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VOLUME 12, NUMBER 7 MARCH 15, 2010

Panel to Discuss Obama, Upcoming Elections

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KDKA-TV’s Jon Delano
will moderate a panel
discussion about the first
year of the Obama
presidency, as well as
several key upcoming
political races.

team of political experts will reflect
on the first year of the Obama
presidency and look ahead to
Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial, congressional
and Senate races in a panel presentation at 7
p.m. tomorrow.
Political commentator Jon Delano, of
KDKA-TV, will serve as moderator for The
Audacity of Hope: A Reality Check in Room
110, Eberly Science and Technology Center.
Presented by the American Democracy
Project at Cal U, the program is free and
open to the public.
Panelists are William C. Binning, chair
emeritus of the Department of Political
Science at Youngstown State University,
Ohio; Louis Jacobson, staff writer for the
PolitiFact.com website and a contributing
writer for PoliticsPA; Costas Panagopoulos,
director of the Center for Electoral Politics

and Democracy and the graduate program
in Elections and Campaign Management at
Fordham University, New York; and Daniel
Shea, director of the Center for Political
Participation at Allegheny College.
“During the presidential campaign,
President Obama made an enormous
number of promises — more than 500, to be
exact — and he’s fully kept about one-fifth
of them,” says panelist Louis Jacobson,
citing the “Obameter” feature of the Pulitzer
Prize-winning PolitiFact website.
“Another one-fifth are broken or stalled.
The rest are in between. So whether he’s
stuck to his promises or not is a question of
whether the glass is half full or half empty.
“Pennsylvania will be a focal point of the
2010 election,” Jacobson adds, and panelist
William C. Binning agrees.
“Because of the economy, the political

‘Masked Avengers’ to Headline
Fifth Women’s Studies Conference

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he Guerrilla Girls will bring
their provocative and amusing
feminist message — not to
mention their gorilla masks — to Cal U
when they headline the fifth annual
Audrey-Beth Fitch Women’s Studies
Conference on March 18.
The daylong series of workshops
and panel discussions, The Arts and
Activism: Equality for All, focuses on the
visual and performing arts.
Talks throughout the day will
address themes including “Building
Community Connections Through
Art,” “Embracing Silence, Gaining
Voice” and “A Feminist Lens in Art,
Film, Media.”
Headlining the event are the
Guerrilla Girls, appearing at 7 p.m. in
the Performance Center in the Natali
Student Center. These anonymous
women, who take the names of dead
women artists as pseudonyms, don
gorilla masks and employ humor to
convey information, provoke
discussion and show that feminists can
be funny.
The work of these “feminist
masked avengers” has been highlighted
on the BBC and National Public
Radio, as well as in The New York

environment for incumbents in Pennsylvania
is toxic,” Binning says. “The hopeful
Republicans might get tripped up in 2010,
because of the marital problems with their
reluctant Tea Party partners.”
The American Democracy Project
(ADP) is a multi-campus initiative focused
on higher education’s role in preparing the
next generation of informed, engaged
citizens.
Co-sponsors of this ADP event at
California University are the Office of the
President, the Office of Academic
Affairs/Provost, the Office of University
Relations, the Department of History and
Political Science, and the Student
Government Association.
For more information, contact Dr.
Melanie Blumberg at 724-938-5720 or
blumberg@calu.edu.

Conference
Examines
Child
Welfare

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The Guerrilla Girls will appear at the Audrey-Beth Fitch Women’s Studies Conference.

Times, The Nation and a number of
art texts and feminist journals.
“The Guerrilla Girls have found a
creative strategy to use humor and
activism, raising awareness of the
absence of women in prominent,
respected roles in art, film, politics,
and the broader culture,” said

conference organizer Dr. Marta
McClintock-Comeaux, director of the
Women’s Studies program at Cal U.
“They were the inspiration for a
conference addressing the arts and
activism,” she added. “My hope is that
they will spark thought, discussion and
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Sapphire
Speaks
Award-winning author
Sapphire speaks Feb. 23
during a daylong visit as part
of Cal U’s Black History Month
celebration. Her appearance
included a lecture and book
signing. See story on page 2.

oday is the deadline to register for
Cal U’s inaugural child welfare
conference. Building a New
Foundation: Child Well-Being for a New Era
will be held from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March
26 in the Performance Center of the Natali
Student Center.
Keynote speaker is David J. Lett, an
advocate for children and a proponent of
early intervention programs. He is a
regional administrator for the
Administration for Children and Families,
a federal agency funding state and local
organizations to provide family assistance,
child support, child care, Head Start, child
welfare and other related programs.
The conference also will include
sessions on the role of fathers in family
engagement and safety, racial disparities in
public child welfare and community
engagement.
Building a New Foundation is intended
for public and private child welfare service
providers, social workers and social work
field instructors, social work alumni and
social work students, and others involved
in education and human services. The
conference is sponsored by the Master of
Social Work (MSW) program of the
Department of Social Work.
Registration fee is $85 for professionals,
$40 for students. Checks should be made
payable to California University of
Pennsylvania; please note “MSW
program” in the memo line.
Continuing education credits are
available for an additional $15. Please
enclose a separate check payable to RCIThe Foundation for California University
of Pennsylvania.
For a conference brochure or more
information, call 724-938-5910.

Trustees OK Soccer, Baseball Projects

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t the March quarterly meeting,
Cal U’s Council of Trustees
voted to seek $5 million in bond
financing to create a soccer complex at
the Philipsburg athletic field and build a
new baseball practice field at Roadman
Park.
The project would create a soccer
complex — including a field with an
artificial surface, lighting for nighttime
events and a paved parking area — at the
former Philipsburg School, near the
main campus. The old “booster
building” would be renovated to house
men’s and women’s locker rooms, a
ticket kiosk, public restrooms and other
facilities.
“This will be a milestone
achievement for our program,” said
men’s soccer coach Dennis Laskey, who
has coached the team for 25 years and
also is the director of soccer operations.
Last fall, Cal U’s women’s soccer
team won an NCAA Regional
championship and advanced to the
NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The
men’s team won the PSAC
championship two seasons ago.
The project also would replace Cal U’s

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams will benefit from the new Philipsburg Soccer Complex
that was approved for financing at the Trustees’ quarterly meeting held earlier this month.

baseball practice field, which was
removed during construction of the
Roadman Park Lot that opened last fall.
The Vulcans baseball team will

continue to play its home games at
Consol Energy Park, near Washington,
Pa. The practice field, near the new
tennis courts, will be used for summer

‘Precious’ Author’s Message
to Students: Speak Out

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e need to talk about what happens to
us,” said Sapphire, “even when it
makes us uncomfortable.”
The author of the novel Push spoke frankly about
sexual abuse, incest, racial stereotypes, poverty and
more on Feb. 23 when she visited Cal U as part of
the Black History Month celebration.
Her novel inspired the hit movie Precious, Based
on the Novel by Sapphire. The film has won two
Academy Awards and a Golden Globe.
In a program sponsored by the Office of
Multicultural Student Programs, Sapphire answered
questions from area high school students and
members of Cal U’s Black Student Union.
After an informal reception and photo session,
she read excerpts from Push and other works to a
crowd of nearly 400, then autographed books for a
line of eager readers outside the Performance
Center.
“The power of language and the ability of human
beings to transform themselves through language and
education is the message I wanted to give,” she said,
referring to both the book and the film it inspired.
“Your education can change your life.”
Sapphire’s 1996 novel describes a young incest
survivor who enters a literacy program that changes her
life. The main character, Claireece Precious Jones, is a
composite based on young women the author met while
teaching in Harlem, she said.
“Before Push was published, I talked to thousands of
women who have been sexually abused. Many of them
had experiences that makes what happened in Push
look like a walk in the park,” said Sapphire, who still
lives, writes and teaches in New York.
“I am not a social scientist but a creative artist.
I took — and will continue to take — the stories of
women I’ve listened to and turn them into fiction.

I write about black women because that’s the world I
know.”
Sapphire said she stopped writing in the eighth
grade, when a teacher wrongly accused her of
submitting an assignment that was not her own work.
She resumed writing and immersed herself in poetry
after working as a performing artist, social worker and
teacher.
In addition to her own prose and poetry, Sapphire
read from the work of other black writers, such as
Lucille Clifton, whose children’s book Black BCs is
mentioned in Push.
“It was those stories of friends, students and
colleagues that would become the seeds and the
impetus for writing the novel Push,” the author said.
“I honestly believed if we told the truth of our lives and
the people around us, we could bring about change.
I wanted to show the generational effects of sexual
abuse.”
Education can and does make a difference, Sapphire
stressed.
“If you can read at a third- or fourth-grade reading
level, you can begin the process … of beginning to
teach yourself. The idea of people leaving elementary
school without basic reading skills should just not be
allowed.”
And when it comes to sexual abuse — a problem
more widespread than most people care to admit —
communication is imperative.
“The most important thing (Precious actress)
Mo’Nique said is, ‘If you’ve been touched, then tell,’”
Sapphire said.
“When you have nothing else, you have your voice.
We need to talk about what has happened to us, listen
to our peers and begin to tell the truth.
“I believe fervently in the transformative power of
language.”

‘Masked Avengers’ to Headline Conference
— Continued from page 1
activism regarding issues of social justice on campus
and in the broader community.”
The Women’s Studies program, in the Department
of Justice, Law and Society, plans and coordinates the
annual conference. This year’s conference also is
sponsored by the Art and Design Department, the Art
Club, the Women’s Center, the Frederick Douglass
Institute, Provost Geraldine Jones and President

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Angelo Armenti, Jr. It is named for the late AudreyBeth Fitch, the program’s former director.
The conference opens at 8 a.m. with a continental
breakfast in the Performance Center. It closes with an
art show and music with The Underground Cafe at
8:30 p.m. in the Performance Center Lobby.
Admission is free, and registration is not required.
For a complete conference schedule, visit www.calu.edu.
For more information, contact Dr. Marta McClintockComeaux at mcclintock@calu.edu or 724-938-5245.

camps as well as varsity practices. The
baseball field is scheduled to be
completed in late August while the soccer
complex will be done later in the fall.
Enrollment for spring has increased
by more than 7 percent over last spring’s
head count, reported Provost Geraldine
Jones.
“The University continues to do well
under trying circumstances,” President
Angelo Armenti, Jr. told the Trustees.
“That has been a result of a lot of hard
work by many people, a great
entrepreneurial spirit and finding
alternative sources of revenue.
“Despite the great things happening
at the University, our students continue
to struggle to pay their tuition,” he
added. “Our greatest need continues to
be for privately raised scholarship dollars
for our students.”
Reports from each of the University’s
vice presidents highlighted success
stories in their respective areas.
“As a group and as a University, we
are doing an excellent job,” said Trustees
Chairman Leo Krantz.
The next Council of Trustees
meeting is scheduled for June 2.

Campus BRIEFS

Choirs to Perform
‘Requiem’ March 19
More than 100 musicians will be on
stage when the Cal U Choir joins the
Immaculate Conception Choir and
Chamber Orchestra for two performances
of Mozart’s Requiem.
The two choirs and 21chamber
orchestra members will perform on campus
at 8 p.m. March 19 in the Morgan Hall
auditorium, and at 8 p.m. March 20 at
Immaculate Conception Church in
Washington, Pa.
“We will have more than 100 people on
stage for this event,” said Dr. Yugo Ikach,
Cal U’s choir director. “It should prove to
be quite exciting, and the performance time
is under an hour.”
Admission is free to both events.
Donations will be accepted to help defray
costs of the professional orchestra and
soloists.
For more information, contact Ikach at
724-938-4112 or ikach@calu.edu.

Thank You
Physical plant staffer Loree Blatnik and
her family would like to thank the
university community for its support,
generosity and acts of kindness during her
personal battle with illness. The
thoughtfulness is sincerely appreciated.

Panel Ponders Future of Haiti After Quake

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Dr. David Boehm was one of five Cal U faculty members to offer expertise at the
March 2 special convocation, ‘Help for Haiti.’

tudents were urged to look beyond
the headlines when the American
Democracy Project presented “Help
for Haiti: A Special Convocation” on
March 2 in Steele Hall Mainstage
Theatre.
The program — rescheduled after Cal U
was closed during the February
snowstorm — focused on long-range
problems related to the devastating
earthquake that leveled the Haitian
capital, killed tens of thousands and left
many thousands more homeless.
Moderator for the panel was Dr.
Kelton Edmonds, of the Department of
History and Political Science.
Panelists were Cal U faculty members
Dr. David Boehm, of the Department of
Biological and Environmental Sciences,
who discussed the environmental
consequences of the quake, and Dr.
Deborah Farrer, of the Department Of
Elementary and Early Childhood
Education, who talked about the disaster’s

effect on children and education.
Dr. Kyle Fredrick, of the Department
of Earth Sciences, explained the geology
behind the earthquake. Dr. Emily
Sweitzer, of the Department of Justice,
Law and Society, shared information
about human trafficking and child
“laundering,” or kidnapping. Dr. Cheryl
Hettman, of the Department of Nursing,
shared her experiences in the Caribbean
island of Jamaica and discussed the
islands’ need for more health care
professionals.
Cal U President Angelo Armenti, Jr.
offered introductory remarks and
reminded students that the State System
of Higher Education is raising funds to
rebuild a school in Haiti. Online
fundraising continues at www.calu.edu.
Coordinator for the event was Dr.
Melanie Blumberg of the Department of
History and Political Science, the campus
adviser for the American Democracy
Project.

At Convocation, Students Question Parking Plan

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al U President Angelo Armenti,
Jr. addressed nearly 40 questions
at the 2010 spring Student
Convocation.
Students asked why Cal U uses
animated images in its commercials and
expressed a need for more pencil
sharpeners, but about one in four
questions dealt with the paid parking
plan that will go into effect this fall.
President Armenti explained that
paid parking is unavoidable. There is not
enough space to accommodate the
growing number of students, faculty and
staff who arrive on campus each day,
and parking fees are needed to finance
the new multi-level Manderino Parking
Garage and upgrades to the Roadman
Park and River Lot parking areas.
The President emphasized that
students will be represented on the
parking and transportation committee
overseeing the parking plan. And
although many colleges do not allow
first-year resident students to have cars
on campus, Cal U will continue to give
freshmen access to parking spaces.
“I have always been in favor of this,”
President Armenti said. “Without a car
or having a friend with a car, a student
can feel isolated.”
To help with planning, the University

Cal U President Angelo Armenti, Jr. addresses students’ concerns at the spring 2010 Student
Convocation.

has hired Chase Management
Associates, a parking consultant that has
worked with universities such as Harvard
and Stanford.
“Even before we closed Hamer Lot
for construction of the Convocation
Center, we have needed additional
parking areas,” he said. “We are doing
everything we can.”
President Armenti also emphasized

THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM
March 16, 2010, 4:00 p.m/LRC Auditorium

student involvement when answering
questions about campus dining options
and the new University website. Any
student is eligible to serve on the Food
Service Advisory Committee, and
student focus groups played a role in
developing the new website.
“It was designed by young people to
appeal to young people,” said President
Armenti. “It’s amazing, and I encourage

all of you to get involved.”
The President aired three television
commercials promoting Cal U. Like the
University’s first two award-winning ads,
the newest TV spot uses animation. The
style sets Cal U’s ads apart from other
college advertisements.
“There are trends, and the most
interesting ads you see these days are
going to be animated in some way,” he
said “We’re the first university to do it,
and it works. People remember it.”
Once the current construction
projects are complete, students can
anticipate major renovations to Old
Main, Coover and Keystone Halls, the
President said. No timetable has been set
for those projects, in part because state
funding continues to decline.
“We are being privatized against our
will,” President Armenti said. “We are
preparing for this reality.”
The President made it clear that
students are the reason for everything
done at Cal U.
“We put the students first, and our
success comes from your success,” he
said. “If you don’t succeed in getting
where you’re going, then we have failed,
so we’re very much invested in your
success. We are committed to you
receiving a world-class education.”

THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FORUM
February 16, 2010 / 4:00 p.m., LRC Auditorium

TENTATIVE AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
IV. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 16, 2010
(Approved by e-mail ballot – refer to Forum website or Public Folders in Outlook)

V. MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(Informational Only – Minutes of March 2, 2010)

VI. PRESIDING OFFICER’S REPORT
A. Miscellaneous Information
B. Notice of Executive Committee Meeting: April 6, 2010 – University Community Welcome

VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
VIII. INTERPELLATION
IX. NEW BUSINESS
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next FORUM Meeting April 20, 2010

XI. ADJOURNMENT

MINUTES
The California University
Forum met in regular session Tuesday, February 16,
2010, in the LRC Auditorium.
Presiding Officer Hoover
called the meeting to order
at 4:10 p.m.
The following senators were
in attendance:
Dr. Lenora Angelone
Ms. Ashley Baird
Ms. Brittany Balaz
Dr. Bill Biddington
Dr. Jane Bonari
Ms. Roberta Busha
Dr. Leonard Colelli
Ms. Jenna Dunmire
Ms. Sharon Elkettani
Dr. Joyce Hanley
Dr. John Nass

Ms. Rebecca Nichols
Dr. Nancy Pinardi
Mr. Gary Seelye
Mrs. Jenifer Sigado
Dr. Tom Wickham
Dr. Brian Wood
Dr. Kimberly Woznack
The following were also in
attendance:
Mr. Douglas Hoover,
Presiding Officer
Mr. Loring Prest,
Parliamentarian
Mrs. Dana Turcic,
Recording Secretary
The following senators were
absent:
Ms. Cinthia Arcuri
Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.
Mr. Rick Bertagnolli
Ms. Jessica Bettilyon

Mr. Richard Bolinger
Ms. Angela Burrows
Ms. Jackie Davis
Ms. Kay Dorrance
Ms. Fran Fayish
Ms. Rachel Fletcher
Mr. Thomas Hasbrouck
Ms. Geraldine Jones
Mr. Keith Kappel
Dr. Kevin Koury
Mr. Josh Mrosko
Dr. Tom Mueller
Ms. Ashley Munoz-Briggs
Dr. Susan Ryan
Mr. Paul Sible
Dr. Michael Slaven
Mr. Bryan Tolle
Dr. Linda Toth
Due to lack of a quorum of
Forum senators, Presiding
Officer Hoover adjourned
the meeting at 4:15 p.m.

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ATTENTION ALL FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY!!

Call for NOMINATIONS to the University Forum Standing Committees
The California University Forum has announced a
call for the nominations of standing committee
constituent seats.
Nomination forms will be sent to your campus
mailbox on March 15th. The nomination form is also
available in Public Folders/Campus-Wide
Resources/University Forum/Nomination Form —
Standing Committees of the University’s Microsoft
Outlook Software. Members of the University
community may nominate themselves or another
person. Your nominations are not limited to within your
own constituency. You may nominate faculty, students,
staff, administrators or coaches. Alumni have received
a nomination form in the winter edition of the Cal U
Review. The deadline for alumni nomination is set for
March 26, 2010.
The deadline to nominate yourself or a colleague
is Friday, March 26, 2010. All nomination forms are to
be returned to Mrs. Dana Turcic, Forum Recording
Secretary, at Campus Box 99. For further information
you may contact her at 724-938-1633 or via email at
CalForum@calu.edu or turcic@calu.edu.
This is your opportunity to participate in the
continuous improvement of your university. The
information below outlines which committees you are
eligible to serve.

Constituent Seats Available
on Forum Committees
FACULTY SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Faculty members are encouraged to nominate
themselves or faculty colleagues for appointment
to Committees of the California University Forum.
(All appointments are for three (3) years.)
I. Academic Policy Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who
is currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
The chair and vice chair of the University
Curriculum Committee are ex-officio members of the
committee. The Executive Committee shall notify these
members.
The chair and vice chair of the General Education
Committee are ex-officio members of the committee.
The Executive Committee shall notify these members.
In addition to the appointed positions listed above,
the Forum Constitution also calls for the election of six
(6) faculty members to the Academic Policy Committee,
with each undergraduate college having two (2)
representatives. The Executive Committee will
supervise the election and certify the results. The
terms of office shall be three years.
II. Athletic Advisory Committee
Two (2) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
The Faculty Athletic Representative (F.A.R.) shall
be an ex-officio member of this committee. The
Executive Committee shall notify this member.
III. Budget Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who
is currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Two (2) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
IV. Communication Committee
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
V. Core Values Committee
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VI. Planning & Priorities Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who
is currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VII. Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VIII. Student Life Committee
Two (2) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
IX. Technology Committee
One (1) seat is available for a faculty member who
is currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.

STUDENT SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Students are encouraged to nominate
themselves or a fellow student for appointment to
Committees of the California University Forum. (All
appointments are for one (1) year.)
I. Academic Policy Committee
The Forum Constitution calls for the election of
four (4) students to the Academic Policy Committee —
two (2) undergraduate students, and two (2) graduate
students. The Executive Committee shall supervise the
election and certify the results. The terms of office shall
be for one (1) year.
II. Athletic Advisory Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
III. Budget Committee
One (1) seat is available for a student who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Two (2) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
IV. Communication Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
V. Core Values Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VI. Planning & Priorities Committee
One (1) seat is available for a student who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VII. Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VIII. Student Life Committee
The President of Student Government shall be an
ex-officio member of this committee. The Executive
Committee shall notify this member.
Seven (7) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
IX. Technology Committee
One (1) seat is available for a student who is
currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) student seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.

ADMINISTRATIVE SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
An Administrator is defined as any person who
holds a management title. Administrators are
encouraged to nominate themselves or colleagues
for appointment to Committees of the California
University Forum. (All appointments are for three
(3) years.)

IV. Communication Committee
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
The Director of Public Affairs and the Vice
President for Advancement shall be ex-officio members
of this committee. The Executive Committee shall notify
these members.

VIII. Student Life Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.

V. Core Values Committee
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
The Director of the Character Education Institute
shall be an ex-officio member of this committee. The
Executive Committee shall notify this member.

COACH SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES

VI. Planning & Priorities Committee
One (1) seat is available for an administrator
who is currently serving on the California University
Forum. The Executive Committee shall appoint this
member.
Three administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VII. afety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
The Director of Public Safety; the Director of
Environmental Health and Safety; the University
EEEO Officer; the Director of the Office for Students
with Disabilities; the Dean for Student Development;
and the Chair of the President’s Commission on the
Status of Women shall be ex-officio members of this
committee. The Executive Committee shall notify
these members.
VIII. Student Life Committee
One (1) seat is available for an academic
administrator on this committee. The Executive
committee shall appoint this member.
The Vice President for Student Development and
Services; the Dean for Student Development; and the
Dean for Student Services shall be ex-officio members
of this committee. The Executive Committee shall notify
these members.
IX. Technology Committee
One (1) seat is available for an administrator who
is currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Three (3) administrative seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
The Director of Computing Services and the Dean
of Library Services shall be ex-officio members of this
committee. The Executive Committee shall notify these
members.

STAFF SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
A Staff member is defined as any person
belonging to one of the five staff unions on
campus: AFSCME, APSCUF (Coaches), OPEIU,
SCUPA, SPFPA. Staff members are encouraged to
nominate themselves or staff colleagues for
appointment to Committees of the California
University Forum. (All appointments are for three
(3) years.)
I. Academic Policy Committee
One (1) staff seat is available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.

I. Academic Policy Committee
The Forum Constitution calls for six (6) ex-officio,
administrative members of this committee as follows:
Provost; Associate Provost for Enrollment
Management; Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Dean
of the Eberly College of Science and Technology; Dean
of the College of Education and Human Services; and
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
The Executive Committee shall notify these members.

II. Athletic Advisory Committee
Two (2) staff seats (other than coaches) are
available on this committee. The Executive Committee
shall appoint these members.

II. Athletic Advisory Committee
The Forum Constitution calls for five (5) ex-officio,
administrative members of this committee as follows:
Vice President for Student Development and Services;
Dean for Student Services; Chair of the Athletic
Council; Athletic Director; and Senior Women’s
Administrator. The Executive Committee shall notify
these members.

IV. Communication Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.

III. Budget Committee
One (1) seat is available for an administrator who
is currently serving on the California University Forum.
The Executive Committee shall appoint this member.
Two (2) seats are available on this committee for
administrators. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
The Budget Director and the Vice President for
Administration and Finance shall be ex-officio members
of this committee. The Executive Committee shall notify
these members.

III. Budget Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.

V. Core Values Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
VI. Planning & Priorities Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
VII. Safety & Social Equity Committee
Three (3) staff seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.

IX. Technology Committee
Two (2) staff seats are available on this committee.
The Executive Committee shall appoint these
members.
Coaches are encouraged to nominate
themselves or coach colleagues for appointment to
the Athletic Advisory Committee of the California
University Forum. (Appointments are for three (3)
years.) Coaches are also eligible for appointment to
other Forum Committees as Staff members. See
separate listing for Staff Seats.
I. Athletic Advisory Committee
Three (3) coach seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.

ALUMNI SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Alumni are encouraged to nominate
themselves or alumni colleagues for appointment
to Committees of the California University Forum.
(Appointments are for three (3) years.)
I. Athletic Advisory Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
II. Budget Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
III. Communication Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
IV. Core Values Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
V. Planning & Priorities Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VI. Safety & Social Equity Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
VII. Technology Committee
Two (2) alumni seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.

EMERITI FACULTY SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
Emeriti faculty are encouraged to nominate
themselves or emeriti faculty colleagues for
appointment to Committees of the California
University Forum. (Appointments are for three (3)
years.)
I. Communication Committee
Two (2) emeriti faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
II. Core Values Committee
Two (2) emeriti faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.
III. Safety & Social Equity Committee
Two (2) emeriti faculty seats are available on this
committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint
these members.

FORUM MEMBER SEATS AVAILABLE
ON FORUM COMMITTEES
(Appointments are made by the Forum
Executive Committee.)
The Forum Constitution provides that every
standing committee shall include in its membership a
member of the Forum. The Executive Committee
shall appoint a Forum member to any standing
committee that does not already have one.
The standing committees meet periodically to
tackle certain issues and make recommendations to
the full Forum. For further information and details of
the standing committees visit the Forum website at
www.calu.edu/forum.

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