VOLUME 14, NUMBER 32 DEC. 3 , 2012

California University

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Students Plan‘Freezin’ 5K’

Cal U students don’t intend to let chilly weatherslow them down. They’re organizing a Freezin’5K race and fun walk around the campus on

Saturday.Race proceeds will benefit scholarships at Cal U, as

well as the River Town Program, created by thePennsylvania Environmental Council to highlightrecreation options in riverside communities includingCalifornia and neighboring Coal Center.

Students in the Parks and Recreation Managementprogram have organized the Freezin’ 5K, which will beheld rain or shine.

“This is their project,” said Dr. Harrison Pinckney,whose course in event management led to the race. “Thestudents are working on every aspect of the planning andexecution. If they are successful, the race will be asuccess. The 5K is their final exam.”

Cal U community members and the general publicare encouraged to dress for the weather and join the fun.

Prizes will be awarded to the three fastest male andfemale finishers in the overall walk/run. Additionalprizes will be awarded to the top two male and femalefinishers in each age group: age 20 and younger, age 21-29, age 30-39, age 40-49, age 50-59 and age 60 and older.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. in Parking Lot 2, acrossfrom the Eberly Science and Technology Center. Visitorparking is available in the Vulcan Garage, off ThirdStreet near the campus entrance.

The race begins at 9 a.m., with prizes awarded afterthe run.

Participants receive a discount if they pre-register.Registration fee for the 5K race is $20 for adults whosign up in advance, or $23 for race-day registration.Children ages 17 and younger pay $15 in advance, $18on race day. Families of four or more may register for atotal of $40 in advance or $43 on race day.

Registration fee for all fun walk participants is $7 inadvance or $9 on race day.

For links to online registration for the Freezin’ 5K, visit theCal U website, www.calu.edu .

Cal U students, faculty and staff willtry to outdo rival Slippery Rockwhen they “bleed black and red” at

an American Red Cross blood drivesponsored by Student Government.

The blood drive will be held from noon-6 p.m. Wednesday in the PerformanceCenter, inside the Natali Student Center.

Donors can make and appointment orwalk in to make a potentially life-savingdonation.

Cal U and Slippery Rock are competingto see which campus community scores themost “pints” in the blood drive contest. Theschool with the greatest number ofdonations wins bragging rights and atrophy.

The student who arrives with the mostCal U spirit wins a $25 Walmart gift card.

Students who have questions about the“Bleed Black & Red” blood drive may contactStudent Government President Alexandra Brooksat BRO8931@calu.edu .

For more information visit www.calu.edu .

Cal U takes on Slippery RockWednesday in Blood Drive

From conducting inventories of stream fish andmacroinvertebrates, to an English-as-a-second-language professional development project, to

the Options@CalU program and more, grants benefitstudents, faculty and staff at Cal U in importantways.

For fiscal year 2011-2012, 81 grants and contractstotaling more than $3.5 million were awarded. The72 faculty and staff members who participated inwriting proposals and administering grant-fundedprojects were honored at the 2012 Grant Writers’Recognition Ceremony, held Nov. 14 in Kara AlumniHouse.

“Today we celebrate your hard work anddedication in receiving outside funds,” said CherylVogrig, director of the Office of Grants andContracts. “It’s a pleasure getting to know each ofyou as we do our best as a team to seek the funds

that will help to fulfill Cal U’s mission.”“The results speak for themselves,” said Acting

Provost Dr. Bruce Barnhart. “Our faculty wereawarded $3.5 million this year, on their own time. Itspeaks to their initiative and work ethic.”

Cal U students benefit, too, Barnhart said. Hecited a redesign of Dr. Mohamed Benbourenane’smathematics course in a collaboration with KutztownUniversity made possible by a grant from thePennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Dr. Kimberly Woznack, associate professor in theDepartment of Chemistry and Physics, agreed.

“Our grant was from the Spectroscopy Society ofPittsburgh, and thanks to matching funds from theProvost’s Office, we were able to purchase aspectrophotometer. Having this grant allowed us toobtain instrumentation that our students will see in

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Ceremony RecognizesFaculty, Staff Grant Writers

Cal U students, faculty and staff will participate in an AmericanRed Cross blood drive sponsored by Student Government fromnoon to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Performance Center.

Acting ProvostDr. BruceBarnhartpresents anappreciationaward to Dr.Chris T. Harman,associateprofessor in theDepartment ofHealth Science,during the 2012Grant Writers’RecognitionCeremony.

Who can donate bloodBlood donors must:• Be in general good health.• Be at least 17 years old.• Weigh at least 110 pounds.• Have not donated blood in the last 56 days.

What you should knowBlood donation is a safe and simple procedure. Eachdonation has the potential to save three lives.The whole process takes around an hour, but the actualdonation only takes about 8­10 minutes.

What you should do• Drink lots of water so you’re hydrated before donating. • Eat a healthy meal before donating, and try to avoid

fatty foods.• Wear clothing with sleeves that can be raised above

the elbow.• Bring a valid form of identification (driver’s license or

another ID that verifies your age) or your Red Cross donor card.

• Bring a list of any medications you may be taking.

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Musicians Perform ‘Monday Night Football’ Theme

Panel’s Political Predictions Held TrueJust one week after American voters re-elected

President Barack Obama, four political expertsanalyzed his victory and offered insight into what

might happen in 2016.Political analyst Jon Delano, money and politics

editor at KDKA-TV, served as moderator for the 2012Election Analysis Forum, which took place in front of alarge crowd in Eberly Hall.

Delano elicited thoughts and facts from panelistsCosta Panagopoulos, of Fordham University, whohelped to staff NBC’s “decision desk” on Election Night;William Binning, professor emeritus at YoungstownState University; and Louis Jacobson, a staff writer forPolitifact.com and a contributing editor at NationalJournal magazine.

“It was a fascinating election for all of us to beinvolved with,” Delano said.

This was the fifth election forum at Cal U. In March,the same political scientists all predicted that Obamawould win a second term by a narrow margin.

Panagopoulos’ forecast had Obama winning 51.7percent of the two-party vote — and voters proved himright. On Election Day, the incumbent President won51.5 percent of that vote and 332 votes in the ElectoralCollege.

Panagopoulos displayed exit poll results, whichshowed that although young voters (ages 18-29) turnedout in smaller numbers for Obama than they did in 2008,support among Hispanics was up by a remarkable 8percent for voters age 30-44 and by 10 percent for thosein the 45-64 age bracket.

“That was a huge increase in support, which couldhave implications for some time,” he said, noting thatHispanics are on their way to becoming the nation’slargest minority group.

His data showed that voters viewed the economy asthe most important issue in the campaign, followed byhealth care, the nation’s financial deficit and foreignpolicy issues.

The “October surprise” was Hurricane Sandy, hesaid, because it gave President Obama an opportunity todisplay both leadership and bipartisanship, especially inhis interactions with Republican Gov. Chris Christie, ofNew Jersey.

“The President’s ability to seize that moment …reinforced the perception in many voters’ minds that heis a strong leader,” said Panagopoulos, who directs theCenter for Electoral Politics and Democracy at Fordham.“The natural disaster changed the news cycle and tookaway the momentum Republican candidate MittRomney had gained from the first of the threePresidential debates.”

Binning focused on the important swing state ofOhio, where Obama won by 107,000 votes. The emerituschair of Youngstown State’s Department of PoliticalScience, Binning had predicted an Ohio win for Obamaduring the spring election forum at Cal U, but he forecastan even tighter race.

“I think Obama would have had a much tougher

time winning Ohio had he not bailed out GM andChrysler, which have big plants in the state,” he said,recalling the GOP candidate’s insistence that the federalgovernment should let the automakers go bankrupt.

Jacobsen, a contributing writer for PoliticsPA andGoverning, called 2012 a “wave election” that affectedcandidates from the top of the ticket to the bottom.

“It seemed pretty close going into the election, butwhen you look at the results, it was actually very stronglyDemocratic going all the way down the ballot,” Jacobsensaid.

Despite solid wins for Democrats in national andstate row-office races, redistricting in the wake of the2010 Republican sweep “held back Democratic victoriesin the U.S. House and state legislatures,” he said. “Andthe liberal side won a number of ballot initiatives” onissues including same-sex marriage and the legalizationof marijuana.

Delano touched on the importance of various sub-groups among Pennsylvania voters. Black voters,especially in Philadelphia, provided nearly as muchsupport for the incumbent President as they did in 2008.

“And Barack Obama is the women’s choice. It madea difference in Pennsylvania and nationwide: Womenwere a key demographic group in this election,” he said.

According to exit polls, slightly more than half ofAmerican voters believe the country is headed in thewrong direction.

“Yet we re-elected the same cast of characters,”Delano said, leaving Democrats in control of the WhiteHouse and the Senate, while Republicans hold amajority in the House. “This was a peculiar election in

many ways.”If the Republicans are going to rebound in 2016,

Panagopoulos believes the GOP must take a closer lookat the American electorate.

“There is no centrist element right now in theRepublican Party,” he said. “They ignore thesedemographic shifts at their own peril.”

Jacobsen called for an end to Congressional gridlockbefore the next election cycle.

“The GOP has to show a degree of bipartisanship inCongress and begin to work with the President,” he said.“Perhaps the goal of not (compromising) before was toensure that Obama would lose his chance at a secondterm, but that didn’t happen. Now the public wants tosee the internal warfare and gridlock end.”

Binning opined that voters may see power shifting tothe Republicans within the next four or five electioncycles, but only if stronger candidates emerge.

Looking ahead to 2016, Jacobsen believes theRepublican field will be much stronger. He predicted thatboth parties may find candidates among the ranks of thenation’s governors.

The panel mentioned a number of familiar names,including New Jersey’s Christie, Maryland Gov. MartinO’Malley, New York Gov. Andre Cuomo, Florida Sen.Marco Rubio and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

But Panagopoulos cautioned that the politicallandscape may take on a new look in the coming years.

“It’s wide open right now, and neither side seems tobe nurturing a heir apparent,” he said. “I think whoeveremerges will be a fresh face, just like Barack Obama in2008.”

Two faculty members and severalCal U music students were readyfor some Monday night football

last month.They joined the Washington

Symphony Orchestra when it taped theMonday Night Football theme song for theNov. 19 football game televised nationallyby ESPN.

Joining the orchestra for the Nov. 14taping at the State Theatre in Uniontown,Pa., were students Lauren Satifka, Lindsie Hammaker and Georgia Nejus,who play various stringed instruments,and trumpeter Christopher Campus.Faculty member Greta Schottman,director of the Cal U String Ensemble,also participated.

Orchestra director Dr. Yugo Ikachalso directs the University Choir andserves as chair of the Cal U MusicDepartment. Tom Hipp, an ESPNproducer, contacted Ikach while one ofthe network’s crews was in Pittsburgh forthe Monday night game between theSteelers and Kansas City Chiefs.

“It was more luck than anything,”Ikach explained. “Tom called around toseveral regional symphonies. Being local,

and non-union, we were not costprohibitive. And we wanted to do it,because we thought it would be fun.”

The musicians recorded an orchestralversion of the theme song while footballlegends Dick Butkus (Chicago) andRonnie Lott (San Francisco) recited theirlines.

“It was four hours of taping for twominutes on Monday Night Football, but itwas pretty cool,” Ikach said. “You have todo so many different takes, because eachtime they are focusing in on, say, the hornsection, then just the trombones, andusing so many different camera angles.

“It’s not often you get to do somethinglike this, and being a part of Monday NightFootball is something we can highlight,”he added.

“It’s important to mix things up, soyour interest does not wane. This addedvariety and spiced things up for us.”

Hammaker, a sophomore majoring incommunication disorders, played theviolin throughout the long evening.

“It was definitely a really interestingexperience, especially seeing how theytaped everything,” she said. “I’m afootball fan, so this was exciting.”

Cal U students Camilla Cionni (left) and Courtney Cochran meet moderator Jon Delano, money and politics editor at KDKA­TV,during the ‘2012 Election Analysis Forum’ in Eberly Hall.

Dr. Yugo Ikach, along with four Cal U students and faculty colleague Greta Schottman, joinedthe Washington Symphony Orchestra when it taped the ‘Monday Night Football’ theme songfor the Nov. 19 football game televised nationally by ESPN.

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ALD Wins Excellence Award

Fans Bow to Bluegrass Queen

Grant AwardeesHonored

‘Christmas Carol’ Opens Thursday— Continued from page 1

the real world. It’s important for ourcommitment to building careers.”

Also at the event, Angela Smith-Aumen,the director of sponsored programs and grantdevelopment in the Office of the Chancellor,described different types of grants and theways they can benefit PASSHE universitiesand students.

The 2012 edition of Laude, the grantsyearbook, contains information about this year’sgrant-writing activity. Laude is available online atwww.calu.edu , keyword “Office of Grants andContracts.”

Kate Eminhizer and JeremySilbaugh couldn’t sit still. Theybobbed in their seats, keeping

time as Rhonda Vincent and her band,The Rage, filled Steele Hall MainstageTheatre with the lively sound ofbluegrass.

“Magnificent. Jaw-dropping.Angelic,” said Eminhizer, of Amity, Pa.“They did a fantastic job. What greatmusic!”

Eminhizer said she’s listened toVincent’s music, trying to strum along asshe teaches herself to play the mandolin.Seeing the performer known as the “newqueen of bluegrass” gave her a freshappreciation for the music she loves.

“And it was easy to get here,” addedSilbaugh, of Belle Vernon. “I haven’tbeen to this campus for years. It’s reallynice, and this was a great concert.”

On Nov. 15, Vincent and the fivemembers of her band arrived at Cal U inthe red-white-and-blue Martha WhiteBluegrass Express, a bus emblazonedwith the logo of the baking productscompany that’s been a longtime sponsorof both the Grand Ol’ Opry andVincent’s band.

After an opening performance by thePittsburgh-based Mon River Ramblers,Vincent grabbed her mandolin and

treated the audience to a mix of classicbluegrass numbers, original tunes and asurprisingly sweet bluegrass cover of the’70s hit “Crazy Love.”

An a cappella gospel tune from hernewest album, Sunday Mornin’ Singin’ —

which last month reached No. 1 onBillboard magazine’s bluegrass charts —contrasted with the top-tapping versionof “Kentucky Borderline,” a fan favoritethat served as the band’s encore.

Between numbers Vincent joked with

the band, aiming a few barbs at her son-in-law, award-winning fiddler HunterBerry. She brought a California Boroughpolice officer onstage for a train-themednumber and thanked Cal U’s technicaldirector, Malcolm Callery, for roundingup a strip of Hollywood tape to securean uncooperative strap on her dress.

The audience responded to theperformance with a standing ovation.

“This was a great setting,” Vincentsaid as she made her way to the lobby,where she met with fans and signedautographs after the show. “Great sound.It’s such a pleasure when the acousticsare good, and this was wonderful.”

The International Bluegrass MusicAssociation has recognized Vincent as itsFemale Vocalist of the Year for sevenconsecutive years — a record no otherperformer has achieved. In 2010, theBluegrass Heritage Foundation gave herits prestigious “Star Award” for herefforts to preserve and promote thetradition of bluegrass music.

Vincent’s appearance at Cal Urounded out 11 months of touring forthe band. With just four more dates ontheir schedule, the performers werelooking forward to heading home “to bewith our families for the holidays,”Vincent said.

Rhonda Vincent and her band, The Rage, fill Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre with the livelysound of bluegrass on Nov. 15.

Cal U’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Deltarecently received the prestigiousMaintaining the Flame Award for its

activities during the 2011-2012 academic year. ALD is a national honor society that

recognizes academic excellence among first-yearstudents

Each year, the National Council of AlphaLambda Delta selects as many as five winners ofthe Society’s Order of the Torch Award, whichhonors chapters that have excelled in the areas ofprogramming, internal communications andcampus visibility. Cal U received the Order of theTorch for its 2010-2011 activities.

After receiving the Order of the Torch, anALD chapter is ineligible to compete for theaward for the next four years. Maintaining theFlame is awarded to chapters that continue theirexcellent work during the ineligibility period.

The 2011-2012 ALD officers at Cal U wereDaniel Starceski, Lauren Vitt, Aaron McFadden,

Megan Walker, Kelsey Mason, Christina King,Amy Dunn, Katie Greene and Rebecca Barron.

The chapter’s advisers are Dr. Karen Amrheinand Michael Amrhein, director for the Office ofOutreach and Integration for TEAMS(Technology, Engineering, Art, Math andScience) at Cal U. Karen Amrhein, director ofCal U’s University-Wide Mentoring Program,described the Cal U chapter’s success at lastmonth’s National Alpha Lambda DeltaLeadership Workshop and Conference in SanAntonio, Texas.

Since Cal U’s chapter of ALD was establishedin 2007, student members have won a total of$11,000 in scholarships from the nationalorganization. Members also have engaged invarious service activities and participated incareer development activities.

Alpha Lambda Delta has 275 chaptersthroughout the United States, with more than950,000 students.

Proudly posing with their Order of the Torch banner from 2010­2011are (from left) Alpha Lambda Delta officers Christina King, past vicepresident and current junior adviser; Dan Starceski, past president;and Megan Walker, past treasurer and current president. The patchon the left of the banner represents the prestigious Maintaining theFlame Award, which the Cal U chapter recently received for its activities during the 2011­2012 academic year.

Trustees Meeting

The California University Council ofTrustees will hold its final quarterlymeeting of 2012 at 7 p.m. Wednesday inthe President’s conference room, Room110 of Old Main.

The Department of Theatre andDance welcomes the holidayseason with its fifth annual

production of “A Christmas Carol,” aheartwarming, toe-tapping musicalextravaganza.

Performances of the classic tale byCharles Dickens are set for 8 p.m.Dec. 6-8 in Steele Hall MainstageTheatre, with matinees at 2 p.m. Dec.8 and 9. All performances are open tothe public.

Children from eight area schooldistricts will attend a Dec. 7 schoolmatinee at 10:30 a.m. in Steele Hall.

With music by Alan Mencken andlyrics by Lynn Ahrens, the musicaltells the story of miserly EbenezerScrooge, who changes his ways aftervisits by the ghosts of Christmasespast, present and future.

There are more than 100 castmembers, including University,community and professional actors. Anumber of “Cal U families” areinvolved in the production, includingUniversity staff members and children

of faculty members. Brownsvillenative John Gresh, who has workedas an actor in regional theater for 30years, plays Scrooge.

Department chair Michael Slavinhas directed the show, with musicaldirection by Ted Kovall andchoreography by Diane Buffington.

Ticket price is $12 for patrons ofall ages. Students with valid CalCardsare admitted free; your $5 deposit willbe returned when you attend theperformance.

For more information, or to ordertickets (with a credit card) by phone, callthe Steele Box Office at 724-938-5943.

Performances of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a musical version of the classic tale by CharlesDickens, begin Thursday night in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

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Geraldine M. JonesActing University President

Dr. Bruce BarnhartActing Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Charles Mance Vice President for University Technology Services

Robert ThornVice President for Administration and Finance

Craig Butzine Vice President for Marketing and University Relations

Sharon NavoneyInterim Vice President for University Development and Cal U for Life

Dr. Nancy PinardiInterim Vice President for Student Affairs

Christine KindlEditor

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff BenderWriters

The California Journal is published weekly by California University of Pennsylvania, a member of The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Office of Communications and Public Relations 250 University Avenue California, PA 15419 724-938-4195 wald@calu.edu

Military Leader Chosen to beMansfield’s Next President

THE CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY FORUM

November 6, 2012/4:00 p.m.,Carter Hall, Multipurpose Room #G06

TENTATIVE AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

IV. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER6, 2012

(Approved by e-mail ballot –refer to Forum website or

Public Folders in Outlook)

V. MINUTES OF EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

(Informational Only – Minutes November 20, 2012)

VI. PRESIDING OFFICER’SREPORT

A. Miscellaneous InformationB. President’s Response toMotion Passed –

Attachments B and CB. Notice of Executive Committee Meeting: January 22, 2013 – University Community Welcome

VII. CommitteeReports/Updates

a. Ad-hoc Review Committeeb. Budget Committee

VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS

IX. INTERPELLATION

X. Faculty Senate Recommendation(s):a. To have greaterpermanence and stability inadministrative positions,meaning fewer interim andacting positions, and toconduct outside institutionhires for those available

positions when they arise(recommended by MiddleStates) [long range]b. To review and commentupon the Middle Stateswritten recommendations[annual]c. To permit administrativeprivileges for qualified facultyand students on universitycomputers or laptops uponadministrative approval andwith appropriate safeguardsand timeframes [annual]d. To have administratorsseek greater input fromfaculty or students throughtheir representative bodies(i.e. APSCUF, Senate,Forum) when makingcurricular or pedagogicaldecisions [long range]e. To create an institutionalresearch office responsiblefor independent, objectivecollection and disseminationof institutional data (anintegral component offaculty/administrationcommunication) [long range]f. To demonstrate integrity inmarketing class sizes usingstudent: faculty ratio [annual]g. To recognize that a broad-based liberal educationprepares students for futurevocational choices, and afour-year university degreeshould not serve primarily asvocational training

XI. NEW BUSINESS

XII. ANNOUNCEMENTSNext FORUM Meeting

JANUARY 29, 2013

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM

MINUTES

The CaliforniaUniversity Forummet in regularsession Tuesday,November 6, 2012in Carter Hall,Multipurpose Room#G06. PresidingOffice Hoover calledthe meeting order at4:10 p.m.

The followingsenators were inattendance:Dr. Bruce BarnhartDr. StanleyKomacekDr. Bill BiddingtonMs. Georgia MinorMs. Roberta BushaMs. SharonNavoney (4:12 pmarrival)Dr. John ConferMs. Jasmine OwensMr. Michael CrosenDr. Craig Smith

Ms. Amy DunnDr. Pamela TwissMs. Fran FayishMs. Sheleta WebbMrs. GeraldineJonesDr. KimberlyWoznack

The following werealso in attendance:Mr. Douglas Hoover,Presiding OfficerMr. Loring Prest,Parliamentarian

The followingsenators wereabsent:Dr. Ralph BelsterlingMr. Thomas MooreMr. Rick BertagnolliMr. Josh MroskoMs. AlexandraBrooksMr. WilliamO’DonnellMr. Craig ButzineMrs. RosannePandrok

Mr. Brendan DemmyDr. Nancy PinardiMr. Todd EdwardsDr. Carrie RosengartMs. Rachel FreeMr. Gary SeelyeMrs. Rhonda GiffordMs. BrittaneyStephanikDr. Chad KauffmanMs. Jenna TerchanikDr. Kevin KouryMr. Robert ThornMs. Kelly LloydDr. Tom WickhamMr. Chase LoperMr. Stephan ZembaDr. Sean Madden

Due to the lack of aquorum of Forumsenators, PresidingOfficer Hooveradjourned themeeting at 4:13 p.m.

Reminder the nextFORUM Meeting isDECEMBER 4,2012.

December 4, 2012/4:00 p.m, Carter Hall,Multipurpose Room #G06

Cal U welcomed 265 students frommiddle schools and high schools inWashington, Greene and Fayette

counties for workshops with faculty from thedepartments of Library Services, English, andArt and Design.

The Art and Writing Encounter on Nov. 9included workshops in poetry, journalism,personal essay/memoir, fiction techniques,printmaking, ceramics, jewelry and metals,painting, drawing, and graphic design.

“This is a great way for students to interactwith faculty and experience a bit of collegelife,” said Gregory Harrison, chair of theDepartment of Art and Design. “There aren’t alot of events where you can meet the facultyand enjoy the day with them.”

In addition to teaching students more aboutthe arts, the event is intended to motivatestudents to enter the Scholastic Art and WritingAwards of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Entriesare judged and displayed at Cal U eachJanuary and February. A ceremony torecognize the award winners is scheduled forFeb. 10 in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

“We stage the event to help students

connect art and writing and see that both comefrom the same creative spring,” said JaniceHatfield, the director of the regional ScholasticArt and Writing Awards.

“A lot of students will go back and work onthings to submit,” said Harrison, who is amongseveral Cal U faculty members on the board ofdirectors for Scholastic Art and WritingAwards.

“We want better submissions, so we givestudents better experiences,” he said.

Many Cal U students participated in theworkshops, including five enrolled in Teachingof Art K-12, a methods course for arteducation students taught by Suzan Mohney,from the Art and Design Department.

“The Art and Writing Encounter gavethem an opportunity to write, plan andexecute their lesson plans,” Mohney said. “Iobserved their teaching techniques much thesame way I do when visiting student teachers.They walked away with positive attitudes andfeedback.”

To learn more about the Scholastic Art andWriting Awards of Southwestern Pennsylvania, visithttp://www.artandwriting.org/ affiliate/pa009a .

Workshops EncourageParticipation in the Arts

Maggy Aston, associate professor of Art and Design, works on a mural with middle school students (fromleft) Megan Kaplan, Maria Claybaugh and Mikaela Fitzpatrick during the recent Art and WritingEncounter workshops at Cal U.

Brig. Gen. Francis L. Hendricks, whoserved for five years as commander anddeputy commander of the Army and

Air Force Exchange Service in Dallas, Texas,has been selected by the PASSHE Board ofGovernors to be the next president ofMansfield University of Pennsylvania.

Hendricks, who completed hisundergraduate studies at then-Mansfield StateCollege in 1979 before beginning his militarycareer, will assume his duties Jan. 1.

Hendricks completed programs in political

science and criminal justice administration atMansfield. He also received a master’s degreein systems management from the Universityof Southern California and a master’s degreein strategic studies from the Air War College.He has more than 30 years of militaryexperience.

Hendricks will succeed Dr. Allan J.Golden, who has served as interim presidentat Mansfield for the past year. Goldenpreviously served as vice president forAdministration and Finance at Cal U.

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