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California University

VOLUME 12, NUMBER 35 JAN. 31, 2011

Volunteers Spend Day in Service

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ore than 150 students, staff
and faculty performed
volunteer work on Jan. 17,
the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
and Cal U’s eighth annual Day of
Service.
In all, volunteers took part in 12
service projects. In the Performance
Center, they made Valentine’s Day
cards for patients at St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, created handtherapy dolls and fleece blankets for
hospital patients, and prepared for the
annual American Cancer Society
Daffodil Days event.
Off campus, students served meals
at the Center in the Woods or did
chores downtown at Liberty Towers, a
104-unit high-rise for senior citizens.
Others distributed American Red Cross
fire-safety materials or assembled care
packages for Smithton American
Legion Post 790’s “Support our Troops”
campaign.
Coordinators for the Day of Service
were LaMont Coleman, associate dean
for multicultural student programs, and
Diane Williams, director of Cal U’s new
Center for Civic Engagement.
This was the first time the event was
held on the actual date of the holiday,
one day before the start of spring
— Continued on page 2

Christina Kenney cuts fringes on material being made into fleece blankets during Cal U’s
eighth annual Day of Service. The fleece blankets will be donated to the Golden Living
Center.

One of many highlights during Cal U’s
Black History Month celebration will be a
music workshop and lecture with
Kendrick ‘Wyldcard’ Dean on Feb. 21
from 6-8 p.m. in the Morgan Hall
auditorium.

Speakers,
Performers
Celebrate
Black History
Month
MLK Speaker: Show ‘Sense of Caring’

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You can help

Cal U is collecting items on the Ronald McDonald House Charities Wish List.
Items such as cereal, canned goods, paper products and cleaning products are
needed. Drop off donations by Friday at the Center for Civic Engagement, Room
G35, Carter Hall. For more information, contact director Diane Williams at
williams_d@calu.edu. The first 100 donors receive a free T-shirt.

he keynote speaker at Cal U’s annual Martin Luther
King Jr. Day luncheon urged his audience to honor the
famed civil rights leader by dedicating themselves to
community service and showing appreciation for the help
others provide.
“We must exhibit a sense of caring for our fellow citizens
every day,” said Robert G. Stanton, a senior adviser to U.S.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. “That is the obligation
we have, if we are to honor Dr. King’s legacy.”
Stanton is the former director of the National Park Service
and the first African-American to hold that post. He led the
Park Service from 1997 through the end of the Clinton
administration.
Today, Stanton advises the Interior Secretary on a wide

range of environmental, organizational and management
issues and provides executive leadership for the Interior
Museum, Historic Art Collection and the congressionally
authorized Indian Arts and Crafts Board.
Stanton began his visit to Cal U by speaking at a breakfast
meeting with Dr. Harrison Pinckney and students from the
Parks and Recreation Management program. Pinckney earned
his doctorate at Texas A&M University, where Stanton served
as executive professor in the Department of Recreation, Park
and Tourism Sciences before returning to federal service in
2009.
In his luncheon address, Stanton made note of Cal U’s
commitment to building both character and careers.
— Continued on page 2

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al U will celebrate Black History
Month in February by
showcasing the accomplishments
of African-Americans in education,
finance and the arts.
Highlights include a Feb. 21 music
workshop and lecture with Kendrick
“Wyldcard” Dean, a Grammynominated composer and record
producer who has co-written and
produced singles with artists including
Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige and Danity
Kean and Destiny’s Child.
Comedy-club favorite Nore Davis
— Continued on page 2

Scholarship Sends Intern to Argentina

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ust before Christmas, senior Emily
Hutzayluk, of Pottstown, Pa., received
the perfect gift.
Hutzayluk learned in December that
she had received the first Rutledge
Internship Award, which will allow her to
spend three months beginning Feb. 7
working at Rivadavia Hospital in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
The internship award was established
by Tom ’75 and Karen Rutledge. It
provides scholarships to juniors and seniors
with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher
who have unpaid or low-paying internships
that are geographically and professionally
diverse.
The amount and number of awards will

this unpaid internship at a
be determined by a
hospital in Buenos Aires that
committee and will vary by
will have me working in the
semester, but the minimum
physical therapy department
award is $1,000.
of the hospital with amputees
Hutzayluk, who
— helping them prepare for
graduated in 2008 from Cal
their surgeries, watching their
U’s physical therapist assistant
surgeries and then helping
program, needs just three
them ambulate with the new
credits to graduate in May
legs and arms. I’m very
with a degree in Spanish. She
excited.”
will earn those by taking a
She says she “couldn’t do
four-week and an eight-week
the internship part at all”
course in the language at the
Emily Hutzayluk
without the Rutledge
University of Belgrano.
Internship Award.
“My career goal is to be a physical
“The internship itself costs $2,000 to
therapist for people who speak Spanish as a
first language,” Hutzayluk said. “So I found do, and the fact that there is a fund to pay

those expenses and allow me to do this is
incredible.”
Hutzayluk credits Dr. Andrae Marak,
interim director of the Honors Program
and associate professor in the Department
of History and Political Science, and Karen
Primm, director of the Internship Center,
with helping her find funding. And she
credits Andrea Cencich, who teaches in the
Department of Modern Languages and
Cultures, with helping her meet an
important deadline in the application
process.
“Every student needs to study abroad,
because they’ll never be the same person
when they come back,” Marak said.
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Speaker:
Show ‘Sense
of Caring’
— Continued from page 1
He recalled Martin Luther King’s statement that
“intelligence is not enough. Intelligence and
character — that is the goal of true education.”
“Don’t ever waver from that commitment,”
Stanton urged.
“Regardless of the heights to which we
achieve or aspire, we will always need the help of
others,” he added. “Intelligence and character
should propel us to acknowledge their
contributions.”
Stanton closed his remarks by inviting the
audience “and all Americans” to visit
Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, when President
Obama will dedicate the Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial on the National Mall.
The four-acre site, on the Tidal Basin
between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials,
will use water, stone and other landscape
elements to reflect the themes of justice,
democracy and hope.
Reflecting on King’s contribution to the civil
rights movement, Stanton said, “All of us truly
are beneficiaries of one of America’s greatest
sons.”

Keynote speaker Robert G. Stanton (left), a senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, chats with Dr. Harrison
Pinckney, assistant professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, at Cal U’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon.

Volunteers Spend Holiday in Service

— Continued from page 1

Candice Kmetz, a criminal justice major, works on
cutting stars for ‘Stars for Anti-Drunk Driving
Pledge’ which will be used to kick off an antidrunk driving campaign.

semester classes.
“Our students did not have to be
here today, but the large turnout
certainly showed their commitment
to service,” Coleman said. “We really
appreciate their help.”
Inspiration for this event was a
2003 visit to Cal U by the late
Coretta Scott King, wife of the Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During
her visit, she asked that the day
commemorating her husband be
observed as “a day on, rather than a
day off.”
This year marked the 20th
anniversary of observing Dr. King’s
birthday as a federal holiday.
Both Williams and Coleman
emphasized that the Day of Service
ties in with the Cal U for Life
initiative, which encourages students
to share their time and talent, and
reflects the eighth goal of the

‘We always preach about
giving back, so I thought
I would practice it.
We need to do our part,
and this is certainly
worthwhile.’
— Senior Josh Gillen,

orientation leader
and peer mentor

University’s Strategic Plan by
fostering civic engagement.
Student volunteers who registered
with their CalCards also will receive
credit on their Activities Transcript.
“This is an ideal way for students
to continue Dr. King’s legacy by
giving of their time and talent,”
Williams said. “While the program
did not start until noon, many

students showed up during the
morning hours ready to go.”
Josh Gillen, a senior sport
management major who is also a Cal U
for Life orientation leader and a peer
mentor, helped for the first time.
“Well, we always preach about
giving back, so I thought I would
practice it,” he said. “We need to do
our part, and this is certainly
worthwhile.”
Participating in the Day of
Service for the fourth consecutive
year was Christina Kenney, a senior
psychology major and member of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
“Our sorority is here to help and
serve as much as we can,” she said
while making a fleece blanket. “This
‘day on’ is an opportunity to give
back and also enjoy and meet other
students.
“It was a day off, but we got up
and helped because there’s always
more that you can do.”

Workshops, Performances Set for Black History Month

— Continued from page 1

will perform his fast-paced comedy
routine Feb. 4, and social commentator
Dr. Boyce Watkins will deliver his
trademark brand of no-nonsense
financial advice Feb. 14 in “How to Get
Your Paper Straight.”
Also scheduled to perform:
• Feb. 10, Black Violin, two classically
trained musicians and their DJ — a
group whose signature sound blends jazz,
hip-hop, funk and classical strings.
• Feb. 11, The Young and Gifted
Gospel Choir, talented Cal U singers
whose “Celebration of Gospel” will
include a special appearance by
recording artists King.
• Feb. 17, Twin Poets, award-winning
slam poets Al & Nnamdi, Philadelphiabased wordsmiths whose work also
includes a youth mentoring program
focusing on self-expression.
In addition, multicultural educator

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Black Violin, a group that blends jazz, hip-hop, funk and classical strings, will perform at 6
p.m. Feb. 10 in the Performance Center as part of Black History Month.

Brian C. Johnson, of Bloomsburg
University, will use Hollywood films to
spark a discussion of diversity, and a
series of talks sponsored by the Frederick

Douglass Institute will feature the
research, community involvement and
personal interests of various Cal U
faculty members.

Students will share their talents in a
variety show, and a step-show contest
based on the synchronized routine made
popular by the Divine 9 will showcase
the “stepping” dance tradition
popularized by African-American
fraternities and sororities.
The celebration closes with a trip to
the National Great Blacks in Wax
Museum and the Reginald F. Lewis
Cultural Museum in Baltimore, Md.
Cal U’s Black History Month
celebration is sponsored by the Black
Student Union, the Frederick Douglass
Institute and the Office of Multicultural
Student programs. All events are free
and open to the public.
Visitor parking is available in the new
Vulcan Garage, off Third Street near the
campus entrance.
For a complete calendar of events,
video clips and more information about
the performers and speakers, visit
www.calu.edu.

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Wintertime at Cal U
A snowstorm closed Cal U’s main and
Southpointe campuses on Jan. 21, yet another
blast in a very wintry stretch. A snowfall earlier
in the month had Walter Balla (left) using a leaf
blower to clear staircases outside the Natali
Student Center. Grounds crew employees have
been kept busy clearing snow from roadways,
sidewalk steps and even the Eberly statue
outside of Manderino Library.

Kellar Returns to Coach Vulcans

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The President’s Gala will again take place in the Omni William
Penn Hotel’s Grand Ballroom.

Award Winners to
be Honored at Gala

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al U President Angelo Armenti, Jr., has announced the
winners of this year’s President’s Awards for faculty
and emeriti faculty.
The awards will be presented at the President’s Gala on
June 4 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Christine Patti, of Department of Educational
Administration and Leadership, will receive the President’s
Faculty Award for Teaching.
Dr. Ralph Belsterling ’78, ‘81, of the Department of
Communication Disorders, will receive the award for service,
and Dr. Robert Whyte, of the Department of Biological and
Environmental Science, will be honored for research.
Dr. Donald Thompson and Professor Marsha Nolf will
receive the President’s Emeriti Faculty Awards.
Gwendolyn Simmons, a longtime member of the Board of
Trustees, will be this year’s recipient of the Lillian M. Bassi
Core Values Award.
The President’s Gala is the University’s largest annual
fundraiser; net proceeds support student scholarships. Since
1994, the Gala has raised more than $1.24 million.
This year’s theme for the black-tie fundraiser will be
“Puttin’ on the Ritz.”

fter serving two successful years as the
head coach at Concord University in West
Virginia, Mike Kellar has returned to the
Cal U football coaching staff.
The Vulcans’ offensive coordinator from 20042008, Kellar is now the program’s new associate
head coach for offense.
“Mike is known for his sophisticated and
high-powered offenses, and he helped make us
into a national power during his first coaching
stint with us,” said 10th-year head football coach
John Luckhardt.
“He turned the Concord program around in
only two years and had it contending for a
conference championship this past season.”
Concord had managed just one victory in two
years before Kellar arrived. He guided the
Mountain Lions to a 14-8 cumulative record
during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
In 2010, Kellar coached Concord to an 8-3
overall record to mark the first eight-win season
for the program since it joined NCAA Division II
in 1991. The Mountain Cats ranked second in
passing and total offense and third in scoring and
rushing last fall in the nine-team West Virginia
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They ranked
fourth among all NCAA Division II schools in
total offense, averaging more than 498 yards per
game.
During his first coaching tenure with Cal U,
Kellar helped the Vulcans win four-consecutive
PSAC-West titles, a PSAC championship, two
NCAA Regional championships and a pair of
Eastern College Athletic Conference Lambert
Trophies.
Cal U’s 2007 and 2008 teams posted schoolbest records of 13-1 and 12-2 respectively.
“At Concord I didn’t update my resume once,
but after Coach Luckhardt — someone I consider
to be a mentor and a friend — asked me to come
back, there’s no way I could say no,” Kellar said.

Regarded as one of the brightest offensive coaches
in college football, Mike Kellar has returned to Cal U
after two successful seasons as the head coach of
Concord University.

“To leave Concord was hard, but to go back to Cal
was easy.”
Keller reunites with a Cal U offense that was
among the best in the Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) in 2010. The Vulcans
averaged nearly 40 points and 400 yards of total
offense per game last year.
Cal finished 2010 with a 10-2 overall record,
tied for its sixth straight PSAC-West title and
made a fourth consecutive appearance in the
NCAA Division II national playoffs.
“Walt Harris will continue to be on staff as
the offensive coordinator and will work with Mike
to make Cal U one of the dominant offenses in
the country,” said Luckhardt.
Before coming to Cal U in 2004, Kellar was
the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
for eight seasons at Fairmont State University and
the offensive coordinator at Northern Michigan
for three years.

Intern to Work in Argentina Hospital
— Continued from page 1

“It’s something I really harp on with students.
Emily first wanted just to study abroad and take
classes, but I said, ‘Let’s work with Karen and see if
we can find you an internship.’”
Primm says the new Rutledge Internship Award
is the first to focus on those internships that are
outside the area and present students with unique
opportunities.
“We have a fund for smaller needs closer to
home,” she said, “but we’re in a great position now

because we can do ‘extraordinary’ ones, too.”
Hutzayluk says she cannot thank the Rutledges
enough.
“If I hadn’t found out there was a scholarship, I
never would have thought to apply for an internship,”
she said. “This whole process has taken almost a
year, and I am also so thankful to my family and my
boyfriend, Sam, for their unfailing enthusiasm and
patience.
“The fact that I’m going to be doing exactly what
I want to do for the rest of my life as an internship …
I kind of still can’t believe that it’s happening!”

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Attention University Community!
Call for Nominations for Election to Cal U Forum
In accordance with the
constitution and bylaws of
the California University
Forum, a timetable for
faculty and student
representatives’ elections
has been established.
The goal is to have all
representatives in place
for the first meeting of the
Forum on Tuesday,
September 6, 2011.
All tenure and tenuretrack faculty who were
hired to begin work prior to
or in Spring 2009 and who
have the rank of assistant
professor or higher are
eligible for nomination.
(See the list of eligible
faculty on this page.)
Eligible faculty
members can selfnominate or offer a
colleague’s name into
nomination. Any member
of the University
community (staff, students,
managers) may nominate
a faculty member.
Nominations must be
postmarked or received on
or before February 11th
and forwarded to Dana
Turcic, Recording
Secretary of the Forum,
sent internally to campus
box 99, or emailed to her
at CaForum@calu.edu.
Four faculty members
will be elected to the
Forum by secret ballot,
following the written
nominations. All regular
(i.e. tenured and tenuretrack) faculty may vote.
The voting will take place
electronically and will be
ready for voting on
February 23rd and 24th.
Further information will be
provided to faculty
members who are eligible
to vote.
According to the
constitution and bylaws of
the Forum, of the four

faculty being elected:
two (2) must come from
the Eberly College of
Science and Technology;
and one (1) must come
from the College of
Liberal Arts and one (1)
must be elected at-large
(from College of
Education and Human
Services, College of
Liberal Arts, Eberly
College of Science and
Technology or No
College Affiliation.)
Faculty members who
are currently serving as
faculty senators on the
Forum are eligible to
serve consecutive terms.
The term of these four
faculty representatives
will be two years.
A plurality of votes
cast will be necessary to
win election.
Details of the student
nomination and election
process will be available
in future issues of the
California Times.
College of Education
and Human Services
Dr. Connie Armitage
Dr. Sylvia Barksdale
Mr. Justin Barroner
Mr. Ralph Belsterling
Dr. Carol Biddington
Dr. Barbara Bonfanti
Dr. Silvia Braidic
Dr. Gloria Brusoski
Dr. James Burton
Ms. Nancy Carlino
Dr. Margaret Christopher
Dr. Joni Cramer-Roh
Ms. Christine Crawford
Dr. Charles Crowley
Dr. Holly Diehl
Ms. Lisa Driscoll
Ms. Jodi Dusi
Dr. Dilawar Edwards
Dr. Grafton Eliason
Dr. Deborah Farrer
Mr. Marc Federico
Dr. Lizbeth Gillette
Ms. Elizabeth Gruber

Dr. Scott Hargraves
Dr. Chris Harman
Ms. Mary Hart
Mr. Jeffrey Hatton
Dr. Keith Hepner
Dr. Nancy Hepting
Dr. Rebecca Hess
Dr. Karen Hjerpe
Dr. Marcia Hoover
Dr. J. William Hug
Ms. Patricia Johnson
Dr. Denise Joseph
Dr. Robert Kane
Dr. Kalie Kossar
Dr. Mary Kreis
Mr. Regis Lazor
Dr. Kevin Lordon
Ms. Ayanna Lyles
Ms. Cerenna Mace
Ms. Vanessa MacKinnon
Dr. Margaret Marcinek
Dr. Barry McGlumphy
Dr. Beverly Melenyzer
Dr. Linda Meyer
Mr. Michael Meyer
Dr. Laura Miller
Dr. Katherine Mitchem
Dr. Connie Monroe
Ms. JoAnn Naeser
Dr. Diane Nettles
Dr. John Patrick
Dr. Christine Patti
Dr. Gwendolyn PerryBurney
Dr. Christine Peterson
Dr. Thomas Pucci
Dr. Benjamin Reuter
Ms. Christine RomaniRuby
Dr. Melvin Sally
Dr. Jeffrey Samide
Mr. Gary Seelye
Dr. Mary Seman
Dr. Caryl Sheffield
Dr. Robert Skwarecki
Dr. Rosalie Smiley
Ms. Sherrill Szalajda
Dr. Robert Taylor
Dr. Norma Thomas
Dr. Taunya Tinsley
Dr. Pamela Twiss
Dr. Ronald Wagner
Dr. Jacqueline Walsh
Dr. Jamie Weary
Ms. Ellen West
Dr. Thomas West
Dr. Richard Wyman

Dr. Roy Yarbrough
Dr. Joseph Zisk
Liberal Arts
Dr. Holiday Adair
Dr. Aref Al-Khattar
Ms. Maggy Aston
Dr. Mark Aune
Mr. Dencil Backus
Dr. Angela Bloomquist
Dr. Melanie Blumberg
Mr. James Bove
Mr. Malcolm Callery
Dr. Anthony Carlisle
Mr. James Carter
Dr. Richard Cavasina
Dr. Clarissa Confer
Dr. Paul Crawford
Dr. Rick Cumings
Ms. Laura DeFazio
Dr. Gail Ditkoff
Dr. Kelton Edmonds
Dr. Christina Fisanick
Dr. Sylvia Foil
Dr. Craig Fox
Mr. Max Gonano
Dr. Arcides Gonzalez
Mr. Greg Harrison
Dr. Joseph Heim
Dr. William Hendricks
Dr. Ronald Hoy
Dr. Raymond Hsieh
Dr. Yugo Ikach
Dr. Susan Jasko
Dr. Kirk John
Dr. Elizabeth Jones
Dr. MacDonald Kale
Dr. Kurt Kearcher
Dr. Cassandra Kuba
Dr. Elizabeth Larsen
Dr. R. Scott Lloyd
Mr. Sammy Lonich
Dr. Andrae Marak
Mr. Nickolas Martin
Dr. Elizabeth Mason
Dr. Marta McClintockCome
Dr. Karen McCullough
Dr. John McGukin
Mr. James McVey
Mr. Robert Meyers
Mr. Richard Miecznikowski
Dr. Patricia Milford
Dr. John Nass
Mr. James Natali
Ms. Christina Nora
Mr. William O’Donnell

Dr. Michele Pagen
Dr. Pratul Pathak
Dr. Mariana Pensa
Mr. Todd Pinkham
Dr. Joel Press
Dr. Mary Randall
Dr. Rebecca Regeth
Ms. Margarita Ribar
Dr. Carrie Rosengart
Dr. Lisa Schwerdt
Dr. Richard Scott
Dr. Nancy Shaffer
Dr. Michael Slaven
Dr. Michael Slavin
Dr. Craig Smith
Dr. Madeline Smith
Dr. Gregory Spicer
Dr. Linda Toth
Dr. Laura Tuennerman
Dr. Carole Waterhouse
Ms. Margo Wilson
Dr. Mohamed Yamba
Dr. George Yochum
Eberly College of
Science and Technology
Dr. David Argent
Dr. Summer Arrigo-Nelson
Dr. Mohamed
Benbourenane
Mr. William Blosel
Dr. Carol Bocetti
Dr. David Boehm
Dr. Gina Boff
Dr. Kaddour Boukaabar
Dr. Mark Bronakowski
Mr. Burrell Brown
Dr. Paula Caffrey
Dr. Muhammad Chawdhry
Dr. Weifeng Chen
Dr. Ismail Cole
Dr. John Confer
Dr. Mark DeHainaut
Dr. Gary DeLorenzo
Dr. William Dieterle
Dr. Daniel Engstrom
Mr. Kyle Frederick
Mr. Swarndeep Gill
Dr. Gregg Gould
Dr. Paul Hettler
Dr. Cheryl Hettman
Dr. Glenn Hider
Dr. Larry Horath
Ms. Laura Hummell
Mr. David Jones
Dr. John Kallis
Dr. Chad Kauffman

Mr. David Kolick
Dr. Stanley Komacek
Dr. Lisa Kovalchick
Dr. Rene Kruse
Dr. Richard LaRosa
Dr. Shirley Lazorchak
Dr. Min Li
Mr. John Loney
Dr. Jeffrey Magers
Mr. James Means
Dr. Sara Meiss
Mr. Edward Mendola
Dr. John Michaels
Dr. Thomas Mueller
Dr. Charles Nemeth
Mr. George Novak
Dr. Mark Nowak
Dr. Mary O’Connor
Ms. Suzanne Palko
Dr. Young Park
Dr. Brian Paulson
Dr. Linda Pina
Dr. Matthew Price
Ms. Aleksandra Prokic
Dr. Anthony Pyzdrowski
Dr. Clyde Roberts
Mr. Ghassan Salim
Mr. Joseph Schickel
Mr. Joseph Schwerha
Dr. Louise Serafin
Dr. Ali Sezer
Ms. Debra Shelapinsky
Mr. Paul Sible
Ms. Nancy Skocik
Mr. Jeffrey Sumey
Mr. Mark Tebbitt
Dr. John Thompson
Ms. Susan Urbine
Dr. Jaroslav Vaverka
Mr. Steve Whitehead
Dr. Robert Whyte
Dr. Paul Williams
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
Dr. Peter Wright
Dr. Kausar Yasmin
Dr. Edwin Zuchelkowski
No College Affiliation
Ms. Cheryl Bilitski
Mr. William Denny
Ms. Julia McGinnis
Mr. William Meloy
Dr. Dawn Moeller
Mr. Albert Pokol
Mr. Loring Prest
Dr. Mary Salotti
Mr. Ryan Sittler

Campus BRIEFS
Pens Auction Ends Friday
Bidding closes at 5 p.m. Friday in the third online
auction supporting the Pittsburgh Penguins Scholarship
at Cal U. Hockey fans can bid on eight items, including
autographed Penguins memorabilia, a children’s party
and a game-night experience at CONSOL Energy
Center in Pittsburgh.
Fans who visit the Cal U homepage, www.calu.edu,
will find a link to the auction site. A link also is
available at the Penguins’ website,
http://penguins.nhl.com.
Cal U is the official education partner of the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
Auction proceeds support the Pittsburgh Penguins
Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a student
who demonstrates financial need and maintains a
grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship
was established last year with proceeds from two
similar online auctions.

FPDC Nominations Due Feb. 15

Autism Seminar Tomorrow

Each Faculty Professional Development Committee
(FPDC ) Subcommittee —Research, Teaching and
Learning, Technology, Service and Service-Learning,
and Grants and Contracts — offers a $1,000 award that
can be used for professional activities (as appropriate in
relation to the award).
The form to nominate a faculty member for the
Merit Award can be downloaded from the Faculty
Professional Development Committee’s website. Selfnominations for the merit award are acceptable.
The completed nomination form must be received
by noon on Feb. 15 in the Faculty Center, 134 Azorsky
Hall.
A link to the form can be found in the FPDC
section of the Cal U website:
http://www.calu.edu/faculty-staff/grantsawards/fpdc/index.htm. Look under “FPDC Awards
and Grants.”

Teaching children with autism to play will be the
focus of a sminar from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow
in the Performance Center
Presented by Cal U and Intermediate Unit 1, the
program features talks by Dr. Pamela Wolfberg, an
associate professor of special education and director of
Project Mosaic, the autism spectrum graduate program at
San Francisco State University. Wolfberg originated the
Integrated Play Group (IPG) model and founded the
Autism Institute on Peer Relations and Play, which leads
efforts to develop inclusive peer play programs worldwide.
The introductory seminar is intended for educators,
therapists, related practitioners and parents or family
members of children with autism
Professional fee for the seminar is $50. A link to
online registration is available at www.calu.edu.
For more information, e-mail
kotchmanr@iu1.k12.pa.us.

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Interim Vice President for Marketing and University Relations

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Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ron Huiatt
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Christine Kindl
Editor

Dr. Lenora Angelone
Vice President for Student Affairs

Robert Thorn
Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance

Bruce Wald, Wendy Mackall, Jeff Bender
Writers

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