Winter 2011 - Cal U Review

CALUREVIEW

F R O M T H E P R E S I D E NT

WINTER

2011

i n S i d e

Lawyers continue to learnThe Institute for Law and Public Policy offers continuing education for lawyers, publishes scholarlyjournals and provides training for justice professionals.

Centers of activityThe Center for Civic Engagement facilitates communityservice, while the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center/Student Incubator gives new businesses a boost.

Winter CommencementTwo distinguished alumni urge winter graduates to live by a code of ethics and be tenacious about achieving their goals.

Artworks return to campusPaying it forward, sisters donate a pair of much-lovedpaintings, including a depiction of Old Maincommissioned for an alumni couple more than 40 years ago.

Intramurals build memoriesMore than eight decades after the first teams played, the intramural sports program continues to grow.

FeaturesDepartments

COVER STORY:A plot twist straight out of Shakespeare

led Sheryl Stebbins ’76 to New York Cityand a 30-year career in publishing.

WINTER 2011 � CAL U REVIEW 3

Alumni Spotlight 14 – 15

Alumni CAlendAr 18 – 19

plAnned giVing 22

CAmpuS ClipS 24 – 25

SportS roundup 28 – 29

mileStoneS 31 – 34

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12

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26

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The California University of Pennsylvania MagazineCAL U REVIEW Vol. 39 - No. 1The Cal U Review is publishedquarterly by the Office of Marketing and University Relationsand is distributed free. Third classpostage paid at California.

When our graduates leave campus after Commencement, there’s notelling where they may go.

Many brand-new alumni depart from Cal U believing they have a pathmapped out — but like most of us, they find that time and circumstancessometimes have a way of changing even the best-laid plans.

A new location may beckon. An unforeseen job opportunity may arise.Family or financial matters may prompt a reassessment or inspire new goals.

This edition of the Cal U Review shares the stories of three alumni whose career paths took an unexpected turn. All three landed in New York, “the city that never sleeps,” where each of them has found more than ameasure of success.

This trio proves a point I’ve often made: No part of a high-quality education is ever wasted.

These days, the average worker can expect to make several careerchanges between that first “real” job and retirement.

That’s why Cal U provides every student with a strong foundation intransferable skills such as research, higher-order thinking, problem-solvingand effective communication — solid building blocks for any career.

We also offer lifelong assistance to alumni through our Career Servicesoffice. Graduates who are looking for employment or contemplating a career change can meet with a counselor for resumé help, interviewtips or pointers on effective networking.

Career Services also works to introduce job-seekers to alumni and other employers with open positions to fill.

These services, free to all alumni, are just one of many reasons to visitour beautiful campus. No matter when you graduated, or where life hastaken you since then, please remember that you are always welcome here.

With warm regards,

Angelo Armenti, Jr.PresidentCalifornia University of Pennsylvania

CHANCELLORDr. John C. Cavanaugh

BOARD OF GOVERNORSKenneth M. Jarin, chairman Marie Conley LammandoAaron Walton, vice chair Jonathan B. MackC.R. “Chuck” Pennoni, vice chair Joseph F. McGinn Leonard B. Altieri III Sen. Jeffrey E. PiccolaRep. Matthew E. Baker Guido M. PichiniGov. Tom Corbett Harold C. ShieldsPaul S. Dlugolecki Thomas M. SweitzerRep. Michael K. Hanna Ronald J. TomalisSen. Vincent J. Hughes Christine J. Toretti

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPresidentDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.

Geraldine M. Jones, provost and vice president for academic affairsDr. Lenora Angelone, vice president for student affairsDr. Charles B. Mance, vice president for university technology servicesRon Huiatt, vice president for university development and alumni relationsRobert Thorn, interim vice president for administration and financeCraig Butzine, interim vice president for marketing and university relations

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEESLeo Krantz, chair Michael Napolitano ’68Robert J. Irey, vice chair Gwendolyn SimmonsPeter J. Daley II ’72, ’75 Jerry Spangler ’74Jacqueline A. Davis, student trustee Aaron Walton ’68James T. Davis ’73 The Hon. John C. Cavanaugh,Annette Ganassi chancellor, ex-officioLawrence Maggi ’79

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSDr. Harry Serene ’65, presidentTim Gorske ’62, vice presidentDr. Lorraine Vitchoff ’74, secretaryDeanne Zelenak ’79, treasurerRosemary (Rich) Bucchianeri ’69, immediate past president Dr. Roger M. Angelelli ’64Mary Jo (Zosky) Barnhart ’84Joseph Dochinez ’51Kimberly (Mahaffey) Fahey ’97 ’99Barbara (Williams) Fetsko ’75B. Christina (Kost) Fosbrink ’01, ’03Josh Fosbrink ’01, ’03Dr. Paul Gentile ’62Alan James ’62Len Keller ’61Dr. Anthony Lazzaro ’55

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr., presidentGeraldine (Johns) Jones ’71Ron Huiatt

STUDENT MEMBERSAshley BairdJosh Giffen

STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORSJacqueline Davis Nicole LowryRachel Fletcher Katie MercadanteWalter D. Harris III Marc Roncone ’03Robert Irey Dr. Donald ThompsonSam Jessee ’90 Michael R. WagnerBonnie Keener Joshua WrightJim Lokay ’02

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. Lenora Angelone ’89,’92,’97 Leigh Ann LincolnDr. Nancy Pinardi ’95, ’96, ’98 Larry Sebek

FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF DIRECTORSLinda H. Serene ’64, presidentDr. David L. Amati ’70, vice presidentMichele Mandell ’69, secretaryPaul Kania ’87, treasurerRoger Angelelli ’64William R. Booker ’74Thomas Crumrine ’64 Nathaniel W. DixonWilliam R. Flinn ’68Richard C. Grace ’63

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr., presidentRon HuiattDr. Harry Serene ’65

EDITORChristine Kindl

WRITERSWendy Mackall Lindy KravecBruce Wald ’85 Colleen C. DerdaJeff Bender

PHOTOGRAPHERSGreg Sofranko S. C. SpanglerJosh Stepp Dave MillerJared Wickerham Anthony Carpinelli

Annette M. Kaleita ’55Gary Kennedy ’58Robert Lippencott ’66Lawrence O. Maggi ’79Michael A. Perry ’63Dr. Saundra L. Stout ’72Steven P. Stout ’85Dr. Lorraine G. Vitchoff ’74Ben Wright

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Jim Lokay ’02Lawrence O. Maggi ’79Don Martin ’89Dante Morelli ’02Michael Napolitano ’68Melanie (Stringhill) Patterson ’82Fritz Retsch ’62, ’66Dolly Rozzi ’64James Stofan ’71Lynne Stout ’94Dr. Tim Susick ’76

Leo KrantzLinda (Hootman) Serene ’64Dr. Michael Slavin ’74

Chase LoperJason Springer

SITES exhibitionexplores our solar system

Visitors will see Earth’s neighbors in a new light when California University hosts Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes, ondisplay through April 12 in Manderino Gallery.

Created by artist Michael Benson and organized for travel by SITES, the SmithsonianInstitution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit’s astonishing views of the solar system’splanets and their moons come primarily fromNASA and European Space Agency missions.

Benson mines planetary databases for hissource material, then pulls together the images to create seamless photographs of unprecedented clarity and realism. For details,including gallery hours, visit www.calu.eduand search for the keyword “SITES.”

CALUREVIEW

F R O M T H E P R E S I D E NT

WINTER

2011

i n S i d e

Lawyers continue to learnThe Institute for Law and Public Policy offers continuing education for lawyers, publishes scholarlyjournals and provides training for justice professionals.

Centers of activityThe Center for Civic Engagement facilitates communityservice, while the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center/Student Incubator gives new businesses a boost.

Winter CommencementTwo distinguished alumni urge winter graduates to live by a code of ethics and be tenacious about achieving their goals.

Artworks return to campusPaying it forward, sisters donate a pair of much-lovedpaintings, including a depiction of Old Maincommissioned for an alumni couple more than 40 years ago.

Intramurals build memoriesMore than eight decades after the first teams played, the intramural sports program continues to grow.

FeaturesDepartments

COVER STORY:A plot twist straight out of Shakespeare

led Sheryl Stebbins ’76 to New York Cityand a 30-year career in publishing.


Alumni Spotlight 14 – 15

Alumni CAlendAr 18 – 19

plAnned giVing 22

CAmpuS ClipS 24 – 25

SportS roundup 28 – 29

mileStoneS 31 – 34

8

12

23

26

16

The California University of Pennsylvania MagazineCAL U REVIEW Vol. 39 - No. 1The Cal U Review is publishedquarterly by the Office of Marketing and University Relationsand is distributed free. Third classpostage paid at California.

When our graduates leave campus after Commencement, there’s notelling where they may go.

Many brand-new alumni depart from Cal U believing they have a pathmapped out — but like most of us, they find that time and circumstancessometimes have a way of changing even the best-laid plans.

A new location may beckon. An unforeseen job opportunity may arise.Family or financial matters may prompt a reassessment or inspire new goals.

This edition of the Cal U Review shares the stories of three alumni whose career paths took an unexpected turn. All three landed in New York, “the city that never sleeps,” where each of them has found more than ameasure of success.

This trio proves a point I’ve often made: No part of a high-quality education is ever wasted.

These days, the average worker can expect to make several careerchanges between that first “real” job and retirement.

That’s why Cal U provides every student with a strong foundation intransferable skills such as research, higher-order thinking, problem-solvingand effective communication — solid building blocks for any career.

We also offer lifelong assistance to alumni through our Career Servicesoffice. Graduates who are looking for employment or contemplating a career change can meet with a counselor for resumé help, interviewtips or pointers on effective networking.

Career Services also works to introduce job-seekers to alumni and other employers with open positions to fill.

These services, free to all alumni, are just one of many reasons to visitour beautiful campus. No matter when you graduated, or where life hastaken you since then, please remember that you are always welcome here.

With warm regards,

Angelo Armenti, Jr.PresidentCalifornia University of Pennsylvania

CHANCELLORDr. John C. Cavanaugh

BOARD OF GOVERNORSKenneth M. Jarin, chairman Marie Conley LammandoAaron Walton, vice chair Jonathan B. MackC.R. “Chuck” Pennoni, vice chair Joseph F. McGinn Leonard B. Altieri III Sen. Jeffrey E. PiccolaRep. Matthew E. Baker Guido M. PichiniGov. Tom Corbett Harold C. ShieldsPaul S. Dlugolecki Thomas M. SweitzerRep. Michael K. Hanna Ronald J. TomalisSen. Vincent J. Hughes Christine J. Toretti

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPresidentDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.

Geraldine M. Jones, provost and vice president for academic affairsDr. Lenora Angelone, vice president for student affairsDr. Charles B. Mance, vice president for university technology servicesRon Huiatt, vice president for university development and alumni relationsRobert Thorn, interim vice president for administration and financeCraig Butzine, interim vice president for marketing and university relations

COUNCIL OF TRUSTEESLeo Krantz, chair Michael Napolitano ’68Robert J. Irey, vice chair Gwendolyn SimmonsPeter J. Daley II ’72, ’75 Jerry Spangler ’74Jacqueline A. Davis, student trustee Aaron Walton ’68James T. Davis ’73 The Hon. John C. Cavanaugh,Annette Ganassi chancellor, ex-officioLawrence Maggi ’79

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSDr. Harry Serene ’65, presidentTim Gorske ’62, vice presidentDr. Lorraine Vitchoff ’74, secretaryDeanne Zelenak ’79, treasurerRosemary (Rich) Bucchianeri ’69, immediate past president Dr. Roger M. Angelelli ’64Mary Jo (Zosky) Barnhart ’84Joseph Dochinez ’51Kimberly (Mahaffey) Fahey ’97 ’99Barbara (Williams) Fetsko ’75B. Christina (Kost) Fosbrink ’01, ’03Josh Fosbrink ’01, ’03Dr. Paul Gentile ’62Alan James ’62Len Keller ’61Dr. Anthony Lazzaro ’55

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr., presidentGeraldine (Johns) Jones ’71Ron Huiatt

STUDENT MEMBERSAshley BairdJosh Giffen

STUDENT ASSOCIATION, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORSJacqueline Davis Nicole LowryRachel Fletcher Katie MercadanteWalter D. Harris III Marc Roncone ’03Robert Irey Dr. Donald ThompsonSam Jessee ’90 Michael R. WagnerBonnie Keener Joshua WrightJim Lokay ’02

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. Lenora Angelone ’89,’92,’97 Leigh Ann LincolnDr. Nancy Pinardi ’95, ’96, ’98 Larry Sebek

FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF DIRECTORSLinda H. Serene ’64, presidentDr. David L. Amati ’70, vice presidentMichele Mandell ’69, secretaryPaul Kania ’87, treasurerRoger Angelelli ’64William R. Booker ’74Thomas Crumrine ’64 Nathaniel W. DixonWilliam R. Flinn ’68Richard C. Grace ’63

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSDr. Angelo Armenti, Jr., presidentRon HuiattDr. Harry Serene ’65

EDITORChristine Kindl

WRITERSWendy Mackall Lindy KravecBruce Wald ’85 Colleen C. DerdaJeff Bender

PHOTOGRAPHERSGreg Sofranko S. C. SpanglerJosh Stepp Dave MillerJared Wickerham Anthony Carpinelli

Annette M. Kaleita ’55Gary Kennedy ’58Robert Lippencott ’66Lawrence O. Maggi ’79Michael A. Perry ’63Dr. Saundra L. Stout ’72Steven P. Stout ’85Dr. Lorraine G. Vitchoff ’74Ben Wright


Jim Lokay ’02Lawrence O. Maggi ’79Don Martin ’89Dante Morelli ’02Michael Napolitano ’68Melanie (Stringhill) Patterson ’82Fritz Retsch ’62, ’66Dolly Rozzi ’64James Stofan ’71Lynne Stout ’94Dr. Tim Susick ’76

Leo KrantzLinda (Hootman) Serene ’64Dr. Michael Slavin ’74

Chase LoperJason Springer

SITES exhibitionexplores our solar system

Visitors will see Earth’s neighbors in a new light when California University hosts Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes, ondisplay through April 12 in Manderino Gallery.

Created by artist Michael Benson and organized for travel by SITES, the SmithsonianInstitution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit’s astonishing views of the solar system’splanets and their moons come primarily fromNASA and European Space Agency missions.

Benson mines planetary databases for hissource material, then pulls together the images to create seamless photographs of unprecedented clarity and realism. For details,including gallery hours, visit www.calu.eduand search for the keyword “SITES.”

Plot twist leads to Publishing

In the original manuscript for her life, Sheryl Stebbins ’76 was supposed to be a teacher. The Erie, Pa., native had graduated

from California State College with a degree in communications educationand begun teaching at a high schoolnear her hometown. Then a plot twiststraight out of Shakespeare took a star-crossed couple out of town andsent Stebbins’ career in an entirely new direction.

“I taught high school for about two years, and at the same time I wasworking part time at a Waldens book-store,” recalls Stebbins. “The managerand assistant manager fell in love —unbeknownst to their spouses — andran away together, so there was no one to manage the bookstore.”

About the same time, Stebbins decided that teaching wasn’t reallyfor her. So she “stepped forward and begged for the job.” It was thestart of a career in book selling andpublishing that has lasted more than 30 years.

“I wouldn’t trade any of the experi-ences I’ve had for anything,” she says.

In the current chapter of her life, Stebbins is editorial director for Kaplan, a well-known publisher of testpreparation materials. She also hasworked for WaldenBooks, Aperture,Merriam-Webster and various divisionsat Random House.

“I would say the turning point in my time at California State College,and probably in my life, was when I got involved in theater,” she says, because it got her involved incampus activities.

She worked with fellow alumnusJoseph A. Onorato ’76 as the stagemanager for Once Upon a Mattress,

which he directed. She credits the late Roger Emelson and others in thetheater department with “having a profound effect” on her life.

“I was so convinced that when I leftCalifornia I was going to be a teacher,”Stebbins says. “By chance I wound upat the bookstore, and I ended up in areally different place. But I feel likebeing in publishing has really taken the best advantage of what I know how to do.”

In 1980 she was promoted to assistant buyer at the WaldenBookshome office in Stamford, Conn. In 1987 she became director of buying, with a staff of 50 and a budgetof $1.6 billion for 1,150 stores.

behind the scenes at Radio city

The annual Christmas show atRadio City Music Hall in NewYork City is a legendary spectacle.

A cast of hundreds. Special effectsthat include snow and fireworks. A liveNativity. “The Parade of the WoodenSoldiers.” A realistic Santa’s Workshop,with a 25-foot-high shelf lined with life-size ragdolls. And, of course, Santahimself, bursting onto the Great Stagewith 36 leggy Rockettes as his “reindeer.”

There is a lot to manage in themonths before and during the perform-ances, which take place during Novemberand December at the landmark hall.

It’s all in a day’s work for stage manager Joseph A. Onorato ’76, who hasworked at Radio City on The ChristmasSpectacular and many other shows since1989 (with a five-year break to tour withsome national productions).

Because of the sheer size of the show,he is one of nine stage managers whowork on The Christmas Spectacular.

“A stage manager’s responsibilitiesstart long before a show goes into rehearsal,” Onorato says. One of thebiggest jobs for the Christmas show is“taping the floor” of the rehearsal roomsto outline the set pieces, which are toolarge to move into the rooms.

“So when the choreographers areworking, even though they don’t havethe exact elevation of the steps, theyknow exactly where every step

If you love what you’re doing,

it’s so easy to come to

work every day.

JOSEph A. OnORATO ’76STAgE mAnAgER — RAdIO CITY muSIC hALL

Stebbins then worked for two publishers before joining Random Housein the mid-1990s, becoming director ofmarketing in 1997.

For three years, she worked with “justabout any author who had a best-seller.”

Her favorite? “I would say that wouldbe Tom Brokaw,” Stebbins says of the former NBC Nightly News anchor and author of The Greatest Generation, aboutveterans of World War II.

“He was someone I got to know, and I got to work with him on marketingplans and putting everything together for his book,” she says.

“As I told my friends and family, he is exactly who you think he is. There is no pretense; he is a stand-up guy.”

Stebbins left Random House in 2007and worked as a ghostwriter and freelanceeditor before being hired by Kaplan in 2010.

She credits Cal U with instilling a commitment to hard work that has led to a successful career.

“I would say I learned how to workhard at Cal U. I benefitted from the teachers I was fortunate to learn from, the students I became friends with, and just from the overall atmosphere of the campus.”

Stebbins says that gratitude and herfond memories of Cal U make her morethan willing to pay it forward and helpothers with their career goals.

“I’m happy to talk to anyone whowants to come to New York. I have contacts throughout the publishing industry, and I’m happy to mentor anyone who really wants to be here.”

“

Continued on page 6

BRIGHT LIGHTS,BIG CITYALumnI LIVE ThEIR dREAmS In‘ThE CITY ThAT nEVER SLEEpS’One works in publishing and has met dozens of best-selling

authors. Another manages the action at Radio City music

hall. A third keeps readers in suspense with his novels

and short stories. meet alumni Sheryl Stebbins ’76,

Joseph A. Onorato ’76 and C.J. henderson ’73.

They all have successful careers in new York City —

and they credit Cal u for encouraging them to dream big.

”

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I wouldn’t trade any of

the experiences I’ve had

for anything.

ShERYL STEbbInS ’76pubLIShIng pROfESSIOnAL

“”

Plot twist leads to Publishing

In the original manuscript for her life, Sheryl Stebbins ’76 was supposed to be a teacher. The Erie, Pa., native had graduated

from California State College with a degree in communications educationand begun teaching at a high schoolnear her hometown. Then a plot twiststraight out of Shakespeare took a star-crossed couple out of town andsent Stebbins’ career in an entirely new direction.

“I taught high school for about two years, and at the same time I wasworking part time at a Waldens book-store,” recalls Stebbins. “The managerand assistant manager fell in love —unbeknownst to their spouses — andran away together, so there was no one to manage the bookstore.”

About the same time, Stebbins decided that teaching wasn’t reallyfor her. So she “stepped forward and begged for the job.” It was thestart of a career in book selling andpublishing that has lasted more than 30 years.

“I wouldn’t trade any of the experi-ences I’ve had for anything,” she says.

In the current chapter of her life, Stebbins is editorial director for Kaplan, a well-known publisher of testpreparation materials. She also hasworked for WaldenBooks, Aperture,Merriam-Webster and various divisionsat Random House.

“I would say the turning point in my time at California State College,and probably in my life, was when I got involved in theater,” she says, because it got her involved incampus activities.

She worked with fellow alumnusJoseph A. Onorato ’76 as the stagemanager for Once Upon a Mattress,

which he directed. She credits the late Roger Emelson and others in thetheater department with “having a profound effect” on her life.

“I was so convinced that when I leftCalifornia I was going to be a teacher,”Stebbins says. “By chance I wound upat the bookstore, and I ended up in areally different place. But I feel likebeing in publishing has really taken the best advantage of what I know how to do.”

In 1980 she was promoted to assistant buyer at the WaldenBookshome office in Stamford, Conn. In 1987 she became director of buying, with a staff of 50 and a budgetof $1.6 billion for 1,150 stores.

behind the scenes at Radio city

The annual Christmas show atRadio City Music Hall in NewYork City is a legendary spectacle.

A cast of hundreds. Special effectsthat include snow and fireworks. A liveNativity. “The Parade of the WoodenSoldiers.” A realistic Santa’s Workshop,with a 25-foot-high shelf lined with life-size ragdolls. And, of course, Santahimself, bursting onto the Great Stagewith 36 leggy Rockettes as his “reindeer.”

There is a lot to manage in themonths before and during the perform-ances, which take place during Novemberand December at the landmark hall.

It’s all in a day’s work for stage manager Joseph A. Onorato ’76, who hasworked at Radio City on The ChristmasSpectacular and many other shows since1989 (with a five-year break to tour withsome national productions).

Because of the sheer size of the show,he is one of nine stage managers whowork on The Christmas Spectacular.

“A stage manager’s responsibilitiesstart long before a show goes into rehearsal,” Onorato says. One of thebiggest jobs for the Christmas show is“taping the floor” of the rehearsal roomsto outline the set pieces, which are toolarge to move into the rooms.

“So when the choreographers areworking, even though they don’t havethe exact elevation of the steps, theyknow exactly where every step

If you love what you’re doing,

it’s so easy to come to

work every day.

JOSEph A. OnORATO ’76STAgE mAnAgER — RAdIO CITY muSIC hALL

Stebbins then worked for two publishers before joining Random Housein the mid-1990s, becoming director ofmarketing in 1997.

For three years, she worked with “justabout any author who had a best-seller.”

Her favorite? “I would say that wouldbe Tom Brokaw,” Stebbins says of the former NBC Nightly News anchor and author of The Greatest Generation, aboutveterans of World War II.

“He was someone I got to know, and I got to work with him on marketingplans and putting everything together for his book,” she says.

“As I told my friends and family, he is exactly who you think he is. There is no pretense; he is a stand-up guy.”

Stebbins left Random House in 2007and worked as a ghostwriter and freelanceeditor before being hired by Kaplan in 2010.

She credits Cal U with instilling a commitment to hard work that has led to a successful career.

“I would say I learned how to workhard at Cal U. I benefitted from the teachers I was fortunate to learn from, the students I became friends with, and just from the overall atmosphere of the campus.”

Stebbins says that gratitude and herfond memories of Cal U make her morethan willing to pay it forward and helpothers with their career goals.

“I’m happy to talk to anyone whowants to come to New York. I have contacts throughout the publishing industry, and I’m happy to mentor anyone who really wants to be here.”

“

Continued on page 6

BRIGHT LIGHTS,BIG CITYALumnI LIVE ThEIR dREAmS In‘ThE CITY ThAT nEVER SLEEpS’One works in publishing and has met dozens of best-selling

authors. Another manages the action at Radio City music

hall. A third keeps readers in suspense with his novels

and short stories. meet alumni Sheryl Stebbins ’76,

Joseph A. Onorato ’76 and C.J. henderson ’73.

They all have successful careers in new York City —

and they credit Cal u for encouraging them to dream big.

”


I wouldn’t trade any of

the experiences I’ve had

for anything.

ShERYL STEbbInS ’76pubLIShIng pROfESSIOnAL

“”

hideous experience,” Henderson says.“And California changed all that. …Everything started there.”

Henderson says he always knew he wanted to be a writer but figured he needed to get a degree, since writing“was not what you would call an instantly lucrative profession.”

“I’m very much the instructor; I need an audience,” Henderson explains. “So teaching seemed like a good idea.”

He enrolled at California State College in 1969 and majored in secondary education with a minor in drama. After he graduated, he took a teaching position in West Virginia, but quickly realized that a traditionalcareer was not for him.

“I couldn’t do it,” Henderson says.“I had my horizons opened at California.I did have talent, but the world was trying to force it into a little box to dosomething ordinary and normal. I wasgetting my corners shaved to fit verynicely into a little box, and Californiajust disintegrated the box. And I couldn’t fit in such a world anymore.”

A few years later, he was in NewYork City, “chasing writing jobs.”

Today, Henderson has written or co-written about 70 books — mostly in the mystery and horror genres. He isprobably best known for his Jack Hageeand Teddy London detective series.

He wrote The Things That Are NotThere, which introduced supernaturaldetective Teddy London, in four months’worth of lunch hours while working at a day job for a legal publisher in New York.

“I knew no one was going to buy it,”Henderson says. “I had been effectivelytrounced by the publishers I was workingwith who said this was a stupid idea.And I didn’t care. As I told one of them,

outside the box —and in PRint

In The California Effect, a young manwith big dreams goes to college inorder to have a “real job to fall back

on,” but he ends up in New York Cityas he pursues his passion for writing.

The title isn’t available at any bookstore, but the story is real for C. J.Henderson ’73, a kid from Bridgeville,Pa., who credits his four years at Cal Uwith changing his life.

“I never got any encouragement athome and very little in high school —dribs and drabs. Most of it was a

You have to work

hard to be the best.

C. J. hEndERSOn ’73fuLL-TImE WRITER

‘You know, I already have a job I hate; I don’t need you turning the thing I loveinto something I hate.’”

Finally, it was published — by Putnam, no less, one of the largest publishers of genre fiction. There arenow eight books in the series, which has been translated into several otherlanguages. There is an option for a film.One of the secondary characters has herown anthology collection and comic-book series, and there is talk of a movie.

A full-time writer for about 20 years,Henderson currently is working on a variety of projects. Elder Signs Presswants a zombie series. The Jack Hageebooks are coming back into print, andMoonstone Books wants new novels.Tor Books, the publisher for Henderson’slatest series featuring detective PiersKnight, wants new material. And Dark Quest Books wants him to writeMasters of Tarot.

“And I want to do that becausethey’ll build two games around it andthere will be money, money, money, and my wife will be happy and notchange the locks,” he says with a laugh.

Now that he has achieved his dream,Henderson has a sound piece of advicefor anyone who aspires to make it big:Work hard.

“People say, ‘I want to be the nextStephen King.’ Well, you know what?Until he dies, you don’t get to be thenext Stephen King. So if you’ve got thepatience to wait your turn, while you’rewaiting, work hard. You have to workhard to be the best.” �

For more information about C.J. Henderson, or to read some of his short stories, visit www.cjhenderson.com.

By Wendy Mackall, assistant communications director at Cal U

is on the floor of the rehearsal room,”he explains.

Long before the first rehearsal, Onorato and his fellow stage managersare busy scheduling costume fittings,making sure scripts are ready and working with the director on a rehearsal schedule.

“Everything that happens back-stage is all coordinated through stagemanagement,” he says.

Onorato’s path to the big timestarted with an interest in directing. He directed two student productions at Cal U — A Little Bit of Magic as a sophomore and The St. Valentine’s DayRevue as a junior. Both, he recalls, were staged in what then was calledDixon Dining Hall.

As a senior, Onorato directed Once Upon a Mattress, which was performed as a mainstage productionin Steele Hall — an impressive honorfor a student director, he says.

Onorato graduated with a bachelor’sdegree in secondary education commu-nications. He taught high school inNew Jersey before deciding to pursue a career in theater. That led him toOhio University and a Master of Fine Arts in directing.

As part of the MFA program, Onorato completed an internship at the American Place Theater in NewYork City in 1981. He moved to thecity for good in 1982, “with $200 and not knowing a soul,” he recalls.

It took him a year to land his firsttheater job, as a stage manager for atroupe that performed for young audiences.

“At California State College, I got a lot of theater-for-young-audiences experience, mostly as a performer,” he says, “and at Ohio University wetoured a show that went around to different schools in Ohio and West Virginia.”

That job led to off-Broadway productions that eventually ended upon Broadway. A fellow stage managertipped him off to an opening at RadioCity, and he started the job seven yearsafter he first moved to New York.

Onorato blends his love of theaterwith his background in education byteaching at the Actors Studio DramaSchool at Pace University. He’s had a 15-year run at the New York dramaschool, and he also has taught at the University of California at San Diego and at Marymount Manhattan College.

“My basic background comefrom California University,” Onorato says. “And then mygraduate work built on that, andthen I learned even more of thecraft after coming to New YorkCity. All the pieces connected and fit for me.

“I love what I do. If you lovewhat you’re doing, it’s so easy tocome to work every day. Howcould you not love to come towork at Radio City Music Hall?”

”“

In their own wordsTo see video clips

of these three alumni in New York, visit

www.calu.edu/alumni

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY

6 CAL U REVIEW � WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 � CAL U REVIEW 7

Joseph A. Onorato stops for a photo with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.

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hideous experience,” Henderson says.“And California changed all that. …Everything started there.”

Henderson says he always knew he wanted to be a writer but figured he needed to get a degree, since writing“was not what you would call an instantly lucrative profession.”

“I’m very much the instructor; I need an audience,” Henderson explains. “So teaching seemed like a good idea.”

He enrolled at California State College in 1969 and majored in secondary education with a minor in drama. After he graduated, he took a teaching position in West Virginia, but quickly realized that a traditionalcareer was not for him.

“I couldn’t do it,” Henderson says.“I had my horizons opened at California.I did have talent, but the world was trying to force it into a little box to dosomething ordinary and normal. I wasgetting my corners shaved to fit verynicely into a little box, and Californiajust disintegrated the box. And I couldn’t fit in such a world anymore.”

A few years later, he was in NewYork City, “chasing writing jobs.”

Today, Henderson has written or co-written about 70 books — mostly in the mystery and horror genres. He isprobably best known for his Jack Hageeand Teddy London detective series.

He wrote The Things That Are NotThere, which introduced supernaturaldetective Teddy London, in four months’worth of lunch hours while working at a day job for a legal publisher in New York.

“I knew no one was going to buy it,”Henderson says. “I had been effectivelytrounced by the publishers I was workingwith who said this was a stupid idea.And I didn’t care. As I told one of them,

outside the box —and in PRint

In The California Effect, a young manwith big dreams goes to college inorder to have a “real job to fall back

on,” but he ends up in New York Cityas he pursues his passion for writing.

The title isn’t available at any bookstore, but the story is real for C. J.Henderson ’73, a kid from Bridgeville,Pa., who credits his four years at Cal Uwith changing his life.

“I never got any encouragement athome and very little in high school —dribs and drabs. Most of it was a

You have to work

hard to be the best.

C. J. hEndERSOn ’73fuLL-TImE WRITER

‘You know, I already have a job I hate; I don’t need you turning the thing I loveinto something I hate.’”

Finally, it was published — by Putnam, no less, one of the largest publishers of genre fiction. There arenow eight books in the series, which has been translated into several otherlanguages. There is an option for a film.One of the secondary characters has herown anthology collection and comic-book series, and there is talk of a movie.

A full-time writer for about 20 years,Henderson currently is working on a variety of projects. Elder Signs Presswants a zombie series. The Jack Hageebooks are coming back into print, andMoonstone Books wants new novels.Tor Books, the publisher for Henderson’slatest series featuring detective PiersKnight, wants new material. And Dark Quest Books wants him to writeMasters of Tarot.

“And I want to do that becausethey’ll build two games around it andthere will be money, money, money, and my wife will be happy and notchange the locks,” he says with a laugh.

Now that he has achieved his dream,Henderson has a sound piece of advicefor anyone who aspires to make it big:Work hard.

“People say, ‘I want to be the nextStephen King.’ Well, you know what?Until he dies, you don’t get to be thenext Stephen King. So if you’ve got thepatience to wait your turn, while you’rewaiting, work hard. You have to workhard to be the best.” �

For more information about C.J. Henderson, or to read some of his short stories, visit www.cjhenderson.com.


is on the floor of the rehearsal room,”he explains.

Long before the first rehearsal, Onorato and his fellow stage managersare busy scheduling costume fittings,making sure scripts are ready and working with the director on a rehearsal schedule.

“Everything that happens back-stage is all coordinated through stagemanagement,” he says.

Onorato’s path to the big timestarted with an interest in directing. He directed two student productions at Cal U — A Little Bit of Magic as a sophomore and The St. Valentine’s DayRevue as a junior. Both, he recalls, were staged in what then was calledDixon Dining Hall.

As a senior, Onorato directed Once Upon a Mattress, which was performed as a mainstage productionin Steele Hall — an impressive honorfor a student director, he says.

Onorato graduated with a bachelor’sdegree in secondary education commu-nications. He taught high school inNew Jersey before deciding to pursue a career in theater. That led him toOhio University and a Master of Fine Arts in directing.

As part of the MFA program, Onorato completed an internship at the American Place Theater in NewYork City in 1981. He moved to thecity for good in 1982, “with $200 and not knowing a soul,” he recalls.

It took him a year to land his firsttheater job, as a stage manager for atroupe that performed for young audiences.

“At California State College, I got a lot of theater-for-young-audiences experience, mostly as a performer,” he says, “and at Ohio University wetoured a show that went around to different schools in Ohio and West Virginia.”

That job led to off-Broadway productions that eventually ended upon Broadway. A fellow stage managertipped him off to an opening at RadioCity, and he started the job seven yearsafter he first moved to New York.

Onorato blends his love of theaterwith his background in education byteaching at the Actors Studio DramaSchool at Pace University. He’s had a 15-year run at the New York dramaschool, and he also has taught at the University of California at San Diego and at Marymount Manhattan College.

“My basic background comefrom California University,” Onorato says. “And then mygraduate work built on that, andthen I learned even more of thecraft after coming to New YorkCity. All the pieces connected and fit for me.

“I love what I do. If you lovewhat you’re doing, it’s so easy tocome to work every day. Howcould you not love to come towork at Radio City Music Hall?”

”“

In their own wordsTo see video clips

of these three alumni in New York, visit

www.calu.edu/alumni

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY


Joseph A. Onorato stops for a photo with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.

Continued from page 5

career to his work as a crisis management adviser for FBI field offices.

Nemeth and his teaching colleagues offer a rare blendof academic training and real-world experience, he says.“What you get are practitioners guiding your develop-ment as a thinker who can digest complex issues.”

Training and publicationsContinuing education for lawyers is just one aspect

of the multi-faceted institute.Professional development also is available for justice

professionals such as police, and corrections officers,human service workers, security specialists and court-house personnel. Specialty courses offered recently focused on criminal investigation, use of force analysisand hostage negotiations.

In addition, the institute publishes a peer-reviewedacademic journal, The Homeland Security Review, threetimes a year. Each edition features “scholarly coverage of some facet of homeland security,” Nemeth says.

Submissions are reviewed by two or three members of an advisory board that includes academics, legislativespecialists, military veterans and police officers.

Nemeth describes a second thrice-yearly publication,The Monitor, as a “think-tank piece.” Each issue of thefree newsletter addresses a hot-button issue such as immigration or the role of religion in American life.

“In each edition we take a topic that’s on the newspapers’ front page and try to get people thinkingabout it,” he says.

“The institute makes a recommendation on this controversial topic — and we frequently hear back from people about what we’ve concluded.” �

By Christine Kindl, communications director at Cal U

The Monitor is a free publication. To request a copy, contact Laurel Kotch Manderino at [email protected] or call 724-597-7401.

The subscription rate for The Homeland Security Reviewis $179 per year for U.S. subscribers, $219 for foreign addresses. Direct business communications and subscriptionorders to:

Editor, Homeland Security Review Institute for Law and Public Policy California University of Pennsylvania Southpointe Center, 135 Technology Drive Canonsburg, PA, 15317

Continuing education is mandated for Pennsylvania lawyers, whether they work in a big-city practice or a small, private law firm.

The Institute for Law and Public Policy at California University meets the need for continuing legal education by offering board-approved seminars for legal professionals three times a year.

“These are thought-provoking courses — and they’re topical,” says Dr. Charles Nemeth, chair of Cal U’s Department of Professional Studies as well as the institute’s director.

Assistant director Laurel Kotch Manderino networks extensively with law firms to identify topicsthat attorneys will find both relevant and intriguing.

“We’re always looking for something a little bit different, something that can prompt a debate,” Nemethexplains, citing a recent seminar on issues associatedwith energy extraction in the Marcellus shale.

“We try to stay on the cutting edge with the topics,and most participants walk away feeling intellectuallyexhilarated.”

Instructors may be Cal U professors, includingNemeth, or respected practitioners with expertise in subjects such as fiduciary ethics or elder law.

Nemeth states frankly that his own presentations reflect a conservative viewpoint — a stark contrast withthe liberal perspective put forward on many campuses.

He challenges attorneys to think deeply about their profession’s “first principles” in seminars such as “Cicero and the Law” and “Aquinas on Crime.”

“Not many people would consider engaging lawyersin a class based on the work of St. Thomas Aquinas orCicero, the Roman philosopher and lawyer,” Nemethsays, “but I want to bring that richness, that depth ofthought to the modern world of lawyering.”

Continuing legal education (CLE) seminars are offered at California University’s Southpointe Center,near Canonsburg, Pa., or at other Pennsylvania locationsincluding Gannon University in Erie, Allegheny Collegein Meadville and Rosemont College near Philadelphia.

All courses offered by the institute are approved bythe Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board, the body responsible for administering the rules and regulations for continuing legal education in the commonwealth. Because the institute is an approvedPACLE provider, it can streamline the process of certifying CLE hours for seminar participants.

The institute has provided approved CLE hours for attorneys in West Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Florida — and Nemeth hopes to expand its reachthrough the mid-Atlantic and into the South.

Eric Wojtkun, a supervisory special agent for the FBI, says he would love to give the institute a case studyto dissect.

“I’d be there in two heartbeats,” says Wojtkun, aWest Point graduate who earned his master’s degree in Legal Studies: Homeland Security through Cal U’sGlobal Online program.

The Internet-based program helped Wojtkun, ofnorthern Virginia, make the transition from a military

Dr. Charles P. Nemeth, J.D., Ph.D., LL.M., directs the Institute for Law and Public Policy from his office at California University’s Southpointe Center, near Canonsburg, Pa.


fresh Ideas for Justice professionals

ThE InSTITuTE fOR LAW And pubLIC pOLICYOffERS COnTInuIng LEgAL EduCATIOn — And mORE

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAININGThe Institute for Law & Public Policy offers a variety of professional development and training opportunities. For registration information, class times and other details,visit http://institutes.calu.edu/ilpp or call 724-597-7401.

Continuing Education Legal Seminars*

MARCELLUS SHALE SEMINARModerated by John A. CaputoMarch 25, 9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.Cost: $169 (includes lunch)

BECOMING A DIGITAL LAWYER: The What and How of Social Media and Digital Devices for the Practice of LawPresented by Michael V. Quatrini, Esq., and L. Anthony Bompiani, Esq.April 29, 8:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Cal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa.Cost: $99

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Avoiding the Top Ten Worst Pitfalls, for Corporate and General Lawyers Presented by Barbara E. Johnson, Esq.April 29, noon – 2 p.m.Cal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa.Cost: $69 (Lunch-and-Learn Seminar)

These seminars were still in the planning stages at press time.Look for information at http://institutes.calu.edu/ilpp or call724-597-7401. Additional seminars may be added:

LAW, ETHICS & RELIGION IN AMERICA Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Fla.

MYTH AND OPPORTUNITY IN MARCELLUS SHALE: An Industry PerspectiveCal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa.

Groupcasts for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Hosted by the Institute for Law and Public Policy, in partnership with the Washington County Bar Association, at Cal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa. For courseinformation and registration, visit www.pbi.org.

Feb. 1 Feb. 11 March 2 March 7March 8 April 11 April 13 April 21

Continuing Education Seminars For Law Enforcement

BASIC CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR COURSE **Presented by Cmdr. Ron Freeman, Det. Brian Kohlhepp,Wayne Reutzel, Sara Hochendoner and Lt. Robert Bellan March 21 – 25, at Beaver County 911 Center, Ambridge, Pa.Cost: $395 (includes continental breakfast each day)

ADVANCED LATENT PRINT **Presented by Wayne ReutzelApril 20 – 21, at Beaver County 911 Center, Ambridge, Pa.Cost: $195 (call for discount information)

A MODEL USE OF FORCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR POLICE AGENCIESPresented by Edward W. Bogats Jr., MPM, ABD, FBINA222nd SessionApril 28, at Beaver County 911 Center, Ambridge, Pa. Cost: $119

* Approved by PACLE, the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board

** Approved by the Pennsylvania State Division,International Association for Identification


career to his work as a crisis management adviser for FBI field offices.

Nemeth and his teaching colleagues offer a rare blendof academic training and real-world experience, he says.“What you get are practitioners guiding your develop-ment as a thinker who can digest complex issues.”

Training and publicationsContinuing education for lawyers is just one aspect

of the multi-faceted institute.Professional development also is available for justice

professionals such as police, and corrections officers,human service workers, security specialists and court-house personnel. Specialty courses offered recently focused on criminal investigation, use of force analysisand hostage negotiations.

In addition, the institute publishes a peer-reviewedacademic journal, The Homeland Security Review, threetimes a year. Each edition features “scholarly coverage of some facet of homeland security,” Nemeth says.

Submissions are reviewed by two or three members of an advisory board that includes academics, legislativespecialists, military veterans and police officers.

Nemeth describes a second thrice-yearly publication,The Monitor, as a “think-tank piece.” Each issue of thefree newsletter addresses a hot-button issue such as immigration or the role of religion in American life.

“In each edition we take a topic that’s on the newspapers’ front page and try to get people thinkingabout it,” he says.

“The institute makes a recommendation on this controversial topic — and we frequently hear back from people about what we’ve concluded.” �


The Monitor is a free publication. To request a copy, contact Laurel Kotch Manderino at [email protected] or call 724-597-7401.

The subscription rate for The Homeland Security Reviewis $179 per year for U.S. subscribers, $219 for foreign addresses. Direct business communications and subscriptionorders to:

Editor, Homeland Security Review Institute for Law and Public Policy California University of Pennsylvania Southpointe Center, 135 Technology Drive Canonsburg, PA, 15317

Continuing education is mandated for Pennsylvania lawyers, whether they work in a big-city practice or a small, private law firm.

The Institute for Law and Public Policy at California University meets the need for continuing legal education by offering board-approved seminars for legal professionals three times a year.

“These are thought-provoking courses — and they’re topical,” says Dr. Charles Nemeth, chair of Cal U’s Department of Professional Studies as well as the institute’s director.

Assistant director Laurel Kotch Manderino networks extensively with law firms to identify topicsthat attorneys will find both relevant and intriguing.

“We’re always looking for something a little bit different, something that can prompt a debate,” Nemethexplains, citing a recent seminar on issues associatedwith energy extraction in the Marcellus shale.

“We try to stay on the cutting edge with the topics,and most participants walk away feeling intellectuallyexhilarated.”

Instructors may be Cal U professors, includingNemeth, or respected practitioners with expertise in subjects such as fiduciary ethics or elder law.

Nemeth states frankly that his own presentations reflect a conservative viewpoint — a stark contrast withthe liberal perspective put forward on many campuses.

He challenges attorneys to think deeply about their profession’s “first principles” in seminars such as “Cicero and the Law” and “Aquinas on Crime.”

“Not many people would consider engaging lawyersin a class based on the work of St. Thomas Aquinas orCicero, the Roman philosopher and lawyer,” Nemethsays, “but I want to bring that richness, that depth ofthought to the modern world of lawyering.”

Continuing legal education (CLE) seminars are offered at California University’s Southpointe Center,near Canonsburg, Pa., or at other Pennsylvania locationsincluding Gannon University in Erie, Allegheny Collegein Meadville and Rosemont College near Philadelphia.

All courses offered by the institute are approved bythe Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board, the body responsible for administering the rules and regulations for continuing legal education in the commonwealth. Because the institute is an approvedPACLE provider, it can streamline the process of certifying CLE hours for seminar participants.

The institute has provided approved CLE hours for attorneys in West Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Florida — and Nemeth hopes to expand its reachthrough the mid-Atlantic and into the South.

Eric Wojtkun, a supervisory special agent for the FBI, says he would love to give the institute a case studyto dissect.

“I’d be there in two heartbeats,” says Wojtkun, aWest Point graduate who earned his master’s degree in Legal Studies: Homeland Security through Cal U’sGlobal Online program.

The Internet-based program helped Wojtkun, ofnorthern Virginia, make the transition from a military

Dr. Charles P. Nemeth, J.D., Ph.D., LL.M., directs the Institute for Law and Public Policy from his office at California University’s Southpointe Center, near Canonsburg, Pa.


fresh Ideas for Justice professionals

ThE InSTITuTE fOR LAW And pubLIC pOLICYOffERS COnTInuIng LEgAL EduCATIOn — And mORE

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAININGThe Institute for Law & Public Policy offers a variety of professional development and training opportunities. For registration information, class times and other details,visit http://institutes.calu.edu/ilpp or call 724-597-7401.

Continuing Education Legal Seminars*

MARCELLUS SHALE SEMINARModerated by John A. CaputoMarch 25, 9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.Cost: $169 (includes lunch)

BECOMING A DIGITAL LAWYER: The What and How of Social Media and Digital Devices for the Practice of LawPresented by Michael V. Quatrini, Esq., and L. Anthony Bompiani, Esq.April 29, 8:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Cal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa.Cost: $99

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Avoiding the Top Ten Worst Pitfalls, for Corporate and General Lawyers Presented by Barbara E. Johnson, Esq.April 29, noon – 2 p.m.Cal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa.Cost: $69 (Lunch-and-Learn Seminar)

These seminars were still in the planning stages at press time.Look for information at http://institutes.calu.edu/ilpp or call724-597-7401. Additional seminars may be added:

LAW, ETHICS & RELIGION IN AMERICA Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Fla.

MYTH AND OPPORTUNITY IN MARCELLUS SHALE: An Industry PerspectiveCal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa.

Groupcasts for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Hosted by the Institute for Law and Public Policy, in partnership with the Washington County Bar Association, at Cal U Southpointe Center, Canonsburg, Pa. For courseinformation and registration, visit www.pbi.org.

Feb. 1 Feb. 11 March 2 March 7March 8 April 11 April 13 April 21

Continuing Education Seminars For Law Enforcement

BASIC CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR COURSE **Presented by Cmdr. Ron Freeman, Det. Brian Kohlhepp,Wayne Reutzel, Sara Hochendoner and Lt. Robert Bellan March 21 – 25, at Beaver County 911 Center, Ambridge, Pa.Cost: $395 (includes continental breakfast each day)

ADVANCED LATENT PRINT **Presented by Wayne ReutzelApril 20 – 21, at Beaver County 911 Center, Ambridge, Pa.Cost: $195 (call for discount information)

A MODEL USE OF FORCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR POLICE AGENCIESPresented by Edward W. Bogats Jr., MPM, ABD, FBINA222nd SessionApril 28, at Beaver County 911 Center, Ambridge, Pa. Cost: $119

* Approved by PACLE, the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board

** Approved by the Pennsylvania State Division,International Association for Identification



In Madagascar, Cal U students encounter a new land-scape as they learn to conduct field research. Dr. Summer-Arrigo Nelson (right) led the trip and hopes to return with students in 2012.

LIghT in the Darkness

Holding candles are students Maya Beyand (left)and Donita Petite.

Students walk from the Quad through the community.

California University students showed their true character at a vigil held in memory of Jeron Grayson, a Hampton (Va.) University student who was fatally shot at an off-campus apartment last semester.

More than 400 students gathered Oct. 21 on the Quad to remember Grayson and to take a stand against violence. Student leaders and clergy made brief remarks, then students lit candles and marched in a solemn procession to the scene of the shooting in California Borough.

The vigil was organized by the Black Student Union and the Office of Greek Affairs.

After students prayed and left their candles at the crime scene, they returned to campus for a presentation by author and motivational speaker Will Keim, followed by informal meetings with counselors and clergy.

The anti-violence message was reinforced six weeks later when Cal U Men United, a new group on campus, sponsored “Breaking Chains: To End Violence,” a frank discussion with Darnell Drewery, a certified crisis responderfrom Pittsburgh, and Cornell Jones, head Protestant chaplain at the State Correctional Institute of Pittsburgh and pastor of Iron Cross Ministries.

“The solution has to begin with yourself,” BSU president Ronald Taylor told the students at the vigil. “We have to hold ourselves to a higher standard.” �

MORE THAN EIGHT OUT OF 10California University students saythey would choose Cal U again.

That’s just one of the findings from the latest National Survey of Student Engagement, or NSSE, administered on the Cal U campus.

The survey asks students to report theirparticipation in activities reflecting goodeducational practices; their sense ofachievement and satisfaction with theirschool; and their estimates of educationaland personal growth since they started college.

Cal U administers the standardized survey in odd-numbered years to first-yearand senior students. The findings are compared with results from all NSSE participants that year, and with responsesfrom participating schools within PASSHE,the Pennsylvania State System of HigherEducation.

The Provost’s Office has analyzed results from the 2009 survey and found:

• Cal U has a supportive campus environment. The mean scores for first-year and senior students in this categoryexceeded both the NSSE and PASSHE averages.

• Seniors say that Cal U offers “active and collaborative” learning and student-faculty interaction. Although scores forfirst-year students lagged, seniors scoredCal U higher than the mean for bothNSSE and PASSHE schools.

• Academic advisement was rated “good”or “excellent” by 77 percent of the students surveyed, exceeding the NSSEand PASSHE scores.

• The entire educational experience wasrated as “good” or “excellent” by 87 percentof Cal U students, and 81 percent saidthey would go to Cal U again.

Survey says …Students happy they chose Cal unATIOnAL SuRVEY Of STudEnT EngAgEmEnT fIndS A SuppORTIVE CAmpuS EnVIROnmEnT

In contrast, just 29 percent of other PASSHE students reported working 15 hours or more.

“I find it difficult to balance workand my studies mostly around holidays,because my work hours increase,” saysCal U junior Kristen Diethorn, a historymajor who works in the Financial AidOffice as well as off campus.

Nevertheless, she would choose Cal U again.

“My experience here has beeneverything I hoped for,” Diethorn says. “The faculty are so helpful, andthey love the subjects they teach. That makes it easy to learn. “

NSSE has been gathering information about the quality of the campus experience for more than a decade. In 2009, nearly364,000 U.S. college and universitystudents from about 640 participatinginstitutions completed the survey. �

By Christine Kindl, communications directorat Cal U

Compared to their peers, the surveyfound, Cal U students use the Webmore often to access course materialsand take classes — developing skillsthat may prove valuable in the 21st-century workplace, where Web-basedresources play a significant role.

They also scored above average for using e-mail to communicate withinstructors; preparing two or moredrafts of papers or assignments; work-ing with faculty on projects other thancoursework; and working with otherstudents on projects in class.

“I do agree that the University offers adequate student support,” saysRyan Morris, a marketing major whoexpects to graduate in May.

“I have used the Writing Center a lot through the years on different papers, and it has been a tremendoushelp. I also have used Career Services to get help with my resumé.

“Cal offers more than a well-rounded education,” he adds. “If youend up getting involved through different groups and organizations, as I have through athletics and theAlumni Association, you are able tomeet a lot of interesting people. Thatwill only benefit you in the future.”

One survey result highlights thepressing need for student scholarships:Although the average Cal U studentworks off campus for 9.8 hours perweek — a number consistent with NSSE participants nationwide — 39 percent of Cal U students say they spend more than 15 hours per weekworking for pay atan off-campus job.



In Madagascar, Cal U students encounter a new land-scape as they learn to conduct field research. Dr. Summer-Arrigo Nelson (right) led the trip and hopes to return with students in 2012.

LIghT in the Darkness

Holding candles are students Maya Beyand (left)and Donita Petite.

Students walk from the Quad through the community.

California University students showed their true character at a vigil held in memory of Jeron Grayson, a Hampton (Va.) University student who was fatally shot at an off-campus apartment last semester.

More than 400 students gathered Oct. 21 on the Quad to remember Grayson and to take a stand against violence. Student leaders and clergy made brief remarks, then students lit candles and marched in a solemn procession to the scene of the shooting in California Borough.

The vigil was organized by the Black Student Union and the Office of Greek Affairs.

After students prayed and left their candles at the crime scene, they returned to campus for a presentation by author and motivational speaker Will Keim, followed by informal meetings with counselors and clergy.

The anti-violence message was reinforced six weeks later when Cal U Men United, a new group on campus, sponsored “Breaking Chains: To End Violence,” a frank discussion with Darnell Drewery, a certified crisis responderfrom Pittsburgh, and Cornell Jones, head Protestant chaplain at the State Correctional Institute of Pittsburgh and pastor of Iron Cross Ministries.

“The solution has to begin with yourself,” BSU president Ronald Taylor told the students at the vigil. “We have to hold ourselves to a higher standard.” �

MORE THAN EIGHT OUT OF 10California University students saythey would choose Cal U again.

That’s just one of the findings from the latest National Survey of Student Engagement, or NSSE, administered on the Cal U campus.

The survey asks students to report theirparticipation in activities reflecting goodeducational practices; their sense ofachievement and satisfaction with theirschool; and their estimates of educationaland personal growth since they started college.

Cal U administers the standardized survey in odd-numbered years to first-yearand senior students. The findings are compared with results from all NSSE participants that year, and with responsesfrom participating schools within PASSHE,the Pennsylvania State System of HigherEducation.

The Provost’s Office has analyzed results from the 2009 survey and found:

• Cal U has a supportive campus environment. The mean scores for first-year and senior students in this categoryexceeded both the NSSE and PASSHE averages.

• Seniors say that Cal U offers “active and collaborative” learning and student-faculty interaction. Although scores forfirst-year students lagged, seniors scoredCal U higher than the mean for bothNSSE and PASSHE schools.

• Academic advisement was rated “good”or “excellent” by 77 percent of the students surveyed, exceeding the NSSEand PASSHE scores.

• The entire educational experience wasrated as “good” or “excellent” by 87 percentof Cal U students, and 81 percent saidthey would go to Cal U again.

Survey says …Students happy they chose Cal unATIOnAL SuRVEY Of STudEnT EngAgEmEnT fIndS A SuppORTIVE CAmpuS EnVIROnmEnT

In contrast, just 29 percent of other PASSHE students reported working 15 hours or more.

“I find it difficult to balance workand my studies mostly around holidays,because my work hours increase,” saysCal U junior Kristen Diethorn, a historymajor who works in the Financial AidOffice as well as off campus.

Nevertheless, she would choose Cal U again.

“My experience here has beeneverything I hoped for,” Diethorn says. “The faculty are so helpful, andthey love the subjects they teach. That makes it easy to learn. “

NSSE has been gathering information about the quality of the campus experience for more than a decade. In 2009, nearly364,000 U.S. college and universitystudents from about 640 participatinginstitutions completed the survey. �

By Christine Kindl, communications directorat Cal U

Compared to their peers, the surveyfound, Cal U students use the Webmore often to access course materialsand take classes — developing skillsthat may prove valuable in the 21st-century workplace, where Web-basedresources play a significant role.

They also scored above average for using e-mail to communicate withinstructors; preparing two or moredrafts of papers or assignments; work-ing with faculty on projects other thancoursework; and working with otherstudents on projects in class.

“I do agree that the University offers adequate student support,” saysRyan Morris, a marketing major whoexpects to graduate in May.

“I have used the Writing Center a lot through the years on different papers, and it has been a tremendoushelp. I also have used Career Services to get help with my resumé.

“Cal offers more than a well-rounded education,” he adds. “If youend up getting involved through different groups and organizations, as I have through athletics and theAlumni Association, you are able tomeet a lot of interesting people. Thatwill only benefit you in the future.”

One survey result highlights thepressing need for student scholarships:Although the average Cal U studentworks off campus for 9.8 hours perweek — a number consistent with NSSE participants nationwide — 39 percent of Cal U students say they spend more than 15 hours per weekworking for pay atan off-campus job.


diane Williams wants to spot-light the service work done by Cal U students.

As director of the University’s new Center for Civic Engagement, shealso wants to document their efforts.

“The center and I are here to serveas a resource for students,” saysWilliams, who joined the Cal U staff in mid-October. “My goal is to commu-nicate with community agencies and service organizations, and to bethe liaison between them and the students. I want to help benefit bothcommunities.

“Whether they do community service through student government,Greek organizations or our athleticteams, it’s going to flow in here,” she adds. “I will keep track of the overall hours for our campus.”

The student-oriented center reflectsGoal 8 of the University’s current

strategic plan, which calls for Cal U tofoster civic engagement. Establishingan office for community service is an explicit element of the plan.

The center’s work has alreadybegun. Through a grant from theAmeriCorps Community Fellows program, 10 Cal U students havepledged to complete 300 service hoursover the course of the academic year.

In November the center’scommunity fellows did chores for

local residents as part of the nationalMake a Difference Day. And in January,more than 150 people took part in Cal U’s annual Day of Service honor-ing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“I really think students are givingtheir time, but we’re just not hearingabout it,” Williams says. “Service is definitely one of my passions in life, andI have a great opportunity here to giveback to the campus community.” �

Students and alumni may visit the Center for Civic Engagement in CarterHall, Room G-35. To contact directorDiane Williams, call 724-938-4794 or e-mail [email protected].

One center supports civic engagement …

Louis J. Panza,president andchief executiveofficer of Mon-Vale HealthResources Inc. andMonongahelaValley Hospital,received the Society of 1852Award.

A member of the Board of PresidentialAdvisors, Panza worked with UniversityPresident Angelo Armenti, Jr. to form a partnership that has become an enduring model for Cal U’s Character Education Institute.

Since 2006 the institute has providedtraining in Dr. Stephen Covey’s 7 Habitsof Highly Effective People, and otherFranklinCovey programs, to the hospital’sexecutive staff. In return, MonongahelaValley Hospital has created an endowedscholarship fund that benefits studentswho study nursing at Cal U.

More than 80 hospital executiveshave participated in the leadership program, and the endowed scholarshipfund balance has grown to more than$76,000. In 2008, Monongahela ValleyHospital received the University’s Corporate Core Values Award.

Panza earned a bachelor’s degreeand an MBA from Duquesne University.Before joining Monongahela Valley Hospital, he worked as an accountant/consultant with the public accountingfirm of Arthur Andersen LLP.

The Society of 1852 Award celebratesthe year of the University’s founding andrecognizes an individual whose efforts haveenhanced the mission of the University.

Tom ’77 andKaren Rutledge,whose philan-thropy is providingscholarship aid to dozens of students, receivedthe Job JohnsonAward.

For the pastthree years, the

Rutledge Family Fund has provided full-tuition scholarships to 20 students who are married and/or have children.

The Rutledges also assist students whoaccept internships outside the region, andthey are funding a scholarship designed to create a more vital Department of Economics in the Eberly College of Scienceand Technology.

The couple married while Tom Rutledgewas a student at Cal U, and he has workedin the cable/media industry for 33 years. In 2002 he joined Cablevision Inc., consoli-dating 58 cable systems into a single company now serving 5.3 million customersin the New York metropolitan area.

As chief operating officer of Cablevision,Tom Rutledge is in charge of cable opera-tions and subsidiaries that include RainbowMedia, which owns AMC, the SundanceChannel, the Independent Film Channeland WE TV; a business telecommunicationscompany; and Clearview Cinemas.

Under his leadership Cablevision hascompleted a $5 billion fiber optic networkupgrade and was the first U.S. cableprovider to offer high-definition video ondemand. He was inducted into the CableHall of Fame in 2009.

Named for a University founder, the JobJohnson Award recognizes alumni who havereceived recognition outside of the University.�

Dr. Regis J. Serinko,professor emeritus,received the Dixonians Award.

Serinko beganhis teaching careerat California StateTeachers College in 1961. He taughtphysics and physical science for five

years, then joined the new Department ofBiology and Environmental Sciences, teachingbiology and biophysics.

Serinko was acting dean of faculty andacademic affairs from 1968-1970 and executive assistant to the President until he returned to the classroom in 1975. From 1982-1984 he was president of theCalifornia chapter of the Association ofPennsylvania State College and UniversityFaculty (APSCUF).

The California State College Alumni Association honored Serinko with its C.B.Wilson Distinguished Service Award in1982. In 1985, the year he retired, he received both Cal U’s Faculty ScholarshipAward and the APSCUF Service Award.

Serinko’s books chronicle the history of California State Teachers College and Cal U — “the people’s college in theMonongahela Valley” — and the college’salumni association. His latest publication,Freedom’s Heroes: The Military Heritage ofRostraver, includes stories of RostraverTownship veterans.

Serinko earned a bachelor’s degree atSt. Vincent College, master’s degrees fromWest Virginia University and the Universityof Pittsburgh, and a doctorate from Pitt.

The Dixonians Award is named for University founder John N. Dixon, who servedon the Board of Trustees for 46 years. It honorsthose who unselfishly serve the University.


Kelly Hunt is on a mission to create“an entrepreneurial mindset”across campus.

As executive director of the new Entrepreneurial Leadership Center/Student Incubator at Cal U, she is work-ing to build relationships with businessowners, including alumni who havestarted their own successful enterprises.

“I want to help students create theirown businesses. Faculty and staff, too,”

says Hunt, formerly of the Office of Lifelong Learning. “The center’s primarygoal is to encourage entrepreneurship,and to provide the resources that newbusinesses need to get started.”

Supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Office of the President, the center will be housed in a newly renovated space in Coover Hall.

In addition to advice and mentoring,it will give business start-ups the officespace and infrastructure they need toget off the ground, says Mike Amrhein,who was instrumental in obtaining the PASSHE grant.

Hunt plans to recruit business ownersas guest speakers, and to organize seminarsand networking events. The center willwork closely with Career Services and the Internship Center, as well as campus innovators such as NCRETE, the National Center for Robotics EngineeringTechnology Education.

“Our work is cross-disciplinary,”Hunt explains. “A new business couldbe high-tech, as in robotics, computersoftware or another science discipline.But it also could be as simple as a music major starting a disc jockey business.

“There are entrepreneurialopportunities in all academic disciplines. The center can serve theUniversity community by providing a place to bring those ideas to life.

“I want to build a reputation thatpeople who create businesses come from Cal U.” �

Individuals, including alumni, who havestarted a business are encouraged to contactthe Entrepreneurial Leadership Center/Student Incubator at Cal U. Executive director Kelly Hunt’s office is in CooverHall, Room 122A; reach her by e-mail at [email protected].


By Bruce Wald, information writer at Cal U

AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN DECEMBER, THE FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HONORED

AN ALUMNI COUPLE AND TWO DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY.

fOundATIOn fOR CALu bESTOWS hOnORSThree awards recognize exemplary achievement and service


… Another builds entrepreneurial spirit

Diane Williams

Kelly Hunt

diane Williams wants to spot-light the service work done by Cal U students.

As director of the University’s new Center for Civic Engagement, shealso wants to document their efforts.

“The center and I are here to serveas a resource for students,” saysWilliams, who joined the Cal U staff in mid-October. “My goal is to commu-nicate with community agencies and service organizations, and to bethe liaison between them and the students. I want to help benefit bothcommunities.

“Whether they do community service through student government,Greek organizations or our athleticteams, it’s going to flow in here,” she adds. “I will keep track of the overall hours for our campus.”

The student-oriented center reflectsGoal 8 of the University’s current

strategic plan, which calls for Cal U tofoster civic engagement. Establishingan office for community service is an explicit element of the plan.

The center’s work has alreadybegun. Through a grant from theAmeriCorps Community Fellows program, 10 Cal U students havepledged to complete 300 service hoursover the course of the academic year.

In November the center’scommunity fellows did chores for

local residents as part of the nationalMake a Difference Day. And in January,more than 150 people took part in Cal U’s annual Day of Service honor-ing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“I really think students are givingtheir time, but we’re just not hearingabout it,” Williams says. “Service is definitely one of my passions in life, andI have a great opportunity here to giveback to the campus community.” �

Students and alumni may visit the Center for Civic Engagement in CarterHall, Room G-35. To contact directorDiane Williams, call 724-938-4794 or e-mail [email protected].

One center supports civic engagement …

Louis J. Panza,president andchief executiveofficer of Mon-Vale HealthResources Inc. andMonongahelaValley Hospital,received the Society of 1852Award.

A member of the Board of PresidentialAdvisors, Panza worked with UniversityPresident Angelo Armenti, Jr. to form a partnership that has become an enduring model for Cal U’s Character Education Institute.

Since 2006 the institute has providedtraining in Dr. Stephen Covey’s 7 Habitsof Highly Effective People, and otherFranklinCovey programs, to the hospital’sexecutive staff. In return, MonongahelaValley Hospital has created an endowedscholarship fund that benefits studentswho study nursing at Cal U.

More than 80 hospital executiveshave participated in the leadership program, and the endowed scholarshipfund balance has grown to more than$76,000. In 2008, Monongahela ValleyHospital received the University’s Corporate Core Values Award.

Panza earned a bachelor’s degreeand an MBA from Duquesne University.Before joining Monongahela Valley Hospital, he worked as an accountant/consultant with the public accountingfirm of Arthur Andersen LLP.

The Society of 1852 Award celebratesthe year of the University’s founding andrecognizes an individual whose efforts haveenhanced the mission of the University.

Tom ’77 andKaren Rutledge,whose philan-thropy is providingscholarship aid to dozens of students, receivedthe Job JohnsonAward.

For the pastthree years, the

Rutledge Family Fund has provided full-tuition scholarships to 20 students who are married and/or have children.

The Rutledges also assist students whoaccept internships outside the region, andthey are funding a scholarship designed to create a more vital Department of Economics in the Eberly College of Scienceand Technology.

The couple married while Tom Rutledgewas a student at Cal U, and he has workedin the cable/media industry for 33 years. In 2002 he joined Cablevision Inc., consoli-dating 58 cable systems into a single company now serving 5.3 million customersin the New York metropolitan area.

As chief operating officer of Cablevision,Tom Rutledge is in charge of cable opera-tions and subsidiaries that include RainbowMedia, which owns AMC, the SundanceChannel, the Independent Film Channeland WE TV; a business telecommunicationscompany; and Clearview Cinemas.

Under his leadership Cablevision hascompleted a $5 billion fiber optic networkupgrade and was the first U.S. cableprovider to offer high-definition video ondemand. He was inducted into the CableHall of Fame in 2009.

Named for a University founder, the JobJohnson Award recognizes alumni who havereceived recognition outside of the University.�

Dr. Regis J. Serinko,professor emeritus,received the Dixonians Award.

Serinko beganhis teaching careerat California StateTeachers College in 1961. He taughtphysics and physical science for five

years, then joined the new Department ofBiology and Environmental Sciences, teachingbiology and biophysics.

Serinko was acting dean of faculty andacademic affairs from 1968-1970 and executive assistant to the President until he returned to the classroom in 1975. From 1982-1984 he was president of theCalifornia chapter of the Association ofPennsylvania State College and UniversityFaculty (APSCUF).

The California State College Alumni Association honored Serinko with its C.B.Wilson Distinguished Service Award in1982. In 1985, the year he retired, he received both Cal U’s Faculty ScholarshipAward and the APSCUF Service Award.

Serinko’s books chronicle the history of California State Teachers College and Cal U — “the people’s college in theMonongahela Valley” — and the college’salumni association. His latest publication,Freedom’s Heroes: The Military Heritage ofRostraver, includes stories of RostraverTownship veterans.

Serinko earned a bachelor’s degree atSt. Vincent College, master’s degrees fromWest Virginia University and the Universityof Pittsburgh, and a doctorate from Pitt.

The Dixonians Award is named for University founder John N. Dixon, who servedon the Board of Trustees for 46 years. It honorsthose who unselfishly serve the University.


Kelly Hunt is on a mission to create“an entrepreneurial mindset”across campus.

As executive director of the new Entrepreneurial Leadership Center/Student Incubator at Cal U, she is work-ing to build relationships with businessowners, including alumni who havestarted their own successful enterprises.

“I want to help students create theirown businesses. Faculty and staff, too,”

says Hunt, formerly of the Office of Lifelong Learning. “The center’s primarygoal is to encourage entrepreneurship,and to provide the resources that newbusinesses need to get started.”

Supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Office of the President, the center will be housed in a newly renovated space in Coover Hall.

In addition to advice and mentoring,it will give business start-ups the officespace and infrastructure they need toget off the ground, says Mike Amrhein,who was instrumental in obtaining the PASSHE grant.

Hunt plans to recruit business ownersas guest speakers, and to organize seminarsand networking events. The center willwork closely with Career Services and the Internship Center, as well as campus innovators such as NCRETE, the National Center for Robotics EngineeringTechnology Education.

“Our work is cross-disciplinary,”Hunt explains. “A new business couldbe high-tech, as in robotics, computersoftware or another science discipline.But it also could be as simple as a music major starting a disc jockey business.

“There are entrepreneurialopportunities in all academic

disciplines. The center can serve theUniversity community by providing a place to bring those ideas to life.

“I want to build a reputation thatpeople who create businesses come from Cal U.” �

Individuals, including alumni, who havestarted a business are encouraged to contactthe Entrepreneurial Leadership Center/Student Incubator at Cal U. Executive director Kelly Hunt’s office is in CooverHall, Room 122A; reach her by e-mail at [email protected].


By Bruce Wald, information writer at Cal U

AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN DECEMBER, THE FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HONORED

AN ALUMNI COUPLE AND TWO DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY.

fOundATIOn fOR CALu bESTOWS hOnORSThree awards recognize exemplary achievement and service


… Another builds entrepreneurial spirit

Diane Williams

Kelly Hunt

ALUMNI S P O T L I G H T

CAREER CEnTERS On mAThEmATICS

Athletic administrator guides C.W. post pioneers


Shantey Hill ’01 says she is looking forward to returning

to Cal U in September, when the Pioneers from the C.W. Post Campusof Long Island University take onthe Vulcan football team.

It will be her first trip back toCalifornia in years, and “I’m excitedto see all the changes, especially the Convocation Center,” she says.

Hill has been a part of the athletic department at C.W. Post for more than eight years, first as director of sports medicine and headathletic trainer, and since 2007 asan associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator.

Among other duties, she is responsible for ensuring that the entire athletic department is in compliance with National CollegiateAthletic Association (NCAA) rulesand regulations. She educatescoaches and student-athletes aboutuniversity, conference and NCAA

bylaws, and she administers

several Pioneerathletic teams,among other

responsi-bilities.

Hill is proud of her master’s degree in athletic training from Cal Uand says she anticipates returning to the campus at some point.

“I recently signed up through the Alumni Relations office to be a mentor, and I’m looking forwardto any opportunity to give back toCal U,” says Hill, who lives on Long Island, N.Y.

She says she selected Cal U’sgraduate program in athletic trainingbecause it is nationally accreditedand has a strong reputation amongcollegiate athletic departments. Shearrived on campus and completedthe degree in a year.

In 2004 she also earned a master’s degree in health educationfrom the Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity. Hill worked at Columbiaas an athletic trainer and physicaleducation associate for two years,then ran her own sports perform-ance training company for fiveyears before returning to the C.W. Post Campus in Brookville,N.Y., where she had earned her undergraduate degree.

Along with her C.W. Post responsibilities, Hill now is chair of the East Coast ConferenceWomen’s Basketball Committee.She is also a member of the NCAADivision II Women’s Basketball Regional Advisory Committee and a National Association of CollegiateWomen Athletic Administratorsprofessional group.

The one-time basketball playersays she enjoys watching and playing a wide range of sports in her free time. �

Not everyone remembers his or herhigh school math teachers with

affection, but Allan Bluman ’64 does.The algebra, geometry and trigonometryteachers at McKeesport High Schoolprovided the foundation that helped to form his career as a college professorand textbook author, he says.

So it wasonly fitting that Blumanmentioned eachmath teacher by name whenhe was inductedinto the McKeesportHigh SchoolHall of Fame in 2010.

Bluman received his bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Cal U, where the mathematics professorssolidified his teaching abilities, he says.After a first job at the junior high in hishome school district, Bluman accepteda mathematics position at CommunityCollege of Allegheny County.

He stayed at CCAC for 36 years.“I always wanted to teach at the

college level,” says Bluman. The studentsat CCAC wanted to be there, he says,and they appreciated his “skill anddrill” approach to developmental andintermediate mathematics coursework.

Bluman served as chair of the mathdepartment at CCAC’s South Campusand established the mathematics laboratory, among other roles. For 20 years he led a popular series of workshops addressing math fears.

“Many people with math anxietiesthink they have to memorize only. Butthey can learn how to use analyticalreasoning and problem-solving skills

rather than straight memorization,”says Bluman.

He returned to that topic often in teaching and in books he wrotefor college students and the generalpublic.

In the early 1990s, schools acrossthe country increased efforts for students of all disciplines to interpretresearch, so Bluman began teachingapplied statistics courses to studentsin business, psychology, nursing and other programs. That work, andhis observations on problems withsummary notations and other areas,led Bluman to begin writing a statistics textbook that the McGraw-Hill Co. later published.

Bluman authored a total of sevenbooks for the publisher, includingtwo statistics textbooks currentlyused at 450 colleges and universities.He received a McGraw-Hill textbookaward and a CCAC award for excellence in the classroom duringthe course of his distinguished career.

Every few years Bluman updatesone of his books. A resident of North Huntingdon Township, Pa., he retired from CCAC in 2003, but remains active in several organizationsin the region. �

game developer knows motocross fans

The checkered flag is in sight.You’re coming over the last jump

and must remain calm. If not, you’llcrash your motorcycle in a big way.

Even if you’ve never been in amotocross race in real life, you’llprobably enjoy the new game “app”that a Cal U alumnus is introducingto U.S. audiences.

Bill Ursic ’03 created a partnershipfor the game’s developer to marketMad Skills Motocross through a national magazine devoted to the sport. The application is nowavailable through the iTunes store, and the game can be played on theiPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

“The game is easy to play, yetchallenging,” says Ursic, who lives in Washington, Pa. “Adults and kids alike enjoy it.”

He says a big part of the appealfor motocross fans is a player’s ability to send race times to friends,challenging them to compete.

Ursic knows motocross fans. He is managing editor for severalpublications related to the sport, including Racer X Illustrated, a magazine with a monthly readership of 80,000.

The Swedish developer Turborillaturned to Ursic to market the app,given his experience with motocrosspublications across the United Statesand Australia, Spain, Italy, Germanyand other countries with large fanbases for the sport.

Ursic has been working in themotocross industry since his days asan intern with the Racer X Illustratedmagazine and website, both based in Morgantown, W.Va.

Thinking back to his campusdays, Ursic says Dr. Shirley Lazorchakand other Cal U professors preparedhim well for the world of business.

Today, Ursic supervises the production and distribution of programs for major motocross eventsacross the country, in addition tooverseeing the content and design ofthe national magazine and regionalpublications.

In his spare time, Ursic says, heenjoys riding motorcycles — on real roads. �

By Colleen C. Derda, a Pittsburgh-based writer

Bill Ursic ’03

Allan Bluman ’64


Shantey Hill ’01

ALUMNI S P O T L I G H T

CAREER CEnTERS On mAThEmATICS

Athletic administrator guides C.W. post pioneers


Shantey Hill ’01 says she is looking forward to returning

to Cal U in September, when the Pioneers from the C.W. Post Campusof Long Island University take onthe Vulcan football team.

It will be her first trip back toCalifornia in years, and “I’m excitedto see all the changes, especially the Convocation Center,” she says.

Hill has been a part of the athletic department at C.W. Post for more than eight years, first as director of sports medicine and headathletic trainer, and since 2007 asan associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator.

Among other duties, she is responsible for ensuring that the entire athletic department is in compliance with National CollegiateAthletic Association (NCAA) rulesand regulations. She educatescoaches and student-athletes aboutuniversity, conference and NCAA

bylaws, and she administers

several Pioneerathletic teams,among other

responsi-bilities.

Hill is proud of her master’s degree in athletic training from Cal Uand says she anticipates returning to the campus at some point.

“I recently signed up through the Alumni Relations office to be a mentor, and I’m looking forwardto any opportunity to give back toCal U,” says Hill, who lives on Long Island, N.Y.

She says she selected Cal U’sgraduate program in athletic trainingbecause it is nationally accreditedand has a strong reputation amongcollegiate athletic departments. Shearrived on campus and completedthe degree in a year.

In 2004 she also earned a master’s degree in health educationfrom the Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity. Hill worked at Columbiaas an athletic trainer and physicaleducation associate for two years,then ran her own sports perform-ance training company for fiveyears before returning to the C.W. Post Campus in Brookville,N.Y., where she had earned her undergraduate degree.

Along with her C.W. Post responsibilities, Hill now is chair of the East Coast ConferenceWomen’s Basketball Committee.She is also a member of the NCAADivision II Women’s Basketball Regional Advisory Committee and a National Association of CollegiateWomen Athletic Administratorsprofessional group.

The one-time basketball playersays she enjoys watching and playing a wide range of sports in her free time. �

Not everyone remembers his or herhigh school math teachers with

affection, but Allan Bluman ’64 does.The algebra, geometry and trigonometryteachers at McKeesport High Schoolprovided the foundation that helped to form his career as a college professorand textbook author, he says.

So it wasonly fitting that Blumanmentioned eachmath teacher by name whenhe was inductedinto the McKeesportHigh SchoolHall of Fame in 2010.

Bluman received his bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Cal U, where the mathematics professorssolidified his teaching abilities, he says.After a first job at the junior high in hishome school district, Bluman accepteda mathematics position at CommunityCollege of Allegheny County.

He stayed at CCAC for 36 years.“I always wanted to teach at the

college level,” says Bluman. The studentsat CCAC wanted to be there, he says,and they appreciated his “skill anddrill” approach to developmental andintermediate mathematics coursework.

Bluman served as chair of the mathdepartment at CCAC’s South Campusand established the mathematics laboratory, among other roles. For 20 years he led a popular series of workshops addressing math fears.

“Many people with math anxietiesthink they have to memorize only. Butthey can learn how to use analyticalreasoning and problem-solving skills

rather than straight memorization,”says Bluman.

He returned to that topic often in teaching and in books he wrotefor college students and the generalpublic.

In the early 1990s, schools acrossthe country increased efforts for students of all disciplines to interpretresearch, so Bluman began teachingapplied statistics courses to studentsin business, psychology, nursing and other programs. That work, andhis observations on problems withsummary notations and other areas,led Bluman to begin writing a statistics textbook that the McGraw-Hill Co. later published.

Bluman authored a total of sevenbooks for the publisher, includingtwo statistics textbooks currentlyused at 450 colleges and universities.He received a McGraw-Hill textbookaward and a CCAC award for excellence in the classroom duringthe course of his distinguished career.

Every few years Bluman updatesone of his books. A resident of North Huntingdon Township, Pa., he retired from CCAC in 2003, but remains active in several organizationsin the region. �

game developer knows motocross fans

The checkered flag is in sight.You’re coming over the last jump

and must remain calm. If not, you’llcrash your motorcycle in a big way.

Even if you’ve never been in amotocross race in real life, you’llprobably enjoy the new game “app”that a Cal U alumnus is introducingto U.S. audiences.

Bill Ursic ’03 created a partnershipfor the game’s developer to marketMad Skills Motocross through a national magazine devoted to the sport. The application is nowavailable through the iTunes store, and the game can be played on theiPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

“The game is easy to play, yetchallenging,” says Ursic, who lives in Washington, Pa. “Adults and kids alike enjoy it.”

He says a big part of the appealfor motocross fans is a player’s ability to send race times to friends,challenging them to compete.

Ursic knows motocross fans. He is managing editor for severalpublications related to the sport, including Racer X Illustrated, a magazine with a monthly readership of 80,000.

The Swedish developer Turborillaturned to Ursic to market the app,given his experience with motocrosspublications across the United Statesand Australia, Spain, Italy, Germanyand other countries with large fanbases for the sport.

Ursic has been working in themotocross industry since his days asan intern with the Racer X Illustratedmagazine and website, both based in Morgantown, W.Va.

Thinking back to his campusdays, Ursic says Dr. Shirley Lazorchakand other Cal U professors preparedhim well for the world of business.

Today, Ursic supervises the production and distribution of programs for major motocross eventsacross the country, in addition tooverseeing the content and design ofthe national magazine and regionalpublications.

In his spare time, Ursic says, heenjoys riding motorcycles — on real roads. �

By Colleen C. Derda, a Pittsburgh-based writer

Bill Ursic ’03

Allan Bluman ’64


Shantey Hill ’01


After years of study, this is your reward: A walk across the stage in Hamer Hall auditorium. Cheers from your family and

friends. A firm handshake from the University President, and a diploma — the real thing, inscribedwith your name. Tangible evidence that you are agraduate of California University of Pennsylvania.

More than 1,300 students were awarded degrees at Cal U’s 171st Commencement. Graduatestudents received their master’s degrees and werevested in their academic hoods on Dec. 17. The following day, undergraduates received their bachelor’s or associate degrees.

President Angelo Armenti, Jr. greeted the students, who completed their studies in August or December. He urged them to leave a legacy ofgood works and reminded them to remain active in the life of their alma mater.

At each ceremony a distinguished alumnustook the podium to share words of wisdom with the graduates. Excerpts from their Commencement addresses are printed here. To read the |complete text of the speakers’ remarks,or to see video of the graduate and undergraduateceremonies, visit www.calu.edu and search for“Commencement videos.”

‘Be resolved to get the outcome you want’Armand Balsano ’74 has worked in the health careindustry for more than 30 years. He currently serves as a managing director forNavigant Consulting, where he heads the Strategy PracticeDivision. He offered under-graduates this advice: Have aplan, be tenacious and embraceadversity as you build a career.

Have a plan for the future, but remember that thebest-laid plans change, and often, appropriately so. As a new graduate you should be able to define where you want to be in your career in two, three or five yearsfrom now. …

“Stay vigilant for new opportunities now andthroughout your careers. Career success is very seldom a straight and linear path. Cal U provided me, and youalso, with the intellectual foundation and problem-solving skills that are necessary in any career.

“I am sure that you sat through many classes andthought, ‘This is not relevant to me. I will never use this.’ I am here to say that is not the case. You will use … thediscipline and work ethic that it took to get through four rigorous years of college education.

“Be tenacious. Being resolved to get the outcome you want is often difficult; however, tenacity is a learnedbehavior. Tenacity keeps a person on track toward a goalwhen it seems to be unattainable. Tenacity is a key trait of entrepreneurs; they won’t accept ‘no’ for an answer. …

“While there is tremendous optimism in youth, I can assure you that you will deal with your share of life’s adversity. … Whether it’s an economic downturn or amore personal type of adversity, you will face difficulttimes as a graduate. … When this happens, don’t allowyourself to wallow in self-pity and spiral downward, butchoose to use the life lesson as an opportunity for personalgrowth. Embrace adversity and choose to grow from it. …

“As you get ready to enter the workforce, degree in hand, remember that you are going to spend 40-plushours a week working. If it’s something that you enjoy,you will feel rejuvenated by your contribution. If you lovewhat you do, it becomes obvious to everyone you come incontact with. … Always remember to enjoy life’s journey— enjoy the ride!

‘Embrace deeply held values’Dr. Saundra Kiski Stout ’72,’74 retired as acting superintendent of Keystone Oaks School Districtafter a distinguished career in education. She still serves as a consultant for the Carnegie Science Center and an adjunct professor at both the University of Pittsburgh and Washington and Jefferson College. She urgedmaster’s degree candidates tobehave in an ethical manner, no matter what career path they choose.

When asked to deliver the Commencement address for the Graduate School, I reflected back several decades to whenI sat where you are sitting for exactly the same purpose. I thought about how our lives have changed since then. …

“The technological explosion has dramatically influenced… the ways we communicate and learn. Did this revolution in technology, however, change who we are as enlightenedhuman beings? …

“As I continued to reflect, I happened upon the Commence-ment program from the University of Pittsburgh when I receivedmy doctorate. In the foreward written by chancellor Dr. DennisO’Connor, I found a paragraph that actually means more to menow than it did at the time.

“He wrote: ‘My hope is that all our graduates carry withthem, along with their diplomas, a sense of personal ethics that attends to the well-being of others. Higher education must mean more than the acquisition of skills or the attainment of knowledge. … Higher education in the truest sense must embrace deeply held values that determine what we stand for, what we care about, who we are.’

“What a powerful statement. Given what we as citizenshave endured recently in such disparate areas as politics, the corporate world, health care and even sports, we could begin to question how individuals make choices in their daily lives and if they are indeed guided by a sense of personal ethics.

“In our never-ending quest for material success, many of our fellow Americans have taken moral shortcuts resulting in irreparable harm to others. …

“And so … I encourage you to continue your lifelong quest for learning. Continue (to live by) your personal sense of ethics, and mentor those whose lives cross your path. … Or, as my granddaughter Abby said when she was 8 years old,‘Make good choices.’

moment of transition:

Winter Commencement 2010

Julia Flowers

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”

”‘‘

Cheri McDowell (right) hugs her friend Aquene Zechender.

President Armenti


More than 600 undergraduates, their families and friends attended the 171st Commencement.

Undergraduate Kerri Frank waves as the ceremony begins.


Mary Jo Livingood, the mother of six, celebrates her graduation with her daughter Ava Marie, 2, and husband, Jason.

Phi Beta Sigma memberShaine McEnheimer


After years of study, this is your reward: A walk across the stage in Hamer Hall auditorium. Cheers from your family and

friends. A firm handshake from the University President, and a diploma — the real thing, inscribedwith your name. Tangible evidence that you are agraduate of California University of Pennsylvania.

More than 1,300 students were awarded degrees at Cal U’s 171st Commencement. Graduatestudents received their master’s degrees and werevested in their academic hoods on Dec. 17. The following day, undergraduates received their bachelor’s or associate degrees.

President Angelo Armenti, Jr. greeted the students, who completed their studies in August or December. He urged them to leave a legacy ofgood works and reminded them to remain active in the life of their alma mater.

At each ceremony a distinguished alumnustook the podium to share words of wisdom with the graduates. Excerpts from their Commencement addresses are printed here. To read the |complete text of the speakers’ remarks,or to see video of the graduate and undergraduateceremonies, visit www.calu.edu and search for“Commencement videos.”

‘Be resolved to get the outcome you want’Armand Balsano ’74 has worked in the health careindustry for more than 30 years. He currently serves as a managing director forNavigant Consulting, where he heads the Strategy PracticeDivision. He offered under-graduates this advice: Have aplan, be tenacious and embraceadversity as you build a career.

Have a plan for the future, but remember that thebest-laid plans change, and often, appropriately so. As a new graduate you should be able to define where you want to be in your career in two, three or five yearsfrom now. …

“Stay vigilant for new opportunities now andthroughout your careers. Career success is very seldom a straight and linear path. Cal U provided me, and youalso, with the intellectual foundation and problem-solving skills that are necessary in any career.

“I am sure that you sat through many classes andthought, ‘This is not relevant to me. I will never use this.’ I am here to say that is not the case. You will use … thediscipline and work ethic that it took to get through four rigorous years of college education.

“Be tenacious. Being resolved to get the outcome you want is often difficult; however, tenacity is a learnedbehavior. Tenacity keeps a person on track toward a goalwhen it seems to be unattainable. Tenacity is a key trait of entrepreneurs; they won’t accept ‘no’ for an answer. …

“While there is tremendous optimism in youth, I can assure you that you will deal with your share of life’s adversity. … Whether it’s an economic downturn or amore personal type of adversity, you will face difficulttimes as a graduate. … When this happens, don’t allowyourself to wallow in self-pity and spiral downward, butchoose to use the life lesson as an opportunity for personalgrowth. Embrace adversity and choose to grow from it. …

“As you get ready to enter the workforce, degree in hand, remember that you are going to spend 40-plushours a week working. If it’s something that you enjoy,you will feel rejuvenated by your contribution. If you lovewhat you do, it becomes obvious to everyone you come incontact with. … Always remember to enjoy life’s journey— enjoy the ride!

‘Embrace deeply held values’Dr. Saundra Kiski Stout ’72,’74 retired as acting superintendent of Keystone Oaks School Districtafter a distinguished career in education. She still serves as a consultant for the Carnegie Science Center and an adjunct professor at both the University of Pittsburgh and Washington and Jefferson College. She urgedmaster’s degree candidates tobehave in an ethical manner, no matter what career path they choose.

When asked to deliver the Commencement address for the Graduate School, I reflected back several decades to whenI sat where you are sitting for exactly the same purpose. I thought about how our lives have changed since then. …

“The technological explosion has dramatically influenced… the ways we communicate and learn. Did this revolution in technology, however, change who we are as enlightenedhuman beings? …

“As I continued to reflect, I happened upon the Commence-ment program from the University of Pittsburgh when I receivedmy doctorate. In the foreward written by chancellor Dr. DennisO’Connor, I found a paragraph that actually means more to menow than it did at the time.

“He wrote: ‘My hope is that all our graduates carry withthem, along with their diplomas, a sense of personal ethics that attends to the well-being of others. Higher education must mean more than the acquisition of skills or the attainment of knowledge. … Higher education in the truest sense must embrace deeply held values that determine what we stand for, what we care about, who we are.’

“What a powerful statement. Given what we as citizenshave endured recently in such disparate areas as politics, the corporate world, health care and even sports, we could begin to question how individuals make choices in their daily lives and if they are indeed guided by a sense of personal ethics.

“In our never-ending quest for material success, many of our fellow Americans have taken moral shortcuts resulting in irreparable harm to others. …

“And so … I encourage you to continue your lifelong quest for learning. Continue (to live by) your personal sense of ethics, and mentor those whose lives cross your path. … Or, as my granddaughter Abby said when she was 8 years old,‘Make good choices.’

moment of transition:

Winter Commencement 2010

Julia Flowers

‘‘

”

”‘‘

Cheri McDowell (right) hugs her friend Aquene Zechender.

President Armenti


More than 600 undergraduates, their families and friends attended the 171st Commencement.

Undergraduate Kerri Frank waves as the ceremony begins.


Mary Jo Livingood, the mother of six, celebrates her graduation with her daughter Ava Marie, 2, and husband, Jason.

Phi Beta Sigma memberShaine McEnheimer

alumni calendar

alumni events

ALUMNI N E W S

GREETINGS FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE!

When was the last timeyou visited California?

It is my hope that your answerisn’t “not since graduation!”However, we tend to becomebusy with our day-to-day livesafter Commencement, and inthe years that follow we get

wrapped up in our careers, our families andour communities.

I’d like to paraphrase President Armenti,who touches on this topic when he speaks toour graduating students at the GraduatesDinner, traditionally held the Thursday beforeeach Commencement.

He says, “Alma mater, in Latin, means‘fostering mother,’ and to foster means literally ‘to bring up with parental care.’”

Most of us attend college during ourformative years, and at California we takevery seriously the idea that your alma mater islike your mother, caring for you during yourtime spent here and never forgetting aboutyou, even long after you leave.

So I encourage you to take time fromyour busy schedule and visit your “mother”— your alma mater. Walk the Quad, wanderinto a classroom or visit a residence hall. Stopin at the Student Union and chat with somecurrent students. And, of course, tour theMichael and Julia Kara Alumni House.

I can promise that you will be greetedwarmly every step of the way, no matterwhen you journey back “home” to visit youralma mater. I challenge you to consider whenyou can schedule time to visit your “campusfamily” here.

Please know that the alumni house staffmembers are eager to help you plan your return trip! Do visit often, and encourageyour neighbors, family and friends to sendtheir college-bound students to California tohelp our University family continue to grow.

Amy LombardExecutive Director, Alumni Relations


MARCHWest Coast Alumni Gathering — March 17Did you know that more than 800 Cal U alumni live in the state of California? West Coast alumni will join Bill ’63 and Diana Monroe at their home in Yorba Linda,Calif., for an alumni get-together beginning at 6 p.m. The event features an importantupdate on the state of the University by President Angelo Armenti, Jr.

APRILCal U Night at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra — April 15Alumni and students mingle during a pre-concert reception at Pittsburgh’s beautifulHeinz Hall, then take their seats for the PSO’s performance of “Disney in Concert.” The reception begins at 6 p.m.; curtain time for the concert is 8 p.m.

Cal Pride Weekend — April 8-9The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award will address alumni, students andother guests at 7 p.m. April 8 in the Natali Student Center.

Also on April 8, each of Cal U’s four colleges will honor a distinguished graduate.Alumni awards will be presented by the College of Education and Human Services, the Eberly College of Science and Technology, the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Graduate Studies and Research. Throughout the day, some of our most successful alumni will visit classes and speak to students.

The weekend wraps up at 9 a.m. April 9 when prospective students and their parents arrive for an Academic Open House and alumni panel discussion in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

MAYAtlanta Alumni Gathering — May 12President Armenti provides an important update on the state of Cal U when alumni and University friends gather in Atlanta. With close to 400 alumni living in Georgia, this is sure to be an exciting evening. Watch for details about the time and location of this event.

JUNEAlumni Weekend — June 3-4Members of the Class of 1961 hold their “Pioneer” Reunion Dinner at 6 p.m.June 3 in the Michael and Julia Kara Alumni House on the Cal U campus.

All alumni are welcome to attend the annual Alumni Board election meeting at 8:30 a.m. June 4 in Room 206/207 of the Natali Student Center, followed by the Alumni Association Awards of Distinction luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the nearby Performance Center.

Top off the weekend at the annual President’s Gala at the Omni William Penn hotel in downtown Pittsburgh!

Golf Outing — June 6Join us at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for the annual golf outing sponsored by Cal U Athletics. Proceeds benefit the Athletic Scholarship Fund.

MARK YOUR CALENDARCal Couples Weekend — Aug. 5-6Save the date! Details will be coming soon to our 2,500+ Cal U alumni couples.

SPEAK UP! WE’RE LISTENING. . .What do you think of the Cal U Review? The editor and staff want to know. Is there a feature you enjoy — or one you don’t? A topic you’d like to read more about? To share your thoughts, send an e-mail to [email protected], or drop us a line at: Cal U Review, Box 31, 250 University Drive, California, PA 15419-1394.

ONLINE? Look for California University of Pennsylvania’sofficial Facebook page, and follow @CalUofPA on Twitter.

CAL POINTof PRIDE

Kara Alumni HouseDedicated on Oct. 12, 2002, the Michaeland Julia Kara Alumni House is a campusjewel. In addition to housing the Alumni Relations Office and the Foundation for California University, this exquisite buildingincludes a cozy library, well-used meetingspaces and two hotel-style rooms for special guests. The Booker Great Room isfrequently the venue for dinners, receptionsand other social events. Dr. Elizabeth KaraDodson donated $1 million toward thealumni house, which was dedicated inmemory of her parents.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERSPresident Angelo Armenti, Jr. joins Presidential Scholarship recipients at the 14th annual Scholarship Recognition Dinner in Gallagher Hall. The event is an opportunity for students to thank the generous donors who support various scholarship funds.

Among the alumni at a winter gathering in Monroeville were (from left)Cathy Connelly ’95, director of the annual fund; host Mike Napolitano’68, member of the Council of Trustees; Jack Wardman ’70; Vito Dentino ’72; and Pete Gialmaes ’69.

Gathering for a young alumni event in Lancaster, Pa., were (from left)Matthew Eaton ’08; Justin Leader ’05; Holly Weatherstein Lee; Ryan Jerico ’09, coordinator of student and young alumni programs;and Derek Hunsinger ’09.

CAL U LICENSE PLATES ARE HERE!Take your Vulcan pride on the road with a Cal U license plate,available for a required contribution of $44. Featuring the Cal U logo in red, the plates are available to all Pennsylvania drivers, including students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University.

We are pleased to announce that $20 of each plate’s costis a 100 percent tax-deductible donation that will be used to help fund the California University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association Scholarships. Last year, 16 students were awarded $1,000 scholarships through this fund.

To request a Cal U license plate application, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected] Return your application and a check for $44, payable to “Foundation for California University of Pa.,” to:

California University of PennsylvaniaOffice of Alumni Relations250 University Ave.California, PA 15419


NOTE: Please be aware thatyou cannot choose a platenumber and you cannotorder specific letters orwording on your Cal U license plate. If you require additional registration cards, please send $1.50 for each card.

Questions? Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 724-938-4418 or e-mail [email protected].

alumni calendar

alumni events

ALUMNI N E W S

GREETINGS FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE!

When was the last timeyou visited California?

It is my hope that your answerisn’t “not since graduation!”However, we tend to becomebusy with our day-to-day livesafter Commencement, and inthe years that follow we get

wrapped up in our careers, our families andour communities.

I’d like to paraphrase President Armenti,who touches on this topic when he speaks toour graduating students at the GraduatesDinner, traditionally held the Thursday beforeeach Commencement.

He says, “Alma mater, in Latin, means‘fostering mother,’ and to foster means literally ‘to bring up with parental care.’”

Most of us attend college during ourformative years, and at California we takevery seriously the idea that your alma mater islike your mother, caring for you during yourtime spent here and never forgetting aboutyou, even long after you leave.

So I encourage you to take time fromyour busy schedule and visit your “mother”— your alma mater. Walk the Quad, wanderinto a classroom or visit a residence hall. Stopin at the Student Union and chat with somecurrent students. And, of course, tour theMichael and Julia Kara Alumni House.

I can promise that you will be greetedwarmly every step of the way, no matterwhen you journey back “home” to visit youralma mater. I challenge you to consider whenyou can schedule time to visit your “campusfamily” here.

Please know that the alumni house staffmembers are eager to help you plan your return trip! Do visit often, and encourageyour neighbors, family and friends to sendtheir college-bound students to California tohelp our University family continue to grow.

Amy LombardExecutive Director, Alumni Relations


MARCHWest Coast Alumni Gathering — March 17Did you know that more than 800 Cal U alumni live in the state of California? West Coast alumni will join Bill ’63 and Diana Monroe at their home in Yorba Linda,Calif., for an alumni get-together beginning at 6 p.m. The event features an importantupdate on the state of the University by President Angelo Armenti, Jr.

APRILCal U Night at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra — April 15Alumni and students mingle during a pre-concert reception at Pittsburgh’s beautifulHeinz Hall, then take their seats for the PSO’s performance of “Disney in Concert.” The reception begins at 6 p.m.; curtain time for the concert is 8 p.m.

Cal Pride Weekend — April 8-9The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award will address alumni, students andother guests at 7 p.m. April 8 in the Natali Student Center.

Also on April 8, each of Cal U’s four colleges will honor a distinguished graduate.Alumni awards will be presented by the College of Education and Human Services, the Eberly College of Science and Technology, the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Graduate Studies and Research. Throughout the day, some of our most successful alumni will visit classes and speak to students.

The weekend wraps up at 9 a.m. April 9 when prospective students and their parents arrive for an Academic Open House and alumni panel discussion in Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre.

MAYAtlanta Alumni Gathering — May 12President Armenti provides an important update on the state of Cal U when alumni and University friends gather in Atlanta. With close to 400 alumni living in Georgia, this is sure to be an exciting evening. Watch for details about the time and location of this event.

JUNEAlumni Weekend — June 3-4Members of the Class of 1961 hold their “Pioneer” Reunion Dinner at 6 p.m.June 3 in the Michael and Julia Kara Alumni House on the Cal U campus.

All alumni are welcome to attend the annual Alumni Board election meeting at 8:30 a.m. June 4 in Room 206/207 of the Natali Student Center, followed by the Alumni Association Awards of Distinction luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the nearby Performance Center.

Top off the weekend at the annual President’s Gala at the Omni William Penn hotel in downtown Pittsburgh!

Golf Outing — June 6Join us at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for the annual golf outing sponsored by Cal U Athletics. Proceeds benefit the Athletic Scholarship Fund.

MARK YOUR CALENDARCal Couples Weekend — Aug. 5-6Save the date! Details will be coming soon to our 2,500+ Cal U alumni couples.

SPEAK UP! WE’RE LISTENING. . .What do you think of the Cal U Review? The editor and staff want to know. Is there a feature you enjoy — or one you don’t? A topic you’d like to read more about? To share your thoughts, send an e-mail to [email protected], or drop us a line at: Cal U Review, Box 31, 250 University Drive, California, PA 15419-1394.

ONLINE? Look for California University of Pennsylvania’sofficial Facebook page, and follow @CalUofPA on Twitter.

CAL POINTof PRIDE

Kara Alumni HouseDedicated on Oct. 12, 2002, the Michaeland Julia Kara Alumni House is a campusjewel. In addition to housing the Alumni Relations Office and the Foundation for California University, this exquisite buildingincludes a cozy library, well-used meetingspaces and two hotel-style rooms for special guests. The Booker Great Room isfrequently the venue for dinners, receptionsand other social events. Dr. Elizabeth KaraDodson donated $1 million toward thealumni house, which was dedicated inmemory of her parents.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERSPresident Angelo Armenti, Jr. joins Presidential Scholarship recipients at the 14th annual Scholarship Recognition Dinner in Gallagher Hall. The event is an opportunity for students to thank the generous donors who support various scholarship funds.

Among the alumni at a winter gathering in Monroeville were (from left)Cathy Connelly ’95, director of the annual fund; host Mike Napolitano’68, member of the Council of Trustees; Jack Wardman ’70; Vito Dentino ’72; and Pete Gialmaes ’69.

Gathering for a young alumni event in Lancaster, Pa., were (from left)Matthew Eaton ’08; Justin Leader ’05; Holly Weatherstein Lee; Ryan Jerico ’09, coordinator of student and young alumni programs;and Derek Hunsinger ’09.

CAL U LICENSE PLATES ARE HERE!Take your Vulcan pride on the road with a Cal U license plate,available for a required contribution of $44. Featuring the Cal U logo in red, the plates are available to all Pennsylvania drivers, including students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University.

We are pleased to announce that $20 of each plate’s costis a 100 percent tax-deductible donation that will be used to help fund the California University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association Scholarships. Last year, 16 students were awarded $1,000 scholarships through this fund.

To request a Cal U license plate application, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected] Return your application and a check for $44, payable to “Foundation for California University of Pa.,” to:

California University of PennsylvaniaOffice of Alumni Relations250 University Ave.California, PA 15419


NOTE: Please be aware thatyou cannot choose a platenumber and you cannotorder specific letters orwording on your Cal U license plate. If you require additional registration cards, please send $1.50 for each card.

Questions? Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 724-938-4418 or e-mail [email protected].

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T H E S C H O O L O F G R A D UAT E ST U D I E S A N D R E S E A RC H

office of WeB-Basedprogramscustomer service makes global online no. 1

FOCUS ON

California University of Pennsylvania

It is an exciting time for the School of Graduate Studies and Research. I am pleased to report that the Graduate School remains the fastest growing academic body at CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania. Indeed, our traditional graduate programs are enjoying unprecedented enrollments and have, quitenaturally, become much more academically selective in their admissions.

As you are aware, the Graduate School isalso responsible for all Global Online academicprograms, both graduate and undergraduate.These programs reach learners from around the world, a number of whom come to campusfor Commencement ceremonies at the conclusion of their studies.

As their dean, it is simply wonderful to finally meet many of these students and their

families. The students are grateful for the challenging professors with whomthey have had the distinct pleasure to learn, and they are both amazed byand proud of our beautiful campus. In this edition of Focus On, you will getan inside look at what goes on behind the scenes in our Office of Web-BasedPrograms, which serves as the foundation for this incredible success story.

New Global Online programs include the Pre-College Online Programand the Pre-College Honors Portal for high school students; a master’s degree in the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math, orSTEM, that began in the spring 2011 semester; a new Applied Criminologytrack in our Master of Arts in Social Sciences degree that will begin in fall2011; and certificates in Spanish for Law Enforcement and Spanish for Business, which also will begin this fall. All of these new programs are being instituted with state-of-the-art technology, enabling us to provide the best global learning experiences in the world.

To ensure the most comprehensive learning experiences for our students, we have begun to provide more graduate assistants to supportour faculty in terms of research, service and teaching. Our Office of Grantsand Contracts continues to assist faculty and staff in research efforts that are having a profound effect on the region, the commonwealth and ourcountry. And we have undertaken a new mission to facilitate scholarshipsand fellowships for our graduate students, faculty and staff, including the much-coveted Fulbright.

To serve as dean of perhaps the most eclectic academic environment at California University is an honor and a privilege.

Thank you,

John R. Cencich, J.S.D.Professor and Dean

overviewof the SCHOOL OF GRADUATESTUDIES AND RESEARCH

Dean:

Dr. John R. Cencich

Graduate Program Coordinators:

Dr. Lizbeth GilletteAdministrative Principals Program/Superintendent Letter of Eligibility

Dr. Thomas WestAthletic Training

Dr. Arshad ChawdhryBusiness Administration

Dr. Ralph BelsterlingCommunication Disorders

Dr. John PatrickCommunity Agency Counseling

Dr. Christine PetersonEarly Childhood Education

Professor Jane BonariElementary Education, Reading Specialist Program, Mentally and Physically Handicapped Education

Dr. Barry McGlumphyExercise Science and Health Promotion: Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention

Dr. Charles P. NemethLegal Studies: Homeland Security, Legal Studies,Criminal Justice

Dr. Joseph ZiskMaster of Arts Teaching

Dr. Mary O’ConnorMaster of Science in Nursing: Nursing Administration and Leadership

Dr. Grafton EliasonSchool Counseling

Dr. Kirk JohnSchool Psychology

Dr. J. William HugScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education

Dr. Norma ThomasSocial Work

Dr. Taunya TinsleySports Counseling

Dr. Robert TaylorSport Management

Dr. Laura HummellTechnology Education

F R O M T H E

Dean

several years ago, Cal U PresidentAngelo Armenti, Jr. joined universitypresidents from across the country

in Washington, D.C., to discuss the national decline in science, technology,engineering and mathematics education.

As a result of those talks, Cal U developed a new online program for elementary and middle school teacherswho want to strengthen their teachingskills in the disciplines known as STEM.

“This program is critically importantto the future needs of our country,” saysDr. John R. Cencich, dean of the Schoolof Graduate Studies and Research.

“America’s scientific and governmentalcommunities have identified a majorshortfall in STEM-related skills that arenecessary to produce young scientists.Our initiative will contribute not only tothe personal development of our youngpeople, but also to relevant research and service.”

The Master of Education: STEM Education program enhances both content knowledge and teaching skills.

The new programis designed forteachers, helpingthem to buildclassroom skillsand develop the capacity to become teacher-leaders in STEMeducation.

“The future of our society is dependenton citizens who can use science, tech-nology and mathematics to make informeddecisions,” says Dr. J. William Hug, program coordinator.

“This program provides teachers the opportunity to intensively study andpractice the teaching skills that help usachieve that. And it allows teachers tolearn new instructional strategies and immediately implement them in theirclassrooms.”

Courses are delivered entirely online,so participants can study wherever andwhenever their schedules allow. Partici-pants work in groups known as “cohorts”to complete the 30-credit program. Six graduate credits are offered every semester for five semesters.

Program participants are expected tocomplete readings, observe videotapeddemonstrations of high-quality STEMteaching techniques, conduct hands-onactivities and then engage in vibrant online discussions with colleagues aboutwhat is working in their own classrooms.

“One of the key aspects of the programis intensively studying and practicing howto engage children in inquiry experiencesthat enable them develop the higher-order thinking skills necessary to becomeproductive citizens,” says Hug.

Classes began in January for thespring 2011 cohort, and additional cohortsare being formed.

The STEM Education track is just one ofseveral master’s degree programs offeredthrough Cal U’s Global Online, ranked

No.1 in the nation for Internet-baseddegree programs by Guide to Online Schools(www.guidetoonlineschools.com).

“Cal U is positioned well to be astrong leader in online teacher educationthrough our master’s degree programs in early childhood education, English as a Second Language education, NationalBoard Certification and STEM education,”says Hug. �

To learn more about the Master of Education:STEM Education and other programs at California University, visit www.calu.edu. Click on “Global Online” for a list of Cal U’s Internet-based undergraduate and graduatedegree programs.

For more information about the STEM program for teachers, call program coordinator Dr. J. William Hug at 724-938-4135, or e-mail [email protected].

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Cal U education student Jackie Durick explores the physics of water and air with Peyton Kiskoas they work together on a science exploration project at Ohiopyle State Park. The Master ofEducation: STEM Education program enhances teachers’ ability to teach science, technology,engineering and math.

By Jeff Bender, PR and Web writer at Cal U

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stem track responds to national need for science educationnew online master’s degree Program focuses on teaching science, technology, engineering and math

Dr. J. William Hug

It is an exciting time for the School of Graduate Studies and Research. I am pleased to report that the Graduate School remains the fastest growing academic body at CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania. Indeed, our traditional graduate programs are enjoying unprecedented enrollments and have, quitenaturally, become much more academically selective in their admissions.

As you are aware, the Graduate School isalso responsible for all Global Online academicprograms, both graduate and undergraduate.These programs reach learners from around the world, a number of whom come to campusfor Commencement ceremonies at the conclusion of their studies.

As their dean, it is simply wonderful to finally meet many of these students and their

families. The students are grateful for the challenging professors with whomthey have had the distinct pleasure to learn, and they are both amazed byand proud of our beautiful campus. In this edition of Focus On, you will getan inside look at what goes on behind the scenes in our Office of Web-BasedPrograms, which serves as the foundation for this incredible success story.

New Global Online programs include the Pre-College Online Programand the Pre-College Honors Portal for high school students; a master’s degree in the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math, orSTEM, that began in the spring 2011 semester; a new Applied Criminologytrack in our Master of Arts in Social Sciences degree that will begin in fall2011; and certificates in Spanish for Law Enforcement and Spanish for Business, which also will begin this fall. All of these new programs are being instituted with state-of-the-art technology, enabling us to provide the best global learning experiences in the world.

To ensure the most comprehensive learning experiences for our students, we have begun to provide more graduate assistants to supportour faculty in terms of research, service and teaching. Our Office of Grantsand Contracts continues to assist faculty and staff in research efforts that are having a profound effect on the region, the commonwealth and ourcountry. And we have undertaken a new mission to facilitate scholarshipsand fellowships for our graduate students, faculty and staff, including the much-coveted Fulbright.

To serve as dean of perhaps the most eclectic academic environment at California University is an honor and a privilege.

Thank you,

John R. Cencich, J.S.D.Professor and Dean

overviewof the SCHOOL OF GRADUATESTUDIES AND RESEARCH

Dean:

Dr. John R. Cencich

Graduate Program Coordinators:

Dr. Lizbeth GilletteAdministrative Principals Program/Superintendent Letter of Eligibility

Dr. Thomas WestAthletic Training

Dr. Arshad ChawdhryBusiness Administration

Dr. Ralph BelsterlingCommunication Disorders

Dr. John PatrickCommunity Agency Counseling

Dr. Christine PetersonEarly Childhood Education

Professor Jane BonariElementary Education, Reading Specialist Program, Mentally and Physically Handicapped Education

Dr. Barry McGlumphyExercise Science and Health Promotion: Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention

Dr. Charles P. NemethLegal Studies: Homeland Security, Legal Studies,Criminal Justice

Dr. Joseph ZiskMaster of Arts Teaching

Dr. Mary O’ConnorMaster of Science in Nursing: Nursing Administration and Leadership

Dr. Grafton EliasonSchool Counseling

Dr. Kirk JohnSchool Psychology

Dr. J. William HugScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education

Dr. Norma ThomasSocial Work

Dr. Taunya TinsleySports Counseling

Dr. Robert TaylorSport Management

Dr. Laura HummellTechnology Education

F R O M T H E

Dean

several years ago, Cal U PresidentAngelo Armenti, Jr. joined universitypresidents from across the country

in Washington, D.C., to discuss the national decline in science, technology,engineering and mathematics education.

As a result of those talks, Cal U developed a new online program for elementary and middle school teacherswho want to strengthen their teachingskills in the disciplines known as STEM.

“This program is critically importantto the future needs of our country,” saysDr. John R. Cencich, dean of the Schoolof Graduate Studies and Research.

“America’s scientific and governmentalcommunities have identified a majorshortfall in STEM-related skills that arenecessary to produce young scientists.Our initiative will contribute not only tothe personal development of our youngpeople, but also to relevant research and service.”

The Master of Education: STEM Education program enhances both content knowledge and teaching skills.

The new programis designed forteachers, helpingthem to buildclassroom skillsand develop the capacity to become teacher-leaders in STEMeducation.

“The future of our society is dependenton citizens who can use science, tech-nology and mathematics to make informeddecisions,” says Dr. J. William Hug, program coordinator.

“This program provides teachers the opportunity to intensively study andpractice the teaching skills that help usachieve that. And it allows teachers tolearn new instructional strategies and immediately implement them in theirclassrooms.”

Courses are delivered entirely online,so participants can study wherever andwhenever their schedules allow. Partici-pants work in groups known as “cohorts”to complete the 30-credit program. Six graduate credits are offered every semester for five semesters.

Program participants are expected tocomplete readings, observe videotapeddemonstrations of high-quality STEMteaching techniques, conduct hands-onactivities and then engage in vibrant online discussions with colleagues aboutwhat is working in their own classrooms.

“One of the key aspects of the programis intensively studying and practicing howto engage children in inquiry experiencesthat enable them develop the higher-order thinking skills necessary to becomeproductive citizens,” says Hug.

Classes began in January for thespring 2011 cohort, and additional cohortsare being formed.

The STEM Education track is just one ofseveral master’s degree programs offeredthrough Cal U’s Global Online, ranked

No.1 in the nation for Internet-baseddegree programs by Guide to Online Schools(www.guidetoonlineschools.com).

“Cal U is positioned well to be astrong leader in online teacher educationthrough our master’s degree programs in early childhood education, English as a Second Language education, NationalBoard Certification and STEM education,”says Hug. �

To learn more about the Master of Education:STEM Education and other programs at California University, visit www.calu.edu. Click on “Global Online” for a list of Cal U’s Internet-based undergraduate and graduatedegree programs.

For more information about the STEM program for teachers, call program coordinator Dr. J. William Hug at 724-938-4135, or e-mail [email protected].

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Cal U education student Jackie Durick explores the physics of water and air with Peyton Kiskoas they work together on a science exploration project at Ohiopyle State Park. The Master ofEducation: STEM Education program enhances teachers’ ability to teach science, technology,engineering and math.


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stem track responds to national need for science educationnew online master’s degree Program focuses on teaching science, technology, engineering and math

Dr. J. William Hug

Millie Rodriguez, director of California University’s Office ofWeb-Based Programs.

Lindsay Pecosh, client service specialist

It’s all about customer service, says Millie Rodriguez, director of California University’s Office of Web-Based Programs.Rodriguez believes that world-class service distinguishes

Cal U’s Global Online program from Internet-based programsat other universities.

From a student’s initial inquiry through graduation, the office strives to achieve a high level of student satisfaction. This philosophy, coupled with the number of accredited online programs, affordable tuition costs per credit and a low student-to-faculty ratio, has contributed to Cal U’s No.1 ranking among online universities nationwide.

“We think of ourselves as a one-stop shop,” explains Rodriguez. “If a student or a prospect calls us with a question,we don’t transfer them all over the University. We give them an answer. If we don’t have one, we find one, then get back to the student.”

Rodriguez, a 1999 Cal U alumna, completed her master’sdegree at Cal U last year. She joined the University staff in2005 to fill this newly created position and has instilled thecustomer service model into her entire department.

She and her staff — three client service specialists, one financial aid service representative, one instructional designerand an administrative assistant — are completely “customer focused” when they communicate with their 2,000 onlinelearners and thousands of prospective students.

Donna Purtell, a client service specialist who has been with the Office of Web-Based Programs since its inception,takes pride in her role.

“I always think of our position as being on the front line in leaving a lasting first impression,” she says.

“Online students are truly consumers, and they demand a level of customer service that is unparalleled,” adds clientservice specialist Lindsay Pecosh. “Most students choose to attend our online programs sight unseen, but they do so because of the interest in and reputation of our programs andthe customer service they have come to expect from us.”

Rodriguez praises her team for their insight and depth of knowledge.

“Our students come from all 50 states and 36 differentcountries. Our staff knows how to deal with students at a distance. They understand how to engage the students andmake them feel part of the Cal U community. This is really important, and it adds greatly to student retention efforts.”

Adds Kristy DeBord, another client service specialist: “Our students can walk away from a phone call or e-mail with the same satisfaction as they would if they were meetingwith us face to face.”

Juandra Smith, a December 2010 graduatewith a Master of Science in Legal Studies:Law and Public Policy, appreciated theextra effort put forth by DeBord duringher initial contact with the University.

In a recent e-mail, she wrote:“Kristy, thank you so much for taking

the time to talk with me two years ago.Your casual conversation about the program ended up having a major,positive influence and impact on my life. I may not have enrolled at Cal U if we had not had that conversation. At that time I was seriouslyconsidering a different institution. I'm glad I chose Cal U. Keep in mind you never know how far your communication will take someone. … ”

The Global Online program at California University of Pennsylvania has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for its Internet-based degree programs. For more information about the ranking by S.R. Education Group’s Guide to Online Schools, visit www.guidetoonlineschools.com.

customer service makes global online no.1for the office of Web-Based programs, students come first.

Communication and teamwork are the linchpins of customerservice. Staff members routinely consult with one another onstudent-related issues. They also follow the customer servicemodel when interacting with other University offices.

“If they need something from us, we are happy to provideor investigate to the best of our abilities,” says Jon Kallis, instruc-tional designer and administrator of the Desire2Learn learningmanagement system. “And we always appreciate that the otherdepartments are quick and happy to work with us, ultimatelyextending the benefits back to our students and faculty.”

Jen Verscharen agrees. Although she serves as financial aidrepresentative for the Office of Web-Based Programs, she alsoconsiders herself part of the University’s overall Office of FinancialAid staff. She regularly works with on-campus counselors to find answers to student questions and solve any problems thatmay arise.

“Some people don’t realize that financial aid for Global Online students differs from financial aid for on-campus studentsbecause of federal regulations,” says Verscharen. “Some studentsexpect higher financial aid awards than they receive and do notunderstand why. So there have been times when I have gonebeyond a verbal explanation and typed a detailed breakdown of their budgets, financial aid awards and bills, so they can seehow all of the math adds up.”

Administrative assistant Rendie Settles understands the valueof customer service, too.

“I believe everyone deserves kindness in their relationshipswith others,” she says. “The students are the reason why we are here.”

The Office of Web-Based Programs has many touch pointswith students. Kallis, for example, works with students or facultymembers who are having technical issues.

“Walking step-by-step through the problem is the best wayto figure out exactly how and why a problem is occurring,” hesays. “Usually this results in a quick fix over the phone for a very happy student or faculty member. It also helps me to keeptrack of issues that others also may encounter, so that I have an immediate answer or notes on possible ways to improve the system.”

Rodriguez strives to follow industry best practices. In somecases, she modestly admits that her department may be settingthe standard for service.

“Over time we’ve learned a lot, and we’ve refined ourprocesses,” she explains. “Our team meets at the end of everyterm and discusses policies and practices to determine whatchanges need to be made.”

“Our Office of Web-based Programs is a world-class operationthat provides timely support to our students and our professors,”says Dr. John Cencich, dean of the School of Graduate Studiesand Research.

“The staff members step up to the plate every day of theweek to provide service around the world, and they serve as amodel for other universities within the commonwealth andaround the country.” �

Kristy De Bord, client service specialist

By Lindy Kravec, a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer

Jen Verscharen,financial aid representative

Jon Kallis, instructional designer

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Rendie Settles, administrative assistant

Millie Rodriguez, director of California University’s Office ofWeb-Based Programs.

Lindsay Pecosh, client service specialist

It’s all about customer service, says Millie Rodriguez, director of California University’s Office of Web-Based Programs.Rodriguez believes that world-class service distinguishes

Cal U’s Global Online program from Internet-based programsat other universities.

From a student’s initial inquiry through graduation, the office strives to achieve a high level of student satisfaction. This philosophy, coupled with the number of accredited online programs, affordable tuition costs per credit and a low student-to-faculty ratio, has contributed to Cal U’s No.1 ranking among online universities nationwide.

“We think of ourselves as a one-stop shop,” explains Rodriguez. “If a student or a prospect calls us with a question,we don’t transfer them all over the University. We give them an answer. If we don’t have one, we find one, then get back to the student.”

Rodriguez, a 1999 Cal U alumna, completed her master’sdegree at Cal U last year. She joined the University staff in2005 to fill this newly created position and has instilled thecustomer service model into her entire department.

She and her staff — three client service specialists, one financial aid service representative, one instructional designerand an administrative assistant — are completely “customer focused” when they communicate with their 2,000 onlinelearners and thousands of prospective students.

Donna Purtell, a client service specialist who has been with the Office of Web-Based Programs since its inception,takes pride in her role.

“I always think of our position as being on the front line in leaving a lasting first impression,” she says.

“Online students are truly consumers, and they demand a level of customer service that is unparalleled,” adds clientservice specialist Lindsay Pecosh. “Most students choose to attend our online programs sight unseen, but they do so because of the interest in and reputation of our programs andthe customer service they have come to expect from us.”

Rodriguez praises her team for their insight and depth of knowledge.

“Our students come from all 50 states and 36 differentcountries. Our staff knows how to deal with students at a distance. They understand how to engage the students andmake them feel part of the Cal U community. This is really important, and it adds greatly to student retention efforts.”

Adds Kristy DeBord, another client service specialist: “Our students can walk away from a phone call or e-mail with the same satisfaction as they would if they were meetingwith us face to face.”

Juandra Smith, a December 2010 graduatewith a Master of Science in Legal Studies:Law and Public Policy, appreciated theextra effort put forth by DeBord duringher initial contact with the University.

In a recent e-mail, she wrote:“Kristy, thank you so much for taking

the time to talk with me two years ago.Your casual conversation about the program ended up having a major,positive influence and impact on my life. I may not have enrolled at Cal U if we had not had that conversation. At that time I was seriouslyconsidering a different institution. I'm glad I chose Cal U. Keep in mind you never know how far your communication will take someone. … ”

The Global Online program at California University of Pennsylvania has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for its Internet-based degree programs. For more information about the ranking by S.R. Education Group’s Guide to Online Schools, visit www.guidetoonlineschools.com.

customer service makes global online no.1for the office of Web-Based programs, students come first.

Communication and teamwork are the linchpins of customerservice. Staff members routinely consult with one another onstudent-related issues. They also follow the customer servicemodel when interacting with other University offices.

“If they need something from us, we are happy to provideor investigate to the best of our abilities,” says Jon Kallis, instruc-tional designer and administrator of the Desire2Learn learningmanagement system. “And we always appreciate that the otherdepartments are quick and happy to work with us, ultimatelyextending the benefits back to our students and faculty.”

Jen Verscharen agrees. Although she serves as financial aidrepresentative for the Office of Web-Based Programs, she alsoconsiders herself part of the University’s overall Office of FinancialAid staff. She regularly works with on-campus counselors to find answers to student questions and solve any problems thatmay arise.

“Some people don’t realize that financial aid for Global Online students differs from financial aid for on-campus studentsbecause of federal regulations,” says Verscharen. “Some studentsexpect higher financial aid awards than they receive and do notunderstand why. So there have been times when I have gonebeyond a verbal explanation and typed a detailed breakdown of their budgets, financial aid awards and bills, so they can seehow all of the math adds up.”

Administrative assistant Rendie Settles understands the valueof customer service, too.

“I believe everyone deserves kindness in their relationshipswith others,” she says. “The students are the reason why we are here.”

The Office of Web-Based Programs has many touch pointswith students. Kallis, for example, works with students or facultymembers who are having technical issues.

“Walking step-by-step through the problem is the best wayto figure out exactly how and why a problem is occurring,” hesays. “Usually this results in a quick fix over the phone for a very happy student or faculty member. It also helps me to keeptrack of issues that others also may encounter, so that I have an immediate answer or notes on possible ways to improve the system.”

Rodriguez strives to follow industry best practices. In somecases, she modestly admits that her department may be settingthe standard for service.

“Over time we’ve learned a lot, and we’ve refined ourprocesses,” she explains. “Our team meets at the end of everyterm and discusses policies and practices to determine whatchanges need to be made.”

“Our Office of Web-based Programs is a world-class operationthat provides timely support to our students and our professors,”says Dr. John Cencich, dean of the School of Graduate Studiesand Research.

“The staff members step up to the plate every day of theweek to provide service around the world, and they serve as amodel for other universities within the commonwealth andaround the country.” �

Kristy De Bord, client service specialist

By Lindy Kravec, a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer

Jen Verscharen,financial aid representative

Jon Kallis, instructional designer

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Rendie Settles, administrative assistant

Barbara O’Savage says she understands the challengesof living in a rural community, especially when you are trying to pursue an advanced degree.

“Being a housewife from a small community, raising children, surviving floods, unemployment and all those goodthings that living in a rural community challenges you withdaily, never quite afforded me the chance to attain thatdream,” she says.

At the age of 60, O’Savage overcame those obstacles and enrolled as a nontraditional student in the Master of Social Work program at California University — an uncommonprogram that offers an advanced generalist degree with emphasis on serving rural communities.

“Most social work programs specialize, so having an advanced generalist program makes Cal U unique to beginwith across the country,” says Dr. Norma Thomas, programdirector.

Students in the MSW program are trained to work with a variety of clients — individuals, families, small groups, communities and organizations — because many small towns aren’t capable of employing multiple specialists.

“We are located in a region made up of rural areas andsmall towns,” says Thomas. “We make it very clear that ourcourse content and assignments provide some informationabout working in the communities where most of our students come from, and hopefully will go back to.”

Students with an undergraduate degree in social workenter the program with advanced standing. Those who enter through the regular admissions process must completeclassroom training plus 1,140 hours of field practicum in their first two years, which exceeds the national standard for social work candidates.

The organizations where students conduct their fieldworkmust demonstrate that at least 51 percent of their clients are from rural areas.

Graduates readily find jobs in all areas of practice, Thomassays, and the field practicum hours become a vital referencetool for new workers.

“Part of that experience is acclimating students to what it means to be a social worker and to understanding the operational social work professional code of ethics,” she adds.

Because the MSW is an advanced generalist degree, program graduates can work in urban and suburban areas, as well as rural communities.

The program’s versatility has made it an attractive optionfor many Cal U students. Since 2007, enrollment has grownfrom 38 to close to 100.

Thomas credits the program’s success to the dedicatedand knowledgeable faculty members who are an excellent resource for students.

“These professors really live our code of ethics, and theyhave the grace to share their knowledge and expertise with all those who pursue this degree,” says O’Savage.

“Through this program, I learned about the ‘strengths perspective’ and how to apply that principle to the most oppressed, needy populations. I also learned that being bornand raised in a rural community had real value, and that we as a population do count and have much to offer.” �


DR. RALPH BELSTERLING (Communication Disorders) is the 2011 recipient of the President’s Faculty Award for Service, and DR. CHRISTINE PATTI (Educational Leadershipand Administration) will receive the President’s Faculty Award for Teaching. Belsterling hasdemonstrated excellence in service by his significant contributions to both the Universityand his discipline, and he has substantiated his service by continued professional involvementin community organizations benefitting an array of people in the region. Evaluations fromboth students and faculty members led to Patti’s selection for excellence in teaching, along

with her efforts to develop new curricula that have markedly affected the learning process. The awards will be presented atthe annual President’s Gala in June.

DR. SILVIA BRAIDIC (Educational Leadership and Administration) has published articles in the InternationalJournal of Information and Communication Technology and contributed to the Lexicon of Online and Distance Learning. She also has written “Brain Based Learning Environments in an Online Setting,” whichwill be published in a special issue of Online Courses and ICT in Education: Emerging Practices and Applications.

DR. CHERYL HETTMAN (Master of Science in Nursing) has begun a two-year term as president of the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA. The nonprofit association is an affiliate and full-voting memberof the Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants, which is a member of the United Nationsand the World Health Organization. Hettman describes her role as “a facilitator, to help foster a much-needed focus on the professional development of nurses, nursing students and other health-care providerswith regard to spirituality and bioethics.”

DR. GWEN PERRY-BURNEY (Master of Social Work) was awarded a $97,200 grant from the PennsylvaniaState System of Higher Education to continue support for the R. Benjamin Wiley Partnership Program at Cal U.This college preparatory program enables high school students to work with University faculty and staff todevelop academic and social skills needed to succeed in college.

DR. JACKIE WALSH (Counselor Education) is the author of “Biofeedback: A useful tool for professionalcounselors.” Her article was published in the American Counseling Association’s VISTAS 2010, an innovativepublication produced by the association as a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA conventions.

DR. JOE ZISK (Master of Arts Teaching) gave presentations at several conferences relating to online teaching,including the International Society for Technology in Education conference in Colorado and the 26th annualConference on Distance Teaching and Learning in Wisconsin.

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Faculty members who teach in Graduate School programs bring top-quality expertise to the classroom, pursuerigorous research, are published in their fields and proudly provide service to Pennsylvania communities, ourcountry and beyond. Here are just some examples of the outstanding work of our scholars and public servants.

msW program explores rural concernsAdvAnced generAlIst progrAm prepAres mAster of socIAl Work grAduAtes to fInd jobs In urbAn AreAs, too

6

Dr. Norma Thomas

Barbara O’Savage says she understands the challengesof living in a rural community, especially when you are trying to pursue an advanced degree.

“Being a housewife from a small community, raising children, surviving floods, unemployment and all those goodthings that living in a rural community challenges you withdaily, never quite afforded me the chance to attain thatdream,” she says.

At the age of 60, O’Savage overcame those obstacles and enrolled as a nontraditional student in the Master of Social Work program at California University — an uncommonprogram that offers an advanced generalist degree with emphasis on serving rural communities.

“Most social work programs specialize, so having an advanced generalist program makes Cal U unique to beginwith across the country,” says Dr. Norma Thomas, programdirector.

Students in the MSW program are trained to work with a variety of clients — individuals, families, small groups, communities and organizations — because many small towns aren’t capable of employing multiple specialists.

“We are located in a region made up of rural areas andsmall towns,” says Thomas. “We make it very clear that ourcourse content and assignments provide some informationabout working in the communities where most of our students come from, and hopefully will go back to.”

Students with an undergraduate degree in social workenter the program with advanced standing. Those who enter through the regular admissions process must completeclassroom training plus 1,140 hours of field practicum in their first two years, which exceeds the national standard for social work candidates.

The organizations where students conduct their fieldworkmust demonstrate that at least 51 percent of their clients are from rural areas.

Graduates readily find jobs in all areas of practice, Thomassays, and the field practicum hours become a vital referencetool for new workers.

“Part of that experience is acclimating students to what it means to be a social worker and to understanding the operational social work professional code of ethics,” she adds.

Because the MSW is an advanced generalist degree, program graduates can work in urban and suburban areas, as well as rural communities.

The program’s versatility has made it an attractive optionfor many Cal U students. Since 2007, enrollment has grownfrom 38 to close to 100.

Thomas credits the program’s success to the dedicatedand knowledgeable faculty members who are an excellent resource for students.

“These professors really live our code of ethics, and theyhave the grace to share their knowledge and expertise with all those who pursue this degree,” says O’Savage.

“Through this program, I learned about the ‘strengths perspective’ and how to apply that principle to the most oppressed, needy populations. I also learned that being bornand raised in a rural community had real value, and that we as a population do count and have much to offer.” �


DR. RALPH BELSTERLING (Communication Disorders) is the 2011 recipient of the President’s Faculty Award for Service, and DR. CHRISTINE PATTI (Educational Leadershipand Administration) will receive the President’s Faculty Award for Teaching. Belsterling hasdemonstrated excellence in service by his significant contributions to both the Universityand his discipline, and he has substantiated his service by continued professional involvementin community organizations benefitting an array of people in the region. Evaluations fromboth students and faculty members led to Patti’s selection for excellence in teaching, along

with her efforts to develop new curricula that have markedly affected the learning process. The awards will be presented atthe annual President’s Gala in June.

DR. SILVIA BRAIDIC (Educational Leadership and Administration) has published articles in the InternationalJournal of Information and Communication Technology and contributed to the Lexicon of Online and Distance Learning. She also has written “Brain Based Learning Environments in an Online Setting,” whichwill be published in a special issue of Online Courses and ICT in Education: Emerging Practices and Applications.

DR. CHERYL HETTMAN (Master of Science in Nursing) has begun a two-year term as president of the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA. The nonprofit association is an affiliate and full-voting memberof the Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants, which is a member of the United Nationsand the World Health Organization. Hettman describes her role as “a facilitator, to help foster a much-needed focus on the professional development of nurses, nursing students and other health-care providerswith regard to spirituality and bioethics.”

DR. GWEN PERRY-BURNEY (Master of Social Work) was awarded a $97,200 grant from the PennsylvaniaState System of Higher Education to continue support for the R. Benjamin Wiley Partnership Program at Cal U.This college preparatory program enables high school students to work with University faculty and staff todevelop academic and social skills needed to succeed in college.

DR. JACKIE WALSH (Counselor Education) is the author of “Biofeedback: A useful tool for professionalcounselors.” Her article was published in the American Counseling Association’s VISTAS 2010, an innovativepublication produced by the association as a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA conventions.

DR. JOE ZISK (Master of Arts Teaching) gave presentations at several conferences relating to online teaching,including the International Society for Technology in Education conference in Colorado and the 26th annualConference on Distance Teaching and Learning in Wisconsin.

7

Faculty members who teach in Graduate School programs bring top-quality expertise to the classroom, pursuerigorous research, are published in their fields and proudly provide service to Pennsylvania communities, ourcountry and beyond. Here are just some examples of the outstanding work of our scholars and public servants.

msW program explores rural concernsAdvAnced generAlIst progrAm prepAres mAster of socIAl Work grAduAtes to fInd jobs In urbAn AreAs, too

6

Dr. Norma Thomas

California University of PennsylvaniaThe School of Graduate Studies and Research250 University Avenue, California, PA 15419-1394Phone: 724-938-4187Fax: 724-938-5712

E-mail: [email protected]/graduate

A proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Integrity, Civility, Responsibility

When Jane Bonari applied for a teaching job at CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania in

1987, she admits she was “just lookingfor a job.”

“I took 11 years off from elementaryteaching to raise three children,” saysBonari. “When I came back, there werenot any teaching jobs available.”

Bonari eventually landed a part-timejob teaching math, her favorite subject,at Westmoreland County CommunityCollege in Youngwood, Pa. A year later,

she accepted a position as an adjunctprofessor in the education departmentat Cal U.

“Being a math teacher, it took me a while to get used to teaching elementary studies, but I love whatI do now,” she says.

Today, Bonari is an assistantprofessor and graduate program coordinator for the Department ofEarly, Middle and Special Education.

“I really enjoy working with graduatestudents and helping them, because

they are sincere about what they wantto do in life,” Bonari says.

In addition to teaching an average of two education courses per semester,Bonari serves as graduate program coordinator, evaluating transcripts of potential students to ensure all under-graduate prerequisites have been met.

She does the same for graduate students pursuing elementary teaching,special education or dual elementary/special education certification, as well as reading specialist certification or an autism certificate.

Bonari even offers class selection advice when students approach her for help.

“I’m not necessarily their adviser, but I want every student to feel like theyare the most important person whenthey walk through my door,” she says.

Bonari’s dedication to teaching andher desire to help students have madeher an integral part of the University.

“Professor Bonari is an amazingteacher,” says Dr. John R. Cencich, dean of the School of Graduate Studiesand Research.

“She captures the imagination of herstudents and diligently works to supportthe mission of California University ofPennsylvania. I am proud to have her as part of the Graduate School.” �

Program coordinator reaches outto mentor graduate students

I want every student to feellike they are

the most importantperson when

they walk throughmy door.

assistant professor,

Jane Bonari


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Q: I’m job searching or thinkingabout changing careers. Where do I begin?A: Contact Bridgett Nobili, alumni career adviser, at 724-938-4413 toschedule an appointment. Evening appointments are available, in personor by phone or e-mail.

Q: Where do I find online resourcesto help with my career transition and job search? A: A good place to start is the CareerServices website, www.calu.edu/careers. At the website you can take a career assessment or use the OptimalResumé/Interview tool to update yourresumé and practice for an interview.

You can find jobs or post your resuméon the College Central Network, orbuild your professional networkthrough the Cal U Career Networkgroup on LinkedIn. You also can findinformation and employer directoriesfor networking events and job fairs, as well as quick tips for job fair preparation.

Q: I’m an employer. How can CareerServices help me find candidates forpositions within my organization? A: Simply e-mail your job postings andrequirements to [email protected], and

Bridgett Nobili, alumni career adviser, andSheana Malyszka, employer developmentcoordinator, offer career services for alumni.

Working togetherCal u for Life program provides lifelongcareer services for alumni

QuALIfICATIOnS fOR CAndIdACYIn evaluating an individual’s qualifications to stand for election to the board of directors of the Alumni Association, the NCBshall emphasize the following:• A knowledge of and commitment to the mission and goals

of California University of Pennsylvania;• A record of experience and achievement since graduation

in his/her chosen field;• Leadership and consensus-building skills;• A willingness to represent all alumni in providing counsel

to the University;• A commitment to serve the University on a wide variety

of issues encountered in its planning and operations;• A willingness to commit a significant amount of time

and energy necessary for effective service;• A history of active involvement with the University; • A significant contribution to public, educational or charitable

endeavors; please include philanthropic giving history.

nOmInATIOn pROCESSIndividuals interested in being considered for nomination to the board should complete a nomination form and an essay onqualifications and return them, along with a color photograph, to the Alumni Relations Office by March 18, 2011. The NominatingCommittee for Board Members will review the information that issubmitted and develop a slate of recommended candidates. Thisslate will be presented to the Alumni Association board of directorsfor its approval at its spring 2011 meeting. All California Universityalumni will be eligible to vote either by e-mail or mail ballot.

bACKgROundNominations are now being sought from alumni interested in being recommended to stand for election to the board of directors of the California University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association. Elections will take place in the spring of 2011, with eight open seats to be filled.

Interested alumni may self-nominate, or others may submit information on their behalf. Individuals interested in being recommended must submit their nomination form to the Nominating Committee for Board Members (NCB) so as to be received no later than March 18, 2011.

The NCB will screen the candidates according to guidelines listed below and found in the Alumni Association bylaws, and will forward the names of recommended candidates to the Alumni Association board for its approval. Approved candidates will then stand for election by the membershipof the Alumni Association.

Those individuals elected to board seats as a result of the spring 2011 election cycle will be installed at the Alumni Association annual meeting on June 4, 2011.

Please attach to this form a brief essay (500 words or less) that addresses the following qualifications:

• A knowledge of and commitment to themission and goals of California University of Pennsylvania;

• A record of experience and achievementsince graduation in his/her chosen field;

• Leadership and consensus-building skills;• A willingness to represent all alumni in

providing counsel to the University;• A commitment to serve the University

on a wide variety of issues encountered in its planning and operations;

• A willingness to commit a significantamount of time and energy necessary for effective service;

• A history of active involvement with the University;

• A significant contribution to public, educational or charitable endeavors.

Please return this form, your essay, and yourphotograph by March 18, 2011.

California University of PennsylvaniaAlumni Office250 University Ave.California, PA 15419

NAME / CLASS YEAR

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

TELEPHONE E-MAIL

EMPLOYER/OCCUPATION

Upon recommendation by the NCB and approval by the Alumni Association Board of Directors,your personal information (above), your essay and color photograph will be included in the official ballot materials distributed to all alumni prior to the election.

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A CALL FOR NOMINATIONSALUMNI ASSOCIATION SEEKS NOMINEES FOR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELECTION NOMINATION FORM


Want to know more? Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions:

we will post them so Cal U studentsand alumni can apply. We also canrefer you to resumés of candidates whomeet your requirements. Scheduling an on-campus recruitment day or attending a career fair may help you to find qualified candidates, as well.

Q: What if I don’t have any jobsavailable? Can I still connect withstudents and alumni? A: Yes, we invite you to participate inour Cal U Career Network on LinkedIn.This professional networking groupprovides an opportunity for Cal U students and alumni to network withyou as they explore their career options.

You also may attend one of our networking events or host a job-shadowing experience. We would loveto visit your organization or host youfor a career-related class presentation.

Q: Whom do I contact if I am interested in hiring or assisting a Cal U student or graduate? A: Contact Sheana Malyszka, employer development coordinator, at 724-938-4825 or [email protected].

Alumni who are looking for a new job or a career change can find helpthrough the Cal U for Life program. So can working graduates who wantgive back to Cal U by hiring or assisting students or their fellow alumni.

Best of all, these lifelong services are free.

John Benham ’03, for example, made an appointment with Career Services after he was laid off from his job in mechanical design. A Career Services counselor helped him to revamp his resumé, search for job openings and schedule an interview with CONSOL Energy, where he ultimately was hired as an industrial engineer.

HELP WANTED? LOOK HERE

Career Services provides these free services for alumni:

• Individualized career coaching and planning sessions with our professional staff

• Career assessments• Job search, resumé and interview

assistance • Job postings and resumé referral

through the College Central Network,Cal U’s job posting site

• Opportunities to network with Cal Ualumni and employers through theCal U Career Network group onLinkedIn (www.LinkedIn.com)

• On-campus interviews• Job and career fairs • Online workshops and job search

websites

Career Services helps employers connect with Cal U graduates and alumni through:

• Job, co-op and internship postings; resumé referrals

• On-campus interviews and information sessions

• Job and internship fairs and networking events

• Cal U Career Network on LinkedIn• Job-shadowing opportunities

By Bridgett Nobili and Sheana Malyszka, Cal U Career Services


Q: I’m job searching or thinkingabout changing careers. Where do I begin?A: Contact Bridgett Nobili, alumni career adviser, at 724-938-4413 toschedule an appointment. Evening appointments are available, in personor by phone or e-mail.

Q: Where do I find online resourcesto help with my career transition and job search? A: A good place to start is the CareerServices website, www.calu.edu/careers. At the website you can take a career assessment or use the OptimalResumé/Interview tool to update yourresumé and practice for an interview.

You can find jobs or post your resuméon the College Central Network, orbuild your professional networkthrough the Cal U Career Networkgroup on LinkedIn. You also can findinformation and employer directoriesfor networking events and job fairs, as well as quick tips for job fair preparation.

Q: I’m an employer. How can CareerServices help me find candidates forpositions within my organization? A: Simply e-mail your job postings andrequirements to [email protected], and

Bridgett Nobili, alumni career adviser, andSheana Malyszka, employer developmentcoordinator, offer career services for alumni.

Working togetherCal u for Life program provides lifelongcareer services for alumni

QuALIfICATIOnS fOR CAndIdACYIn evaluating an individual’s qualifications to stand for election to the board of directors of the Alumni Association, the NCBshall emphasize the following:• A knowledge of and commitment to the mission and goals

of California University of Pennsylvania;• A record of experience and achievement since graduation

in his/her chosen field;• Leadership and consensus-building skills;• A willingness to represent all alumni in providing counsel

to the University;• A commitment to serve the University on a wide variety

of issues encountered in its planning and operations;• A willingness to commit a significant amount of time

and energy necessary for effective service;• A history of active involvement with the University; • A significant contribution to public, educational or charitable

endeavors; please include philanthropic giving history.

nOmInATIOn pROCESSIndividuals interested in being considered for nomination to the board should complete a nomination form and an essay onqualifications and return them, along with a color photograph, to the Alumni Relations Office by March 18, 2011. The NominatingCommittee for Board Members will review the information that issubmitted and develop a slate of recommended candidates. Thisslate will be presented to the Alumni Association board of directorsfor its approval at its spring 2011 meeting. All California Universityalumni will be eligible to vote either by e-mail or mail ballot.

bACKgROundNominations are now being sought from alumni interested in being recommended to stand for election to the board of directors of the California University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association. Elections will take place in the spring of 2011, with eight open seats to be filled.

Interested alumni may self-nominate, or others may submit information on their behalf. Individuals interested in being recommended must submit their nomination form to the Nominating Committee for Board Members (NCB) so as to be received no later than March 18, 2011.

The NCB will screen the candidates according to guidelines listed below and found in the Alumni Association bylaws, and will forward the names of recommended candidates to the Alumni Association board for its approval. Approved candidates will then stand for election by the membershipof the Alumni Association.

Those individuals elected to board seats as a result of the spring 2011 election cycle will be installed at the Alumni Association annual meeting on June 4, 2011.

Please attach to this form a brief essay (500 words or less) that addresses the following qualifications:

• A knowledge of and commitment to themission and goals of California University of Pennsylvania;

• A record of experience and achievementsince graduation in his/her chosen field;

• Leadership and consensus-building skills;• A willingness to represent all alumni in

providing counsel to the University;• A commitment to serve the University

on a wide variety of issues encountered in its planning and operations;

• A willingness to commit a significantamount of time and energy necessary for effective service;

• A history of active involvement with the University;

• A significant contribution to public, educational or charitable endeavors.

Please return this form, your essay, and yourphotograph by March 18, 2011.

California University of PennsylvaniaAlumni Office250 University Ave.California, PA 15419

NAME / CLASS YEAR

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP

TELEPHONE E-MAIL

EMPLOYER/OCCUPATION

Upon recommendation by the NCB and approval by the Alumni Association Board of Directors,your personal information (above), your essay and color photograph will be included in the official ballot materials distributed to all alumni prior to the election.

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A CALL FOR NOMINATIONSALUMNI ASSOCIATION SEEKS NOMINEES FOR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELECTION NOMINATION FORM


Want to know more? Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions:

we will post them so Cal U studentsand alumni can apply. We also canrefer you to resumés of candidates whomeet your requirements. Scheduling an on-campus recruitment day or attending a career fair may help you to find qualified candidates, as well.

Q: What if I don’t have any jobsavailable? Can I still connect withstudents and alumni? A: Yes, we invite you to participate inour Cal U Career Network on LinkedIn.This professional networking groupprovides an opportunity for Cal U students and alumni to network withyou as they explore their career options.

You also may attend one of our networking events or host a job-shadowing experience. We would loveto visit your organization or host youfor a career-related class presentation.

Q: Whom do I contact if I am interested in hiring or assisting a Cal U student or graduate? A: Contact Sheana Malyszka, employer development coordinator, at 724-938-4825 or [email protected].

Alumni who are looking for a new job or a career change can find helpthrough the Cal U for Life program. So can working graduates who wantgive back to Cal U by hiring or assisting students or their fellow alumni.

Best of all, these lifelong services are free.

John Benham ’03, for example, made an appointment with Career Services after he was laid off from his job in mechanical design. A Career Services counselor helped him to revamp his resumé, search for job openings and schedule an interview with CONSOL Energy, where he ultimately was hired as an industrial engineer.

HELP WANTED? LOOK HERE

Career Services provides these free services for alumni:

• Individualized career coaching and planning sessions with our professional staff

• Career assessments• Job search, resumé and interview

assistance • Job postings and resumé referral

through the College Central Network,Cal U’s job posting site

• Opportunities to network with Cal Ualumni and employers through theCal U Career Network group onLinkedIn (www.LinkedIn.com)

• On-campus interviews• Job and career fairs • Online workshops and job search

websites

Career Services helps employers connect with Cal U graduates and alumni through:

• Job, co-op and internship postings; resumé referrals

• On-campus interviews and information sessions

• Job and internship fairs and networking events

• Cal U Career Network on LinkedIn• Job-shadowing opportunities

By Bridgett Nobili and Sheana Malyszka, Cal U Career Services

PLANNED GIVING

22 CAL U REVIEW � WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 � CAL U REVIEW 2322 CAL U REVIEW � WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 � CAL U REVIEW 23

Susan Channing Petty and Judy Channing Kirkpatrickremember “Old Main” vividly.

“It hung over our parents’ sofauntil the day our parents died,” they say.

The oil painting of the iconic administration building at CaliforniaUniversity was painted by a formerprofessor and chair of the Cal U artdepartment. It was commissioned in the early 1960s by their aunt ElsieChanning ’24 as a gift to their parents, Wesley ’38 and Doris ’67 Edwards Channing.

“Through their three moves it hung over the sofa,” Petty says. “It was always the center.”

Today, the painting has anotherplace of honor. It is back at California University, a gift from the sisters — and an example of the “talent and treasure” that can be paid forward to benefit the school.

“Science Hall 1892,” a painting of what is now knownas Watkins Hall, also has been donated by the sisters, and a third artwork may be given to the University as well.

All three were painted by the late Angus H. Douple, who was at Cal U from the late 1940s until 1970.

Petty says “Old Main” was a perfect gift for her parents, who had a deep attachment to the University. She remembers, especially, how much a degree from the school meant to her mother.

“When they were both in school in the 1930s, teachersneeded only a two-year degree to teach,” she recalls.

“Our mother was going to go for four years, but wascalled to teach and did not finish. So in 1964 she decided to go back to school, and she graduated in 1967 from Cal U. She and her friend drove a good hour or so from the suburban Pittsburgh area during summer breaks from teaching.

“So that answers how important that degree was to her.”Doris Channing died in 2005, and Petty took the

painting of Old Main home for safekeeping. After ElsieChanning died, in 1990, each sister took one of the campus paintings that had hung in her home.

“The family thought about what to do with ‘Old Main,’” Petty says.“Since none of us were graduates of Cal U and it would be unlikely that we would hang them, my sister and I started talking about gifting them to the college — our goal being to get them off to where they would be appreciated.”

Petty contacted Gordon Core, the director of planned giving at Cal U, to begin the donation process.Core emphasized that knowing the history of a donated item can enhance its worth.

“From the moment my sistermentioned doing this, I’ve been allfor it,” Kirkpatrick says.“If it benefitsthe University, I think it’s great.”

“The paintings meant a lot to my family, and I felt good about knowing that someone was so happy to receive them,” Petty says. “It makes me feel goodthat this was where they needed to be.

“The fact that Cal U is enjoying them is warming my heart.” �

Savers and investors who were able to salvagecash from the financial marketplace over thepast three years are finding it hard to choose

safe places for their money that will pay them a stablelong-term income. Cash cannot seem to be used to buyincome and guaranteed value together.

Bank money-market statements now announce interest rates of zero, but the money will be there tomorrow. The federal government is a very safe place to put money, but it, too, offers low interest rates, even to those who commit to 20 or 30 years.

Even stocks and bonds are rarely called “blue chip”anymore. Their prices seem to rise or fall with the certainty only of risk in a market where “bigger” is no longer “better.”

Some benefactors of California University haveavoided these difficulties and currently enjoy real benefitsfrom their gifts for the Foundation for California University.These individuals or couples made gifts in return for:

1. Generous, predictable income;2. Life-long payments, which can include the

surviving spouse;3. Secure cash flow backed by the Foundation

for California University of Pennsylvania;4. Favorable tax treatment on that income flow; and 5. An immediate charitable income tax deduction

for a significant portion of the gift.They did it through their gifts in the form of a

Charitable Gift Annuity.The process begins with the desire to make a generous

gift to California University and a need for one or more ofthe benefits listed above. No one knows the length of a

life, so income is paid from the gift throughout thedonor’s lifetime. Afterward, University students and programs benefit from the remaining funds.

Tables approved by the Internal Revenue Service setforth the income that can be received and the income taxresults from a Charitable Gift Annuity. Age, interest rates,life expectancies and gift amount are among the factorsconsidered. Choosing to give cash or appreciated securitiescan further enhance the effect of a Charitable Gift Annuity.

The chart on this page shows a sampling of the annualincome and the portion of it that is tax-free as the resultof a $10,000 gift given at one of several ages. Note the differences between individuals and couples. Consideralso that a significant charitable deduction can be takenfrom income taxes.

Additional information is available in booklet form or on the Cal U website, www.calu.edu. Click on “Giving,”then look for the “Legacy & Planned Giving” section. To receive the booklet or a personal proposal reflectingyour age and priorities, contact Gordon Core, director of planned giving, at 724-938-5985, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. �

university acquires treasured paintingsSISTERS dOnATE ARTWORK COmmISSIOnEd fOR ThEIR pAREnTS


plan for thefuture with a charitable gift annuity

Results of a $10,000 gift at sample ages*

INDIVIDUAL COUPLEANNUAL TAX-FREE ANNUAL TAX-FREE

AGE PAYMENT* PORTION* AGE PAYMENT* PORTION*

60 $520 $347 68/64 $510 $35465 $550 $382 72/68 $530 $37970 $580 $422 75/71 $550 $40275 $640 $482 77/73 $570 $42280 $720 $560 80/76 $600 $45685 $810 $662

*Gifted Nov. 30, 2010. Results vary by ages and gift dates.

PAYING IT F O R W A R D

TO mAKE A gIfTTo learn more about donating gifts of personal property or collectibles to Cal U, contact Gordon Core, director of planned giving, at 724-938-5985 or [email protected].

PLANNED GIVING

22 CAL U REVIEW � WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 � CAL U REVIEW 2322 CAL U REVIEW � WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 � CAL U REVIEW 23

Susan Channing Petty and Judy Channing Kirkpatrickremember “Old Main” vividly.

“It hung over our parents’ sofauntil the day our parents died,” they say.

The oil painting of the iconic administration building at CaliforniaUniversity was painted by a formerprofessor and chair of the Cal U artdepartment. It was commissioned in the early 1960s by their aunt ElsieChanning ’24 as a gift to their parents, Wesley ’38 and Doris ’67 Edwards Channing.

“Through their three moves it hung over the sofa,” Petty says. “It was always the center.”

Today, the painting has anotherplace of honor. It is back at California University, a gift from the sisters — and an example of the “talent and treasure” that can be paid forward to benefit the school.

“Science Hall 1892,” a painting of what is now knownas Watkins Hall, also has been donated by the sisters, and a third artwork may be given to the University as well.

All three were painted by the late Angus H. Douple, who was at Cal U from the late 1940s until 1970.

Petty says “Old Main” was a perfect gift for her parents, who had a deep attachment to the University. She remembers, especially, how much a degree from the school meant to her mother.

“When they were both in school in the 1930s, teachersneeded only a two-year degree to teach,” she recalls.

“Our mother was going to go for four years, but wascalled to teach and did not finish. So in 1964 she decided to go back to school, and she graduated in 1967 from Cal U. She and her friend drove a good hour or so from the suburban Pittsburgh area during summer breaks from teaching.

“So that answers how important that degree was to her.”Doris Channing died in 2005, and Petty took the

painting of Old Main home for safekeeping. After ElsieChanning died, in 1990, each sister took one of the campus paintings that had hung in her home.

“The family thought about what to do with ‘Old Main,’” Petty says.“Since none of us were graduates of Cal U and it would be unlikely that we would hang them, my sister and I started talking about gifting them to the college — our goal being to get them off to where they would be appreciated.”

Petty contacted Gordon Core, the director of planned giving at Cal U, to begin the donation process.Core emphasized that knowing the history of a donated item can enhance its worth.

“From the moment my sistermentioned doing this, I’ve been allfor it,” Kirkpatrick says.“If it benefitsthe University, I think it’s great.”

“The paintings meant a lot to my family, and I felt good about knowing that someone was so happy to receive them,” Petty says. “It makes me feel goodthat this was where they needed to be.

“The fact that Cal U is enjoying them is warming my heart.” �

Savers and investors who were able to salvagecash from the financial marketplace over thepast three years are finding it hard to choose

safe places for their money that will pay them a stablelong-term income. Cash cannot seem to be used to buyincome and guaranteed value together.

Bank money-market statements now announce interest rates of zero, but the money will be there tomorrow. The federal government is a very safe place to put money, but it, too, offers low interest rates, even to those who commit to 20 or 30 years.

Even stocks and bonds are rarely called “blue chip”anymore. Their prices seem to rise or fall with the certainty only of risk in a market where “bigger” is no longer “better.”

Some benefactors of California University haveavoided these difficulties and currently enjoy real benefitsfrom their gifts for the Foundation for California University.These individuals or couples made gifts in return for:

1. Generous, predictable income;2. Life-long payments, which can include the

surviving spouse;3. Secure cash flow backed by the Foundation

for California University of Pennsylvania;4. Favorable tax treatment on that income flow; and 5. An immediate charitable income tax deduction

for a significant portion of the gift.They did it through their gifts in the form of a

Charitable Gift Annuity.The process begins with the desire to make a generous

gift to California University and a need for one or more ofthe benefits listed above. No one knows the length of a

life, so income is paid from the gift throughout thedonor’s lifetime. Afterward, University students and programs benefit from the remaining funds.

Tables approved by the Internal Revenue Service setforth the income that can be received and the income taxresults from a Charitable Gift Annuity. Age, interest rates,life expectancies and gift amount are among the factorsconsidered. Choosing to give cash or appreciated securitiescan further enhance the effect of a Charitable Gift Annuity.

The chart on this page shows a sampling of the annualincome and the portion of it that is tax-free as the resultof a $10,000 gift given at one of several ages. Note the differences between individuals and couples. Consideralso that a significant charitable deduction can be takenfrom income taxes.

Additional information is available in booklet form or on the Cal U website, www.calu.edu. Click on “Giving,”then look for the “Legacy & Planned Giving” section. To receive the booklet or a personal proposal reflectingyour age and priorities, contact Gordon Core, director of planned giving, at 724-938-5985, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. �

university acquires treasured paintingsSISTERS dOnATE ARTWORK COmmISSIOnEd fOR ThEIR pAREnTS


plan for thefuture with a charitable gift annuity

Results of a $10,000 gift at sample ages*

INDIVIDUAL COUPLEANNUAL TAX-FREE ANNUAL TAX-FREE

AGE PAYMENT* PORTION* AGE PAYMENT* PORTION*

60 $520 $347 68/64 $510 $35465 $550 $382 72/68 $530 $37970 $580 $422 75/71 $550 $40275 $640 $482 77/73 $570 $42280 $720 $560 80/76 $600 $45685 $810 $662

*Gifted Nov. 30, 2010. Results vary by ages and gift dates.

PAYING IT F O R W A R D

TO mAKE A gIfTTo learn more about donating gifts of personal property or collectibles to Cal U, contact Gordon Core, director of planned giving, at 724-938-5985 or [email protected].

CAMPUS C L I P S

grant writers net $4.1 million

Grant writers at Cal U submitted more than 100 proposals during fiscal year 2009-2010, the Office of Grants and Contracts reports.

In all, 71 new awards were received,totaling $4.1 million.

All faculty and staff members who submitted grant proposals or administeredgrant-funded projects were honored at a year-end reception in the Kara AlumniHouse. Their efforts also were chronicledin Laud, an annual publication recognizingthe painstaking work of seeking funds to support research and other scholarly activities.

“Win or lose, we work together as a team toward the Cal U mission,” saysCheryl Vogrig, director of the Office ofGrants and Contracts.

Currently, the office is administering109 active projects totaling $5.8 million.


history-maker’s descendant visits campus

Kenneth Morris Jr., the great-great-great-grandson of famed abolitionistFrederick Douglass, discussed his famousfamily, as well as modern-day slavery and human trafficking, at a free lectureDec. 7 in Morgan Hall.

Sponsored by the Frederick DouglassInstitute at Cal U, the talk commemoratedDouglass’ 1885 visit to South WesternNormal School, a forerunner of Cal U.The renowned orator and statesman delivered “words of burning eloquence,”the campus newsletter reported, anddrew an audience of more than 500 to that lecture 125 years ago.

system via the Vulcan Information Portal, or VIP.

Part of Banner, the world’s mostwidely used suite of administration applications for higher education, theportal now offers access to admissionsand financial aid information. Modulescontinue to be added, and by April students should be able to register forclasses through VIP.

More services are on their waythrough the password-protected portal.

“The Vulcan Information Portal willbe a one-stop shop,” says Becky Nichols,director of applications and academicsupport for UTech Services. “Instead ofgoing to different sites to access e-mail,grades or assignments, students and faculty can simply log in to VIP and find everything they need.”

‘A Christmas Carol’The Department of Theatre and Dance continued a holiday tradition with its presentationof ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a musical version of the classic tale by Charles Dickens. Performersincluded Cal U students and community members. Shown here in rehearsal are (from left)Maria Martik, 13, of California; Elton Bodnar, 8, of Coal Center; Mathew Fedorek, 9, of Finleyville; Vanessa Martik, 13, of California; Kristen Ross, 22, of Connellsville; Sam Silva, 23,of Uniontown; and Ryan DeFranco, 10, of California.

Weather experts at the podium

A forensic meteorologist and a tornadoresearcher shared their expertise with students and other weather buffs duringtwo presentations in the ongoing Meteor-ology/Earth Sciences Colloquia series.

Dr. John Scala, a forensic meteorologistwho also works for NBC affiliate WGAL in Lancaster, Pa., described his role inlegal cases involving weather. The out-come of a slip-and-fall insurance case, for example, might hinge on his testimony about icy conditions createdby a recent snowfall.

Dr. Karen Kosiba, a postdoctoral scientist at the Center for Severe WeatherResearch (CSWR) in Boulder, Colo., discussed her role in VORTEX2, thelargest tornado field project in history.The project involved more than 100 scientists who conducted field experimentson severe weather outbreaks across theGreat Plains.

The speaker series is organized by Dr. Chad Kauffman and students in theThree Rivers Chapter of the NationalWeather Association, which won theNWA’s chapter of the year award for2010. This is the second time in fouryears that Cal U’s meteorology club has won the NWA award.

Campus celebrates black history month

Lectures, performances, travel and African food were featured during Cal U’s Black History Month celebrationin February.

Highlights included a music workshopand talk by Grammy-nominated songwriterand record producer Kendrick “Wyldcard”Dean, who has worked with artists suchas Usher, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige.

Finance professor Dr. Boyce Watkins,who has discussed economics and finance on network news broadcasts and morning news shows, presented“Get Your Paper Straight,” investmentadvice for young black Americans.

Classical music met hip-hop, jazz and funk when Black Violin took thestage in the Performance Center, and apoetry slam featured Twin Poets, award-winning performers from Philadelphia.

The Frederick Douglass Institute offered a lecture series highlighting facultyprojects, the Black Student Union held a talent show, and AVI FoodSystemscooked up “A Taste of Africa” with freshmenu choices at each weekly sampling.

The month was scheduled to conclude with a bus trip to the NationalGreat Blacks in Wax Museum and the

Reginald F. Lewis Cultural Museum, bothin Baltimore, Md.

Black History Month events weresponsored by the offices of admissions,social equity and multicultural affairs, aswell as the Student Activities Board, theBlack Student Union and the FrederickDouglass Institute.

Students spend holidayin service

Although the University was closedfor Martin Luther King Jr.Day, more than 150

people returned from winter break toparticipate in the Day of Service on Jan. 17.

The annual community service projectrecalls the late Coretta Scott King’s visit tocampus in 2003, when she asked studentsto honor her husband with “a day on,rather than a day off.”

Students gathered in the Vulcan Theatre for a kickoff talk, then pitched in tocomplete projects both on and off campus.

A luncheon to mark the holiday washeld two days later, with keynote speakerRobert G. Stanton, a former National ParkService director and senior adviser to theSecretary of the Interior.


Two complete robotics program Matthew Hayden (left) and Faye Bickerton put the finishing touches on an agile robot they designed and constructed for RET 260, the capstone course in Cal U’s robotics engineering technology program. Hayden and Bickerton are the first to complete the two-year associate degree program, which kicked off in fall 2009 and now has 15 students enrolled. Both students graduated in December. Each earned a bachelor’s degree as wellas an Associate of Science degree in robotics engineering technology.

In “Frederick Douglass and the Value of Education,” Morris shared stories and photos passed downthrough his family, and he continuedthe family tradition of speaking out onbehalf of those who are oppressed.

President of the Frederick DouglassFamily Foundation, Morris is also thegreat-great-grandson of educatorBooker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute.

uTech makes changesUniversity Technology Services

reports that “cup.edu” is gone for goodand a new student information systemis well on its way.

When 2010 came to a close, the old“cup.edu” domain name in e-mail andWeb addresses expired. All Universitywebsites and e-mail now use the“calu.edu” domain name.

The conversion to “calu.edu,” whichbetter reflects the University’s brandingefforts, began more than a year ago,prior to the introduction of Cal U’s redesigned website.

Soon an electronic “button” on thewebsite’s homepage will offer one-clickentry to the new student information

Dr. Karen Kosiba discusses her participation in the largest tornado field project in history.

Kenneth Morris Jr.

Robert G.Stanton

CAMPUS C L I P S

grant writers net $4.1 million

Grant writers at Cal U submitted more than 100 proposals during fiscal year 2009-2010, the Office of Grants and Contracts reports.

In all, 71 new awards were received,totaling $4.1 million.

All faculty and staff members who submitted grant proposals or administeredgrant-funded projects were honored at a year-end reception in the Kara AlumniHouse. Their efforts also were chronicledin Laud, an annual publication recognizingthe painstaking work of seeking funds to support research and other scholarly activities.

“Win or lose, we work together as a team toward the Cal U mission,” saysCheryl Vogrig, director of the Office ofGrants and Contracts.

Currently, the office is administering109 active projects totaling $5.8 million.


history-maker’s descendant visits campus

Kenneth Morris Jr., the great-great-great-grandson of famed abolitionistFrederick Douglass, discussed his famousfamily, as well as modern-day slavery and human trafficking, at a free lectureDec. 7 in Morgan Hall.

Sponsored by the Frederick DouglassInstitute at Cal U, the talk commemoratedDouglass’ 1885 visit to South WesternNormal School, a forerunner of Cal U.The renowned orator and statesman delivered “words of burning eloquence,”the campus newsletter reported, anddrew an audience of more than 500 to that lecture 125 years ago.

system via the Vulcan Information Portal, or VIP.

Part of Banner, the world’s mostwidely used suite of administration applications for higher education, theportal now offers access to admissionsand financial aid information. Modulescontinue to be added, and by April students should be able to register forclasses through VIP.

More services are on their waythrough the password-protected portal.

“The Vulcan Information Portal willbe a one-stop shop,” says Becky Nichols,director of applications and academicsupport for UTech Services. “Instead ofgoing to different sites to access e-mail,grades or assignments, students and faculty can simply log in to VIP and find everything they need.”

‘A Christmas Carol’The Department of Theatre and Dance continued a holiday tradition with its presentationof ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a musical version of the classic tale by Charles Dickens. Performersincluded Cal U students and community members. Shown here in rehearsal are (from left)Maria Martik, 13, of California; Elton Bodnar, 8, of Coal Center; Mathew Fedorek, 9, of Finleyville; Vanessa Martik, 13, of California; Kristen Ross, 22, of Connellsville; Sam Silva, 23,of Uniontown; and Ryan DeFranco, 10, of California.

Weather experts at the podium

A forensic meteorologist and a tornadoresearcher shared their expertise with students and other weather buffs duringtwo presentations in the ongoing Meteor-ology/Earth Sciences Colloquia series.

Dr. John Scala, a forensic meteorologistwho also works for NBC affiliate WGAL in Lancaster, Pa., described his role inlegal cases involving weather. The out-come of a slip-and-fall insurance case, for example, might hinge on his testimony about icy conditions createdby a recent snowfall.

Dr. Karen Kosiba, a postdoctoral scientist at the Center for Severe WeatherResearch (CSWR) in Boulder, Colo., discussed her role in VORTEX2, thelargest tornado field project in history.The project involved more than 100 scientists who conducted field experimentson severe weather outbreaks across theGreat Plains.

The speaker series is organized by Dr. Chad Kauffman and students in theThree Rivers Chapter of the NationalWeather Association, which won theNWA’s chapter of the year award for2010. This is the second time in fouryears that Cal U’s meteorology club has won the NWA award.

Campus celebrates black history month

Lectures, performances, travel and African food were featured during Cal U’s Black History Month celebrationin February.

Highlights included a music workshopand talk by Grammy-nominated songwriterand record producer Kendrick “Wyldcard”Dean, who has worked with artists suchas Usher, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige.

Finance professor Dr. Boyce Watkins,who has discussed economics and finance on network news broadcasts and morning news shows, presented“Get Your Paper Straight,” investmentadvice for young black Americans.

Classical music met hip-hop, jazz and funk when Black Violin took thestage in the Performance Center, and apoetry slam featured Twin Poets, award-winning performers from Philadelphia.

The Frederick Douglass Institute offered a lecture series highlighting facultyprojects, the Black Student Union held a talent show, and AVI FoodSystemscooked up “A Taste of Africa” with freshmenu choices at each weekly sampling.

The month was scheduled to conclude with a bus trip to the NationalGreat Blacks in Wax Museum and the

Reginald F. Lewis Cultural Museum, bothin Baltimore, Md.

Black History Month events weresponsored by the offices of admissions,social equity and multicultural affairs, aswell as the Student Activities Board, theBlack Student Union and the FrederickDouglass Institute.

Students spend holidayin service

Although the University was closedfor Martin Luther King Jr.Day, more than 150

people returned from winter break toparticipate in the Day of Service on Jan. 17.

The annual community service projectrecalls the late Coretta Scott King’s visit tocampus in 2003, when she asked studentsto honor her husband with “a day on,rather than a day off.”

Students gathered in the Vulcan Theatre for a kickoff talk, then pitched in tocomplete projects both on and off campus.

A luncheon to mark the holiday washeld two days later, with keynote speakerRobert G. Stanton, a former National ParkService director and senior adviser to theSecretary of the Interior.


Two complete robotics program Matthew Hayden (left) and Faye Bickerton put the finishing touches on an agile robot they designed and constructed for RET 260, the capstone course in Cal U’s robotics engineering technology program. Hayden and Bickerton are the first to complete the two-year associate degree program, which kicked off in fall 2009 and now has 15 students enrolled. Both students graduated in December. Each earned a bachelor’s degree as wellas an Associate of Science degree in robotics engineering technology.

In “Frederick Douglass and the Value of Education,” Morris shared stories and photos passed downthrough his family, and he continuedthe family tradition of speaking out onbehalf of those who are oppressed.

President of the Frederick DouglassFamily Foundation, Morris is also thegreat-great-grandson of educatorBooker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute.

uTech makes changesUniversity Technology Services

reports that “cup.edu” is gone for goodand a new student information systemis well on its way.

When 2010 came to a close, the old“cup.edu” domain name in e-mail andWeb addresses expired. All Universitywebsites and e-mail now use the“calu.edu” domain name.

The conversion to “calu.edu,” whichbetter reflects the University’s brandingefforts, began more than a year ago,prior to the introduction of Cal U’s redesigned website.

Soon an electronic “button” on thewebsite’s homepage will offer one-clickentry to the new student information

Dr. Karen Kosiba discusses her participation in the largest tornado field project in history.

Kenneth Morris Jr.

Robert G.Stanton

Cheering crowds” turned out tosupport the newly organizedwomen’s intramural basketball

teams representing Town and TravelingStudents, North Hall and Dixon Hall,the 1928 Monocal reported.

“These intra-mural games excited as much interest as any intercollegiategame,” the year-book states, eventhough the top-ranked team fell to the “more experienced lassies”on the varsity

squad in end-of-season play.The uniforms have changed, but the

popularity of intramural sports endures.Last year about 1,750 men and

women, mostly students, competed in one of the 15 intramural sports oncampus. The number of intramural athletes is expected to exceed 2,000 this academic year.

Teams still compete in Herron Hall— now the expanded Herron Recreationand Fitness Center — as well as at Roadman Park and the outdoor courtsbeside Hamer Hall.

These days, the most popular sport is flag football. This fall it attracted 398 players — 29 men’s and fivewomen’s teams.

Two of those teams enjoyed successat the National Campus ChampionshipSeries (NCCS) Regional Flag FootballChampionships last year at the University of Maryland.

The men’s Dynasty team finishedsecond in the 38-team tourney, and the Lady Vulcans reached the NCCS regional semifinals.

Laura Montecalvo ’10 played quarterback, wide receiver and safety for the Lady Vulcans. A two-year member of Cal U’s varsity basketballteam, she is pursuing a master’s degree in school counseling.

“I think intramurals is fun becausethere’s really not any pressure,” shesays. “That’s different for many of uswho played a varsity sport where … ifyou mess up, it’s a big deal. We all had a good time, and I’m sure we will do it again.”

Randy Senior ’84, sports editor forthe Ellwood City Ledger, says he hasgreat memories of playing intramuralsoftball at Cal U. The correspondingsecretary for Sigma Tau Gamma duringhis college days, he covered Sig Tau intramural football for the CaliforniaTimes and kept statistics on the sideline at each game.

Senior vividly recalls Sig Tau winningthe 1982 intramural title — and thenlosing the 1983 championship game on a Hail Mary pass on the last play.

“We took it pretty seriously. Wepracticed and had mesh jerseys madewith our Greek letters and numbers on the back,” he says. “We would lookforward to the game all day.”

Senior says he and his fraternitybrothers still discuss their intramural exploits at the Sig Tau annual alumni

golf tournament in Myrtle Beach, N.C.,and on campus at Homecoming celebrations.

“The guys get together, break out the scrapbooks and that competitivespirit is still there now like it was whenwe played ball together, “ he says.“Twenty-five or 30 years later, we arestill talking about it. That’s pretty cool.”

New intramural memories are beingcreated every day, says Tom Hasbrouck’06, ’09, assistant director of recreationalservices at Cal U. He joined the staff infall 2009, when the renovated fitnesscenter re-opened.

Since then, Hasbrouck has added intramural activities to the schedule,and he uses social media to increasemembership. Participants can registeronline at www.imleagues.com/schools/cup.

“Intramurals is a way for students to develop camaraderie and great memories,” he says.

“For many of them, intramurals isan extension of their high school athletic careers, and they approachthese as if they are varsity games.” �


Rising to their feet in CONSOLEnergy Center, 2,500 hockey fanspaid tribute to a former Cal U

student who was seriously woundedwhile serving his country in Afghanistan.

Spc. Patrick McIlvain, a former member of the Vulcan hockey team, was honored Nov. 11, Veterans Day, during a memorable Cal U Hockey Night in Pittsburgh.

The Cal U women’s hockey teamplayed Penn State, and the men’s teamfaced off against Robert Morris on thePenguins’ home ice. Pens players TylerKennedy and Deryk Engelland signed autographs for hundreds of alumni and University friends.

But the evening’s stars were PurpleHeart recipient Brian Joseph, an Iraq War veteran who dropped the puck tostart the men’s game, and McIlvain, whohad left a rehabilitation facility in Virginiafor the first time to attend the event.

A lifelong Penguins fan, McIlvain alsowas invited to attend a team practiceand to meet the Pens players in thelocker room at CONSOL Energy Center.

“Our ups and downs in here fromday to day are pretty trivial compared to what these (service) men and womenare going through,” player Chris Adamssaid after meeting the wounded service-man. “It’s an eye-opener, for sure.”

hoCkey fAnS honor CAl u VeterAnS

Fans Katie Hill and Austin Malone enjoy the game.

Cal U cheerleaders rev up the crowd at CONSOL Energy Center.

Vulcan fans celebrate a goal scored by team captain Dan Tonini.

University President Angelo Armenti, Jr. applauds as Dan Tonini (right),captain of the men’s hockey team, presents a jersey to Spc. PatrickMcIlvain, who was wounded while serving in Afghanistan. With McIlvain on the ice at CONSOL Energy Center are his uncle Tom McIlvain (back left) and Max Crodic.


Pittsburgh Penguin Tyler Kennedy encourages the women’s hockey teambefore they take to the ice in CONSOL Energy Center.

By Bruce Wald ’85, information writer at Cal U

InTRAmuRAL SpORTS STILL buILdIng mEmORIESmore than 80 years after the first team played, the program is more popular than ever

The 1928 Town and Traveling girls intramuralbasketball team

Intramurals is a way for

students to develop camaraderie

and great memories.

TOm hASbROuCK ’06, ’09”

““

Cheering crowds” turned out tosupport the newly organizedwomen’s intramural basketball

teams representing Town and TravelingStudents, North Hall and Dixon Hall,the 1928 Monocal reported.

“These intra-mural games excited as much interest as any intercollegiategame,” the year-book states, eventhough the top-ranked team fell to the “more experienced lassies”on the varsity

squad in end-of-season play.The uniforms have changed, but the

popularity of intramural sports endures.Last year about 1,750 men and

women, mostly students, competed in one of the 15 intramural sports oncampus. The number of intramural athletes is expected to exceed 2,000 this academic year.

Teams still compete in Herron Hall— now the expanded Herron Recreationand Fitness Center — as well as at Roadman Park and the outdoor courtsbeside Hamer Hall.

These days, the most popular sport is flag football. This fall it attracted 398 players — 29 men’s and fivewomen’s teams.

Two of those teams enjoyed successat the National Campus ChampionshipSeries (NCCS) Regional Flag FootballChampionships last year at the University of Maryland.

The men’s Dynasty team finishedsecond in the 38-team tourney, and the Lady Vulcans reached the NCCS regional semifinals.

Laura Montecalvo ’10 played quarterback, wide receiver and safety for the Lady Vulcans. A two-year member of Cal U’s varsity basketballteam, she is pursuing a master’s degree in school counseling.

“I think intramurals is fun becausethere’s really not any pressure,” shesays. “That’s different for many of uswho played a varsity sport where … ifyou mess up, it’s a big deal. We all had a good time, and I’m sure we will do it again.”

Randy Senior ’84, sports editor forthe Ellwood City Ledger, says he hasgreat memories of playing intramuralsoftball at Cal U. The correspondingsecretary for Sigma Tau Gamma duringhis college days, he covered Sig Tau intramural football for the CaliforniaTimes and kept statistics on the sideline at each game.

Senior vividly recalls Sig Tau winningthe 1982 intramural title — and thenlosing the 1983 championship game on a Hail Mary pass on the last play.

“We took it pretty seriously. Wepracticed and had mesh jerseys madewith our Greek letters and numbers on the back,” he says. “We would lookforward to the game all day.”

Senior says he and his fraternitybrothers still discuss their intramural exploits at the Sig Tau annual alumni

golf tournament in Myrtle Beach, N.C.,and on campus at Homecoming celebrations.

“The guys get together, break out the scrapbooks and that competitivespirit is still there now like it was whenwe played ball together, “ he says.“Twenty-five or 30 years later, we arestill talking about it. That’s pretty cool.”

New intramural memories are beingcreated every day, says Tom Hasbrouck’06, ’09, assistant director of recreationalservices at Cal U. He joined the staff infall 2009, when the renovated fitnesscenter re-opened.

Since then, Hasbrouck has added intramural activities to the schedule,and he uses social media to increasemembership. Participants can registeronline at www.imleagues.com/schools/cup.

“Intramurals is a way for students to develop camaraderie and great memories,” he says.

“For many of them, intramurals isan extension of their high school athletic careers, and they approachthese as if they are varsity games.” �


Rising to their feet in CONSOLEnergy Center, 2,500 hockey fanspaid tribute to a former Cal U

student who was seriously woundedwhile serving his country in Afghanistan.

Spc. Patrick McIlvain, a former member of the Vulcan hockey team, was honored Nov. 11, Veterans Day, during a memorable Cal U Hockey Night in Pittsburgh.

The Cal U women’s hockey teamplayed Penn State, and the men’s teamfaced off against Robert Morris on thePenguins’ home ice. Pens players TylerKennedy and Deryk Engelland signed autographs for hundreds of alumni and University friends.

But the evening’s stars were PurpleHeart recipient Brian Joseph, an Iraq War veteran who dropped the puck tostart the men’s game, and McIlvain, whohad left a rehabilitation facility in Virginiafor the first time to attend the event.

A lifelong Penguins fan, McIlvain alsowas invited to attend a team practiceand to meet the Pens players in thelocker room at CONSOL Energy Center.

“Our ups and downs in here fromday to day are pretty trivial compared to what these (service) men and womenare going through,” player Chris Adamssaid after meeting the wounded service-man. “It’s an eye-opener, for sure.”

hoCkey fAnS honor CAl u VeterAnS

Fans Katie Hill and Austin Malone enjoy the game.

Cal U cheerleaders rev up the crowd at CONSOL Energy Center.

Vulcan fans celebrate a goal scored by team captain Dan Tonini.

University President Angelo Armenti, Jr. applauds as Dan Tonini (right),captain of the men’s hockey team, presents a jersey to Spc. PatrickMcIlvain, who was wounded while serving in Afghanistan. With McIlvain on the ice at CONSOL Energy Center are his uncle Tom McIlvain (back left) and Max Crodic.


Pittsburgh Penguin Tyler Kennedy encourages the women’s hockey teambefore they take to the ice in CONSOL Energy Center.


InTRAmuRAL SpORTS STILL buILdIng mEmORIESmore than 80 years after the first team played, the program is more popular than ever

The 1928 Town and Traveling girls intramuralbasketball team

Intramurals is a way for

students to develop camaraderie

and great memories.

TOm hASbROuCK ’06, ’09”

““

SPORTS R O U N D U P

• The women’s golf team won its thirdconsecutive conference championship.

• The women’s soccer team reached thePSAC championship for the first timein school history and made its secondstraight appearance in the NCAA DivisionII Atlantic Regional title game. Cal U finished with an 18-1-4 overall record.

• Together, the women’s golf and soccerteams earned 31 points in the DixonTrophy race, which honors the programwith the best men’s and women’s athleticrecords. Only a school’s best 12 finishes,six men’s and six women’s, are used inthe final calculation of the Dixon Trophystandings.

Leading the men’s charge this past autumn was the Vulcan football team,which won a share of the PSAC-West titlefor the sixth consecutive year. Cal U finished 10-2 overall, 6-1 in the division,and made a fourth consecutive appear-ance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

• The women’s volleyball team achieved a seventh straight 20-win season and advanced to the PSAC playoffs for thesixth year in a row. The Vulcans alsomade their fifth consecutive appearancein the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionalchampionship match. The team finished2010 with a 23-13 overall record.

• The men’s cross country team postedits best finish at the PSAC Championshipssince 1986 and accounted for 11 pointsin the Dixon race.

• One of only seven schools to have won the Dixon Trophy since its inceptionin 1995, Cal U placed second in the2009-2010 standings after winning the award in 2008-2009.


As the Vulcan basketball teamsplayed their last home game of

the season, student-athletes, coachesand alumni celebrated the venue that

has been their home courtfor more than 45 years.

The basketball teams will play in the new Convocation Center nextseason. On Feb. 19 they said farewell to the 3,500-seat Hamer Hall auditoriumby recalling the student-

athletes, coaches, support staffs and fanswho have filled the arena since 1965.

Alumni, boosters and athletesgathered for “Hail to Hamer” receptionsbefore and after the varsity double-header against Gannon University.Fans received commemorative postersand viewed a film highlighting greatmoments in the arena.

“There have been so many greatgames played at Hamer Hall,” said Bill Brown, head coach of the men’sbasketball team for the past 15 years.

“Hamer Hall has kind of been the foundation of our program, andwe wanted an all-inclusive day to recognize all the people who havebeen part of the tradition.”

Phil Stewart ’68 remembersHamer’s early days. He was a memberof Cal U’s PSAC-West championshipteam in 1967, and he served as an assistant coach under former headcoaches Tim Loomis and Jim Boone.

“It was a big deal when it wasbuilt, obviously, and it was differentthan most places because of thesunken floor,” he says, recalling the

first Commencement ceremony held in the new auditorium.

“I’ve been privileged to watch and be a part of many championshipsthere,” Stewart says. “My wife (Emmilou ’71), two children (Philip ’92and Kelly ’96) and I all are alumni and received our degrees there. So I have 45 years of great memories ofthe place.”

Annie Malkowiak ’94, ’96, a 2000Hall of Fame inductee, not only hasplayed and coached women’s basket-ball at Hamer, she also has served asthe public address announcer. The1,000-point scorer is an assistantcoach under head coach Mark Swasey and an assistant director ofathletic development.

“Whenever I think of Hamer Hall, a smile comes to my face,” Malkowiaksays. “While it’s a little bittersweet forme, we are moving into a facility that is second to none. That’s exciting, and I just hope we can create as many greatmemories in the Convocation Center.”

Although the basketball teams are changing venues, Cal U’s highlysuccessful women’s volleyball team may continue to play home matches at Hamer Hall.

Since 2006 the Vulcans have compiled a remarkable 62-4 home record,and the team won three consecutiveNCAA Regional crowns on the Hamergym floor from 2007-2009.

“The Convocation Center is going to be an amazing addition to our campus, but we’ve always seen Hameras our home — and it’s an incrediblynice gymnasium,” said former women’shead volleyball coach Stephanie Burner.

“The team is excited to have a volleyball facility in Hamer, as opposedto a basketball facility with a volleyballcourt on it. This is a big advantage.”

As part of the “Hail to Hamer”event, Cal U honored its NCAA FinalFour men’s basketball teams of 1992 and 1996, as well as the women’s 2003Final Four squad and the 2004 NCAANational Champion team.

Basketball alumni who played inHerron Hall — Cal U’s home court priorto 1965 —also were honored.

“The players and coaches whoplayed in Herron Hall are the flag bear-ers for the people who came to Hamer.They really established our program,”Brown says.

“This is really the close of an era of basketball here at Cal, but it’s also a beginning of a new era in terms of facilities.”

Brown says he and Coach Swaseyhave discussed moving the annual Basketball Alumni Day to the fall.

“If we conduct it with the first game,our alumni could have the opportunityto be the first ones to tip-off the new facility,” he says. “The weather would be more conducive, and this would bea special way to honor them.” �

fall sports teams finish strong

AThLETES CELEbRATE bASKETbALL ‘hOmE COuRT’ In uSE SInCE 1965

The women’s basketball team has won four conference titles, four regional championshipsand one national title since 2002. Above, the 2005-2006 team wins at Hamer Hall.

Senior Adam Green capped his soccer career by playing in the Maccabi Australia International Games in Sydney.

Men’s basketball coach Bill Brown has encouraged alumni participation duringhis 15-year coaching career at Cal U.

hAIL TO hAmER!

A Winning TraditionIn all, the Vulcan men’s basketball team has won three NCAA Regional titles, and the women’s team has won four. The men have won eight conference titles, and the women have appeared in the past 10 consecutive PSAC title games, winning four state crowns.

Among Hamer’s many highlights: Tim Brown ’91 helps the 1988 Vulcanswin the school’s second of eight PSAC championships.

Freshman AaronDinzeo led themen's cross countryteam by finishingseventh and 16thoverall at the PSACand NCAA AtlanticRegional meets, respectively.

Sophomore setterKelly Fromknecht(above left) helpedthe women’s volleyball teamachieve a sixth-straight NCAA Division II tourna-ment appearance.

Junior Paula Jackson was one of the top goalkeepers in NCAA Division IIwith 0.34 goals against average and 13 shutouts.

Impressive finishes by Cal U’s women’s golf, women’s soccer, football, men’scross country and women’s volleyball teams propelled Cal U athletics into secondplace in the 2010-2011 PSAC Dixon Trophy standings as the fall season closed.


SPORTS R O U N D U P

• The women’s golf team won its thirdconsecutive conference championship.

• The women’s soccer team reached thePSAC championship for the first timein school history and made its secondstraight appearance in the NCAA DivisionII Atlantic Regional title game. Cal U finished with an 18-1-4 overall record.

• Together, the women’s golf and soccerteams earned 31 points in the DixonTrophy race, which honors the programwith the best men’s and women’s athleticrecords. Only a school’s best 12 finishes,six men’s and six women’s, are used inthe final calculation of the Dixon Trophystandings.

Leading the men’s charge this past autumn was the Vulcan football team,which won a share of the PSAC-West titlefor the sixth consecutive year. Cal U finished 10-2 overall, 6-1 in the division,and made a fourth consecutive appear-ance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

• The women’s volleyball team achieved a seventh straight 20-win season and advanced to the PSAC playoffs for thesixth year in a row. The Vulcans alsomade their fifth consecutive appearancein the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionalchampionship match. The team finished2010 with a 23-13 overall record.

• The men’s cross country team postedits best finish at the PSAC Championshipssince 1986 and accounted for 11 pointsin the Dixon race.

• One of only seven schools to have won the Dixon Trophy since its inceptionin 1995, Cal U placed second in the2009-2010 standings after winning the award in 2008-2009.


As the Vulcan basketball teamsplayed their last home game of

the season, student-athletes, coachesand alumni celebrated the venue that

has been their home courtfor more than 45 years.

The basketball teams will play in the new Convocation Center nextseason. On Feb. 19 they said farewell to the 3,500-seat Hamer Hall auditoriumby recalling the student-

athletes, coaches, support staffs and fanswho have filled the arena since 1965.

Alumni, boosters and athletesgathered for “Hail to Hamer” receptionsbefore and after the varsity double-header against Gannon University.Fans received commemorative postersand viewed a film highlighting greatmoments in the arena.

“There have been so many greatgames played at Hamer Hall,” said Bill Brown, head coach of the men’sbasketball team for the past 15 years.

“Hamer Hall has kind of been the foundation of our program, andwe wanted an all-inclusive day to recognize all the people who havebeen part of the tradition.”

Phil Stewart ’68 remembersHamer’s early days. He was a memberof Cal U’s PSAC-West championshipteam in 1967, and he served as an assistant coach under former headcoaches Tim Loomis and Jim Boone.

“It was a big deal when it wasbuilt, obviously, and it was differentthan most places because of thesunken floor,” he says, recalling the

first Commencement ceremony held in the new auditorium.

“I’ve been privileged to watch and be a part of many championshipsthere,” Stewart says. “My wife (Emmilou ’71), two children (Philip ’92and Kelly ’96) and I all are alumni and received our degrees there. So I have 45 years of great memories ofthe place.”

Annie Malkowiak ’94, ’96, a 2000Hall of Fame inductee, not only hasplayed and coached women’s basket-ball at Hamer, she also has served asthe public address announcer. The1,000-point scorer is an assistantcoach under head coach Mark Swasey and an assistant director ofathletic development.

“Whenever I think of Hamer Hall, a smile comes to my face,” Malkowiaksays. “While it’s a little bittersweet forme, we are moving into a facility that is second to none. That’s exciting, and I just hope we can create as many greatmemories in the Convocation Center.”

Although the basketball teams are changing venues, Cal U’s highlysuccessful women’s volleyball team may continue to play home matches at Hamer Hall.

Since 2006 the Vulcans have compiled a remarkable 62-4 home record,and the team won three consecutiveNCAA Regional crowns on the Hamergym floor from 2007-2009.

“The Convocation Center is going to be an amazing addition to our campus, but we’ve always seen Hameras our home — and it’s an incrediblynice gymnasium,” said former women’shead volleyball coach Stephanie Burner.

“The team is excited to have a volleyball facility in Hamer, as opposedto a basketball facility with a volleyballcourt on it. This is a big advantage.”

As part of the “Hail to Hamer”event, Cal U honored its NCAA FinalFour men’s basketball teams of 1992 and 1996, as well as the women’s 2003Final Four squad and the 2004 NCAANational Champion team.

Basketball alumni who played inHerron Hall — Cal U’s home court priorto 1965 —also were honored.

“The players and coaches whoplayed in Herron Hall are the flag bear-ers for the people who came to Hamer.They really established our program,”Brown says.

“This is really the close of an era of basketball here at Cal, but it’s also a beginning of a new era in terms of facilities.”

Brown says he and Coach Swaseyhave discussed moving the annual Basketball Alumni Day to the fall.

“If we conduct it with the first game,our alumni could have the opportunityto be the first ones to tip-off the new facility,” he says. “The weather would be more conducive, and this would bea special way to honor them.” �

fall sports teams finish strong

AThLETES CELEbRATE bASKETbALL ‘hOmE COuRT’ In uSE SInCE 1965

The women’s basketball team has won four conference titles, four regional championshipsand one national title since 2002. Above, the 2005-2006 team wins at Hamer Hall.

Senior Adam Green capped his soccer career by playing in the Maccabi Australia International Games in Sydney.

Men’s basketball coach Bill Brown has encouraged alumni participation duringhis 15-year coaching career at Cal U.

hAIL TO hAmER!

A Winning TraditionIn all, the Vulcan men’s basketball team has won three NCAA Regional titles, and the women’s team has won four. The men have won eight conference titles, and the women have appeared in the past 10 consecutive PSAC title games, winning four state crowns.

Among Hamer’s many highlights: Tim Brown ’91 helps the 1988 Vulcanswin the school’s second of eight PSAC championships.

Freshman AaronDinzeo led themen's cross countryteam by finishingseventh and 16thoverall at the PSACand NCAA AtlanticRegional meets, respectively.

Sophomore setterKelly Fromknecht(above left) helpedthe women’s volleyball teamachieve a sixth-straight NCAA Division II tourna-ment appearance.

Junior Paula Jackson was one of the top goalkeepers in NCAA Division IIwith 0.34 goals against average and 13 shutouts.

Impressive finishes by Cal U’s women’s golf, women’s soccer, football, men’scross country and women’s volleyball teams propelled Cal U athletics into secondplace in the 2010-2011 PSAC Dixon Trophy standings as the fall season closed.


50sLouis Reda ’54 lives in Harrisburg,Pa.

60sCharles Gismondi ’64 is retiredand living with his wife, Barbara, in Elco, Pa. At Cal U he was activein the Speech and Hearing Club,Jazz Club, intramurals and AlphaKappa Lambda.

70sKathleen Ellison ’72 recently ranfor a seat on the Delta CollegeBoard of Trustees. Kathleen is aresident of Midland, Mich., andhas experience as director of curriculum for Midland PublicSchools. She worked in educationin Pennsylvania and Michigan as a teacher, consultant, adminis-trator and adjunct college facultymember.

Harry Smith ’72, assistant superin-tendent of the Penn-Trafford (Pa.)School District, will retire at the endof this school year. He has been inthis position since 2007 and hasworked for the district since 1973,when he began his career as a science teacher. He also was assistantprincipal at Penn-Trafford HighSchool for 15 years.

Priscilla D’Arrigo Thompson ’73is retired. She and her husband,Mike, live in Hillsboro, Ore. At Cal U, she participated in marching and stage bands.

S. Timothy Warco ’73, the coronerin Washington County, Pa., was recently installed as the Right

Eminent Grand Commander ofKnights Templar of Pennsylvania.

Mary Perozich ’71, ’73 works forSLP -Geriatrics. She lives inGranbury, Texas.

Cheryl Mantich ’74 is retired as an elementary school teacher in the Carlynton (Pa.) School District.She and her husband, Edward,live in Bridgeville, Pa.

Jon McCrory ’76 has received Cal U’s Pennsylvania TechnologyEducation Lifetime AchievementAward. He is chairman of the Technology Education Departmentat Canon-McMillan High School inCanonsburg, Pa., and is an adjunctprofessor at Cal U. His father wasan industrial arts professor at theUniversity.

Jeffrey Molnar ’78 is retired. Heand his wife, Louise Stabile ’79,live in Summersville, W.Va.

Bryant Aldstadt ’79 lives in Easley,S.C.

Army Brig.Gen. Alan R.Lynn ’79 hasbeen nomi-nated for appointmentto the rank ofmajor general.He is currently

serving as commanding general forthe Signal Center of Excellence atFort Gordon, Ga.

80sSusan Sphar-Calhoun ’80 and herhusband, Ed, live in Charleroi, Pa.She majored in social work at Cal U.

Stephen Koren ’80 lives in Sun City Center, Fla.

Artist Susan Sparks ’80 of Dunlevy, Pa., has had her worksdisplayed in galleries such as the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Butler Institute of American Art. Recently she hadtwo works chosen for AssociatedArtists of Pittsburgh’s 100th annual exhibition.

Mary Kathryn Hensler Toy ’81 is a preschool teacher at St.Winifred Early Learning Center.She lives in Pittsburgh, Pa. At Cal U, she was a member of Kappa Delta Pi and participatedin theater productions.

Karen Majernik Clawson ’82 is abiology teacher in Palm Beach, Fla.Her husband, Larry, has recentlybeen promoted to principal ofPalm Beach Gardens High School,in Palm Beach County.

Carmelita Wallace Wilder ’81, ’82is a speech-language pathologistfor the Miami-Dade County PublicSchools. She and her husband,Keith, live in Pembroke Pines, Fla.At Cal U, she was a member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Betsy Sideris ’84, assistant principal of St. Demetrios Elementary School in Astoria, N.Y.,was recently honored for working25 years at the school. She alsohas worked as a middle schoolteacher and high school dean atSt. Demetrios of Astoria, which has more than 600 students in itsnursery program through grade 12.

Carmen Gonzalez Valentin ’85is a Spanish teacher. She lives inPine Hill, N.J. At Cal U, she was amember of Sigma Kappa and themarching band’s flags corps.

Richard Colelli ’86, a technologyeducation teacher in the LehighValley in eastern Pennsylvania, has attained his national boardcertification.

Tina Hoy ’88 is a project assistantat Penn State University.


CALU M I L E S T O N E S

In PrintLannie Dietle ’74 has co-authored a book with Michael McKenzie,In Search of the Turkey Foot Road: From Fort Cumberland to the NorthFork of the Youghiogheny. The book, published by the Mount SavageHistorical Society, traces the road and suggests that many thousandsof Americans can trace their lineage to folks who settled along theTurkey Foot Road. “In its heyday,” Dietle summarizes in the final chapter, “the Turkey Foot Road was an early route west. It helped to settle the towns and environs that interest us most: Barrelville and Mount Savage in Maryland; Wellersburg, Pocahontasand Salisbury in Pennsylvania. The road also serviced points fartherwest, such as Springs, Savage, Confluence, Harnedsville, and so forth, all the way to Pittsburgh.”

Rich Bucchianeri ’70, retiredsuperintendent of the SouthPark School District, showsoff his Cal U T-shirt during arecent trip to Africa, wherehe attended a wedding atthe Tribe Hotel in Nairobi,Kenya.

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50sLouis Reda ’54 lives in Harrisburg,Pa.

60sCharles Gismondi ’64 is retiredand living with his wife, Barbara, in Elco, Pa. At Cal U he was activein the Speech and Hearing Club,Jazz Club, intramurals and AlphaKappa Lambda.

70sKathleen Ellison ’72 recently ranfor a seat on the Delta CollegeBoard of Trustees. Kathleen is aresident of Midland, Mich., andhas experience as director of curriculum for Midland PublicSchools. She worked in educationin Pennsylvania and Michigan as a teacher, consultant, adminis-trator and adjunct college facultymember.

Harry Smith ’72, assistant superin-tendent of the Penn-Trafford (Pa.)School District, will retire at the endof this school year. He has been inthis position since 2007 and hasworked for the district since 1973,when he began his career as a science teacher. He also was assistantprincipal at Penn-Trafford HighSchool for 15 years.

Priscilla D’Arrigo Thompson ’73is retired. She and her husband,Mike, live in Hillsboro, Ore. At Cal U, she participated in marching and stage bands.

S. Timothy Warco ’73, the coronerin Washington County, Pa., was recently installed as the Right

Eminent Grand Commander ofKnights Templar of Pennsylvania.

Mary Perozich ’71, ’73 works forSLP -Geriatrics. She lives inGranbury, Texas.

Cheryl Mantich ’74 is retired as an elementary school teacher in the Carlynton (Pa.) School District.She and her husband, Edward,live in Bridgeville, Pa.

Jon McCrory ’76 has received Cal U’s Pennsylvania TechnologyEducation Lifetime AchievementAward. He is chairman of the Technology Education Departmentat Canon-McMillan High School inCanonsburg, Pa., and is an adjunctprofessor at Cal U. His father wasan industrial arts professor at theUniversity.

Jeffrey Molnar ’78 is retired. Heand his wife, Louise Stabile ’79,live in Summersville, W.Va.

Bryant Aldstadt ’79 lives in Easley,S.C.

Army Brig.Gen. Alan R.Lynn ’79 hasbeen nomi-nated for appointmentto the rank ofmajor general.He is currently

serving as commanding general forthe Signal Center of Excellence atFort Gordon, Ga.

80sSusan Sphar-Calhoun ’80 and herhusband, Ed, live in Charleroi, Pa.She majored in social work at Cal U.

Stephen Koren ’80 lives in Sun City Center, Fla.

Artist Susan Sparks ’80 of Dunlevy, Pa., has had her worksdisplayed in galleries such as the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Butler Institute of American Art. Recently she hadtwo works chosen for AssociatedArtists of Pittsburgh’s 100th annual exhibition.

Mary Kathryn Hensler Toy ’81 is a preschool teacher at St.Winifred Early Learning Center.She lives in Pittsburgh, Pa. At Cal U, she was a member of Kappa Delta Pi and participatedin theater productions.

Karen Majernik Clawson ’82 is abiology teacher in Palm Beach, Fla.Her husband, Larry, has recentlybeen promoted to principal ofPalm Beach Gardens High School,in Palm Beach County.

Carmelita Wallace Wilder ’81, ’82is a speech-language pathologistfor the Miami-Dade County PublicSchools. She and her husband,Keith, live in Pembroke Pines, Fla.At Cal U, she was a member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Betsy Sideris ’84, assistant principal of St. Demetrios Elementary School in Astoria, N.Y.,was recently honored for working25 years at the school. She alsohas worked as a middle schoolteacher and high school dean atSt. Demetrios of Astoria, which has more than 600 students in itsnursery program through grade 12.

Carmen Gonzalez Valentin ’85is a Spanish teacher. She lives inPine Hill, N.J. At Cal U, she was amember of Sigma Kappa and themarching band’s flags corps.

Richard Colelli ’86, a technologyeducation teacher in the LehighValley in eastern Pennsylvania, has attained his national boardcertification.

Tina Hoy ’88 is a project assistantat Penn State University.


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In PrintLannie Dietle ’74 has co-authored a book with Michael McKenzie,In Search of the Turkey Foot Road: From Fort Cumberland to the NorthFork of the Youghiogheny. The book, published by the Mount SavageHistorical Society, traces the road and suggests that many thousandsof Americans can trace their lineage to folks who settled along theTurkey Foot Road. “In its heyday,” Dietle summarizes in the final chapter, “the Turkey Foot Road was an early route west. It helped to settle the towns and environs that interest us most: Barrelville and Mount Savage in Maryland; Wellersburg, Pocahontasand Salisbury in Pennsylvania. The road also serviced points fartherwest, such as Springs, Savage, Confluence, Harnedsville, and so forth, all the way to Pittsburgh.”

Rich Bucchianeri ’70, retiredsuperintendent of the SouthPark School District, showsoff his Cal U T-shirt during arecent trip to Africa, wherehe attended a wedding atthe Tribe Hotel in Nairobi,Kenya.

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Linda Kalafatis ’88 has been inducted into the Bethel Park (Pa.)High School Athletic Hall of Fame.She is head softball coach at TheOhio State University, where shehas the most wins in school historyand twice was named Big TenCoach of the Year. At Cal U, shewas a four-time letter winner and a two-time all-conference selection. She also coachedwomen’s softball at Cal U and at the University of Akron.

Donald W. Martin ’89 is the new assistant executive director of Intermediate Unit 1, based inCoal Center, Pa. Previously he was superintendent in the FrazierSchool District in Perryopolis, Pa.He also has been a middle schoolprincipal, high school principal and assistant superintendent ofthat district.

Pakorn Sukijbumrung ’89 is president of PCI Inc. He and hiswife, Isabel ’90, live in Tampa, Fla.

90sAmy Williams Pippins ’91 marriedChristopher Pippins in 2008. Theyhave two daughters: Sarina, born in 2008, and Callie, born July 28,2010. Amy teaches world geography to eighth-graders in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nev.

Michael J.Beam ’92, curator of exhibitions and collectionsand adjunctprofessor at theCastellani ArtMuseum of

Niagara University, participated inthe 2010-2011 curatorial panel forthe “Beyond/in Western New York:Alternating Currents” project. This international contemporary artexhibition showcases the work ofmore than 100 extraordinary artistsfrom the region and beyond.Michael also was the curator of“Field of Dreams: North AmericanBaseball Stadiums by PhotographerJim Dow.” Comiskey Park, the oldYankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Candlestick Park and more will befeatured in the exhibition, hostedby the Louisville Slugger Museumand Factory in Kentucky in 2011.

George Plesniak ’93 has been promoted to clinical program directorat Father Martin’s Ashley, a non-

profit drug and alcohol treatmentcenter in Havre de Grace, Md. Previously, he supervised the intensive outpatient addiction treatment program for GreenbriarTreatment Center in Pennsylvania.

Laurie Duran Crawford ’93 is ateacher in the Fort Cherry SchoolDistrict in McDonald, Pa. She andher husband, Mark, live in Bulger, Pa.

Kevin Rice ’94, ’97 is assistant director of the Central WestmorelandCareer and Technology Center inNew Stanton, Pa.

Erin Trimble Corbelli ’98 is ahuman resources business partnerwith LANXESS Corp. She and herhusband, Joseph, live in Land O’Lakes, Fla.

Laurie Kmetko Wright ’98 is apayroll and human resources manager for Sisters of Mercy. She and her husband, Michael, live in Pittsburgh, Pa.

00sKelly Canistra Reshenberg ’00is a prevention specialist withFayette County Drug and AlcoholCommission Inc. in Uniontown, Pa.While a student at Cal U, she was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tausorority. She is married to Bill Reshenberg ’93, who works for the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. He is achallenge treatment specialist atthe U.S. Penitentiary-Hazelton. The couple has a set of fraternaltwins, Bella Rae and Brady William,who were born May 6, 2008, at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.The family lives in Uniontown, Pa.

George Silowash ’01 is a cybersecurity analyst for the CERT Program, which is part of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. At Cal U, he was active with the Cal Times and Flipside.

Kristen Lippencott ’01 is assistantdirector of transfer admissions atCoastal Carolina University. Shelives in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Jim Grosik ’01 is an EMI-EMC testengineer for NTS, an independenttesting and compliance manage-ment organization. He lives inPhoenix, Ariz.

Mark Stubblefield ’01 has returned to the position of athletictrainer for the Wilmington BlueRocks, the Class A Advanced Affiliate for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He wasthe team’s trainer in 2007.

Cassandra Bioni Kirby ’01, a certified financial planner since2009, is a financial adviser withAmy J. Braun-Bostich & Associates,a financial advisory practice ofAmeriprise Inc. in McMurray, Pa.

Autumn C. Koerbel ’02 is a technical writer at McKesson Corp.in Moon Township, Pa. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Chuck Michael ’02 is the new principal at Bullskin Township andConnellsville Township elementaryschools in the Connellsville (Pa.)Area School District.

Yiowa Guo ’02 lives in Richmond,British Columbia, Canada.

Christin Hammel Boswell ’02 lives in Dexter, N.M.

Kristine Doppelheuer ’00, ’02 is a career counselor and employer relations coordinator at Cal U. Sheand her husband, Michael ’02, live in West Newton, Pa. At Cal U,Kristine was a cheerleader and amember of Sigma Kappa sorority.

Kathryn Sheffler ’03 is an infant teacher for the downtownPittsburgh, Pa., location of Bright Horizons Inc., an international company. At Cal U, she was activein residence life and the Interna-

tional Club. She lives in WilkinsTownship, Pa.

Bobby Saddler ’03 is the newbaseball coach at Franklin RegionalHigh School in Murrysville, Pa. At Cal U, the right-handed pitcherwas a first-team all-conferencenominee in the Pennsylvania StateAthletic Conference. He also wasnamed a Verizon Academic All-American as a junior and senior.

Elizabeth Cossick ’04 is a teacherin the San Francisco Unified SchoolDistrict. She lives in San Francisco,Calif.

Brian Lawler ’04 is co-owner ofAsheville Physical Therapy in NorthCarolina. He is a certified athletictrainer with the National AthleticTrainers’ Association, a certifiedstrength and conditioning specialistwith the National Strength andConditioning Association and aperformance enhancement specialistwith the National Academy ofSports Medicine. Recently, hetaught a continuing educationcourse on the female athlete designed for coaches, physicaltherapists and trainers.

Joe Semian ’04 works as a cook inhis family-run business, Lorraine’sFamily Restaurant, in Speers, Pa.The business is owned by hisgrandmother, Lorraine Mossburg.

Sara Kucenic-Matias ’04 lives in Fort Myers, Fla.

Justin Leader ’05 is a financial adviser for Morgan Stanley SmithBarney. He lives in Red Lion, Pa. At Cal U, he was on the residencelife staff, was a member of BetaBeta Beta, worked in UniversityConference Services and was agraduate assistant in the HerronRecreation and Fitness Center.

Tara Rush ’05 of Waynesburg, Pa.,social services director for threeyears at Golden Living Center, hasassumed the same position at

Rolling Meadows Nursing andRehabilitation in Waynesburg, Pa.She has six years’ experience in long-term care and five years’ experienceas a mental health therapist.

Richard Ramirez ’05 is a certifiedathletic trainer for BSTI. He lives in Jupiter, Fla.

Joseph Barnouski ’05 is a technology and engineeringteacher in the Big Spring SchoolDistrict. He lives in Carlisle, Pa.

Melissa Risko ’05 works for KaplanCareer Institute. She lives in WestNewton, Pa.

Gina Palermo ’05 is an athletictrainer for the Howard County(Md.) Public School System. She and her husband, BrendanWerkheiser, live in Ellicott City, Md.

Jenny Yarbrough Johnson ’05 isan instructor for American MilitaryUniversity. She and her husband,Richard ’06, live in Tabor City, N.C.

Bernard Albright ’05 is a commer-cial sales specialist for Rockwell Automation. He and his wife,Megan ’05, live in Wrightsville, Pa.

Zach Schellhase ’06 and GrantFossum are at home in PowderSprings, Ga. Zach is a teacher forMarietta City Schools. At Cal U, his activities included S.T.A.N.D.

Lacey Twigg ’06 lives in Pittsburgh,Pa. At Cal U she was a member ofAlpha Sigma Alpha.

John Zetty ’06 is a medical intern.He lives in Brownsville, Pa.

Lindsey Vlasic ’06 is a secretary for Westmoreland County, Pa. She lives in Monessen, Pa.

Jessica Shirk Tague ’07 is agraphic designer. She and her husband, Matthew ’07, live inPittsburgh, Pa.

Richard Crum ’07 is a contractingofficer working in contract law forthe federal government. He lives in Alexandria, Va.

Jon Rimmer ’07 owns and operatesThe Training Rim, a personal trainingfacility in Belford, N.J. He also haswritten a book, Iron: Kettlebell andBody Weight Training 101.

Jennifer Boenau Hutto ’08 is anathletic trainer. She and her husband,Jason, live in Denver, Colo.

Shawn McIntosh ’08 is a groupsales representative and director of game operations for the NorfolkAdmirals of the American HockeyLeague. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va.

Jonathan Richie ’08 is a data specialist for Morgantown Printingand Binding. He lives in Morgan-town, W.Va.

Eric Kubicsek ’08 is at home inMunhall, Pa.

Kyle Tregoning ’08 is a teacher inthe Poudre (Colo.) School District.He and his wife, Shelley, live inWindsor, Colo.

Stephanie Cooke ’09 is a speechtherapist for Lincoln IntermediateUnit No. 12. She lives in New Oxford, Pa.

Derek Fiorenza ’09 runs a charitycalled F4 (Fiorenza’s Food forFriends), which serves holidaymeals to shelters and social serviceagencies in seven southeasternPennsylvania counties as well as in the Pittsburgh area. This charitybegan in 2007.

Heather Delbarre Barkand ’09works for WPD&M. She and herhusband, David ’10, live in Charleroi,Pa. She was a member of the Engineering Technology Club andthe webmaster for the MathematicalAssociation of America. She also is amember of the Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers.

10sTodd Bosch ’10 is a data specialistwith Morgantown Printing andBinding. He lives in Morgantown,W.Va.

Christopher Rau ’10 is a physicaleducation teacher. He lives inNashville, Tenn.

Brandon Watson ’10 is a socialworker for Pressley Ridge. He livesin California, Pa.

Mark Malloy ’10 is an enrollmentcoordinator for Villanova University.He is living in Tampa, Fla.

Bethany Davies ’10, a business administration major, lives inMonongahela, Pa.

Erin Peteritis ’10 is a staff account-ant for Solar Power Industries. Shelives in California, Pa. At Cal U,

she was president of the StudentAccounting Association, vice president of Phi Beta Lambda-Future Business Leaders of America,and secretary of the Finance andEconomics Club.

WEDDINGSKary Lynn Coleman ’00, ofGreensburg, Pa., and RaymondPaul Hazen, of Monongahela, Pa.,were married May 29, 2010, in St. Joseph Chapel at Seton Hill University. Kary is director of mediarelations at Seton Hill and a part-time faculty member in the communication departments atSeton Hill and Penn State Fayette,The Eberly Campus. Raymondworks for United Parcel Service.They are planning a trip to St. Lucia and are living in Greensburg.

Shane Pulig ’06 of Adah, Pa., andTara Hunnell of Washington, Pa.,were married Sept. 4, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Church inWashington. Shane is a correctionsofficer for the Federal Bureau ofPrisons and a staff sergeant in theArmy National Guard. Tara is a substitute teacher and homeboundinstructor. They are living in Adah.

Dana Pearson ’10, of Connellsville,Pa., and Justin Widmer of

Normalville, Pa., were married June 10, 2010, at Palm Beach inAruba. A reception was held onPalm Beach. Justin works for CSX.They are living in Normalville.

Stephanie Miller ’10 and JustinDomachowski were married July 31,2010, at Central Assembly of Godin Houston, Pa. Stephanie is a second-grade teacher in the TrinityArea School District. Justin is self-employed. For their honeymoon,they visited Maui, Hawaii.

Paul Robert “Robby” Wise ’09and Leah Morrison were marriedJan. 1, 2011, in Greensboro, N.C.Robby and Leah are co-head athletic trainers at Birmingham(Ala.) Southern College.

Lauren Tomasiak ’05 and DougFinke ’06 were married July 17,2010, at St. Anne’s Church in Rostraver Township, Pa. The brideis employed with the South ParkSchool District as a fourth-gradespecial education teacher. Thegroom is an environmental consultant at Professional ServiceIndustries in Greentree, Pa. Follow-ing a honeymoon in Antigua, theyare living in Rostraver Township.

Charles Georgi V ’04 and ElizabethAnn Volpe, both of Pleasant Hills,Pa., were married July 3, 2010, at


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Education In IndiaSeniors Rachel Fletcher (elementary/special education) and Jacqueline Davis (early childhoodeducation), student member of the Council ofTrustees, will spend about six weeks in April and May at Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra (BSSK), an organization in India specializing in child and familywelfare. At BSSK they will develop lessons and assessments that will help students to improve theirskills in mathematics, reading, writing and otherareas. Cal U recently signed an agreement with BSSK

— which includes a child-care center, foster familycare, adoption and a community center — allowingpre-service teachers to spend up to seven weeks thereworking with children. Dr. Daniel Engstrom, associatedean and director of student teaching in the Collegeof Education and Human Services, and his wife,Ronda, worked with the facility when they adoptedtheir daughter Maya in 2008. That introduction eventually led to the signed agreement.

Down The AisleKristie R. Knox ’03, ’07 and Christopher J. “C.J.” DeJuliis ’02, ’04were married on Oct. 2, 2010, at St. Anthony Church in Monongahela,Pa. The Rev. Robert Coyne performed the ceremony. Kristie and C.J.met on May 13, 2006, when they were introduced by a mutual friendeach had met at Cal U. The wedding party included (standing, fromleft) Dallas McClain ’05, Steve Reiner ’02, Kevin DeJuliis, C.J. andKristie, Beth Barakat, Lisa Knox, and Tai Conley; and (kneeling, fromleft) John Kifer, Luke Karcher ’03, Amanda Johnston, and LaurenForgie. C.J. works in University Technology Services at Cal U. Kristie isan inside sales representative for Guttman Oil in Belle Vernon, Pa.

Linda Kalafatis ’88 has been inducted into the Bethel Park (Pa.)High School Athletic Hall of Fame.She is head softball coach at TheOhio State University, where shehas the most wins in school historyand twice was named Big TenCoach of the Year. At Cal U, shewas a four-time letter winner and a two-time all-conference selection. She also coachedwomen’s softball at Cal U and at the University of Akron.

Donald W. Martin ’89 is the new assistant executive director of Intermediate Unit 1, based inCoal Center, Pa. Previously he was superintendent in the FrazierSchool District in Perryopolis, Pa.He also has been a middle schoolprincipal, high school principal and assistant superintendent ofthat district.

Pakorn Sukijbumrung ’89 is president of PCI Inc. He and hiswife, Isabel ’90, live in Tampa, Fla.

90sAmy Williams Pippins ’91 marriedChristopher Pippins in 2008. Theyhave two daughters: Sarina, born in 2008, and Callie, born July 28,2010. Amy teaches world geography to eighth-graders in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nev.

Michael J.Beam ’92, curator of exhibitions and collectionsand adjunctprofessor at theCastellani ArtMuseum of

Niagara University, participated inthe 2010-2011 curatorial panel forthe “Beyond/in Western New York:Alternating Currents” project. This international contemporary artexhibition showcases the work ofmore than 100 extraordinary artistsfrom the region and beyond.Michael also was the curator of“Field of Dreams: North AmericanBaseball Stadiums by PhotographerJim Dow.” Comiskey Park, the oldYankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Candlestick Park and more will befeatured in the exhibition, hostedby the Louisville Slugger Museumand Factory in Kentucky in 2011.

George Plesniak ’93 has been promoted to clinical program directorat Father Martin’s Ashley, a non-

profit drug and alcohol treatmentcenter in Havre de Grace, Md. Previously, he supervised the intensive outpatient addiction treatment program for GreenbriarTreatment Center in Pennsylvania.

Laurie Duran Crawford ’93 is ateacher in the Fort Cherry SchoolDistrict in McDonald, Pa. She andher husband, Mark, live in Bulger, Pa.

Kevin Rice ’94, ’97 is assistant director of the Central WestmorelandCareer and Technology Center inNew Stanton, Pa.

Erin Trimble Corbelli ’98 is ahuman resources business partnerwith LANXESS Corp. She and herhusband, Joseph, live in Land O’Lakes, Fla.

Laurie Kmetko Wright ’98 is apayroll and human resources manager for Sisters of Mercy. She and her husband, Michael, live in Pittsburgh, Pa.

00sKelly Canistra Reshenberg ’00is a prevention specialist withFayette County Drug and AlcoholCommission Inc. in Uniontown, Pa.While a student at Cal U, she was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tausorority. She is married to Bill Reshenberg ’93, who works for the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. He is achallenge treatment specialist atthe U.S. Penitentiary-Hazelton. The couple has a set of fraternaltwins, Bella Rae and Brady William,who were born May 6, 2008, at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.The family lives in Uniontown, Pa.

George Silowash ’01 is a cybersecurity analyst for the CERT Program, which is part of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. At Cal U, he was active with the Cal Times and Flipside.

Kristen Lippencott ’01 is assistantdirector of transfer admissions atCoastal Carolina University. Shelives in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Jim Grosik ’01 is an EMI-EMC testengineer for NTS, an independenttesting and compliance manage-ment organization. He lives inPhoenix, Ariz.

Mark Stubblefield ’01 has returned to the position of athletictrainer for the Wilmington BlueRocks, the Class A Advanced Affiliate for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He wasthe team’s trainer in 2007.

Cassandra Bioni Kirby ’01, a certified financial planner since2009, is a financial adviser withAmy J. Braun-Bostich & Associates,a financial advisory practice ofAmeriprise Inc. in McMurray, Pa.

Autumn C. Koerbel ’02 is a technical writer at McKesson Corp.in Moon Township, Pa. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Chuck Michael ’02 is the new principal at Bullskin Township andConnellsville Township elementaryschools in the Connellsville (Pa.)Area School District.

Yiowa Guo ’02 lives in Richmond,British Columbia, Canada.

Christin Hammel Boswell ’02 lives in Dexter, N.M.

Kristine Doppelheuer ’00, ’02 is a career counselor and employer relations coordinator at Cal U. Sheand her husband, Michael ’02, live in West Newton, Pa. At Cal U,Kristine was a cheerleader and amember of Sigma Kappa sorority.

Kathryn Sheffler ’03 is an infant teacher for the downtownPittsburgh, Pa., location of Bright Horizons Inc., an international company. At Cal U, she was activein residence life and the Interna-

tional Club. She lives in WilkinsTownship, Pa.

Bobby Saddler ’03 is the newbaseball coach at Franklin RegionalHigh School in Murrysville, Pa. At Cal U, the right-handed pitcherwas a first-team all-conferencenominee in the Pennsylvania StateAthletic Conference. He also wasnamed a Verizon Academic All-American as a junior and senior.

Elizabeth Cossick ’04 is a teacherin the San Francisco Unified SchoolDistrict. She lives in San Francisco,Calif.

Brian Lawler ’04 is co-owner ofAsheville Physical Therapy in NorthCarolina. He is a certified athletictrainer with the National AthleticTrainers’ Association, a certifiedstrength and conditioning specialistwith the National Strength andConditioning Association and aperformance enhancement specialistwith the National Academy ofSports Medicine. Recently, hetaught a continuing educationcourse on the female athlete designed for coaches, physicaltherapists and trainers.

Joe Semian ’04 works as a cook inhis family-run business, Lorraine’sFamily Restaurant, in Speers, Pa.The business is owned by hisgrandmother, Lorraine Mossburg.

Sara Kucenic-Matias ’04 lives in Fort Myers, Fla.

Justin Leader ’05 is a financial adviser for Morgan Stanley SmithBarney. He lives in Red Lion, Pa. At Cal U, he was on the residencelife staff, was a member of BetaBeta Beta, worked in UniversityConference Services and was agraduate assistant in the HerronRecreation and Fitness Center.

Tara Rush ’05 of Waynesburg, Pa.,social services director for threeyears at Golden Living Center, hasassumed the same position at

Rolling Meadows Nursing andRehabilitation in Waynesburg, Pa.She has six years’ experience in long-term care and five years’ experienceas a mental health therapist.

Richard Ramirez ’05 is a certifiedathletic trainer for BSTI. He lives in Jupiter, Fla.

Joseph Barnouski ’05 is a technology and engineeringteacher in the Big Spring SchoolDistrict. He lives in Carlisle, Pa.

Melissa Risko ’05 works for KaplanCareer Institute. She lives in WestNewton, Pa.

Gina Palermo ’05 is an athletictrainer for the Howard County(Md.) Public School System. She and her husband, BrendanWerkheiser, live in Ellicott City, Md.

Jenny Yarbrough Johnson ’05 isan instructor for American MilitaryUniversity. She and her husband,Richard ’06, live in Tabor City, N.C.

Bernard Albright ’05 is a commer-cial sales specialist for Rockwell Automation. He and his wife,Megan ’05, live in Wrightsville, Pa.

Zach Schellhase ’06 and GrantFossum are at home in PowderSprings, Ga. Zach is a teacher forMarietta City Schools. At Cal U, his activities included S.T.A.N.D.

Lacey Twigg ’06 lives in Pittsburgh,Pa. At Cal U she was a member ofAlpha Sigma Alpha.

John Zetty ’06 is a medical intern.He lives in Brownsville, Pa.

Lindsey Vlasic ’06 is a secretary for Westmoreland County, Pa. She lives in Monessen, Pa.

Jessica Shirk Tague ’07 is agraphic designer. She and her husband, Matthew ’07, live inPittsburgh, Pa.

Richard Crum ’07 is a contractingofficer working in contract law forthe federal government. He lives in Alexandria, Va.

Jon Rimmer ’07 owns and operatesThe Training Rim, a personal trainingfacility in Belford, N.J. He also haswritten a book, Iron: Kettlebell andBody Weight Training 101.

Jennifer Boenau Hutto ’08 is anathletic trainer. She and her husband,Jason, live in Denver, Colo.

Shawn McIntosh ’08 is a groupsales representative and director of game operations for the NorfolkAdmirals of the American HockeyLeague. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va.

Jonathan Richie ’08 is a data specialist for Morgantown Printingand Binding. He lives in Morgan-town, W.Va.

Eric Kubicsek ’08 is at home inMunhall, Pa.

Kyle Tregoning ’08 is a teacher inthe Poudre (Colo.) School District.He and his wife, Shelley, live inWindsor, Colo.

Stephanie Cooke ’09 is a speechtherapist for Lincoln IntermediateUnit No. 12. She lives in New Oxford, Pa.

Derek Fiorenza ’09 runs a charitycalled F4 (Fiorenza’s Food forFriends), which serves holidaymeals to shelters and social serviceagencies in seven southeasternPennsylvania counties as well as in the Pittsburgh area. This charitybegan in 2007.

Heather Delbarre Barkand ’09works for WPD&M. She and herhusband, David ’10, live in Charleroi,Pa. She was a member of the Engineering Technology Club andthe webmaster for the MathematicalAssociation of America. She also is amember of the Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers.

10sTodd Bosch ’10 is a data specialistwith Morgantown Printing andBinding. He lives in Morgantown,W.Va.

Christopher Rau ’10 is a physicaleducation teacher. He lives inNashville, Tenn.

Brandon Watson ’10 is a socialworker for Pressley Ridge. He livesin California, Pa.

Mark Malloy ’10 is an enrollmentcoordinator for Villanova University.He is living in Tampa, Fla.

Bethany Davies ’10, a business administration major, lives inMonongahela, Pa.

Erin Peteritis ’10 is a staff account-ant for Solar Power Industries. Shelives in California, Pa. At Cal U,

she was president of the StudentAccounting Association, vice president of Phi Beta Lambda-Future Business Leaders of America,and secretary of the Finance andEconomics Club.

WEDDINGSKary Lynn Coleman ’00, ofGreensburg, Pa., and RaymondPaul Hazen, of Monongahela, Pa.,were married May 29, 2010, in St. Joseph Chapel at Seton Hill University. Kary is director of mediarelations at Seton Hill and a part-time faculty member in the communication departments atSeton Hill and Penn State Fayette,The Eberly Campus. Raymondworks for United Parcel Service.They are planning a trip to St. Lucia and are living in Greensburg.

Shane Pulig ’06 of Adah, Pa., andTara Hunnell of Washington, Pa.,were married Sept. 4, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Church inWashington. Shane is a correctionsofficer for the Federal Bureau ofPrisons and a staff sergeant in theArmy National Guard. Tara is a substitute teacher and homeboundinstructor. They are living in Adah.

Dana Pearson ’10, of Connellsville,Pa., and Justin Widmer of

Normalville, Pa., were married June 10, 2010, at Palm Beach inAruba. A reception was held onPalm Beach. Justin works for CSX.They are living in Normalville.

Stephanie Miller ’10 and JustinDomachowski were married July 31,2010, at Central Assembly of Godin Houston, Pa. Stephanie is a second-grade teacher in the TrinityArea School District. Justin is self-employed. For their honeymoon,they visited Maui, Hawaii.

Paul Robert “Robby” Wise ’09and Leah Morrison were marriedJan. 1, 2011, in Greensboro, N.C.Robby and Leah are co-head athletic trainers at Birmingham(Ala.) Southern College.

Lauren Tomasiak ’05 and DougFinke ’06 were married July 17,2010, at St. Anne’s Church in Rostraver Township, Pa. The brideis employed with the South ParkSchool District as a fourth-gradespecial education teacher. Thegroom is an environmental consultant at Professional ServiceIndustries in Greentree, Pa. Follow-ing a honeymoon in Antigua, theyare living in Rostraver Township.

Charles Georgi V ’04 and ElizabethAnn Volpe, both of Pleasant Hills,Pa., were married July 3, 2010, at



Education In IndiaSeniors Rachel Fletcher (elementary/special education) and Jacqueline Davis (early childhoodeducation), student member of the Council ofTrustees, will spend about six weeks in April and May at Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra (BSSK), an organization in India specializing in child and familywelfare. At BSSK they will develop lessons and assessments that will help students to improve theirskills in mathematics, reading, writing and otherareas. Cal U recently signed an agreement with BSSK

— which includes a child-care center, foster familycare, adoption and a community center — allowingpre-service teachers to spend up to seven weeks thereworking with children. Dr. Daniel Engstrom, associatedean and director of student teaching in the Collegeof Education and Human Services, and his wife,Ronda, worked with the facility when they adoptedtheir daughter Maya in 2008. That introduction eventually led to the signed agreement.

Down The AisleKristie R. Knox ’03, ’07 and Christopher J. “C.J.” DeJuliis ’02, ’04were married on Oct. 2, 2010, at St. Anthony Church in Monongahela,Pa. The Rev. Robert Coyne performed the ceremony. Kristie and C.J.met on May 13, 2006, when they were introduced by a mutual friendeach had met at Cal U. The wedding party included (standing, fromleft) Dallas McClain ’05, Steve Reiner ’02, Kevin DeJuliis, C.J. andKristie, Beth Barakat, Lisa Knox, and Tai Conley; and (kneeling, fromleft) John Kifer, Luke Karcher ’03, Amanda Johnston, and LaurenForgie. C.J. works in University Technology Services at Cal U. Kristie isan inside sales representative for Guttman Oil in Belle Vernon, Pa.


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• Cal U graduates who are interested in one-on-one careerand job-search planning may call alumni career counselor Bridgett Nobili at 724-938-4826or e-mail [email protected].

• Anyone who can identify job opportunities that might be suitable for Cal U students oralumni may contact employer development coordinator Sheana Malyszka at malyszka@ calu.edu.

CAREER SERVICES

Sara Marhefka ’09 and Daniel Link have announced theirengagement. Sara is a substituteteacher with several districts inCambria and Somerset counties.Daniel works as a delivery technicianfor Rezk Medical Supply. They areplanning a December weddingthis year.

Brian Montag, Jr. ’07 and KristenDanter are engaged to be married.Brian is a laboratory technician atEastman Chemical Co. in West Elizabeth, Pa. Kristen is a contractrepresentative for CVS CaremarkSpecialty Pharmacy in Monroeville,Pa. They are planning an Aug.wedding at St. Patrick’s RomanCatholic Church in McKeesport, Pa.

BIRTHSKevin Spinola ’05 and his wife,Nina, are the proud parents ofGiovanni Joseph, born Dec. 9,2010.

Dr. Kandice N. Jamison-Cooper’98 and her husband, Thomas J.Cooper, are pleased to announcethe birth of their third child,Thomas Jr., on May 31, 2010. He joins his sister, Olivia Korpo, 4,and brother, Benjamin Jamison, 2.Kandice is the MICA specialist forCatholic Charities-Diocese of Trenton-Burlington PACT.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church inPleasant Hills. The bride is a speech-language pathologist and directorof rehabilitation at Jefferson HillsManor. The groom is an accountexecutive at KDKA-TV. The couplehoneymooned in Riviera Maya,Mexico. They live in Pleasant Hills.

Amanda Hanzely ’07 and HerbGuthrie III ’08, both of DunbarTownship, Pa., were married July 10,2010, at St. Peter Lutheran Churchin Uniontown, Pa. A reception washeld at Hopwood Social Hall. Thecouple honeymooned at NiagaraFalls, Canada. Amanda earned adegree in elementary educationand is a teacher with the Union-town Area School District. Herb received a degree in electrical engineering technology and is a test technician with Mylan Pharmaceuticals. They live in Dunbar Township.

Natalie Elizabeth-Ann Powelko ’08and Wilbur Swope Goodwin IIIwere married Sept. 4, 2010, at Trinity United Presbyterian Churchin Uniontown, Pa. Natalie is a substitute teacher. Wilbur is a statetrooper with the Pennsylvania State Police. An eastern Caribbeancruise was being planned.

Stacey Renee Glebes ’03 andJames Ian Tesauro, both of Union-town, Pa., were married Nov. 6,2010, at St. Joseph Roman CatholicChurch, Uniontown. Stacey is a licensed clinical social worker withPennsylvania Professional HealthServices. James works at Titlow Tavern. Following a honeymooncruise to the Bahamas, St. Maartenand St. Thomas, they are living inUniontown.

Aimee Miran Legg ’06, of Perry-opolis, Pa., and Anthony JohnStock III ’02, of Merrittstown, Pa.,were married June 20, 2010, atJupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter, Fla.Aimee is a regional sales associatefor Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Anthony is an assistant sales manager with Verizon Wireless. The couple visited San Juan,Puerto Rico, for their honeymoonand are living in Brownsville, Pa.

ENGAGEMENTSCody Lawler ’08 and RobynMarkowitz are engaged to be married. Cody graduated summacum laude and is an engineer atConspec Controls Inc. Robyn is anadmissions counselor at La RocheCollege. They live in Pittsburgh,Pa., and are planning a July 2011wedding in Philadelphia, Pa.

IN MEMORIAMCharles W. “Bill” Baker ’53Joyce Ann Stedman Baker ’73Vernon L. Bloemker,

emeriti faculty, EnglishJaryd Burger*Brandin M. Crossey*John Danowski ’53 Joseph A. Emrick ’64Thomas W. Glasgow, Sr. ’57Robert H. Grimes,

emeriti faculty, English Vicki L. Grimm ’91Nancy Jean Hawk Guesman*George J. Hamilla III ’75Patricia A. Buttermore Herbert ’53James “Fred” Jesick ’57Linda Stewart Kaczynski ’73Jane S. Kalp ’38Richard James Kara ’82Sandra L. Krupa ’69Helen K. Lieb ’43John “Jack” Bernhardt Miller III ’64John M. Minerd ’55Rev. Robert L. Peters*Elizabeth Martha Kelly Sahady ’81Patricia D. Sawayda ’73Ruth M. Vojtkofsky Schubert ’72Edward Matthew Skvarna ’66Marguerite Swetts ’48Eloise Bryant Thompson ’75

*No class year provided or on file


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Shop the best selection ofCal U apparel and gifts at the

Cal U Student Bookstore.

Stay connected to the Cal U Alumni Association’s online community! Your personal ID number is on this magazine’s mailing label.

The Career Services Office at Cal Ucan help alumni with job searchesand companies with recruiting. Best of all, the services are free!

• Cal U graduates who are interested in one-on-one careerand job-search planning may call alumni career counselor Bridgett Nobili at 724-938-4826or e-mail [email protected].

• Anyone who can identify job opportunities that might be suitable for Cal U students oralumni may contact employer development coordinator Sheana Malyszka at malyszka@ calu.edu.

CAREER SERVICES

Sara Marhefka ’09 and Daniel Link have announced theirengagement. Sara is a substituteteacher with several districts inCambria and Somerset counties.Daniel works as a delivery technicianfor Rezk Medical Supply. They areplanning a December weddingthis year.

Brian Montag, Jr. ’07 and KristenDanter are engaged to be married.Brian is a laboratory technician atEastman Chemical Co. in West Elizabeth, Pa. Kristen is a contractrepresentative for CVS CaremarkSpecialty Pharmacy in Monroeville,Pa. They are planning an Aug.wedding at St. Patrick’s RomanCatholic Church in McKeesport, Pa.

BIRTHSKevin Spinola ’05 and his wife,Nina, are the proud parents ofGiovanni Joseph, born Dec. 9,2010.

Dr. Kandice N. Jamison-Cooper’98 and her husband, Thomas J.Cooper, are pleased to announcethe birth of their third child,Thomas Jr., on May 31, 2010. He joins his sister, Olivia Korpo, 4,and brother, Benjamin Jamison, 2.Kandice is the MICA specialist forCatholic Charities-Diocese of Trenton-Burlington PACT.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church inPleasant Hills. The bride is a speech-language pathologist and directorof rehabilitation at Jefferson HillsManor. The groom is an accountexecutive at KDKA-TV. The couplehoneymooned in Riviera Maya,Mexico. They live in Pleasant Hills.

Amanda Hanzely ’07 and HerbGuthrie III ’08, both of DunbarTownship, Pa., were married July 10,2010, at St. Peter Lutheran Churchin Uniontown, Pa. A reception washeld at Hopwood Social Hall. Thecouple honeymooned at NiagaraFalls, Canada. Amanda earned adegree in elementary educationand is a teacher with the Union-town Area School District. Herb received a degree in electrical engineering technology and is a test technician with Mylan Pharmaceuticals. They live in Dunbar Township.

Natalie Elizabeth-Ann Powelko ’08and Wilbur Swope Goodwin IIIwere married Sept. 4, 2010, at Trinity United Presbyterian Churchin Uniontown, Pa. Natalie is a substitute teacher. Wilbur is a statetrooper with the Pennsylvania State Police. An eastern Caribbeancruise was being planned.

Stacey Renee Glebes ’03 andJames Ian Tesauro, both of Union-town, Pa., were married Nov. 6,2010, at St. Joseph Roman CatholicChurch, Uniontown. Stacey is a licensed clinical social worker withPennsylvania Professional HealthServices. James works at Titlow Tavern. Following a honeymooncruise to the Bahamas, St. Maartenand St. Thomas, they are living inUniontown.

Aimee Miran Legg ’06, of Perry-opolis, Pa., and Anthony JohnStock III ’02, of Merrittstown, Pa.,were married June 20, 2010, atJupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter, Fla.Aimee is a regional sales associatefor Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Anthony is an assistant sales manager with Verizon Wireless. The couple visited San Juan,Puerto Rico, for their honeymoonand are living in Brownsville, Pa.

ENGAGEMENTSCody Lawler ’08 and RobynMarkowitz are engaged to be married. Cody graduated summacum laude and is an engineer atConspec Controls Inc. Robyn is anadmissions counselor at La RocheCollege. They live in Pittsburgh,Pa., and are planning a July 2011wedding in Philadelphia, Pa.

IN MEMORIAMCharles W. “Bill” Baker ’53Joyce Ann Stedman Baker ’73Vernon L. Bloemker,

emeriti faculty, EnglishJaryd Burger*Brandin M. Crossey*John Danowski ’53 Joseph A. Emrick ’64Thomas W. Glasgow, Sr. ’57Robert H. Grimes,

emeriti faculty, English Vicki L. Grimm ’91Nancy Jean Hawk Guesman*George J. Hamilla III ’75Patricia A. Buttermore Herbert ’53James “Fred” Jesick ’57Linda Stewart Kaczynski ’73Jane S. Kalp ’38Richard James Kara ’82Sandra L. Krupa ’69Helen K. Lieb ’43John “Jack” Bernhardt Miller III ’64John M. Minerd ’55Rev. Robert L. Peters*Elizabeth Martha Kelly Sahady ’81Patricia D. Sawayda ’73Ruth M. Vojtkofsky Schubert ’72Edward Matthew Skvarna ’66Marguerite Swetts ’48Eloise Bryant Thompson ’75

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