JUNIAT�� NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE COLLEGEW. PAID JUNIATA COLLEGE Office of College Advancement 1700 Moore Street Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196 www.juniala.edu -----�0 0 � h � ◄ magazi• ne Spring 2006 IONTENTS RESIDENT'S MESSAGE Juniata Magazine features 2 Dear Friends, JUNIATA magazine Show Them the Money: College's Annual Fund Gets a Ma.keover What is the difference between a college degree and a college education? In March, John Wall The Juniata Fund, which once was directed toward the College's operating I had the opportunity to visit with a person who is graduating from a major state [email protected] expenses, has been refocused, and given a new name, to allow allJ uniata Editor, Director of Media Relations university (Not Penn State,just in case you were wondering.) I was curious to learn Bradjamison donors to give toward student scholarships. about this persons experience at a place that sure looks like it has many learning Designe1; Director ofM ultimedia Design 6 Michelle Corby '95 opportunities. As it turns out, big is not necessarily better, and it'.s certainly not a very [email protected] The Funding Gap: Here's How Students Today Pay for College Associate Vice President of Marl1eting good measure of education. She was never encouraged to study abroad or obtain an Joel Cookson The costs of a college education increase every year and many colleges, internship. Most classes ranged in size from 50 to 75 students, and she found herself [email protected] Juniata included, offer varied financial aid packages to make higher education Spo1ts Infonnation Director in even larger classes occasionally In her senior year, she had some smaller classes. Candice D. Hersh more affordable. Here's an illustration for two typical students. Often, the students were taught by graduate students rather than full professors. Marhering Assistant 8 John Hille Vice President for College Advancement Mountain Day for the Mind: Celebrating Research She knew personally only a few faculty members and met none outside the classroom. Bub Parker '91 What is the difference She wrote very few papers, never participated in research project, nor made a pre­ Director of Alumni Relations The College has decided to start another tradition to rival Mountain Day between a college degree sentation to a class and never was part of a study group. Tests were mostly true/false. ADsasvisitdan Mt Deairdeoctwors o'9f 8A lumni Relations and Madrigal. The entire campus will dedicate an entire day to research. Since housing on campus was limited and housing around the campus was very Evelyn L Pembrooke Whether presenting a complicated biology experiment or deconstructing and a college education? Alumni Office Specialist William Faulkner,Juniata has reserved a day for everyone to soak in knowledge. expensive, she lived in an apartment 11 miles away and rarely returned to campus for J.D. Cavrich P1incipa/ Photography speakers, performing arts events or sporting events. She was not part of any service Oh, the Humanities! Scholarly Pursuits Occupy Professors 16 organization or student club. Certainly there were students at this place who had a much deeper experience, but she thought of herself as a typical student. Research and scholarship does not just happen in the laboratory As many Juniata College Magazine is published three times a year by Juniata College, Juniata students know; there are professors in the humanities deeply Does this sound likeJuniata7 Theres more. She will pay more for this education than Department of Advancement and immersed in research, book projects and other endeavors. Marketing and is distributed free of the average student pays to attend Juniata because she is from out of state, and she charge to alumni and friends ofJ uniata College. Postmaster and others, please will take 5 years to graduate. send change-of-address correspondence to: Alumni Relations, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon, PA 16652�2196.Juniata How different her experience is from that of the typical student inJuniata's Class of College Magazine can accept no responsibility for unsolicited comributions 2006-40 percent of this class will have traveled or studied abroad, and 80 percent of amvork, photography, or articles. Juniata College, as an educational d artments will have had at least one internship. The most telling statistic is that 95 percent institution and employer, values equality of those who graduated will do so in 4 years or less. Almost all of them will have of opportunity and diversity. The College ep is an independent, privately supponed received financial assistance to help cover the cost. But most importantly they will co-educational institution committed to providing a liberal ans education to 22 Campus News 46 Sports graduate prepared to lead a fulfilling life in a very complicated 21st century world. qualified students regardless of sex, race, color, reHgion, national origin, ancestry. marital status, sexual orientation, or 26 Class Notes 48 360° Reconnecting with Juniata disability. lts policies comply with Warm regards, requirernems of Tille VI l l or the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IV of the 42 Faculty Feature IBC Drjil View Education Amendments of 1972, and all other applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations-and guidelines. 43 Faculty/Staff Briefs Thomas R. Kepple Jr. President Cover photo by.J.D. Caviich [email protected] Spring 2006 I 1 L magazi• ne Spring 2006 IONTENTS RESIDENT'S MESSAGE Table of Juniata Magazine features 2 Dear Friends, JUNIATA magazine Show Them the Money: College's Annual Fund Gets a Ma.keover What is the difference between a college degree and a college education? In March, John Wall The Juniata Fund, which once was directed toward the College's operating I had the opportunity to visit with a person who is graduating from a major state [email protected] expenses, has been refocused, and given a new name, to allow allJ uniata Editor, Director of Media Relations university (Not Penn State,just in case you were wondering.) I was curious to learn Bradjamison donors to give toward student scholarships. about this persons experience at a place that sure looks like it has many learning Designe1; Director ofM ultimedia Design 6 Michelle Corby '95 opportunities. As it turns out, big is not necessarily better, and it'.s certainly not a very [email protected] The Funding Gap: Here's How Students Today Pay for College Associate Vice President of Marl1eting good measure of education. She was never encouraged to study abroad or obtain an Joel Cookson The costs of a college education increase every year and many colleges, internship. Most classes ranged in size from 50 to 75 students, and she found herself [email protected] Juniata included, offer varied financial aid packages to make higher education Spo1ts Infonnation Director in even larger classes occasionally In her senior year, she had some smaller classes. Candice D. Hersh more affordable. Here's an illustration for two typical students. Often, the students were taught by graduate students rather than full professors. Marhering Assistant 8 John Hille Vice President for College Advancement Mountain Day for the Mind: Celebrating Research She knew personally only a few faculty members and met none outside the classroom. Bub Parker '91 What is the difference She wrote very few papers, never participated in research project, nor made a pre­ Director of Alumni Relations The College has decided to start another tradition to rival Mountain Day between a college degree sentation to a class and never was part of a study group. Tests were mostly true/false. ADsasvisitdan Mt Deairdeoctwors o'9f 8A lumni Relations and Madrigal. The entire campus will dedicate an entire day to research. Since housing on campus was limited and housing around the campus was very Evelyn L Pembrooke Whether presenting a complicated biology experiment or deconstructing and a college education? Alumni Office Specialist William Faulkner,Juniata has reserved a day for everyone to soak in knowledge. expensive, she lived in an apartment 11 miles away and rarely returned to campus for J.D. Cavrich P1incipa/ Photography speakers, performing arts events or sporting events. She was not part of any service Oh, the Humanities! Scholarly Pursuits Occupy Professors 16 organization or student club. Certainly there were students at this place who had a much deeper experience, but she thought of herself as a typical student. Research and scholarship does not just happen in the laboratory As many Juniata College Magazine is published three times a year by Juniata College, Juniata students know; there are professors in the humanities deeply Does this sound likeJuniata7 Theres more. She will pay more for this education than Department of Advancement and immersed in research, book projects and other endeavors. Marketing and is distributed free of the average student pays to attend Juniata because she is from out of state, and she charge to alumni and friends ofJ uniata College. Postmaster and others, please will take 5 years to graduate. send change-of-address correspondence to: Alumni Relations, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon, PA 16652�2196.Juniata How different her experience is from that of the typical student inJuniata's Class of College Magazine can accept no responsibility for unsolicited comributions 2006-40 percent of this class will have traveled or studied abroad, and 80 percent of amvork, photography, or articles. Juniata College, as an educational d artments will have had at least one internship. The most telling statistic is that 95 percent institution and employer, values equality of those who graduated will do so in 4 years or less. Almost all of them will have of opportunity and diversity. The College ep is an independent, privately supponed received financial assistance to help cover the cost. But most importantly they will co-educational institution committed to providing a liberal ans education to 22 Campus News 46 Sports graduate prepared to lead a fulfilling life in a very complicated 21st century world. qualified students regardless of sex, race, color, reHgion, national origin, ancestry. marital status, sexual orientation, or 26 Class Notes 48 360° Reconnecting with Juniata disability. lts policies comply with Warm regards, requirernems of Tille VI l l or the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IV of the 42 Faculty Feature IBC Drjil View Education Amendments of 1972, and all other applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations-and guidelines. 43 Faculty/Staff Briefs Thomas R. Kepple Jr. President Cover photo by.J.D. Caviich [email protected] Spring 2006 I 1 The Coll e's Office of Advancement, eg including E1ik Evans, left, associate vice president of advancement, and Linda Carpenter; center; director of annual giving, are working with Juniata's Office of Student Financial Planning, including director Randy Rennell, to focus the annual fund donations directly to sponsor student scholarships. "This is an age of accountability and donors want to see the impact of their gift.'' - Erik Evans I ts a simple name change, but one ranging from building maintenance to team suggested that the fund be directed that speaks volumes about the computer purchases. Although Juniata to a pool that would be used to award intent of the College as it works to has a phenomenal participation rate for need-based scholarships to incoming make a Juniata education affordable to donations to its annual fund, in many students, provided that they meet the students from every walk of life. Now surveys alumni expressed that they academic standards of the College. known as the Juniata Scholarship Fund, would be more likely to give if there The cost of tuition and room and board the annual giving fund has been was a tangible recipient they could per year at]uniata is $35,220, and refocused so that every dollar given to identify with. although Juniata has kept its tuition the College for the annual fund will go "I was like a lot of others in that I didn't increases below many other private directly to support student scholarships. know what the fund was all about," institutions, tuition costs rise every year. "People give to help other people. Even explains Jodie Monger Gray '88, former In addition, the amounts of subsidized if a person donates an entire building, chair of the Alumni Council, and newly federal student loans has not increased in the reason is to directly impact stu­ named chair of the Juniata Scholarship many years. "The gap of college afford­ dents," says Erik Evans, associate vice Fund. 'To better market the new fund, ability is growing wider," says Gray. "But president of advancement. 'This is an its purpose needed to be clear and it had we are moving in a direction that is really age of accountability and donors want to be more about current students." exciting. All alumni will know that their to see the impact of their gift." money is going directly to students." Evans, Gray and the rest of the Colleges Previously, The Juniata Fund donations annual giving team held a mini-retreat Students at colleges across the country went into the unrestricted gifts to select a new direction for the annual are taking on more and more debt to category, meaning the College could fund, which brings in around $1.2 complete an undergraduate education, apply those funds to whatever it chose, million in donations every year. The says John Hille, vice president for Spring 2006 I 3 The Coll e's Office of Advancement, eg including E1ik Evans, left, associate vice president of advancement, and Linda Carpenter; center; director of annual giving, are working with Juniata's Office .. of Student Financial Planning, including director Randy Rennell, to focus the annual fund donations directly to sponsor student scholarships. "This is an age of accountability and donors want to see the impact of their gift.'' - Erik Evans I ts a simple name change, but one ranging from building maintenance to team suggested that the fund be directed that speaks volumes about the computer purchases. Although Juniata to a pool that would be used to award intent of the College as it works to has a phenomenal participation rate for need-based scholarships to incoming make a Juniata education affordable to donations to its annual fund, in many students, provided that they meet the students from every walk of life. Now surveys alumni expressed that they academic standards of the College. known as the Juniata Scholarship Fund, would be more likely to give if there The cost of tuition and room and board the annual giving fund has been was a tangible recipient they could per year at]uniata is $35,220, and refocused so that every dollar given to identify with. although Juniata has kept its tuition the College for the annual fund will go "I was like a lot of others in that I didn't increases below many other private directly to support student scholarships. know what the fund was all about," institutions, tuition costs rise every year. "People give to help other people. Even explains Jodie Monger Gray '88, former In addition, the amounts of subsidized if a person donates an entire building, chair of the Alumni Council, and newly federal student loans has not increased in the reason is to directly impact stu­ named chair of the Juniata Scholarship many years. "The gap of college afford­ dents," says Erik Evans, associate vice Fund. 'To better market the new fund, ability is growing wider," says Gray. "But president of advancement. 'This is an its purpose needed to be clear and it had we are moving in a direction that is really age of accountability and donors want to be more about current students." exciting. All alumni will know that their to see the impact of their gift." money is going directly to students." Evans, Gray and the rest of the Colleges Previously, The Juniata Fund donations annual giving team held a mini-retreat Students at colleges across the country went into the unrestricted gifts to select a new direction for the annual are taking on more and more debt to category, meaning the College could fund, which brings in around $1.2 complete an undergraduate education, apply those funds to whatever it chose, million in donations every year. The says John Hille, vice president for Spring 2006 I 3 - ◄ "I've had the ex erience of "We are going in the direction of Class covet their home time," Carpenter contributions are important at any level. "One of the things that is important to p Fund Teams, rather than a single Class explains. "The alumni can respond "Participation is key; since smaller gifts me as an alumna is that our community Fund Agent," Carpenter says. "Having a when it'.s convenient and every e-mail are combined to form scholarships. We is so strong and that we have a very meeting some of the students team of class members, all of whom will be individually sent by a student. ask our most recent graduates to spiritual and common connection to have a network of classmates, makes it We want all contact to be personal." contribute just five dollars their first Juniata," Gray says. "This is a way to have who benefited from the easier to maintain a class identity and year out, and add ten dollars more each a common goal as well as a tangible "With tuition steadily on the rise, there legacy Juniata'.s culture of community year. Their contributions have an impact connection that further strengthens our I are many students who just cannot afford scholarshi started, and it makes this very effective." on overall giving and in our participa­ bond to the College." p tuition, and without these scholarships tion rate, which helps us improve our Since introducing the Class Fund Team we would be missing the life-changing college ranking," she explains. was an amazing experience." concept, more than 50 class fund agents experiences at Juniata," says Paul have been added over 15 class years, Fleisher '06, a senior from Pittsburgh. with 2005, 2004, and 2000 having the In addition to these new programs, Scholarship Opportunity: Cultivating New Fields -Jodie Monger Gray '88 largest number of team members. Juniata also will initiate a mini-market­ Fourteen additional classes are working Chris Peterson and Deb Frazier Peterson, both 1974 graduates, are living examples of ing campaign for the fund called "Paying in teams of at least two members. The the benefits of scholarship at Juniata College. It Forward," based on the 2000 movie Class Fund Team idea was inspired by Both came to the College from small dairy farms not too far from Juniata's campus. about a young boy who encourages advancement and marketing. In addition, Juniata's Class of 1973, which for the Although their parents supported seeking careers outside of farming, neither Chris others to generate acts of kindness by the relative level of assistance students past decade has used a team of eight to nor Deb dreamed they would be able to afford a private liberal arts education. Both doing acts of kindness for others. It is receive from federal programs has not solicit donations. Their approach has students were able to reap financial aid through scholarships and came to Juniata hoped that each person touched in this kept pace with rising college costs over proven so effective that they are the rather than a public university. Although they did not know each other before coming to way will respond by similar kindnesses Juniata, a relationship grew. the past 25 years. "Colleges are trying to youngest alumni class to have more to three others. Each class will be able to raise more funds to fill this gap with than 50 percent class participation. Deb explains their educational and career paths as being like cow paths, twisting and see how many student scholarships they scholarships," Hille says. "With the new winding through raising a family, employment at Juniata College, a stint at Harvard "I was class fund agent by myself for a are supporting by visiting the Web site: direction of the Juniata Scholarship where Chris earned his MBA and Deb worked for the Harvard Business School alumni couple of years and I put out a cry for http//www.juniata.edu/gifts. In magazine. Then it was back to Juniata, where Chris returned to a faculty position, Fund, we are laying a foundation to help-Ed Quinter '73 answered-and addition, the financial aid office will and Deb transitioned from directing the public information office to coordinating the educate our donors about how difficult every year the more I asked, the more show how much financial support each inauguration of president emeritus Bob Neff. it is today for students to afford college." people offered to help," says Mary Frye Juniata student is getting from the From there they landed near Cornell University, where Chris received his doctorate, The Juniata Scholarship Fund will not D'Ambrosia '73. "It's nice to have other Juniata Scholarship Fund on student aid while Deb earned a master's degree in communication. Finally, the couple settled in affect other fund-raising scholarship people out there who have a long-range statements. "We also want to have East Lansing, Mich., where they both found a home at Michigan State University. Chris Jodie Monger Gray believes that entities at the College. Donors can give commitment to the College who are students tell their personal stories on the became a member of the business faculty, now serving as the Homer Nowlin Chair of Juniata's unique community bond will to an endowed scholarship, which will willing to reach out to people we have a Web site to teach alumni how directly Consumer-Responsive Agriculture and director of The MSU Product Center for Agriculture energize donations to the new Juniata and Natural Resources. Deb earned her doctorate in philosophy and serves as assistant to continue in perpetuity, with a donation common bond with." their kindness affects students," Gray Scholarship Fund. the dean for international studies where she concentrates on MSU's study abroad program. of $30,000 or more, or to other says. "I've had the experience of meeting The longstanding tradition of the programs that fit their interests. some of the students who benefited How did their start at Juniata prepare them for this multifaceted road to success? Juniata Phonathon, which raises money from the scholarship I started, and it Chris' assessment: "I was taught how to think at Juniata, and that ability to analyze, The changes within the fund in turn for The Juniata Scholarship Fund, also synthesize and take action is attributed to the rigor I was put through there." As loyal was an amazing experience." became the genesis for some new ways is being tested-basically by evaluating contributors to Juniata's annual fund, the couple offers this advice to Juniatians, "If you for the College to approach raising e-mail contacts. Carpenter says Carpenter says the College believes the have achieved something in your life, and have the ability to pay back, consider it a funds. Linda Carpenter, director of students are contacting selected alumni "Paying It Forward" idea can only build debt you owe. Opportunity was provided by those before you, and needs to be made annual giving, is overseeing several bye-mail-call it a Type-a-thon-and in momentum as more graduates hear available to others now." new initiatives. establishing dialogues online. "Alumni about it. She also points out that -Linda Carpenter, director of annual giving 4 I Juniata Magazine Spring 2006 I 5 ◄ "I've had the ex erience of "We are going in the direction of Class covet their home time," Carpenter contributions are important at any level. "One of the things that is important to p Fund Teams, rather than a single Class explains. "The alumni can respond "Participation is key; since smaller gifts me as an alumna is that our community Fund Agent," Carpenter says. "Having a when it'.s convenient and every e-mail are combined to form scholarships. We is so strong and that we have a very meeting some of the students team of class members, all of whom will be individually sent by a student. ask our most recent graduates to spiritual and common connection to have a network of classmates, makes it We want all contact to be personal." contribute just five dollars their first Juniata," Gray says. "This is a way to have who benefited from the easier to maintain a class identity and year out, and add ten dollars more each a common goal as well as a tangible "With tuition steadily on the rise, there legacy Juniata'.s culture of community year. Their contributions have an impact connection that further strengthens our I are many students who just cannot afford scholarshi started, and it makes this very effective." on overall giving and in our participa­ bond to the College." p tuition, and without these scholarships tion rate, which helps us improve our Since introducing the Class Fund Team we would be missing the life-changing college ranking," she explains. was an amazing experience." concept, more than 50 class fund agents experiences at Juniata," says Paul have been added over 15 class years, Fleisher '06, a senior from Pittsburgh. with 2005, 2004, and 2000 having the In addition to these new programs, Scholarship Opportunity: Cultivating New Fields -Jodie Monger Gray '88 largest number of team members. Juniata also will initiate a mini-market­ Fourteen additional classes are working Chris Peterson and Deb Frazier Peterson, both 1974 graduates, are living examples of ing campaign for the fund called "Paying in teams of at least two members. The the benefits of scholarship at Juniata College. It Forward," based on the 2000 movie Class Fund Team idea was inspired by Both came to the College from small dairy farms not too far from Juniata's campus. about a young boy who encourages advancement and marketing. In addition, Juniata's Class of 1973, which for the Although their parents supported seeking careers outside of farming, neither Chris others to generate acts of kindness by the relative level of assistance students past decade has used a team of eight to nor Deb dreamed they would be able to afford a private liberal arts education. Both doing acts of kindness for others. It is receive from federal programs has not solicit donations. Their approach has students were able to reap financial aid through scholarships and came to Juniata hoped that each person touched in this kept pace with rising college costs over proven so effective that they are the rather than a public university. Although they did not know each other before coming to way will respond by similar kindnesses Juniata, a relationship grew. the past 25 years. "Colleges are trying to youngest alumni class to have more to three others. Each class will be able to raise more funds to fill this gap with than 50 percent class participation. Deb explains their educational and career paths as being like cow paths, twisting and see how many student scholarships they scholarships," Hille says. "With the new winding through raising a family, employment at Juniata College, a stint at Harvard "I was class fund agent by myself for a are supporting by visiting the Web site: direction of the Juniata Scholarship where Chris earned his MBA and Deb worked for the Harvard Business School alumni couple of years and I put out a cry for http//www.juniata.edu/gifts. In magazine. Then it was back to Juniata, where Chris returned to a faculty position, Fund, we are laying a foundation to help-Ed Quinter '73 answered-and addition, the financial aid office will and Deb transitioned from directing the public information office to coordinating the educate our donors about how difficult every year the more I asked, the more show how much financial support each inauguration of president emeritus Bob Neff. it is today for students to afford college." people offered to help," says Mary Frye Juniata student is getting from the From there they landed near Cornell University, where Chris received his doctorate, The Juniata Scholarship Fund will not D'Ambrosia '73. "It's nice to have other Juniata Scholarship Fund on student aid while Deb earned a master's degree in communication. Finally, the couple settled in affect other fund-raising scholarship people out there who have a long-range statements. "We also want to have East Lansing, Mich., where they both found a home at Michigan State University. Chris Jodie Monger Gray believes that entities at the College. Donors can give commitment to the College who are students tell their personal stories on the became a member of the business faculty, now serving as the Homer Nowlin Chair of Juniata's unique community bond will to an endowed scholarship, which will willing to reach out to people we have a Web site to teach alumni how directly Consumer-Responsive Agriculture and director of The MSU Product Center for Agriculture energize donations to the new Juniata and Natural Resources. Deb earned her doctorate in philosophy and serves as assistant to continue in perpetuity, with a donation common bond with." their kindness affects students," Gray Scholarship Fund. the dean for international studies where she concentrates on MSU's study abroad program. of $30,000 or more, or to other says. "I've had the experience of meeting The longstanding tradition of the programs that fit their interests. some of the students who benefited How did their start at Juniata prepare them for this multifaceted road to success? Juniata Phonathon, which raises money from the scholarship I started, and it Chris' assessment: "I was taught how to think at Juniata, and that ability to analyze, The changes within the fund in turn for The Juniata Scholarship Fund, also synthesize and take action is attributed to the rigor I was put through there." As loyal was an amazing experience." became the genesis for some new ways is being tested-basically by evaluating contributors to Juniata's annual fund, the couple offers this advice to Juniatians, "If you for the College to approach raising e-mail contacts. Carpenter says Carpenter says the College believes the have achieved something in your life, and have the ability to pay back, consider it a funds. Linda Carpenter, director of students are contacting selected alumni "Paying It Forward" idea can only build debt you owe. Opportunity was provided by those before you, and needs to be made annual giving, is overseeing several bye-mail-call it a Type-a-thon-and in momentum as more graduates hear available to others now." new initiatives. establishing dialogues online. "Alumni about it. She also points out that -Linda Carpenter, director of annual giving 4 I Juniata Magazine Spring 2006 I 5 r • • 1nanc1a Multiple Funding Sources Help Ease the Burden of College Tuition A s college costs rise, finding funding sources to afford a top-flight education at colleges such as Juniata becomes a collaboration between the institution, the student and the family of the student. Many private colleges use endowed and annual scholarships to help incoming students defray tuition costs. In addition, families can use student loans, state and federal grants and work-study programs to help pay for four years of learning. Two Juniata students, Adam Bergstein '06, a senior from Altoona, Pa. studying IT, and Leah Yingling '06, a senior from Martinsburg, Pa. studying education, (along with their parents) have graciously agreed to help us illustrate that it indeed takes "a village" of funding sources to help Juniatians come to the College. 6 I Juniata Magazine .. Calvert Ellis Scholarshi (JC): $10,000 Juniata Grant (JC): $780 •• irAH C.on struction ScholarshiR (JC}: $720, . • • 1nanc1a Multiple Funding Sources Help Ease the Burden of College Tuition A s college costs rise, finding funding sources to afford a top-flight education at colleges such as Juniata becomes a collaboration between the institution, the student and the family of the student. Many private colleges use endowed and annual scholarships to help incoming students defray tuition costs. In addition, families can use student loans, state and federal grants and work-study programs to help pay for four years of learning. Two Juniata students, Adam Bergstein '06, a senior from Altoona, Pa. studying IT, and Leah Yingling '06, a senior from Martinsburg, Pa. studying education, (along with their parents) have graciously agreed to help us illustrate that it indeed takes "a village" of funding sources to help Juniatians come to the College. 6 I Juniata Magazine The presentations at the Juniata Liberal Arts Symposium brought out large crowds of students as well as f acuity, who often served as judges or just interested observers. Here, at far left, Provost Jim Lahso and other judges watch senior Geny Miceli '06 talk in dept/1 about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Senior Steve Knepper '06, analyzed the fiction of William Faulhne1; and Katey Glunt '06, explained the population genetics of rochfish in her presentation in Neff Lecture Hall. 1 C brat1n a Life of the 1n g What a Difference a Day Call it Mountain Day for the Mind. Call it an idyll for intellectual inquiry or a sojourn for scholarship. Call it a Brainpower Break. Whatever it's called, and its formal title is the Dedicated to Research Makes Juniata Liberal Arts Symposium, which debuted April 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the College is intent on showing how important research is to the College curriculum by giving all students a day off to revel in all things research related. 'This is an opportunity to showcase students' work and make a statement that the active life of a student researcher is part of what Juniata is," says David Sowell, professor of history, who, with Jack Barlow, professor of politics, was the first to propose canceling classes and dedicating an entire day to research. "This is part of being a scholar-to share your work with others, to let it be Judged in a natural sharing of ideas," Barlow adds. 8 I Juniata agazine Spnng 2006 I 9 ,. '\