri. April 4.
The New Hampshire Women in Higher Education Leadership organization gave the Award to her. The NHWHEL is a division of the American Council on Education. The ACE network encompasses many different offices, including the office that awarded Provost Bernier.
“They have only given out this award for the past two years,” said Bernier. Women eligible for the award had to exhibit a set of characteristics. According to an ACE network handout, the group works at Identifying, developing, encouraging, advancing, linking, and supporting women in higher education. “It is basically developing leadership in other women leaders,” Bernier said.
Bernier was awed by the award. “There are so many people who are more deserving than I am in the state. I am humbled by it,” Bernier added, “What I said when I accepted the award was ‘I don’t know if I am the most deserving person for this award, but I promise I will do my best to live up to those ideals in trying to identifying other leaders and doing the best I can to develop their skills.”
Bernier is the only member of PSU to be a recipient of this award. This will be an annual award given out by the NHWHEL.
Senate has relinquished their long-standing post as head programmers for both Movie on the Green and Ski Day. “From my understanding-we will be programming it [both movie on the green and Ski Day],” Amanda Parshley, President elect of PACE said. PACE will not be taking on the events solo, “Senate will still be involved,” Parshley said.
Senate has been in charge of running the events for the past two years. PACE has also been involved with the events, but has not fully coordinated either Ski Day or movie on the green. “PACE has a lot of opening week activities on campus,” Parshley said. The Student Senate had approached PACE earlier in the semester suggesting PACE take over the programming aspect of both events.
Now PACE will have a stronger presence at these events, however, according to Parshley, “Senate will still have a say in the movie,” she added, “The Student Senate thought this would be a more effective use of their time.”
“We are looking forward to bringing blockbuster movies to campus,” Parshley said. The movie for Movie on the Green will be picked by PACE and Student Senate during the summer, “We want to start the year off right,” Parshley said. Ski Day, while it is still many months away, has also been on the minds of PACE members, “We have a lot of ideas already brewing for ski day,” Parshley said.
Parshley is looking forward to working with PACE next year, “I’m looking forward to PACE’s board this year,” Parshley said. “We have a diverse group,” she added.
The date for Ski Day has not yet been posted. T he Movie on the Green will take place during the first week of Fall 2009.
Andrew Lewensohn, creator of the Vandalism Taskforce reported his findings to the Student Senate on Sunday, April 13.
Lewensohn gathered data about vandalism from every residence hall and the HUB during the Spring Semester.
Lewensohn and other members of the taskforce met with RD’s and CA’s in order to get a better understanding of vandalism on campus. The taskforce concluded that Residence Halls with a greater sense of community like Blair and Hall Hall were less likely to experience large-scale vandalism.
The taskforce special care as to look into vandalism in the HUB. The HUB faces vandalism unlike any other building on campus. Furniture cushions and plants are often stolen, while windows are commonly broken in the night.
The taskforce gathered data via an electronic survey from March 24 to April 1. A total of 368 students answered the online survey. A paper survey was also handed out, 202 students answered via paper.
First year students were the most likely to respond to the survey. 203 First year students offered insight to vandalism they have witnessed while a mere 97 seniors answered. The survey asked students a variety of questions such as, “Have you ever seen vandalism taken place on campus,” and “How do you feel about security cameras being placed in stairwells and building entrances?”
Only 41 percent of students surveyed said they have witnessed vandalism take place on campus. Student who answered the survey were overwhelmingly opposed to the introduction of security cameras on campus. Only 12.8 percent of students strongly agreed with the utilization of security cameras.