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Volume 20, Number 18 DEC. 10, 2018
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Commencement Set
for Dec. 14-15

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research presentations from 9:30-11 a.m.
he first graduates from Cal U’s
Dec. 14 and poster presentations
online doctoral program in health
science and exercise leadership
from 11:15-noon on Dec. 14 in
will receive their degrees at 7 p.m.
Kara Alumni House.
The research and poster
Dec. 14 as the University holds its
Winter Commencement ceremonies at
presentations are open to the public,
the Convocation Center.
particularly those who will be receiving
Alumnus Timothy P. Camus
their master’s degrees in exercise
’84, retired deputy inspector
science on Dec. 14. Those who
general for investigations with the
cannot attend the presentations
Treasury Inspector General for Tax
in person may view them live at
Administration in Washington, D.C.,
https://calu.zoom.us/j/104173671.
will address graduate and undergraduate
About the speaker
students at the University’s 187th
Timothy P. Camus '84 served in
Commencement.
the U.S. Department of the Treasury
In addition to the Doctor of Health
for 32 years, including six years as an
Science graduates, master’s degree
IRS revenue officer and 26 years as a
candidates will receive their diplomas
special agent in the Treasury
and be vested in their academic
Inspector General for
hoods at the Dec. 14 ceremony.
Tax Administration.
Undergraduate
He was named deputy
Commencement begins at
inspector general for
10 a.m. Dec. 15. Both
investigations in 2011. In that
ceremonies will be held in the
role, Camus was responsible
Convocation Center arena.
for leading and supervising
More than 1,100 students
all aspects of the agency’s law
are expected to graduate,
enforcement mission.
including those who choose
Timothy P. Camus
During his law
not to attend Commencement.
enforcement career, he
University President
investigated domestic terrorism groups,
Geraldine M. Jones will confer the
death threats made against public
degrees and greet each graduate.
officials, bribery, extortion and other
Families and friends are welcome
aspects of internal corruption and whiteto attend.
collar crime involving the IRS.
Cal U’s 187th Commencement
Camus was promoted into the Senior
recognizes students who completed their
Executive Service (SES) in 2003. Prior
studies in August and December 2018.
to his appointment as deputy inspector
Both ceremonies can be viewed
general, he held a variety of executive
live online at calu.edu/news.
management and supervisory special
For more information, visit
agent positions, as well as serving as the
calu.edu/events/commencement.
investigations subcommittee chair for the
The Doctor of Health Science and
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Exercise Leadership students will make

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President Geraldine M. Jones, Tom Rutledge and Karen Rutledge look over plans for the
Rutledge Institute. The facility will be dedicated on Dec. 10.

Rutledge Preschool
to be Dedicated

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al U will dedicate the new
home of the Rutledge Institute
preschool program at a childfriendly ceremony from 11 a.m.-noon
Dec. 10 in Morgan Hall. The entire
campus community is invited to attend.
The preschool is a key component
of the Karen and Tom Rutledge
Institute for Early Childhood
Education, a center for educational
excellence based at Cal U.
Funded through a generous gift
from Karen and Tom ’77 Rutledge, of
Greenwich, Conn., the institute brings
teachers from The Village, a nationally
accredited childhood education center,
to campus to provide high-quality
preschool education to eligible children
ages 3-5.
“We have stayed true to Mrs.
Rutledge’s vision of providing pre-K
education for children who otherwise
might not have that opportunity,” said
Cherie Sears, president of The Village
and the preschool program’s director.

The institute also offers exceptional
learning opportunities and full tuition
scholarships for future teachers enrolled
at Cal U as Rutledge Institute Scholars.
Since it opened this fall, the
institute’s preschool program has
been housed elsewhere in Morgan Hall
while Cal U employees completed
extensive renovations.
The children kept an eye on their
progress, Sears said. As the work
wrapped up, a group of little ones
even stopped by to say thank you to
the workers.
“Our employees are very invested
in this project, because they know
it’s for little kids,” said Robert Thorn,
vice president for Administration
and Finance. “They always take
pride in their work, but this project
was special.”
The preschool has two bright,
roomy classrooms equipped with wood
furniture manufactured locally by the
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Students Give Back at Rise Against Hunger

tanding in front of tables full
of rice, soy beans, vegetables
and vitamin packets, 70 student
volunteers at Cal U donned hair nets and
rolled up their sleeves for a project to
help end world hunger.
The students packed 10,000 meal
boxes in two hours last month for
Rise Against Hunger, an international
relief organization. It’s the third time
the event has been held at Cal U and
the first time the Student Government
Association provided funding for
the outreach.
“This is a wonderful event, and
students requested that we do it again,”
said Diane Hasbrouck, director of the
Center for Volunteer Programs and
Service Learning at Cal U. “Our students
understand that hunger is a global crisis
as well as a local one and are passionate
about helping where they can.”
The event was part of the annual
Hunger and Homelessness Week at
Cal U, a weeklong series of
programming related to the two issues

Sophomore Mike Bordonaro works at a table with other students sealing bags of rice, soy
beans, vegetables and vitamin packets.

and volunteer opportunities for students
to pitch in to make a difference.
Students pitched in close to campus
at locations such as the Center in the

Woods, California Food Pantry and the
Liberty Tower Food Pantry.
“We’ve been doing Hunger and
Homelessness Week during the week

before Thanksgiving since 2013,”
Hasbrouck said. “Students look forward
to helping out.”
Natalie Reichard, a criminal justice
major who is active with the Gamma
Sigma Sigma service sorority, was one of
the 70 students doing their part at Rise
Against Hunger.
“This is my third time with this
event,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity
for students to participate. Sometimes
we don’t realize the actual level of
hunger that people experience. It’s
very eye-opening.”
“It’s simple and easy and has a
tremendous impact,” added
Amanda Andrews, an education major.
Alan Ninan, a sociology major at
Cal U, is an event support specialist
for Rise Against Hunger and a Student
Government representative.
“The ability to end world hunger by
2030 starts here,” he told the student
volunteers. “Thanks for taking two hours
out of your busy schedules. Cal U cares
and has a heart for the community.”

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DEC. 10, 2018

Day Highlights Scholarship and Creativity

H

ow beneficial is a compound found in foods like
broccoli, kale and brussels sprouts?
Senior Aryn Hess delved into the science of
the compound, sulforaphane, for a research poster that
she presented Nov. 29 at the Student Scholarship and
Creativity Day at the Convocation Center.
She was one of the students who presented posters
that summarized their work at the event, which was
sponsored by Cal U’s Center for Undergraduate
Research. The center also sponsors the spring
Strike-A-Spark undergraduate research conference,
which will be held April 24.
Hess was interested in determining if sulforaphane
extractions from kale contain antibacterial, antifungal
and anti-parasitic properties.
She began this project last spring but repeated the
work using a different extraction method.
“Many plants such as cabbage, kale or broccoli have
anti-cancer agents. The foods are not only beneficial
to your good health, but also these agents are used in
Synthetic Drugs to combat cancer,” Hess said. “I want
to see how plants affect people’s overall health.”
Her conclusion: the sulforaphane from kale
appears to have beneficial properties, and the highlight
was the successful growth inhibition affecting a type
of E. coli bacteria.
Hess said the research and presentation experience
is invaluable as she looks toward a career in the lab.
“The poster helps me in piecing together all of
my information and presenting it, because people can
visualize what I do and it helps me explain it,” she said.
Brothers Calvin and Peter Livengood’s poster
described a restoration plan for Ohiopyle State Park’s
more than 20,000-acre Kentucky Campground.
Their work identified seven plant species found at
the campground that could be planted in conjunction
with campsite modifications to offset improper tent
placements and foot traffic.

Aryn Hess waits to present her poster outlining research on sulforaphane extractions at Student Scholarship and Creativity Day.

The Livengoods’ plan was submitted and accepted
by Ken Brisbee, Ohiopyle State Park manager. Plans are
to restore one loop road a year for 10 years.
Peter Livengood is a home-schooled senior who is in
Cal U’s High School Early Admit program. He plans to
major in fisheries and wildlife biology.
“This was the first research scientific poster we’ve
ever done,” he said. “It’s tough to condense months of
work in your mind, but this gives you a way to do it and
gives you a quick summary.”
Calvin Livengood, who is majoring in business
management and environmental studies at Cal U, said

the two worked more than 500 hours on the project.
“Problem-solving and identifying suitable plants
were probably the two biggest challenges, but putting
together the poster afterward has helped give a clearer
understanding,” he said.
Dr. Gregg Gould, who directors the Center for
Undergraduate Research, was pleased with the event.
“When a student drives a project, they get more
experience and engaged with what they’re doing,”
he said. “You can see the excitement when they talk
about their work, which is the benefit that comes from
research projects.”

­­­Campus
BRIEFS
Mark Your
Academic Calendar

Front, from left, Taylor Kodric, Emily Sloan, Madison Groover and Katelyn Victor. Back, from left, Giovani Marian, Calvin Livengood, Katie
Lowery, Dalton Obitko, Robert E. Eberly Jr., President Geraldine M. Jones, Taylor Assad, Cynthia Zelmore and Thomas Victor.

Eberly Scholars Express Thanks

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he Eberly Scholarships at Cal U allow eligible students
from Greene and Fayette counties to attend tuition-free.
Just before Thanksgiving, 11 Cal U students shared
their gratitude with a philanthropist who changed their lives.
Robert E. Eberly Jr., president of the Eberly Foundation,
traveled from his home in North Carolina to meet with 11
recipients of the Eberly Scholarship at a luncheon Nov. 16 in
Kara Alumni House.
Eberly shared his family’s story with the students — and,
in turn, they explained how the foundation’s scholarships have
made a difference for them and their families.
Like many of the students, faculty and staff at the event,
Eberly has ancestors who worked in the region’s coalmines.
His great-great-grandfather Sebastian emigrated from Bavaria
and settled in Fayette County when the industry was thriving.
Eberly’s grandfather Orville was a third-generation coal
miner. Although he never finished high school, “he had
an inquisitive mind,” Eberly said, and educated himself by
reading and taking correspondence courses.
Eventually, Orville Eberly invested in oil and gas, then
got into banking. Fifty-five years ago he founded the Eberly

Foundation, which focuses on supporting education through
scholarships and other initiatives.
“My grandfather was a champion of education all his life,”
Eberly said. “I can’t think of anything better to do, if you have
the means to do it, than help someone get an education.”
Senior Katelyn Victor, a communication studies major with
a concentration in public relations, spoke on behalf of all the
scholarship recipients.
The Eberly Scholarship allowed her to concentrate fully on
her studies, she said, and removed “a huge financial burden
for me and my family.” She called choosing Cal U “one of the
best decisions I’ve made in my life.”
“I’ve met my best friends, I’m doing work that
I love, and I have so many opportunities I wouldn’t have
received otherwise.”
After the luncheon, the students lined up to speak with
Eberly individually and express their thanks.
“I know how much our students appreciate your work,”
University President Geraldine M. Jones told him.
“I know that our students will do exceptional things in
their lives, and you have helped to make that happen.”

Students, faculty and staff are
reminded of these important dates:
Dec. 14: Residence halls close
at 8 p.m.
Dec. 17: Winter College classes
begin; online classes end Jan. 18.
Dec. 24-27: Holiday break
(University closed).
Jan. 20: Residence halls reopen
at 9 a.m. for new students, 2 p.m.
for returning students.
Jan. 21: All University offices
close in observance of Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jan. 22: First day of classes for
the 2018 spring semester.

Destination Day
Dec. 14
The University plans a free
Destination Day Dec. 14 for college
students considering a transfer to
Cal U, with a waived application
fee those who apply that day.
Students may visit Dixon Hall,
Room 312, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Evening and phone appointments
are also available.
Students can register at
calu.edu/inside/lp/destination-days
or just walk in for orientation
scheduling, transcript evaluation
and financial aid information.
For more information, visit
calu.edu/transfer, email
transfer@calu.edu or call 724-938-5939.

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Camus
to Speak
to Grads

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Cal U theater major Jeromy Mackey poses for a headshot taken by Meredith Rovito, extras casting assistant for the Netflix series ‘Mindhunter.’

Students Psyched for ‘Mindhunter’

D

ozens of Cal U students lined
up inside the Performance
Center on Nov. 27 to be
photographed and submit wardrobe
measurements in hopes of landing roles
as extras on Mindhunter, the awardwinning Netflix web television show.
The first season of Mindhunter, whose
production is based in the Pittsburgh
area, was set in 1977, the early days
of criminal psychology and criminal
profiling at the FBI. Filming for season
two is underway.
Before registering students,
Trevor Neil Williams, extras casting
associate, talked to an audience about
social deviance and the challenges of
casting background actors for the series.
“Meticulous research is the first
step, because it’s a tremendous challenge
to be as historically accurate as possible
with everything from that time period,”
he said.
“It’s the good guys versus the bad
guys, and in order to make them seem
deviant, we have to truly define what
normalcy is with as little attention as
possible,” Williams said. “The challenge

of that is to find the perfect people, the
perfect cars and backgrounds that look
like 1977.
“They advance the story by
becoming moving scenery.”
Extras typically spend 12-14 hours a
day on the Mindhunter set, Williams said.
Cal U students were more than eager
for a chance at the long days.
Jake Drnach a junior criminal
justice major, first heard of the
event in Michelle Tanner’s social
inequality course.
“I was glad it was during the
common hour, because this was
something I was not going to miss. The
show is so intriguing,” said Drnach.
Jazmyn Neal a junior majoring in
communication studies, was enthusiastic
while waiting her turn.
“I like to try different things and
wanted to learn more about sociology,”
she said. “It would be amazing to be an
extra because there’s nothing like this.”
Sam Hice, a first-year student
majoring in business administration
and economics, participated
during the question-and-answer

session with Williams.
“I find talking about human
psychology and how the mind works
very interesting,” Hice said. “The show
is really good. This has been very fun
and it’s good to put yourself out there.”
Tori Beveridge, a sophomore pre-K4 education major, who performed in
musicals and dramas in high school,
saw an opportunity.
“I have an interest in this, wanted
to get involved and figured I’d give it a
try,” she said. “It’s a good experience no
matter what.”
Event coordinator
Dr. Emily Sweitzer, a sociology
professor and director of Cal U’s
program in social deviance, said the
Netflix show addresses many of the
same principles and questions that
students in her courses study. She was
pleased with the diverse turnout and the
potential opportunities for students.
“Cal U students of any major saw
both a real-world perspective on this
type of behavior but also the challenge
of realistically portraying it to a national
audience,” she said.

Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency.
He has received a number of
prestigious awards. In 2008 Camus
was awarded the Presidential Rank
Award for Meritorious Service, which
recognizes a select group of career SES
members for accomplishments over an
extended period of time.
In 2017 the nonpartisan Partnership
for Public Service awarded Camus
its Homeland Security and Law
Enforcement Service to America Medal
for leading a multiagency investigation
and public awareness campaign that
dismantled an international telephone
impersonation scheme — a scam in
which more than 1.8 million people
received threatening phone calls,
purportedly from the IRS, and an
estimated 10,000 Americans were
cheated out of more than $54 million.
Last spring, Camus received the
W.S. Jackman Award of Distinction
from the Cal U Alumni Association,
given to those who have gained
regional, state, national or international
recognition in their professions.
Camus earned his bachelor’s
degree in business administration
and management at Cal U. He also
graduated from the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center’s
Criminal Investigator Training Program
and completed other law enforcement
training programs before he retired
from public service.
In his personal time, Camus
holds in various leadership roles in
his church. He serves as its finance
and administration elder and, as an
international mission leader, directs
mission teams that install and maintain
water purification systems in poor,
remote villages on the Yucatan
peninsula in southeastern Mexico.

Bourque Advises Students to Have a Plan B

I

f you need to find a Plan B, Cal U is
here to help.
A group of students got some
advice about life’s challenges and using
the University’s resources to help meet
them from Phil Bourque, Pittsburgh
Penguins radio broadcaster and two-time
Stanley Cup champion.
During his talk on Nov. 9, he touched
on the three-year period between careers
as a hockey player and member of the
Penguins radio broadcast team.
“After hockey, I did not have a Plan
B, which you must have,” he said. “If
you’re a little unsure of where you are
right now, you need to be aware how
this school is here to support you. Part
of the reason I was brought in today is
to reinforce that and let you know this
school is behind you.
“I’ve been very fortunate to live
my dream as a player, but to have
an unbelievable second career as a
broadcaster is something I never thought
would happen.”
Members of the Office of Academic
Success were on hand to discuss services
it offers, including peer mentoring, FirstYear Seminar, academic scheduling,

Former NHL star Phil Bourque stresses the importance of meeting challenges and the
resources Cal U provides to help.

registration, the Four-Year Graduation
Plan and more.
Bourque also discussed the
importance of mentoring, citing the
influence of former NHL standout
Jean Ratelle and Hall of Fame teammate
and Penguins owner Mario Lemieux in
his life.
“You’re going to need mentors

who are going to steer you in the right
direction,” Bourque said.
In 1994, Bourque almost died after
dropping off a 40-foot cliff in Arizona,
suffering three broken vertebrae in his
neck, a broken skull, shattered sinus
cavity, a broken cheekbone and a
broken nose.
He also talked about his difficult

relationship with his now deceased
father and urged students to follow
their consciences.
“I did a lot of things in life that
weren’t the right choices, so listen to that
voice, because it’s always right and will
and save you a lot of heartache,” he said.
“This was super-inspiring and had a
big impact on me,” said Bradley Brncic,
a first-year environmental studies major.
“Cal has been a great fit for me, and
hearing his story just makes me realize to
just keep my head to the grindstone and
you can get through anything.”
Lisa Glasser, student success
specialist, said students should be
proactive as they continue their
academic career.
“This was a nice, fun way to end a
busy week, to show students the services
we have to offer and to remind them
about registering for the spring semester,”
she said. “As Phil said, you will come
across obstacles and need a Plan B.
“Hopefully this event helps let our
students know we are here for them.”
“This place is amazing — I love this
school, and I mean that,” said Bourque.
“I wish I went to school here.”

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DEC. 10, 2018

Panelists Examine Midterm Elections

xceptionally high voter turnout marked the 2018
midterm elections, where Democrats and women
both made significant gains.
Just one week after voters went to the polls — and
with final vote counts still under way in several states
— a team of nationally recognized political experts
explored voters’ motivations and the midterm results
before a standing-room-only audience in Eberly Hall.
The campus chapter of the American Democracy
Project hosted its 10th Election Analysis Forum Nov. 1,
with moderator Jon Delano, money and politics editor
for KDKA-TV.
The panelists, who have become familiar faces
on campus, were political science professor
Alan Abramowitz, of Emory University, Ga.;
William C. Binning, chair emeritus of the Department
of Political Science at Youngstown State University,
Ohio; Louis Jacobson, deputy editor and senior writer
for the PolitiFact.com website, a contributing writer for
PoliticsPA, and a state politics columnist for Governing;
and Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science
and director of big data and quantitative initiatives at
Northeastern University, Mass.
Voter turnout for the midterms was high throughout
Pennsylvania, and Delano noted that incumbent
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, won by more than
835,000 votes, the second-highest margin of victory in
state history for a gubernatorial re-election.
More significant, he said, is the shift in
Pennsylvania’s 18 seats in the U.S. House of
Representatives. Formerly all male, with a 12-6
Republican advantage, the commonwealth’s delegation
now will be split 9-9 between the major parties, with

four of those seats occupied by women.
“We have never had four women members of
Congress (representing the commonwealth) at the same
time,” Delano said.
Nationally, Democrats seized control of the
House, and a record 121 females will serve in the next
Congressional session. Republicans remain in control of
the U.S. Senate.
The increase in voter turnout for the midterms was
“truly extraordinary,” said Abramowitz, who credited
President Donald Trump with sparking voter energy
among voters in both parties. Nationwide, about
116 million people — more than 49 percent of eligible
voters — went to the polls, compared to 83 million
(36.7 percent) in 2014.
Panagopoulos added that the turnout rate was
the highest for a midterm election since 1966, and
the last time midterm turnout exceeded 50 percent —
a rate that may be reached when all 2018 ballots are
tallied — was 1914.

“That’s where we made history in this election
cycle,” Panagopoulos said.
But young voters weren’t flocking to the polls, as
some pundits predicted they might. Nationally, voter
turnout for the 18-29 age group was just 13 percent,
up narrowly from the 12 percent average over the past
three midterms.
Jacobson called this year’s midterm a “realignment
election” that highlighted the “fault lines in the
American electorate.” Results show that in general,
Democratic candidates are succeeding in more affluent,
well-educated communities, while Republicans are
gaining rural and blue-collar supporters.
“It’s clear that those demographic divides are
becoming deeper and deeper as time passes,” he said.
Historically, midterm elections favor the party that
is out of office, Binning reminded, so candidates did
not always benefit from President Trump’s midterm
appearances on the campaign trail.
“I’ve never seen a president campaign as vigorously
in my lifetime,” he said. “Trump certainly wanted to
define the election and be the center of it.”
Delano concluded the forum by asking the
panelists to forecast the 2020 presidential election.
None of the panelists predicted Trump will be
re-elected, although no two could agree on the likely
Democratic contender.
Abramowitz emphasized that much can happen in
two years.
“Midterm elections do not predict presidential
elections — just ask (Bob) Dole and (Mitt) Romney,”
he said. “But the voter turnout in 2020 will be through
the roof.”

Preschool
Dedicated

Bass Fishing
Club Lands
Big One

— Continued from page 1

Juniors David Blaker, left, and
Nick Fulks will represent Cal U
at the 2019 YETI Fishing League
Worldwide (FLW) College National
Championship Tournament
next summer on the Potomac
River in Marbury, Md. The two
co-founded Cal U's Bass Fishing
Club in 2017. Members competed
in three regular-season qualifying
tournaments. 'Making nationals
our first year was like an early
dream come true,' said Blaker, club
vice president and a fisheries and
wildlife biology major.

GRANTS AWARDED
The Office of Sponsored Programs and
Research reports that:
• Laura Giachetti, of the Department of
TRIO and Academic Services, has
received a $313,406 continuation grant
from the US Department of Education
for Student Support Service to prepare
eligible high school students for success
in college.
• Dr. Chad Kauffman, of the Department
of Earth Sciences, has received
$60,243 from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration for a
project through the American
Meteorological Society.
• Dr. Susan Ryan, of the Department
of Earth Sciences, has been awarded
additional funding in the amount of
$12,880 to continue her work with

Destination Gettysburg. This funding
will be used to continue to perform
data collection and reporting for the
Gettysburg Visitor Intercept Survey.
• Donna George, of the Department
of Student Affairs, has received an
$8,000 grant from the Commonwealth
Prevention Alliance for the PA STOP
Opiate Abuse Campaign.

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
for his project entitled, “Unassessed
Waters 2018.” In addition he received
$4,939 from the Foundation for
Pennsylvania Watersheds.

• Dr. Clover Wright, of the Department
of Childhood Education, has received
a $2,400 grant from the YWCA Greater
Pittsburgh to provide professional
development in Early Childhood
• Dr. Louise Nicholson, of the Department
Education.
of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
has received a grant of $4,996 from the
• Dr. Carol Biddington, of the Department
First Energy Foundation. Funding will be
of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, has
used to support the Biotechnologies
been awarded a $1,500 Healthy Lifestyle
Project, which will increase course content
Initiative grant from the PA Faculty
in molecular biology and biotechnology.
Health and Welfare Fund for a program
designed to introduce the benefits
• Dr. David Argent, of the Department
of regular exercise to faculty members
of Biological and Environmental
diagnosed with health conditions.
Sciences, has received $4,919 from the

Bruderhof community. A central foyer,
child-size restrooms, teacher offices,
laundry facilities and storage rooms
support the learning environment, and
a fenced play area gives children a safe
space for outdoor activities.
“We’ve come a long way since I sat
down with the Rutledges and listened
to them describe their vision for the
institute,” said University President
Geraldine M. Jones.
After months of behind-the-scenes
planning, the initiative — funded with
the largest gift in California’s history —
was announced in April.
Currently, 11 children attend the
Rutledge Institute preschool program,
and seven Rutledge Institute Scholars
are enrolled in first-year classes. In the
future, the institute anticipates enrolling
20 children annually, with a cohort
of 10 first-year college students added
each fall.
“We are excited about dedicating
these classrooms, but this is just the
start,” said President Jones.
“So many people have done so
much to bring the Rutledges’ vision
to life. And the children of our
community, their future teachers, our
Childhood Education Department
and the teaching profession itself
will benefit.”

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